Sunday Photo Fun June 2, 2013

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Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation, aka RTA, F7A #305

[tankcarsrule]

Another of my whales.

Bobby

[jeznew]

Norfolk Southern SD40 3445 is allocated to carry out the switching chores at Exchange Avenue this afternoon:









With only 2 weeks to Exchange Avenue's exhibition debut, scene detailing has begun.

Enjoy.

Jez

lawleystreet.com

[mlehman]

Jim,Bobby and jez,
Nice work!

I completed the first phase of my LED strip light installation Saturday covering the bulk of my line from above Silverton down to Durango. For now, Durango will be lit with the much reduced existing halogen track lights, along with a handful of other places where the strip lights don't quite reach. I plan to eventually double up on most of the strip lighting, but it is nicely adequate with one pass through the scene in most cases.




This shot of the May Day Mine west of Durango is the one area lit with two strings side by side, but also farthest from the ceiling (~3 feet).


Tefft is lit with a single string of LEDs.


The station at Durango, still under halogens.

[buffalobill]

Bobby: Like that span bolster car, did you cast the bolster? Or did you build it up. Yours are works of art. I am thinking of doing a model of one of the GATX built ESSEM Ethylene Oxide cars operated by Union Carbide. I have a drawing and set of prints for the GATX span bolster. Wondering if you cast yours.

Jim, as usual, very nice build on the F unit.

Mike, now we know what the like strings are for. Cool.
Bill

[tankcarsrule]

Thanks Bill. I scratched two of the span bolsters, and did two using the ones from the Walthers four truck depressed center flat kit. They take a lot of work, but the wheel base is correct. Using the Moloco draft gear is helpful in attaining the look.

Bobby

[buffalobill]

Bobby: Weren't the draft arms on the Walthers depressed center cars much shorter than you needed on the tank cars? or did you extend them with the Moloco draft gears?

Definitely would save a lot of time not having to scratch build the bolsters.
Bill

[tankcarsrule]

Yes, I used the Moloco draft gear to extend the bolsters. The Walthers bolsters are the HD version, I call them the floppy ear bolsters because the front
Truck bumpers angle down. To make the regular version cut them off and build the straight ones.

Bobby

[buffalobill]

Bobby: Thanks I will try that. It will be a lot quicker than building one up.
Bill

[tankcarsrule]

Here's the HD version made from the Walthers car bolster. This is the ones I used on my VICX VC car.

[tankcarsrule]

Here's the scratched pair I did for DUPX 28075 TE lead car.

[buffalobill]

Bobby: Very nice- its the details that make the car. The details on that dome are great.

Thanks for sharing.

Bill