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Post by mlehman on Dec 1, 2013 11:17:26 GMT -8
How about some SPF?  Here's the local passenger crossing the Lime Creek Gulch trestle.  |
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Post by keystonecrossings on Dec 1, 2013 11:24:20 GMT -8
The trout are biting in Mann's Narrows on the Milroy Secondary -- PRR Middle Division. The translucent blue water suggests this is a limestone stream.  |
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Post by TBird1958 on Dec 1, 2013 12:43:33 GMT -8
Beautiful work guys! Here's an older model of a PRR X-59 that I built from a photo published in Mainline Modeler magazine, for my representation of the Fast Ford.  This is based on a pic in H&M productions Tank Car book, I painted the red diamond, lots of parts from different decal sets and single letters from typesets.  I wish I could remember the original mfg of this resin kit, I picked up in Salt Lake City back in the '80s - I was on a road trip to photograph the Rio Grande with photog friend Blair Kooistra........  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 13:25:33 GMT -8
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Post by buffalobill on Dec 1, 2013 15:31:13 GMT -8
Mike you Rio Grande narrow gauge train looks great. Its D&RGW Narrow Gauge as it should be, powered by mike's and consol's. Jim, the Milwaukee road cabs look great, really like the yellow commuter units. I think you have covered the power on every Chicago West commuter operation except the old GM&O.
Big Bird,like your tank cars, particularly the old Liquid Carbonic car you posted last week. That and the Simplot Fertilizer cars are classics from the past.
Great work.
Bill
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Post by valenciajim on Dec 1, 2013 15:44:16 GMT -8
Terrific models everyone. You set the bar high.
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Post by mlehman on Dec 1, 2013 19:41:05 GMT -8
Bill and valenciajim, Thanks for the props. Jerry, I really like your results with the water. I have some similar rapids I made using cake decorating silicone, but I didn't manage the really fine detail you did. TBird1958, That Simplot tank car is alluring. Another really fine car among many others. Jim, More outstanding passenger power! But I gotta ask: What's a SE3? I've got a few more pics, since I finished my Durango water tower, built from the Durango Press kit. I now have all the major pices of the engine terminal in place. Need to build a dike around the fuel oil tank, put sand in the bin at the sandhouse, weather everything and add some outdoor lighting, etc, but it's substantially complete.    |
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Post by icrr3067 on Dec 1, 2013 20:47:28 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 21:04:43 GMT -8
Jim, the Milwaukee road cabs look great, really like the yellow commuter units. I think you have covered the power on every Chicago West commuter operation except the old GM&O. Great work. Bill I still haven't cracked the Rock Island, Burlington Northern, GM&O, Wabash/N&W and PRR/PC/CR(Valpo Dummy). |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 21:26:12 GMT -8
Jim, More outstanding passenger power! But I gotta ask: What's a SE3? By the mid-1970's the Milwaukee Road was slowing down mostly courtesy of deferred track maintenance and lack-o-money. They needed to move freights as economically as possible. The slugs gave them a low maintenance alternative. Plus, a mother-slug-mother could pull heavy trains as slow speeds with maximum tractive effort. 83A-SE3-83C were initially assigned to the Terre Haute branch, where the set was well suited to pulling heavy trains on grades. Milwaukee Road SE3 is a road slug. SE started life as Milwaukee Road EMD F7B number 118B. In the 1970's the Milwaukee removed everything from 118B except for the air brake equipment, traction motors and traction motor blowers. The primer mover, generator, air compressor, cooling fans, dynamic brake fan and grids were gone. In place of the prime mover and to add weight to the slug blocks of concrete were set in place of the engine components. The unit also had additional sand boxes to up the total from the factory four to eight or one box for each wheel. The mother units were 83A and 83C, these were not their original Milwaukee numbers. They were modified to provide the juice for the SE3's traction motors. Each unit powered half of SE3's traction motors. Basically 83A and C were wired to provide power for six motors each(their four and two of SE3). In the rebuilding 83A and C had their dynamic brake fan removed. I can't say if the grids were removed or not. At the Illinois Railway Museum, former Milwaukee Road F7A 118C had its fan removed but the grids, associated electrical cabinet switches(disconnected) and dynamic brake handle on the control stand remained. I wouldn't be surprised if 83A and C didn't get the quick and easy removal of dynamic brakes. |
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Post by mlehman on Dec 1, 2013 23:09:02 GMT -8
Jim, Thanks for that very interesting info. That group of units actually worked some of my old stomping grounds, Terre Haute. I can remember us driving past the Milwaukee yard when I was a kid and marveling at the cool equipment the road had. I wasn't really an official RR addict yet, but I was getting there. My guess is the grades were mostly out of Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley and up to Danville? The MILW did go south to the coal fields in Green County, but I don't think the grades were much of an issue down there until it headed to Bedford, which now that I think of it could've involved some hills.  Bedford was pretty much the end of known universe for the Milwaukee Road. Is there a good book on the MILW in Bedford/Green County/Terre Haute? My dad would get into that. |
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Post by riogrande on Dec 2, 2013 11:04:48 GMT -8
I wish I could remember the original mfg of this resin kit, I picked up in Salt Lake City back in the '80s - I was on a road trip to photograph the Rio Grande with photog friend Blair Kooistra........ The WP box car looks very similar to the Eel River "beer" RBL box car. The main differences I can see are the bottom door track and the bottom of each panel, but otherwise it looks like the PC&F 12' door RBL beer box car. |
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Post by trebor on Dec 2, 2013 12:06:35 GMT -8
Just finnished 4 hours of leaf raking, and started pulling out old woodwork in living room. Now I feel like a model. Did do some shake the box stuff, but all of the stuff posted is inspiring work. Milw commuter units are SOOOO cool. I wish I would have taken more shot of them, a mere 100 yards away from "outhouse window." Fine weathering and the PRR box car is a favorite in my mind. Keep up the great work.
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Post by mecu18b on Dec 2, 2013 12:13:19 GMT -8
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Post by Spikre on Dec 2, 2013 16:22:56 GMT -8
Nice Pics Guys,the Cold Weather does Inspire !! Squarebird, that car may be a Sierra Car and Foundry kit. different than the Eel River as they were Resin based kits. Eel River was styrene based kits with 2 door sizes. the Cushion Gear could operate. there was a good article in Mainline where both kits were used to model a number of Beer cars. the Eel River kits came out a year or so after the Sierra kits and pretty much killed them. and now Exact has a version or 2 of the Beer Cars also. Spikre 
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Post by TBird1958 on Dec 2, 2013 17:38:49 GMT -8
Nice Pics Guys,the Cold Weather does Inspire !! Squarebird, that car may be a Sierra Car and Foundry kit. different than the Eel River as they were Resin based kits. Eel River was styrene based kits with 2 door sizes. the Cushion Gear could operate. there was a good article in Mainline where both kits were used to model a number of Beer cars. the Eel River kits came out a year or so after the Sierra kits and pretty much killed them. and now Exact has a version or 2 of the Beer Cars also. Spikre Ah yes! I think you're right about the mfg. name on that resin kit, I might go find another on fleabay soon. Thanks! |
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Bedford was pretty much the end of known universe for the Milwaukee Road. Is there a good book on the MILW in Bedford/Green County/Terre Haute? My dad would get into that.
