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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Dec 27, 2020 6:52:14 GMT -8
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Post by simulatortrain on Dec 27, 2020 8:28:23 GMT -8
1 picture from George Elwood's site + 1 Walthers tank car =
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Post by stevewagner on Dec 27, 2020 10:34:21 GMT -8
Very nice indeed! I'm guessing this may have carried corn syrup. Does anyone know why some of Staley's tank cars were white and others black?
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Post by TBird1958 on Dec 27, 2020 10:56:47 GMT -8
Last Sunday of the year, goodbye 2020! Here's to a better 2021. Cheers, Mark Hills CB&Q XM4, scratchbuilt sides and underframe, branchline roof and ends Lots of Chevys. This freak show.
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Post by cemr5396 on Dec 27, 2020 12:11:12 GMT -8
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Post by nebrzephyr on Dec 27, 2020 12:26:17 GMT -8
Last Sunday of the year, goodbye 2020! Here's to a better 2021. Cheers, Mark Hills CB&Q XM4, scratchbuilt sides and underframe, branchline roof and ends Nice Boxcar but really like the "rock wall". Bob
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Post by sd50f on Dec 27, 2020 12:37:20 GMT -8
Hello all. The Christmas break provided me with some time to get the airbrush and compressor out and get some long standing projects moving forward. It was a black day...as in I was spraying black paint today. First off, the three locomotives above. CN 2222 up front is a former Athearn AC4400CW that I kitbashed into an ES44DC many years ago. There's a few parts it still needs before I can call it completed, but getting paint and some decals on it is much better than sitting in a box for a few more years. Just behind it is 8-40C 2115, which was kitbashed from two Atlas 8-40B shells (I'm going to need to build my own chassis for that beast), sporting the CN 15 years of privatization logo. And in the back is the future CN 2632, which is an Athearn 9-44CW shell which will have some minor burn damage painted on the body to reflect the prototype. These two are scratchbuilt using a few parts here and there. Up front is the Algoma Central 61' gondola, which will be the second one I've done. In the back is a CN combination door boxcar, which I will be decorating with some Expo 86 decals I've had sitting around for a long time. I'm hoping the decals will be fine... Still lots to be done, but I'm happy these projects are one step closer to completion. Great work and inspiration from everyone! Happy Holidays! Timothy Dineen
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Post by keiffer on Dec 27, 2020 15:16:27 GMT -8
Just finished this Accurail PS 4750, there have been few if any Plain Janes released by the various manufacturers over the years so I made my own. The Accurail car represents a later build with the overhang on the ends and no running board supports. The prototype series I was working from were older builds, so I shaved off the overhang and added running board supports to match what I was going for. Most of the lettering came from Smokebox Grapics, with the COTS panels and some other small bits of lettering coming Microscale. Brad, I need to do the same, did you bend your own supports or take from the Plano set?
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Post by cemr5396 on Dec 27, 2020 17:27:36 GMT -8
Brad, I need to do the same, did you bend your own supports or take from the Plano set? I made my own from .020 phosphor bronze wire. It's not perfect, but it was the solution I had available on short notice. I've never used a Plano PS 4750 walkway, I don't know if they come with the support brackets or not.
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Post by sd50f on Dec 27, 2020 17:37:25 GMT -8
Hello again, everyone. A little progress today. Since it's a simple black paint job, I didn't need to worry about masking anything off to do this car, so it was a straight paint and decal job today. The gondola up front is the one that has been on the Forum before, kitbashed from a pair of Model Die Casting 40' gondolas. The one in the back is scratchbuilt other than trucks, couplers, ladders, and decals. Decals...well, they're CDS dry transfers meant for a shorter gondola that I transferred on to decal film. As you can see, there is some silvering behind some of the decals. I'm hoping the decal setting solution will kill some of that off, but I might try a few other tricks to get rid of it. I still need to do a load for the new car, which will probably be a mixture of ties, scrap, and whatever else I can find hiding in my workshop. I also have to "scratchbuild an A", as one of the dry transfers didn't survive and so the other side of the gondola reads ALGOMA CENTR L...maybe I'll fire some graffiti on there instead of trying to make a letter A. Enjoy what little is left of the weekend. Timothy Dineen
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Post by trainboyy on Dec 27, 2020 17:43:29 GMT -8
This SPF is certainly a special one. Might as well contribute. Photo taken at Union Model Railroad Club, NJ. Unit (and third car) is mine. Cleaning car is club-owned.
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Dec 27, 2020 17:44:58 GMT -8
Last Sunday of the year, goodbye 2020! Here's to a better 2021. Cheers, Mark Hills CB&Q XM4, scratchbuilt sides and underframe, branchline roof and ends Lots of Chevys. This freak show. Did you paint all those Trident Chevy's yourself or did they come RTR?
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Post by timvanmersbergen on Dec 27, 2020 18:11:39 GMT -8
Did a bit of weathering today. Among the victims was this Genesis GP7, one that made it to merger day in black and gray. It's here in East Dubuque, IL in September 1969. I added the all weather window to get it to 1969 appearance.
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Post by TBird1958 on Dec 27, 2020 18:13:54 GMT -8
Matt, I painted them all in 1976 colors, it's hard to see in the pic but I used some 1" silver stripes to simulate the trim, flattened the tires a little to make them sit lower and look like they have some weight.
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Post by cannon on Dec 27, 2020 20:19:02 GMT -8
I may have posted a couple these New Cannon and Company future Laser Kits before. I am slowly working for the Instructions for them. This is a Milwaukee Pullman Standard 2244 cu ft Gondola built in 1975 Thrall Built SP G-100-32 2244 cu ft built in 1978 Thrall built 2750 cu ft built in 1971 Hopefully I can get these out before too long. Dave Hussey
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Post by csxt8400 on Dec 27, 2020 20:58:51 GMT -8
Good stuff guys.
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Post by fr8kar on Dec 27, 2020 23:02:22 GMT -8
Wow, great stuff this week. Way to go! Timothy, I'm loving that ES44 kitbash. Holy cow! Tremendous work all around. I weathered this old P2K model on Christmas Eve when I was so overcome with illness I couldn't make it into work. Feeling much better now, though. I'm not entirely sure the powders got the job done. It looks ghostly and it's still dark. I'll probably have to try another method to lighten the paint in the same neighborhood as the SW1500 it rides with. It seems it was common to move those switchers in the consist of the daily Commerce-Fort Worth train, so that's what this consist will ultimately represent.
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Post by Christian on Dec 28, 2020 2:48:12 GMT -8
Did a bit of weathering today. Among the victims was this Genesis GP7, one that made it to merger day in black and gray. Blackbird is my favorite of all the Burlington schemes ever. I like BN green and I like CB&Q red, but I love black and gray.
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Post by Funnelfan on Dec 28, 2020 9:41:25 GMT -8
Finally got a couple days off work......never-ending work! So spent all evening and morning trying to move projects off the work bench. Mostly freightcars needing upgrades and minor repairs in addition to NMRA standards checking. But SP 7342 here has been hovering close to completion for months, but never could find the time to work on it. So I finally finished fixing some window issues and other minor details. Just need to paint the added details and some light weathering. I'm not especially big on special paint schemes, but I did like this modified "Daylight" paint scheme. Will probably acquire the sister unit, 7399 in the same paint scheme at some point down the road.
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Post by Funnelfan on Dec 28, 2020 9:46:43 GMT -8
What is that cabinet behind the cab with the vent pipe. I have not seen anything like that before. Did a bit of weathering today. Among the victims was this Genesis GP7, one that made it to merger day in black and gray. It's here in East Dubuque, IL in September 1969. I added the all weather window to get it to 1969 appearance.
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Post by timvanmersbergen on Dec 28, 2020 10:40:23 GMT -8
What is that cabinet behind the cab with the vent pipe. I have not seen anything like that before. It is a Vapor Standby Heater. The purpose of the heater was to heat and circulate the cooling water through the engine block when it was shut down in cold weather to prevent freezing. Useful for assignment to outlying locations on the sometimes frigid Midwest.
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Post by Funnelfan on Dec 28, 2020 19:25:21 GMT -8
Thanks for the explanation. Railroads have been trying to save fuel like that for years, but it doesn't always work out all that well. We have three SD40-2's on the shortline I work for, and they all have APU systems, which is nothing more than a small diesel engine that heats and circulates water and oil, and charges the main batteries. There is GURU plugs on a water line at the base of the engine block as well on both sides of the air compressor. They are designed to pop out and drain the cooling water when temps fall too much below 40 degrees. When the APU units fail, it causes a number of headaches! A number of years ago we had a old CB&Q GP7 (#261, later BN 1617) and it had a electric plug in type heater. Unfortunately on a very frigid night (less than -20) we had the main engine running, but there was a GURU plug on the water line to the electric heater which was unplugged and not circulating at the time. It got so cold that the warmth of the engine didn't reach the rear of the hood and the GURU popped out and drained all the water. But that locomotive didn't have a low-water protection device, so it continued to idle with no cooling water for a day or two until the problem was discovered. It cooked a number of seals around the pistons, but the seals did get replaced and the locomotive continues to operate at it's new home in Oklahoma. What is that cabinet behind the cab with the vent pipe. I have not seen anything like that before. It is a Vapor Standby Heater. The purpose of the heater was to heat and circulate the cooling water through the engine block when it was shut down in cold weather to prevent freezing. Useful for assignment to outlying locations on the sometimes frigid Midwest.
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