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Post by Great-Northern-Willmar Div on Nov 18, 2018 7:11:21 GMT -8
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Post by 12bridge on Nov 18, 2018 13:46:21 GMT -8
A pair of Atlas 60' boxcars modified for waste service. New Details West draft gears, plano cut bars, Tichy handbrakes and some other stuff. 176 has a 3D printed door.   Images Replicas NYCTA R22 subway car, to match one seen in Bush Terminal in 1992: www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?19883 Nice kits, that I wish were still offered.  A pair of MTH R15 cars. These still need to get weathered up and covered in graffiti. I cut off the stock bolsters and made new ones, both lowering the car and moving the trucks outward 1' on each end. The couplers were also moved in.  |
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Post by surlyknuckle on Nov 18, 2018 13:48:48 GMT -8
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Post by valenciajim on Nov 18, 2018 13:48:53 GMT -8
Jim that E unit is really impressive.
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Post by riogrande on Nov 18, 2018 14:25:14 GMT -8
SP SD45 with elephant ears. Cool! They are a bit early for me but I bought one.
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Post by fr8kar on Nov 18, 2018 14:37:45 GMT -8
I transplanted the details from the U33C L-window cab I installed on my B30-7 to a 3D printed used-to-be L-window cab. I couldn't save the round vent, so I rummaged through the Cannon nose kits to find another one.    After painting I see there are some gaps I need to fill. These gaps are a reminder that I need to use my Optivisor when building models. So I filled them with Bondo and sanded everything down. I also painted the interior, but I have yet to repaint the gray.  I'm waiting on a decoder to arrive for this model. When it does I'll install the lights and finish the detailing. I'm looking forward to seeing the lighting effects in action. |
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Post by surlyknuckle on Nov 18, 2018 15:22:42 GMT -8
riogrande, yeaha bit early, but the pair of SD45s were for sale for a song, so I couldn't say no.
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Post by valenciajim on Nov 18, 2018 15:24:58 GMT -8
I have a couple of elephant ear locos myself and I think they are really cool.
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Post by oakway on Nov 18, 2018 15:28:56 GMT -8
Ryan,
What interior color green are you using for the early GE boats? Was it darker than a Seafoam green?
John
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Post by fr8kar on Nov 18, 2018 15:38:34 GMT -8
John, I have no idea if what I'm using is correct or not. I'm using a 1:1 mix of Model Master white and Russian Interior blue green. It looks good compared to some samples I've taken from EMD locomotives. I haven't been able to get any samples from GE Dash 7 locomotives unfortunately.
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Post by oakway on Nov 18, 2018 15:48:34 GMT -8
Ryan,
Ok, thanks for the info. Did you ever get your scratch built EMD GP60 Demonstrators finished and painted?
I remember the shapeways cab you made. Any pictures?
John
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Post by stevef45 on Nov 18, 2018 15:50:11 GMT -8
A pair of Atlas 60' boxcars modified for waste service. New Details West draft gears, plano cut bars, Tichy handbrakes and some other stuff. 176 has a 3D printed door. Images Replicas NYCTA R22 subway car, to match one seen in Bush Terminal in 1992: www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?19883 Nice kits, that I wish were still offered. A pair of MTH R15 cars. These still need to get weathered up and covered in graffiti. I cut off the stock bolsters and made new ones, both lowering the car and moving the trucks outward 1' on each end. The couplers were also moved in. Love those nyc subway cars. Wish they were offered again by walthers. |
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Post by 12bridge on Nov 18, 2018 15:54:22 GMT -8
The Walthers (Proto) cars are...crap. I am NO fan of MTH, but these are pretty good cars.
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Post by fr8kar on Nov 18, 2018 16:22:38 GMT -8
Ryan, Ok, thanks for the info. Did you ever get your scratch built EMD GP60 Demonstrators finished and painted? I remember the shapeways cab you made. Any pictures? John This is as far as I got:  Well, I did add couplers to it, but it lacks window glass and lighting. Lighting has been a roadblock for me until recently. I started making my own LED/fiber optic lights awhile back, so the lighting problem is in the process of being solved. I have maybe forty or fifty diesels to add lights to, so it's not a quick process. |
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Post by simulatortrain on Nov 18, 2018 16:38:39 GMT -8
 I'm in the process of modernizing one of the Broadway 6000 gal tanks to model an EBAX car. When these came out, I thought there just had to be something I could do with one. I'd always wanted to do an Ethyl car, so there it was! Frame is about ready to go now, as soon as I get the grabs on and brake detail reinstalled, so it's on to the tank. |
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Post by slowfreight on Nov 18, 2018 16:46:38 GMT -8
Images Replicas NYCTA R22 subway car, to match one seen in Bush Terminal in 1992: www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?19883 Nice kits, that I wish were still offered. A pair of MTH R15 cars. These still need to get weathered up and covered in graffiti. I cut off the stock bolsters and made new ones, both lowering the car and moving the trucks outward 1' on each end. The couplers were also moved in. I much prefer the B Division rolling stock, but MOW yellow is one way that I'll always be OK with A Division cars. Brings back memories of home, and of careening over the SBKN Ry track heading into Costco at the old pipe yard. Keep up the good work! |
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Post by oakway on Nov 18, 2018 16:51:21 GMT -8
Ryan,
Nice. I’ve always had a soft spot for the 59/60 demo cabs.
John
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Post by fr8kar on Nov 18, 2018 17:18:05 GMT -8
Thanks, John! Me too.
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Post by oakway on Nov 18, 2018 17:34:38 GMT -8
Ryan,
Your GE cab shots just happen to be what i'm working on now. Only mine are 3 Atlas B39-8 cabs. SP of course. I needed the 3 B39's that pulled the super bowl train back in 88? Never thought I would have the complete coach yard set of cars before my B39's were done. More work than I thought. I'd post some shots, but i'm still learning how to downsize photo's for posting. The Athearn Kodachrome SDP45's will have to do for now. Just circa 86 or so. Keep up the fine modeling.
John
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Post by Great-Northern-Willmar Div on Nov 18, 2018 18:00:40 GMT -8
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Post by fr8kar on Nov 18, 2018 18:26:48 GMT -8
John, at some point I'd like to get a couple of those B39-8s for my Houston-Dallas Sprint intermodal train.
What I do for the photos is upload them to my pbase.com account full size. Once they are uploaded I have small, medium, large and original sizes available to share here. I always use the large size since the original is anywhere from two to three times wider than the large size. I browse to the photo, copy the link then add "/large.jpg" to the end of the URL and paste it here between image tags.
I'd love to see your Coach Yard cars. Some of my friends model passenger trains and those cars build up quite nicely with skilled hands.
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Post by packer on Nov 18, 2018 18:27:32 GMT -8
I've been attempting to weather the "hurricane built" hopper. I'm kind of ok with the sides, but the bottom and I'm kinda unhappy about. I've been doing a mix of washes, powders, and colored pencils. I can't get into the ends, so I may end up firing up the airbrush later this week. Going for a late-70s to early-80s look to both of these cars.  I also installed sound and LEDs in a pair of genesis Geeps. I added some weight to replace the weight removed from speakers. Found out I can use some lead roof flashing to fill in the fuel tanks and some spaces in locos themselves. However I used some old tsunamis and speakers I had laying around. One sounds pretty good, the other is kinda muffled. I'll probably buy some loksound sugar cube speakers since I picked up 2 loksound decoders on a facebook group |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Nov 18, 2018 19:26:11 GMT -8
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Nov 21, 2018 16:16:11 GMT -8
I've been attempting to weather the "hurricane built" hopper. I'm kind of ok with the sides, but the bottom and I'm kinda unhappy about. I've been doing a mix of washes, powders, and colored pencils. I can't get into the ends, so I may end up firing up the airbrush later this week. Going for a late-70s to early-80s look to both of these cars. I also installed sound and LEDs in a pair of genesis Geeps. I added some weight to replace the weight removed from speakers. Found out I can use some lead roof flashing to fill in the fuel tanks and some spaces in locos themselves. However I used some old tsunamis and speakers I had laying around. One sounds pretty good, the other is kinda muffled. I'll probably buy some loksound sugar cube speakers since I picked up 2 loksound decoders on a facebook group Who makes that Northern Pacific hopper? |
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Post by riogrande on Nov 21, 2018 16:52:28 GMT -8
Looks like a LL Proto 2000 4427 hopper.
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Post by packer on Nov 21, 2018 23:28:45 GMT -8
Looks like a LL Proto 2000 4427 hopper. Yup. Got a number still unbuilt that I’m contemplating letting go (2 CNW, a leasor, and an RI) |
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