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Post by gmpullman on Nov 23, 2014 1:42:32 GMT -8
I'm sticking my neck out here... being a newbie on this forum and all, but I thought I'd kick off SPF with a few views of the "Centuries Pass In The Night." We start off with a shot from 1936. Lots of activity in the observation lounge on tonight's #25. These photos were inspired by the famous 1923 Leslie Ragan painting that was featured in many of New York Central's advertising. The image had been updated over the years and was still being used on the cover of the 1966 public timetable. [Please don't comment on the "Earlybird" boxcar being out of place... some things you never see until the photo is posted!] A few years later and a little sheet metal has been applied to the famous Hudson. Looks like everyone has turned in for the night on the "Manhattan Island." Finally, it's 1948 and The Century is hauled by internal combustion! Not only is the Sandy Creek empty but the lights have been extinguished as well! I hope everyone is doing well and I also look forward to seeing your great photos here! Ed
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Post by emd16645 on Nov 23, 2014 4:57:37 GMT -8
It's been a little while since I've posted in SPF. Not to say I haven't been busy working on things, just been bouncing around on different projects. Yesterday the club held our annual show, so for this weeks SPF I'm posting a few pictures of my unit coal train with a few NS heritage leaders.
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Post by bnsffan on Nov 23, 2014 6:50:50 GMT -8
Chris, how many cars are in the UCT?
Respectfully, BNSF Fan
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Post by dti406 on Nov 23, 2014 7:00:50 GMT -8
Ed and Chris some especially nice photos. Unfortuneately the pipline to finished cars have sprung a leak, so I am forced to use some old stuff this week. RS-32 and F7's leading a NYC Mixed Freight on the Strongsville Club Layout. Pennsy N1s with a coal drag just being released at the junction with the 20th Century in the background. Pennsy coal drag hauled by a couple of GP9's passing a NYC freight hauled by 3 GP40's. Thanks for looking! Rick J
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Post by mrsocal on Nov 23, 2014 8:03:28 GMT -8
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Post by TBird1958 on Nov 23, 2014 8:13:12 GMT -8
Great looking stuff this week, really like the NYC pics, but I'm also quite jealous of you guys that get to run your models on nice, large club layouts - There isn't one here in Seattle. Here's an outdoor low winter sunlight shot of my recently finished Kadee PS-1, note the difference in the orange compared to the older GARX car behind it. My LHS had this powered Walthers crane on the shelf at half price, I caved an bought it, painted it as a Rio Grande one, so it's a foobie.
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Post by mlehman on Nov 23, 2014 8:17:42 GMT -8
I'm sticking my neck out here... being a newbie on this forum and all, but I thought I'd kick off SPF with a few views of the "Centuries Pass In The Night." SNIP I hope everyone is doing well and I also look forward to seeing your great photos here! Ed Ed, No problem at all. Good to see new blood jumping into SPF. Helps take the pressure off... I'll lead off my contribution with an announcement about a revival of model railroad show that was held for decades, but lost its space a few years back and has been on hiatus. If you're anywhere near Central Illinois, the Lincoln Square spring model railroad show will be back on March 14 and 15, 2015 in Urbana, Illinois. If you need contact info as a potential vendor or module display, contact me via PM and I'll get you numbers or email for the show organizers. I needed a longer dock and more storage space for the Durango-based Webber Wholesale. With several Rio Grande long reefers in the mix, there often wasn't a good fit with this industry that ships half a dozen cars of so daily. Eventually, I'd like to add a dedicated siding by moving Webber's back from the existing spur enough to accomodate it, while better serving the businesses on the other side of the spur. Here was the existing situation, with that last 40 footer extending past the current dock. I scratched the cooler extension up, but found I was fresh out of the matching paint. For now, this slighly brighter shade will have to do, but may overspray when I get my paint restocked. There is no dock yet, but getting ready to add that just now. The reverse angle shot shows how bright the yellow is in contrast to the mellower bricks on the original building. In other work, I got inspired by some of these on Jim Gore's On30 layout in the December MR, so scratched up some adobe dwellings. I wrote up the build on this at: cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/240237.aspxI also built this drum warehouse last week for the Oriental Refinery in Durango. The siding is by Northeastern. Taking water in Red Mountain.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 8:44:50 GMT -8
Oldie moldies CNW E8A #518
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Post by emd16645 on Nov 23, 2014 9:24:33 GMT -8
Chris, how many cars are in the UCT? Respectfully, BNSF Fan I have about 35 E&C coal cars in my coal train. Mainly BN with a few BNSF mixed in. Was planning on running some BNSF SD70MACs but found them unserviceable.
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Post by tankcarsrule on Nov 23, 2014 10:33:10 GMT -8
I did this cab many years ago. It's an Athearn with many mods. A few years after I built it, I found out it's based on a RI prototype. This means it's a foot short, oh well! To top it off, I numbered it wrong. I changed the number and weathered it, but it's still a foot to short! Regards, Bobby
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Post by metraupwest on Nov 23, 2014 12:57:18 GMT -8
Jim- CNW 518 looks great!! Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Nov 23, 2014 18:51:56 GMT -8
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Post by buffalobill on Nov 24, 2014 13:30:05 GMT -8
Scott: Nice job on the 112J's. I assume you started with the old Walthers kits. The etched walkways, and the brass wire details make the model. Will look great finished. Ed, nice New York Central passenger presentation. Rick like the comparison between the NYC and Pennsylvania Geeps. Cool. T-Bird great job on the Rio Grande box and the work crane. Starting to like Orange and Aspen yellow. Jim, can never get enough of your motive power conversions. Bill
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Post by jamesbrodie67281 on Nov 26, 2014 2:15:57 GMT -8
Gents, Thanks for the photos of the layouts sidings and buildings. Giving me inspiration for when I am allowed back in the railway room. I have just had a 'break' from modelling after falling backwards onto the rocks in the rose garden. Four ribs actually and two weeks in the trauma ward then another hospital to recover. Keep the photos coming for us 'armchair modellers. James.
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Post by mlehman on Nov 26, 2014 9:56:44 GMT -8
James, Ouch! Hope the mending continues and we'll see what can be done about entertaining you as you convalesce.
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Post by stevef45 on Nov 27, 2014 1:18:27 GMT -8
Getting there, every so slow, but paint is approaching!!! This was the before, i didn't measure properly for this roof thingy. It's a scale 18" to tall. Correct height of 1 foot. Im working on this contraption at the rear of this tank car. No idea what these tubes do. I think they are about 8" in diameter. Im using brass tube to create them. I bought 3/32 inch brass tubing but it looks to big to me, should I keep it at what I think is the correct prototype size or go down in size so it kinda looks normal? The shelf i built to hold the brass tubing and its piping and the 2 hydralic pumps that will be underneath. and finished, well i think i've finished my 3 bowser 70ton covered hoppers converted to open top ballast hoppers using eastern car works mk ballast doors kits, found 10 kits between 2 people on facebook. kinda hard to see, plano etched brake platforms.
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Post by bnsffan on Nov 27, 2014 6:55:32 GMT -8
Tbird1958,
I am interested in that Walthers crane. What is motorized?
Respectfully, BNSF Fan
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Post by mlehman on Nov 27, 2014 9:14:03 GMT -8
I am interested in that Walthers crane. What is motorized? I think just the movement to drive it back and forth. Nice looking crane, especially after the fine job TBird did on it. I may eventually get one.
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Post by TBird1958 on Nov 27, 2014 10:40:09 GMT -8
Tbird1958, I am interested in that Walthers crane. What is motorized? Respectfully, BNSF Fan Yes, as Mike says, it's self propelled. I paid about $30 as it was part of an estate sale my LHS had bought, it was a GN decorated model, two of the axles are powered and the gears had actually split - happily it had the replacements in the box with it. I wet sanded the GN lettering with 2000 grit wet automotive sandpaper and re shot all the orange (I removed and masked the cab separately and taped off the back where the American Crane logo was. I color matched some TCP orange and painted it and the boom. Rigging it was not fun, I'm very glad I only need one of these! It's not fast, or quiet, but it does seem to run pretty well at low speed and since I wanted it as an occasional interloper on the layout during an op session I'm actually pretty happy with it.
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Post by stevef45 on Nov 27, 2014 22:19:05 GMT -8
there was a guy on youtube who took an athearn crane (6 axle trucks) and powered the whole thing, boom and all cable reels and rotated it.
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Post by markfj on Nov 28, 2014 4:58:36 GMT -8
Hello Gang, Everything looks great; modeling season is definitely in notch 8! Here a couple shots of an IMRC covered hopper kit that I’m trying to make look more like the prototype. So far, I’ve add those distinctive plates with the large hole just above the bolster, repositioned the air reservoir, and added a bracket for the triple valve. Also, I’ve built up the bolster based on what I’ve seen in photos. If anyone has a nice “B” shot of one of these cars, please share! Otherwise, I’m going to use guess work when routing all the air lines and brake gear. Never mind the blue painter’s tape, that’s just my way of protecting the factory finish while I work on the model. Thanks, Mark
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Post by mrsocal on Nov 28, 2014 6:53:08 GMT -8
I like the mod's you got on there. Clean and crisp work.
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