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Post by Christian on May 9, 2021 4:24:40 GMT -8
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on May 9, 2021 4:46:22 GMT -8
Excellent work, Christian.
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Post by stevewagner on May 9, 2021 5:40:10 GMT -8
Amen, amen!
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Post by slowfreight on May 9, 2021 8:15:12 GMT -8
It's been a 7-year odyssey, but with GP40P 4107 rolling out of the shops my 1978-era 6-car Jersey Builder is now complete. I caught it in both the morning and evening rush hauling the denizens of Bay Head.   This kitbash really felt like trail blazing because GP40Ps were close to the SP units that followed but still very quirky. I made some compromises on the decals and finally ignored a few details I spotted in photos, mostly because the project was dragging on forever and I just wanted it off the bench.    When Walthers started clearing out GN and Empire Builder coaches, I thought "why not? It'll be an easy open-the box project." As I did more research (couldn't help myself) the result was that three cars were almost that easy and three were a major project. In the end, the train is as follows: -GP40P kitbashed from Genesis GP40P-2 -2x ACF 44-seat coach patched from GN big sky blue -P-S 60-seat coach patched from GN big sky blue -ACF 44-seat coach custom painted in BN broken hockey stick green -2x P-S 48 seat coaches kitbashed from laser cut sides and custom painted in Empire Builder green |
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Post by TBird1958 on May 9, 2021 8:52:28 GMT -8
Fun with models, some new and some oldies that I had the pleasure of building, owning and operating. Have a good Sunday! Mark Hills My Tangent SP Greenville, eastbound empty right behind trailing GP40-2 #3096 #My70sTrip  A Walthers waffle box that I modified to be a bit closer to a D&RGW car, better draft gear and paint etc.....  An Accurail car that I carved the ladders etc off and painted for Seaboard, one of the coolest aspects of modeling the '70s is that older equipment like this is quite commonplace  I built this thing sometime in the last century, based on an article in RMC (I think!), anyway Mark's recent Reading boxcar post got me thinking about this model so I had some fun taking it's pic this AM  Way too much lipstick on an RBM pig......  Looking for the Reading boxcar I came across this Caw-Toe SD40 that I'd kind of forgotten about. I built it as a project while on staff at Mainline Modeler. Collected a bunch of shots from George Cockle and even visited Seattle's UP yard with my sketch pad (it was the early '90s no Iphone camera) to get all the detail parts, conduit etc right. I scratch built the Farr air grilles and cored the handrail stanchions for wire.... What model railroaders did back in the day, to have good equipment for their layout..   |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on May 9, 2021 8:53:16 GMT -8
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Post by fr8kar on May 9, 2021 12:22:04 GMT -8
Great stuff all around! I've been having fun upgrading some covered hopper models with Plano parts lately. It's always a pleasure to work with well-engineered parts. I sometimes have a little hesitation cutting things off a decorated model but what a difference these parts make. This Atlas Trainman model still needs the grab irons thinned out but that will come in time. The industry represented by this paint scheme was the first one I spotted my first day on the job as a switchman.  This shortened 4427 is ready for paint now that the running boards are installed. Pullman shortened several of their 4427 lease hoppers in the 80s to help cover a shortage in the cement service fleet. The model Mopac hopper was replaced in kind with a Tangent model.  My Walthers hoppers got the Plano treatment as well. Again, it will take some thinning of the ladder rungs to really makeover these cars but the etched parts certainly make a difference. I don't know if there's evidence of these cars making their way out to Texas, but Lehigh Cement was the parent company of Calaveras Cement, so maybe it's plausible.  |
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Post by unittrain on May 9, 2021 12:52:00 GMT -8
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Post by cr9617 on May 9, 2021 14:29:29 GMT -8
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Post by 12bridge on May 9, 2021 16:27:04 GMT -8
 I wish we had a Lokprogrammer at work.. These decoders are really hard to get right.. |
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on May 9, 2021 16:50:41 GMT -8
What a page full,of fine modeling. Great job everyone.
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Post by myoungwisc on May 9, 2021 17:12:52 GMT -8
In my pursuit to model the Soo/Milwaukee System, I've been primarily focused on amassing boxcars and hoppers appropriate for the era (thanks Tangent, Moloco and Exactrail). Recently, I've set my sights on recreating a Ford Fast train as well as one of the Sprints which traveled between Chicago and MSP. There are a couple photos on the interwebs of the latter mentioned trains with Front Runners so I thought - what the heck? I picked up a Walthers kit and upgraded the walkways with Plano parts, swapped the couplers and replaced the wheel sets along with weathering. The trailer is a Walthers Stoughton 48' variation factory decorated in Schneider livery. This was one of the early all-white kits that was masked and painted with a Testors silver base and a dusting of Testors platinum on the roof, top and bottom rails. Mud flap assemblies were added in addition to A-Line wheels. A bit of weathering, followed by white decal patches to replicate areas of repair rounded things out. One down, several more to go.  |
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Post by jonklein611 on May 10, 2021 3:19:41 GMT -8
I wish we had a Lokprogrammer at work.. These decoders are really hard to get right.. That's a V5 XXXXL!  |
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Post by nebrzephyr on May 10, 2021 5:14:42 GMT -8
In my pursuit to model the Soo/Milwaukee System, I've been primarily focused on amassing boxcars and hoppers appropriate for the era (thanks Tangent, Moloco and Exactrail). Recently, I've set my sights on recreating a Ford Fast train as well as one of the Sprints which traveled between Chicago and MSP. There are a couple photos on the interwebs of the latter mentioned trains with Front Runners so I thought - what the heck? I picked up a Walthers kit and upgraded the walkways with Plano parts, swapped the couplers and replaced the wheel sets along with weathering. The trailer is a Walthers Stoughton 48' variation factory decorated in Schneider livery. This was one of the early all-white kits that was masked and painted with a Testors silver base and a dusting of Testors platinum on the roof, top and bottom rails. Mud flap assemblies were added in addition to A-Line wheels. A bit of weathering, followed by white decal patches to replicate areas of repair rounded things out. One down, several more to go. Nice trailer. And really cool fence. |
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Post by stevef45 on May 16, 2021 4:34:17 GMT -8
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Post by slowfreight on May 16, 2021 9:49:22 GMT -8
Really digging your efforts to do the modern version of 4109, right on the heels of my original version of 4107. That HEP compartment requires a LOT of custom work.
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Post by stevef45 on May 16, 2021 14:00:33 GMT -8
Really digging your efforts to do the modern version of 4109, right on the heels of my original version of 4107. That HEP compartment requires a LOT of custom work. It's not terrible to do. Just gotta have a SD45 rear flare section. Building the hood sides is easy. It may not be perfect but its dam close for me. |
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Post by stevef45 on May 16, 2021 14:02:25 GMT -8
Really digging your efforts to do the modern version of 4109, right on the heels of my original version of 4107. That HEP compartment requires a LOT of custom work. Now if i could only finish the model LOL I keep starting new projects and this hits the back burner :/ |
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