Sunday Photo Fun - August 4, 2013 - Tourists Everywhere Ed.

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Its that time again. Last week was a stunning success!!!!! As Daryl Waltrip would say "keep it up boys and Danica"!!!

You can tell its August here in Wisconsin....there are tourists(vacationers) everywhere! Campers, boats, loaded down cars and trucks. Out of state plates are seen in just about every corner of town. Heavy traffic on Friday and Sunday night. The local A&W restaurant is packing them in as is the Dairy Queen ice cream stand. Cash registers from here to Lake Superior are being filled, even the local sheriff departments and the Wisconsin State Patrol are enjoying the height of the vacation season by handing out invitations........to court that is.....

So share 'em if ya got 'em.

The Can't and Never Will EMD GP18 1776. The very late production GP18 that reused parts from traded in F-units. The reason for the 36" fans on a GP18 instead of the 48" fans, which were the standard for the GP18. The CNW also had some late production GP9's which were nearly identical to the GP18's. The only difference were the radiator grilles. The GP9 and the GP18 both received the correct grilles for its particular model. Because of the late build, CNW opted to have both the late build GP9's and 18's equipped with the GP20 style fuel and air reservoir set ups.

[mlehman]

Jim,
I guess that loco was sort of a Frankenstein of Geeps, with new parts, spare parts, whatever they could scrape together. Definitely a challenge to model because of it, I'm sure.

I have the first structures up at Purgatory, the stone mill and overhead crane, plus a track for the tramway. Long way to go yet, but I can begin really visualizing things.

[071]

Something a bit different. Started my 1st ever whitemetal locomotive kit. It is a British outline 'shunter' (switcher'. Starter kit as I want to go down the road of building steam locomotives and passenger cars as a new part of the hobby. I think putting them together will be fine, it's painting that I'm no good at. Luckily I know a man who is.

Sorry, I know it's not US outline, but thought I'd share anyway to see what interest there was.

[dti406]

Finally was able to finish some cars this past week to go with a new month!



This is an ECW 1958CF ACF Covered Hopper Kit with added airlines and new A-Line Sill Steps. The Ann Arbor leased 100 Cars from Chicago Freight Car in 1978 for use in hauling sand from Yuma, MI to the Ford Engine Plant in Cleveland. Cars were a mishmash of ACF, Greenville, and Pullman Starndard of the same design. Painted with Scalecoat II MOW Gray and lettered with Herald King Decals.



This is an Atlas 3510CF ACF Covered Hopper, the PC Inherited these cars from both the PRR & NYC, this one happens to be an EX PRR Class H44 Car. Painted with Scalecoat II MOW Gray and lettered with Highball Graphics Decals.



This is an Accurail 4600CF ACF Covered Hopper, carved off the cast on Roofwalk and replaced with an Plano Roofwalk along with the Cross Over Platform. Added Airlines and new A-Line Sill Steps. Car was one of twenty the Hillsdale County tacked onto a ROCK order and was painted in ROCK Blue. The Hillsdale County was formed from an Ex-PC line when Conrail was formed. Painted with a mixture of Floquil Big Sky Blue & White Paint. Lettered with Herald King Decals.

Thanks for looking!

Rick J

[fr8kar]

Here's something I've been working on, I don't know, forever? I only get a few minutes at a time to work on models lately and this one took my free time over the past three months. I think there's really only about three or four hours into it, but it is proof that I do still build, paint and weather models!

Factory painted Atlas ACF 4650 weathered with oils and powders:

[nebrzephyr]

Here's a small P2K switcher I had finished awhile back. It was based on an ADM switcher that was stationed at an ethanol plant in western Iowa. The model is close but not 100% accurate. Could not find the piping over the fuel tank. Some of you may remember when LifeLike brought these engines out they were notorious for having very bad wavy handrail along the hood top. I replace those with brass wire and some switcher grabs. Bob


Loco 002 by nebrzephyr, on Flickr

Here's the prototype engine

ADM SW1200 9337s by nebrzephyr, on Flickr

[marknycfan]

Always inspiring gents, really top-shelf work on the ADM switcher nebzephyr.

[garr]

Great work folks. It always nice to see the fine finished models however the ongoing projects are the meat and potatoes of modeling, sort of like the buildup to Christmas. Sum it up in one word--Anticipation(with apologies to Carly Simon and Heinz ketchup).

Jim's comments about the reused parts for the prototype CNW GP18's and GP9's got me to wondering, what life would be like if we purchased our vehicles in such fashion? What parts on our cars or trucks would truly be worthy of a "second" life? I keep mine for a decade or more until they acquire 250K miles, so I believe it would be best for me to purchase "all new".

Also, has anyone ever seem what the true savings were for the railroads when recycled parts were used for or as credits the purchase of new locos?

Jay

[railthunder]

I finally had some time this morning and examined a pair of CN FP9s from Rapido. While I'm a ardent Seaboard Coast Line and Amtrak modeler I also like to escape to my other interest of passenger trains in general. I was taken away with the afterthought that Rapido did on these F unit variations within the same production run. They are outstanding and I'm hoping to put together a CN Super Continental someday.

[railthunder]

Another look at the details.

[railthunder]

Now for a couple of shots of my SCL Tampa Division. Here we are in Clearwater, Florida and the local switcher crew will be arriving shortly to begin there daily tasks. Lots of work ahead with scratchbuilding the depot, but very exciting to model a place where I grew up.

[railthunder]

Here we see the Amtrak's northbound Silver Meteor entering the street running in Clearwater as she makes her way among motorists. After completing her stop she'll circle the north side of Tampa Bay before getting to Tampa and points further north.

[theengineshed]

Nice work guys!

That white metal Class 02 looks like it will be a good puller. Is it going to end up in BR livery?

I really like that trio of cars Rick, absolutely flawless decal application.

I've been good this year, my purchases was way down. That said I couldn't resist one of Athearn's new GP38-2s in blue, they did 4329. Been resisting CRI&P power for years, too many "interests" already, but after just scanning a shot of 4329, I was weak...


CRI&P 4329 Silvis IL August 1979 by Engine Shed, on Flickr

[icrr3067]

Just came back the the St. Louis RPM and had a very good time, and it was nice meeting some of the guys from here there! As for the photo with everyone talking about a SD40A, I'm starting to making one.

Untitled by Timothy N. Alund, on Flickr
This picture is the start of my project. This is the drawing of the sides that I'm going to use as a template. It has all the doors and blower housing, it's missing the grills and electrail cab door. When I get thoes from Cannon, I'll put the sizes in and start making the sides.

[071]

Aug 4, 2013 16:39:19 GMT -8 theengineshed said:

Nice work guys!

That white metal Class 02 looks like it will be a good puller. Is it going to end up in BR livery?

I really like that trio of cars Rick, absolutely flawless decal application.

I've been good this year, my purchases was way down. That said I couldn't resist one of Athearn's new GP38-2s in blue, they did 4329. Been resisting CRI&P power for years, too many "interests" already, but after just scanning a shot of 4329, I was weak...


CRI&P 4329 Silvis IL August 1979 by Engine Shed, on Flickr

Cheers man, yep BR green is planned.

[calzephyr]

My model railroading has been limited to detailing the El Cap cars. Most of the train was finished this week.

This is the detail for the decelostats on the trucks for the El Cap Hi Level cars.




Tail sign coach car with detail.

[powerglide]

071 really clean casting,critters are cool.

[dti406]

Aug 3, 2013 20:30:19 GMT -8 @australianterrier said:

So share 'em if ya got 'em.

The Can't and Never Will EMD GP18 1776. The very late production GP18 that reused parts from traded in F-units. The reason for the 36" fans on a GP18 instead of the 48" fans, which were the standard for the GP18. The CNW also had some late production GP9's which were nearly identical to the GP18's. The only difference were the radiator grilles. The GP9 and the GP18 both received the correct grilles for its particular model. Because of the late build, CNW opted to have both the late build GP9's and 18's equipped with the GP20 style fuel and air reservoir set ups.

Jim, would this be the engine type the C&NW used for the Bi-Centennial Unit. If so one of my fellow club members has a lot of work to do!

Rick J

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Aug 7, 2013 10:39:18 GMT -8 dti406 said:

Jim, would this be the engine type the C&NW used for the Bi-Centennial Unit. If so one of my fellow club members has a lot of work to do!

Rick J

Yes it is. The C&NW's GP18's were built with trade in parts. From the sill downward they are GP20's. From the sill upward they are GP9 phase II's. Except for the battery box louvers which are GP20 style and the radiator grilles which are GP18 style. The prototype was a hodge podge of parts. So is this build.

I took a GP20 sill and added the boxes, cut from a GP9 phase II sill in front of the battery boxes. This gives me the GP20 fuel/air/slots and battery box louvers. The shell is a GP9 phase II. I will replace the GP9 radiator grilles with etched shutters and grilles from Plano. Other than these modifications, its a pretty straight forward build.

[ambluco]

Hey 071,

Love the NIR in your avatar. I've got a blue and yellow #112 to finish up. I model US road but love those NIR diesels. They're based on the SD9.

[ambluco]

Great job on the ADM unit. I love industrial units. If you ever want to do more work, Proto and later Walthers came out with SWs with the underframe including piping. You could swap out underframes.

See:

SW with piping

as an example.

Aug 4, 2013 6:08:12 GMT -8 nebrzephyr said:

Here's a small P2K switcher I had finished awhile back. It was based on an ADM switcher that was stationed at an ethanol plant in western Iowa. The model is close but not 100% accurate. Could not find the piping over the fuel tank. Some of you may remember when LifeLike brought these engines out they were notorious for having very bad wavy handrail along the hood top. I replace those with brass wire and some switcher grabs. Bob


Loco 002 by nebrzephyr, on Flickr

Here's the prototype engine

ADM SW1200 9337s by nebrzephyr, on Flickr