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Post by Artur on Jul 11, 2021 10:13:27 GMT -8
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Post by Christian on Jul 11, 2021 14:47:43 GMT -8
It's summer. I am working on a project, but nothing ready to post even as a work in progress. Hope all of you are keeping up with your lawns and all the other train time eaters!
EDIT: I took off a line of text because moderators fixed the thread start. I will post a project tease. (not the boxcars in the background left.
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jul 11, 2021 14:53:57 GMT -8
I found 3/4" styrene tube for my next project, I just hope they'll sell in small quantity!
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jul 11, 2021 15:23:32 GMT -8
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jul 11, 2021 15:26:16 GMT -8
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Post by stevewagner on Jul 11, 2021 15:44:19 GMT -8
Very admirable modeling, reminding me of the old expression about making a "silk purse" out of a sow's ear. If I'm remembering correctly, years ago somebody at Arthur D. Little, formerly located in "West Cambridge" Mass., actually attempted a version of that proverbial project and did quite a good job of it.
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jul 11, 2021 15:46:31 GMT -8
Thank you Steve, I appreciate it!
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jul 11, 2021 17:34:22 GMT -8
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 11, 2021 18:43:08 GMT -8
I missed my window to take photos today thanks to a series of overnight trips leaving me exhausted when I get home before dawn. So in lieu of new models and new photos, here are some oldies-but-goodies. First is a blue box SD40-2 that I fixed up a bit. It was from the first revision of the model where the pilots were closed in, the side mounting lugs were removed and a couple different grille options were offered. It came with the unfortunate combination of wire grilles and 88" nose (a combination that never existed from EMD, though the opposite combination of corrugated grilles and 81" nose did exist in very limited numbers), so I replaced the nose with a Cannon part, fixed up the trucks clasp style (SW1500 Flexicoil trucks were the donor for all the brake shoes, adjusters and middle brake cylinders), dressed up the fuel tank a bit then repainted and decaled the model. It's posed with an Athearn RTR model in the background that also got the clasp brake treatment. These two were a great deal of fun. Once I realized the modular opportunites with the various Atlas GE shells out there I became somewhere between moderately obsessed and completely consumed with the idea of hacking different parts together. These are probably obsolete now that Atlas makes the U33B and U36B, especially with the upcoming revised cab, but once I realized it could be done I had to do it: Finally, this is what I'd consider the culmination of my GE experiments and another one of my favorite projects, the B36-7. This was done before Rapido, so like the U-boats above it's obsolete. I built it using an Atlas C30-7 body, a B30-7 cab, nose and sill modified to Phase 3 length, a 3D printed frame and fuel tank, a Kato motor with Athearn trucks and drive components, Utah Pacific stanchions and various other detail bits. The colors look a little off in the stark sunlight but they're actually not bad, so here's a comparison with an Athearn Genesis GP40-2: Here's to next week when hopefully I'll see the sun and a little modeling time!
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Post by jbilbrey on Jul 11, 2021 18:58:29 GMT -8
Great models all!
This spring, my wife and decided that it was time to move. So, down came my partially completed layout (no big loss as I had planned a major revision anyhow). Unfortunately, it also meant that all of my model railroad projects, my finished collection, and my library had to be boxed up in preparation for a move that has not yet happened.
Bored of not being able to do anything productive model railroad-related, I started a major re-organization of my digital photos couple weeks ago. My photographs of CSX locomotives are now in folders by model type. Boxcars, covered hoppers, and gons are by builder, Cu. Ft. capacity, and in some cases predecessor roads. This also gave rise to a hopefully quickie project that can be done with limited modeling space and tools - a CSX P-S waffle-side boxcar using the OOP Wright Trak kit that I hope to be finished with by the end of this week.
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jul 12, 2021 6:53:12 GMT -8
I missed my window to take photos today thanks to a series of overnight trips leaving me exhausted when I get home before dawn. So in lieu of new models and new photos, here are some oldies-but-goodies. First is a blue box SD40-2 that I fixed up a bit. It was from the first revision of the model where the pilots were closed in, the side mounting lugs were removed and a couple different grille options were offered. It came with the unfortunate combination of wire grilles and 88" nose (a combination that never existed from EMD, though the opposite combination of corrugated grilles and 81" nose did exist in very limited numbers), so I replaced the nose with a Cannon part, fixed up the trucks clasp style (SW1500 Flexicoil trucks were the donor for all the brake shoes, adjusters and middle brake cylinders), dressed up the fuel tank a bit then repainted and decaled the model. It's posed with an Athearn RTR model in the background that also got the clasp brake treatment. These two were a great deal of fun. Once I realized the modular opportunites with the various Atlas GE shells out there I became somewhere between moderately obsessed and completely consumed with the idea of hacking different parts together. These are probably obsolete now that Atlas makes the U33B and U36B, especially with the upcoming revised cab, but once I realized it could be done I had to do it: Finally, this is what I'd consider the culmination of my GE experiments and another one of my favorite projects, the B36-7. This was done before Rapido, so like the U-boats above it's obsolete. I built it using an Atlas C30-7 body, a B30-7 cab, nose and sill modified to Phase 3 length, a 3D printed frame and fuel tank, a Kato motor with Athearn trucks and drive components, Utah Pacific stanchions and various other detail bits. The colors look a little off in the stark sunlight but they're actually not bad, so here's a comparison with an Athearn Genesis GP40-2: Here's to next week when hopefully I'll see the sun and a little modeling time! not sure if your on Facebook but I moderate a group that is dedicated to N&W 2nd Generation power if you want to join.
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Post by surlyknuckle on Jul 12, 2021 9:17:20 GMT -8
That SP B36-7 is really nice...
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Post by cannon on Jul 12, 2021 13:01:48 GMT -8
I have created another Laser Cut Gondola kit that I hope to make available in the near future. This one is a PC&F built SP G-100-27 SP 338200-338399. Dave Hussey
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Post by valenciajim on Jul 12, 2021 16:55:14 GMT -8
I have created another Laser Cut Gondola kit that I hope to make available in the near future. This one is a PC&F built SP G-100-27 SP 338200-338399. Dave Hussey Wow, this looks great. Please let us know when it becomes available.
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Post by stevef45 on Jul 14, 2021 9:20:57 GMT -8
Test fitting lights and wanted to see them working. The red markers im using, 2mm tower leds came pre-wired with rather thick wiring and make it a tad difficult to piece things together. will see if i can wire up some magnet wire or find pre-wired with magnet wire. 20210711_135658 by Tripps Pics79, on Flickr 20210711_140129 by Tripps Pics79, on Flickr
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