Pete and Apple Pie

This morning we visited friends of ours Pete and Jan to take a look at Pete's latest purchase.

It is a 5 inch gauge model of an American 440 locomotive built by Baldwin round the middle of the 19th century. Her name is 'Apple Pie.'

He is in the process of making the sitting truck behind the engine and he has built the caboose at the rear.

David is making some changes to the caboose's electronic smoke generator.

[Beverley]

This is really cool… a great hobby and challenge. Great name too

[Diana]

A fabulous triptych of Pete and his new toy! He's lucky that David can help.

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys ;-)

[Casablanca]

I am loving that! Superb addition and Apple Pie is a great name.

[Kathy A]

Boys and their toys

[Annie D]

oh wow! that is really cool :)

[Susan Wakely]

No tats a serious hobby.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A wonderful story telling triptych !

[Joan Robillard]

That is a large train

[Zilli~]

Wow, such great toys!

[Rob Z]

That's very cool!

[Mags]

Oh fun captures!

[Dione Giorgio]

What a great enterprise Pete has started? This could grow and grow forever if he has enough space. And also needs lots of patience.
Beautiful set of pictures to demonastrate what he is doing.
Btw Snugs cannot be a good swimmer because of his very short legs but he loves going in and out of the water.

[Babs]

@ludwigsdiana No kidding. I shudder to think how much it cost

[Cliff McFarlane]

Interesting, he is obviously a talented creator

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great looking collage.

[Renee Salamon]

What a fabulous hobby - great collage to show off his work

[Margaret Brown]

Ooh big boys toys lovely triptych

[carol white]

A super triptych

[Susan Klassen]

So wonderful, so cool that he could do this. Great images. Fav.

[Carole Sandford]

A great collage !

[Christine Sztukowski]

Oh wow, love that train

[Kathy]

Nice look at Pete's craftmanship.

[Paula Fontanini]

Great triptych of this super fun hobby!!

[Rick]

Great shots.

[Shutterbug]

I love your triptych of your friend and his hobby. We have one of those small train clubs in our town. They have made replicas of the Sierras with tunnels running through and familiar sites towns. It is very impressive.

[eDorre]

What a great collage and such an interesting hobby

[Babs]

@beverley365 @casablanca @kjarn @annied @wakelys @beryl @joansmor @zilli @robz @marlboromaam @sangwann @clifford @mittens @rensala @craftymeg @carolmw @dailypix @carole_sandford @365projectorgchristine @randystreat @bluemoon @rickster549 @shutterbug49 @edorreandresen Thanks. His hobby definitely keeps him busy.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That's a big toy! He'd love our friend Larry who is also into model trains- the whole basement is filled with trains and tracks! This one is "as sweet as apple pie!"

[Madeleine Pennock]

When you say sitting truck, does that mean a person can sit on it? I live with a train buff; my youngest son! He is an engineer and building steam locos and track around our garden! Good to see people enjoying these unusual hobbies. Pleasing triptych!

[Babs]

@marshwader Yes people can sit on it. Pete runs his locomotives at Edgeworth near Newcastle. He has quite a few. He also builds model ships and quite a few years ago he built a steamboat that 4 people could sail in. He still has the boat but doesn't sail it now. We all used to go out for a sail around the bay in it quite a few years ago. I must take a photo of it and post on 365.

The link below isn't of Pete's locomotive but you see others there at Edgeworth.
https://lakemacfamilylife.com.au/all-aboard-edgeworth-miniature-trains/