jackyamstel
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Great shot Claude! You really know how to capture those aspects of railroading that are not often seen.
Cheers, Jack
Cheers, Jack
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charlielima
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Thanks Jack for that compliment. I starting to run out ideas for those "behind the scenes" shots.
Evilcrow, I love the smell of your shot. The harsh aroma of the coal smoke, maybe mixed in with some burning birch smoke from the stove in the station. Now add a little bit of dust stench from that dirt road and the sweet scent of ripe crops ready to be harvested. Heck of a screen shot if you can make me remember those old smells. Thanks
Evilcrow, I love the smell of your shot. The harsh aroma of the coal smoke, maybe mixed in with some burning birch smoke from the stove in the station. Now add a little bit of dust stench from that dirt road and the sweet scent of ripe crops ready to be harvested. Heck of a screen shot if you can make me remember those old smells. Thanks
Re post #3078.... Seriously Ken, you want to make us cry ? How can we ''beat'' such a screenshot :hehe: ? That one is also fabulous and the description Charlielima made is right. We would like to be there, at least for a moment....
Keep it up !
Rail4Pete
P.S. It is definitely not to be picky here...as I work also on a route of the steam era, I observe every details (gathering some ideas) as I was born after this era....so, my question is: were there some ice freezer of that type at that era ?
Keep it up !
Rail4Pete
P.S. It is definitely not to be picky here...as I work also on a route of the steam era, I observe every details (gathering some ideas) as I was born after this era....so, my question is: were there some ice freezer of that type at that era ?
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re post #3081 Rail4Pete
Hello Pierre, to be honest I don't really know when ice freezers were introduced, the type shown looks like an "old model".
"The first commercial ice-making machine was invented in 1854. In 1913, refrigerators for home use were invented. In 1923 Frigidaire introduced the first self-contained unit. The introduction of Freon in the 1920s expanded the refrigerator market during the 1930s.
[h=3]Refrigerator - Wikipedia"[/h]Yes one must be careful when depicting a certain era.
dinorius_redundicus describes his model <kuid2:68213:26011:2> "An ice box meant to go with 1950's gas stations".
So we should be OK with that one.
Cheers Ken
Hello Pierre, to be honest I don't really know when ice freezers were introduced, the type shown looks like an "old model".
"The first commercial ice-making machine was invented in 1854. In 1913, refrigerators for home use were invented. In 1923 Frigidaire introduced the first self-contained unit. The introduction of Freon in the 1920s expanded the refrigerator market during the 1930s.
[h=3]Refrigerator - Wikipedia"[/h]Yes one must be careful when depicting a certain era.
dinorius_redundicus describes his model <kuid2:68213:26011:2> "An ice box meant to go with 1950's gas stations".
So we should be OK with that one.
Cheers Ken
And the world has Australia to thank for making them practical!
In 1805, American inventor Oliver Evans described a closed vapor-compression refrigeration cycle for the production of ice by ether under vacuum. In 1820, the British scientist Michael Faraday liquefied ammonia and other gases by using high pressures and low temperatures, and in 1834, an American expatriate to Great Britain, Jacob Perkins, built the first working vapor-compression refrigeration system. It was a closed-cycle device that could operate continuously.[SUP][4][/SUP] A similar attempt was made in 1842, by American physician, John Gorrie,[SUP][5][/SUP] who built a working prototype, but it was a commercial failure. American engineer Alexander Twining took out a British patent in 1850 for a vapor compression system that used ether.
The first practical vapor compression refrigeration system was built by James Harrison, a British journalist who had emigrated to Australia. His 1856 patent was for a vapor compression system using ether, alcohol or ammonia. He built a mechanical ice-making machine in 1851 on the banks of the Barwon River at Rocky Point in Geelong, Victoria, and his first commercial ice-making machine followed in 1854. Harrison also introduced commercial vapor-compression refrigeration to breweries and meat packing houses, and by 1861, a dozen of his systems were in operation.
In 1805, American inventor Oliver Evans described a closed vapor-compression refrigeration cycle for the production of ice by ether under vacuum. In 1820, the British scientist Michael Faraday liquefied ammonia and other gases by using high pressures and low temperatures, and in 1834, an American expatriate to Great Britain, Jacob Perkins, built the first working vapor-compression refrigeration system. It was a closed-cycle device that could operate continuously.[SUP][4][/SUP] A similar attempt was made in 1842, by American physician, John Gorrie,[SUP][5][/SUP] who built a working prototype, but it was a commercial failure. American engineer Alexander Twining took out a British patent in 1850 for a vapor compression system that used ether.
The first practical vapor compression refrigeration system was built by James Harrison, a British journalist who had emigrated to Australia. His 1856 patent was for a vapor compression system using ether, alcohol or ammonia. He built a mechanical ice-making machine in 1851 on the banks of the Barwon River at Rocky Point in Geelong, Victoria, and his first commercial ice-making machine followed in 1854. Harrison also introduced commercial vapor-compression refrigeration to breweries and meat packing houses, and by 1861, a dozen of his systems were in operation.
Re Post #3085 Rail4Pete.
Hello Pierre and thank you.
The nostalgic petrol pumps are by bengolle, "Bensinpump Texaco 20_tal" <kuid:73394:1017807>.
There are others by the same chap on the DLS.
Perhaps you could please tell me what make of petrol/gas you would have used in Canada in the steam era?
Cheers Ken.
Hello Pierre and thank you.
The nostalgic petrol pumps are by bengolle, "Bensinpump Texaco 20_tal" <kuid:73394:1017807>.
There are others by the same chap on the DLS.
Perhaps you could please tell me what make of petrol/gas you would have used in Canada in the steam era?
Cheers Ken.
Railwoodman
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I would second that , just got to keep razing that bar . Don't ya Ken
Matt
I'd say Texaco, Esso, Fina, Gulf, Shell were the most common. I have seen a ''White Rose'' advertising (on a garage) on a 1955 photo from my home town but can't say if there is a gas company behind that name. For sure, no ''mobil'' no ''Total'' no ''Exxon''. BP was present in the 80 for sure but doesn't know in the 50-60's.
Cheers,
Pierre
EDIT: Irving is another one
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White Rose was definitely a medium size Canadian Oil Company until 1962 when it was absorbed by Shell, my Father had a
White Rose credit card so i had many visits to their stations when I was a kid.
The largest and most famous Canadian Oil company was Supertest which lasted until 1973 when it was acquired by BP.
The Supertest logo was a very colourful and in my mind one of the most attractive commercial logos of that era.
Another popular gas station was BA - British American which was acquired by Gulf in the 70's.
Regards
Loadman
White Rose credit card so i had many visits to their stations when I was a kid.
The largest and most famous Canadian Oil company was Supertest which lasted until 1973 when it was acquired by BP.
The Supertest logo was a very colourful and in my mind one of the most attractive commercial logos of that era.
Another popular gas station was BA - British American which was acquired by Gulf in the 70's.
Regards
Loadman
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jackyamstel
Well-known member
Ken, you sure know how to get all the little things just right. Truly superb work from you again!
And speaking of gas pumps, Gasoline Alley at Heritage Park in Calgary has a great collection of old pumps beautifully restored. I remember B/A and White Rose although I was too young to drive a car back then, at least legally. Great old pics Pierre!
Cheers,
Jack
And speaking of gas pumps, Gasoline Alley at Heritage Park in Calgary has a great collection of old pumps beautifully restored. I remember B/A and White Rose although I was too young to drive a car back then, at least legally. Great old pics Pierre!
Cheers,
Jack
Re posts #3089 and #3091 Rail4Pete, #3090 Loadman and #3092 jackyamstel
Thank you for all the info/phots. I feel sure that we all will produce some fine scenes from a by-gone era.
With the info supplied, a quick re-skin of bengolle item "Bensinmack Texaco 2 20-tal" <kuid:73394:101782>.
Cheers Ken
Thank you for all the info/phots. I feel sure that we all will produce some fine scenes from a by-gone era.
With the info supplied, a quick re-skin of bengolle item "Bensinmack Texaco 2 20-tal" <kuid:73394:101782>.
Cheers Ken
64Warhorse
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Re #3094 above, that's a lovely picture, evilcrow, but that gas price can't possibly be right for the era, can it? I don't think it hit those levels in Ottawa until the late 70s or early 80s ... 
Dinorius_Redundicus
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Re #3094 above, that's a lovely picture, evilcrow, but that gas price can't possibly be right for the era, can it? I don't think it hit those levels in Ottawa until the late 70s or early 80s ...
You're picky, but probably correct. Here's the original photo from which I made the textures for that sign.
I did my best to reduce the cost of gas, but it was a challenge to get rid of those shadows and to edit the numbers without making an obvious graphics hash of it - such were my Photoshop abilities at the time. I did consider making it a "nameable" object, so you could change the prices, but the fonts available in Trainz were, and still are, not able to maintain the photo-realism. So we are stuck with the atrocious non-prototypical prices I was able to insert. Apologies for that.
~ Deane
