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Post by mlehman on Jun 14, 2015 6:56:18 GMT -8
Ops session and divisional meet here Saturday, so most of the week was spent preparing and cleaning up things. It was a small crew this time (summer does that) but was among the most successful so far. We ran the passenger schedule, which is the backbone that the various freight extras are hung upon, along with a few freights. The Cascade Branch ops helped spread everyone out and keep things more fluid in the aisle ways. Here's a pic of the tank extra climbing the branch's ruling grade.  This one show 375 backing her train to Snowden from Crater Lake.  A few pics of the trains we ran... This is the only scheduled freight 469/470, which handles pigs and other hot traffic West to Silverton and returns with MTs after clearing up the yard there.  And the first passenger train out the gate, #216 East, which train card has not been turned yet.  Finally, a pic of the Mountainier waiting here turn to head to Red Mountain.  |
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Post by riogrande on Jun 14, 2015 7:21:33 GMT -8
Nice looking rock work there!
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Post by dti406 on Jun 14, 2015 7:34:08 GMT -8
Well, I finally got some cars finished this week, finished lettering on Thursday night, Dullcoated on Friday and final assembling on Friday and Saturday.  Proto 2000 PS 4427CF High Side Covered Hopper kit, substituted a Plano Roofwalk for the plastic one, painted with Scalecoat II MofW Gray and lettered with Microscale Decals.  In my NYC Color Guide Vol 2, I found a picture of this car, a Despatch Shops 60' Boxcar, but one that used Stanray Ends rather than their own distinctive ends. It matched the old Robbins Rails 60' Boxcar very well except the RR Car had Plug Doors. I carved off the plug doors and made Superior doors out of Evergreen Sheet Plastic and Scale 1"x 3" Strips. Also added a Plano Walkover Platform at the end. Kept the original 41' wheelbase as that was what the equipment diagram indicated. Painted with Floquil Jade Green and lettered with a mixture of Walthers and Microscale Decals.  Intermountain 60' PS Boxcar Kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Floquil Platinum Mist Paints, then lettered with Mask Island Decals. The Diamond T symbol at the end of the car meant that it was in Ternstedt service for GM. Ternstedt was the inventor of the car window crank and started his own company with the aid of Fisher Body Co. Both became divisions of GM and Ternstedt had plants in Detroit and Trenton, NJ. making a myriad of parts for GM vehicles. This car was assigned to the Trenton, NJ plant. Thanks for looking Rick J |
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Post by mrsocal on Jun 14, 2015 7:54:05 GMT -8
Great stuff guys I like that R.I. box. For me today I am going to share a moment in time. My daughter got married a week ago Thur. on the 4th and moved to Thomaston, Georgia. Just this Friday she was a bit home sick and was out driving when she saw these two just sitting on the siding, so she stopped and sent dad some pictures. Here is just a couple.   |
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Post by TBird1958 on Jun 14, 2015 8:52:30 GMT -8
Nice work this week Gentlemen! I've managed to finish a couple things despite a pretty hectic schedule over the past weeks...... Here's the second unit of a three engine project upgrading my Athearn SD45s. This is a unit repainted by the railroad (most D&RGW SD45s were repainted, the only class of engines that Rio Grande saw fit to upgrade into the billboard lettering, most of the locomotive roster stayed in it's as delivered paint unless involved in a wreck.)Anyway, this still needs some A Line wipers and a crew but it's close....  Here's a going away shot...  Trailing the power are a couple of simple projects, an Athearn '40 Grainloader and an Accurail 40' Combination Plug/Slider both in UP '60s colors.  And an Atlas ACF 5701, this is a '78 built car so I've left it pretty clean, I exchanged the stock trucks for some Genesis 100 ton types. Have a great week!  |
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Post by mrsocal on Jun 14, 2015 9:09:37 GMT -8
TBird, beautiful locos and very nicely weathered. I have always liked the Rio Grande, I just really dig the scheme. The layout, yours or a club?
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Post by icrr3067 on Jun 14, 2015 10:02:55 GMT -8
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Post by TBird1958 on Jun 14, 2015 10:33:34 GMT -8
TBird, beautiful locos and very nicely weathered. I have always liked the Rio Grande, I just really dig the scheme. The layout, yours or a club?
Thanks Scotty! I always like what you have to share - very inspirational. The Rio Grande is my fave, I've always really liked the scheme too, orange, black and chevron stripes just work for me. Like you, I use dioramas outside to shoot pics, I really enjoy sunlight and the variations of light and shadow you can get. I took these this morning out in the garden on the side of my house with an iphone........ Here, except the sun was coming from the East (camera direction)
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Post by riogrande on Jun 14, 2015 11:01:11 GMT -8
Nice work this week Gentlemen! I've managed to finish a couple things despite a pretty hectic schedule over the past weeks...... Here's the second unit of a three engine project upgrading my Athearn SD45s. This is a unit repainted by the railroad (most D&RGW SD45s were repainted, the only class of engines that Rio Grande saw fit to upgrade into the billboard lettering, most of the locomotive roster stayed in it's as delivered paint unless involved in a wreck.)Anyway, this still needs some A Line wipers and a crew but it's close.... Mark, great looking weather job on the SD45s there and those box cars are neat looking also. I'll have to hunt down a couple. The D&RGW repainted the following SD45's to large billboard paint (from memory): #5315, 5322, 5326, 5327, 5328, 5229, 5331, 5333, 5334, 5336, 5337, 5338 and 5340; all the rest as far as I remember, remained in small herald painted until retired or sold off in the 1990's. The interesting thing about #5333 is the nose lettering was reverse color font - which apparently was an experiment that was unique to that SD45 only with the large herald. One of the things I need to work on my SD45's is the snow plows. The early delivery SD45's generally had a taller, flatter snow plow which is different from the one that came with the model. D&RGW also repainted small herald diesels into large herald from the GP30 class as follows: #3001, 3002, 3014 and 3027; and from the GP35 class, the only one I'm aware of is #3048. |
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Post by dtinut on Jun 14, 2015 19:19:45 GMT -8
Here is a P1K F3 model, that I changed the pilot on for a Genesis passenger pilot, added IMRC fans, a Genesis D/B hatch, lowered, de-skirted, amd painted.as a upgraded PRR F3 to F7 specs. I made all the grabs from .015" wire. Decals from Microscale, weathering is chalks and airbrushed acrylics.  Rgeards, Brian |
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Post by djh4d on Jun 14, 2015 21:08:31 GMT -8
Fashionably late again. But here's that latest addition to the fleet. CSX 1112  1112 and 1115 are both Kayne Ave. switchers in Nashville, TN. They both have LED head and ditch lights and a few other details. Enjoy, -Dave |
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Post by mlehman on Jun 15, 2015 0:05:37 GMT -8
Nice looking rock work there! Thanks, Jim.  They're mostly plaster of Paris cast in WS molds, although I have a couple of oddball molds and one homemade one IIRC. Everything is embedded in Sculptamold over pink foam. The rocks above the rail line have a reddish base color, the one below a dark gray. I then go over with a grimy black, then a tan, sand colored wash. The yellow ochre area above the tender may one day get a waterfall to feed those below, when I get around to it. Other similar areas of Sculptamold between cast rocks provide areas to vegetate. |
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Post by jd on Jun 17, 2015 15:03:21 GMT -8
As usual, viewing everyone's work is an inspiration to all of us. I compliment all of you that post your work, very impressive. I would like to single out Brian for his work on the Proto 1000 F3, it captures the look of a battle weary veteran of the PRR. Since I have a couple of these units, you inspired me to start working on them. Only one question, if you are willing to share, how did you lower the units? I always thought that the ride height was a shortcoming of an otherwise good running, moderately priced unit. Thank-You in advance.
-JD
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Post by dtinut on Jun 19, 2015 10:48:42 GMT -8
Hi JD, I have a mill, and used it to remove material from the bolster of the chassis.  If you are interested, I can help with this. Send me a PM. It is a really good running model. Put a few miles on it last night for first time, and it ran like a swiss watch,   Regards, Brian |
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Post by mrsocal on Jun 19, 2015 14:04:23 GMT -8
Boy Brian sure would like to see some more of this layout. Very impressed with the last picture. Curiosity is gett'n the best of me man!!
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Post by antoniofp45 on Jun 24, 2015 8:00:07 GMT -8
ICRR,
Those flour sacks are impressive. How do you make them and with what materials?
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Post by icrr3067 on Jun 29, 2015 2:48:59 GMT -8
ICRR,
Those flour sacks are impressive. How do you make them and with what materials?
Antonio, The product is called Fun Foam and its made by Creatology. All I did was cut them to size and then I took a Dremel with a sanding stone and shaped them to size. |
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