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Post by simulatortrain on Jan 17, 2021 17:08:16 GMT -8
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Post by nsfantodd on Jan 17, 2021 17:53:16 GMT -8
Great modeling and weathering on your office and shed!
Really like the ground and walkway lights also. Scaletrains?
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Post by 12bridge on Jan 17, 2021 17:57:06 GMT -8
 Got one of Adams Hexatone H5's painted up. I am amazed how they look for something so small thats printed. This was such an important horn in Dieselization thats never been done before.  Got (most) of the SP rotary plows drawn up in CAD to print. The shell will drop onto the Walthers drive.  I sectioned the first 2 inches just to do a quick test for some measurements, and I am pretty happy. My printer needs to have the screen replaced and dialed in again, which explains the "smooshed" lower edge and print lines. |
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Post by simulatortrain on Jan 17, 2021 18:09:50 GMT -8
Yes it is. I did some very light weathering to represent a unit that's about a month old. Just need to bend some handrails for it, I'm not a fan of plastic at all. |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jan 17, 2021 18:10:27 GMT -8
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Post by trainboyy on Jan 17, 2021 18:30:59 GMT -8
 It's Conrail time! At TMRCI aka Union Model Railroad club. Middle unit is a friend's, we decided to combine our power to pull a manifest. |
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Post by GP40P-2 on Jan 17, 2021 18:31:36 GMT -8
Do those WM F-units each have <TWO> five-chime airhorns??? Did they need ten chimes to get the moonshiners attention or something?
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Post by 12bridge on Jan 17, 2021 18:44:51 GMT -8
Most of the early engines with dual horns were actually setup on two separate valves, thus they were directional, although more times then not the engineer just grabbed both cords.
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Post by nsfantodd on Jan 17, 2021 19:04:10 GMT -8
Yes it is. I did some very light weathering to represent a unit that's about a month old. Just need to bend some handrails for it, I'm not a fan of plastic at all. Please share pics when it's done! Metal handrails has for all units has been on my list of must haves, but reality is I don't have the time right now. Hopefully I'll be starting a layout sometime this year. I haven't had a layout in many years. I'm very excited! |
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 17, 2021 22:29:11 GMT -8
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Post by SCL618 on Jan 18, 2021 3:22:10 GMT -8
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Post by csxt8400 on Jan 18, 2021 12:39:29 GMT -8
Good stuff folks. Hoping to get back to contributing to this sooner rather than later..
Nova, that Pontiac is great! I'd love to see a 1968 Grand Prix sometime!
SCL, those heavies look terrific. I was on a Seaboard binge the other evening, looking through E8's and it just kind of ended up being everything Mr. Separk. Such a cool railroad.
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Post by sp8234tim on Jan 19, 2021 5:33:16 GMT -8
Got one of Adams Hexatone H5's painted up. I am amazed how they look for something so small thats printed. This was such an important horn in Dieselization thats never been done before. Got (most) of the SP rotary plows drawn up in CAD to print. The shell will drop onto the Walthers drive. I sectioned the first 2 inches just to do a quick test for some measurements, and I am pretty happy. My printer needs to have the screen replaced and dialed in again, which explains the "smooshed" lower edge and print lines. Looking forward to the SP Rotaries & hope you go through with the project. Saw this on Trainorders. Thanks Tim Hanesworth |
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Post by Funnelfan on Jan 19, 2021 16:30:28 GMT -8
Fixed up a couple of Proto2000 Geeps for a friend. Replaced several cracked gears, cleaned out the old lube and added new grease to the gears, added Kadee couplers, and checked coupler height. Put in decoders with LED lights. The only issue was the club was without alcohol to clean wheels, so I used some Goo Gone. BIG MISTAKE, the wheels started picking up dirt right away and the operation became more and more erratic as they ran. I cleaned the wheels again and the locomotives ran much better, but it was clear that they were picking up dirt still. Will need to clean with Alcohol to get them truly clean.  |
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