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Post by mlehman on Jun 21, 2015 7:31:01 GMT -8
Happy Father's Day to everyone someone calls "dad."  Finished a couple of projects this week and took the Goose out for a spin... Goble Building Supply was a fixture of life in Silverton during most of the first half-century after the RR came to town. Anvil Mountain Models offered a very nice kit (sold out and AMM is on hiatus right now), but it was much too big for the space I had available -- and I didn't have an extra $150 anyway. www.anvilmountainmodels.com/Gobles.htmlSo I shrunk it to fit the space, mainly the overall length of the shed behind the false front. I'm still touching up my stencil work, need to install lighting and window glass, etc, but here it is:  Somewhat less complex was the 9 Lives Cathouse at Tefft. It's not what you think, at least that's what the proprietor says. They fix dozers and other heavy equipment. The basic design could work well for a firehouse. Under construction here:  Finished except for interior detailing and landscaping outside, plus signage:  At night:  Finally, the Goose at Crater Lake:  |
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Post by djh4d on Jun 21, 2015 7:48:54 GMT -8
A nod to my adopted city. Here's the latest addition to the fleet: CSX 789 "Spirit of Nashville:  This one sat in a box for a few years. I finally decided that it needed to be finished first when an order of 4 other SD70MACs arrived in the mail. Now she's ready for revenue service. Enjoy, -Dave |
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Post by dtinut on Jun 21, 2015 7:56:58 GMT -8
Happy Father's Day everyone! We gave this caboose a test run on my buddies lay out on Thursday, and it worked great, so I brought it home and added the rest of the details to it and find it getting it ready for a coat of red     Regards, Brian |
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Post by dti406 on Jun 21, 2015 8:25:59 GMT -8
Nothing New this week, so here are some shots from the Strongsville OH Club layout from last years NMRA Covention.   Two detailed Stewart Alco Centuries on a ore drag leaving Whiskey Island in Cleveland. Rick J |
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Post by mako on Jun 21, 2015 10:41:25 GMT -8
Hello Everybody,
i'm working on few modern UPS 53' Trailers. Decals are selfmade with my homeprinter. The Chassis are not ready yet. More UPS and Martrak Trailers to come.
Greetings from Germany and have a good week.
Marcus
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Post by runs2waynoka on Jun 21, 2015 11:36:36 GMT -8
Finishing up BN 449765, the proto is an ex Lincoln Grain car that was repainted into the 1980s plain BN scheme. It has some heavy rust. Brad  |
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Post by tangentsm on Jun 21, 2015 20:26:51 GMT -8
  MILW 51580, part of a very large and relevant series of MILW boxcars built by ACF in 1957. This is an example of a repaint of these cars modeled as it appeared in 1973. This car started life as an Atlas RTR Master series car, formerly Branchline Trains tooling. I removed the running board and filled the holes in the roof, then repainted it. I removed the factory skirt from the side because it was not deep enough for the late ACF built cars, and added a new styrene skirt. Then painted it to match the Atlas factory paint. Then I removed the incorrect Atlas doors and utilized Kadee 9' doors that I painted to match the atlas color and then added the DF lettering. I added underbody detail, lowered the ladders on the A end, added B end roof grabirons, and added A-Line stirrup steps. I added Moloco rubber air hoses and scale head short shank Kadee couplers. Finally, reweighs, ACI labels, end reporting marks and numbers, and chalk marks were added. Trucks are Exactrail Barbers which are correct for these cars, with 33" semi-scale wheels from Tangent Scale Models. Thanks for looking. David Lehlbach |
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Post by railthunder on Jun 21, 2015 21:32:18 GMT -8
 It's Summer 1974 and Amtrak's southbound Champion has a Seaboard Coast Line RSC3 unit assisting as it roars toward it's next station stop of Sanford, Florida. She's several hours late this day owing to locomotive problems up north. A couple of friends helped lay the track on the upper level today and adhesive issues forced a partial redo which I got done tonight. This section of my railroad is wide open and meant to depict the routine fast running of the era. |
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Post by railthunder on Jun 21, 2015 21:36:59 GMT -8
 On another day of summer in 1974 we catch the Floridian roaring north toward Jacksonville. I sure hope Athearn does the SDP40F in RTR. I will need a few to make the era I model work smoothly. A friend painted my Overland SDP recently and it was set up on the upper level for a mock up. |
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Post by riogrande on Jun 22, 2015 6:57:29 GMT -8
David,
Those Milwaukee box cars are great looking - I particularly enjoy seeing 1970's repaints. Lots of MILW freight cars were part of D&RGW's bridge traffic. I like the weathering job also - looks just right.
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Post by rockisland652 on Jun 22, 2015 11:00:32 GMT -8
Happy Fathers' Day to you all. This test shot of my E8 on the Cal Sag is dedicated to my father, who supported his son's strange affinity for all things railroad. Happy Father's Day, pops.  |
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Post by dhs12001 on Jun 22, 2015 12:47:14 GMT -8
Good work Tom. At first I thought "Aw Geez", but then thinking back, the Cal Sag canal was pretty nasty. The bridges look good. Please post more as you progress.
Dave
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Post by rockisland652 on Jun 22, 2015 13:03:55 GMT -8
The Cal Sag is still not somewhere you really want to swim & fish. It always has a 'coffee' look to it.
...the smell is not coffee. It can make you cough.
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Post by onequiknova on Jun 22, 2015 17:36:07 GMT -8
Nice shot Tom. What'd you use for the water?
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Post by rockisland652 on Jun 22, 2015 19:53:43 GMT -8
Too many color swatches before mixing my own icky brown. Then dabbing canopy glue over it. Not sure I'm convinced yet, it looks...ok
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Post by rockisland652 on Jun 23, 2015 9:41:44 GMT -8
A couple more angles of the same bridge shot.   |
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Post by riogrande on Jun 24, 2015 17:19:24 GMT -8
Tom, the water looks great under the bridge. How did you model it?
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Post by sd80mac on Jun 24, 2015 18:25:02 GMT -8
That looks way too clean to be the Cal Sag channel!
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Post by rockisland652 on Jun 24, 2015 21:03:28 GMT -8
Tom, the water looks great under the bridge. How did you model it? My own muddy brown paint mix (yep, it was a smidgen of this, smidgen of that, kinda thing) with an entire bottle plus more of canopy glue dabbed over the surface. To get calmer water, you can just spread on a thin, even coat of the stuff. Discovered the 'water' use for the glue by accident. |
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Post by riogrande on Jun 25, 2015 4:02:44 GMT -8
Looks quite good. How about the wavy texture?
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Post by rockisland652 on Jun 25, 2015 5:39:56 GMT -8
Looks quite good. How about the wavy texture? Dab the canopy glue on with a paint brush and it holds the small waves. Use a stipple painting motion. Use more rather than less glue. For a calmer effect, spread on a thin coat. The water will still be wavy, but smooth and more reflective. |
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