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Post by TBird1958 on Jan 2, 2022 8:46:01 GMT -8
Here's my first finished Rapido F30-D alongside my not yet started yellow one.  The Trainworks dropframe trailer got a bit of airbrush and a color wash with some MIG track rust thinned out.  Finished painting, decaling and weathering the F68 CH/DH cars as well, while I much prefer TTX Red, these were delivered in yellow. Scale Trains did not get these correct so both were stripped and completely redone, a PITA but worth it as these are really nice models. The big chore now is to come up with two equally nice loads for these cars. Happy New Year guys! Mark Hills     |
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Post by dti406 on Jan 2, 2022 10:02:06 GMT -8
Good afternoon from cloudy, cold and snowy Northeast Ohio! First up is a Tangent 86' High Cube Boxcar, painted with a 50/50 mixture of Scalecoat II ATSF Red and Reefer Yellow along with Silver Paint then lettered with Herald King Decals. The Annie acquired the 12 Green Bay & Western cars, three Greenvilles and 9 Thralls, this is the Greenville car and thanks to a post on the MFCL I found out it was equipped with a HydraCushion Underframe and I built the Tangent kit accordingly (they had both the Keystone and HydraCushion parts in the kit). Car was used from the Dearborn Stamping Plant mainly to the Final Assembly Plant in Minneapolis and traveled via Car Ferry over Lake Michigan. _IMG_1535.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) Also finished up an Intermountain NSC 4550CF Covered Hopper kit, and substituted a Plano metal roofwalk for the plastic one in the kit. Car was painted with a 75% to 25% mixture of Scalecoat II Reefer Yellow and Boxcar Red and lettered with Herald King Decals. Cars were acquired by the Canadian Wheat Board as the railroads would no longer supply new cars due to the Crows Nest Pass areement where car rates were frozen at early 20th Century rates which precluded the railroads being able to finance new replacement cars. Many thousands of cars were built and were apportioned to the CP and CN for maintenance. _IMG_1536(1).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski |
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Post by fr8kar on Jan 2, 2022 12:52:35 GMT -8
I picked up this factory painted Atlas U30C shell a few years ago for cheap, so I mated it to a U30C drive I had already. If it weren't for the cab windows all being lined up across the top and the funky proportion of the roof center part to the angled parts the story would end there.  I decided to replace the cab but I didn't have one with the square headlight housing already printed. I did have one that matched a later order with rounded headlight housing and reinforced doors, but that meant I'd have to add an anticlimber to the front pilot. Fortunately one of those was in my parts box. Here are the cabs together. You can see not only the difference in the window sizes but also the location using the paint separation line as a guide.     After spending a little time looking at this model I've decided to add the visors under the headlight openings, which wasn't really a practical detail to have when I was printing these cabs through Shapeways. I also tweaked the shape of the headlight housing, which in this iteration is a few thousandths too wide. Now that those changes are made to the CAD files I'm already looking forward to the next batch of GE models on my roster to fix! |
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Post by stevef45 on Jan 2, 2022 13:48:37 GMT -8
Anyone know how to share from flickr's app to here?
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Post by csxt8400 on Jan 2, 2022 14:05:59 GMT -8
Good stuff guys. Love the repainted flats and the Annie 86er.
Ryan, that cab is splendid. It also reinforces my qualm with the U25B cab, as I look at your hinges..
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Post by oakway on Jan 2, 2022 14:11:11 GMT -8
Ryan,
Do you remember who was 3d printing the Remote control antenna boxes for the BN U30c’s?
Had it saved somewhere, and now I’ve lost the info.
Nice cab by the way
John
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Post by trainboyy on Jan 2, 2022 14:12:48 GMT -8
 I have 4 railgons. All of them need the topcord (top chord? top cord?) extended to make them look more prototypical. This is the first car to get that treatment. |
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Post by packer on Jan 2, 2022 14:20:00 GMT -8
After two weeks of back-to-back train shows I really didn’t feel like working on much. I managed to stick these together over the no-man’s-land period between Christmas and New Years:   Both loads (Walther’s and Kirbi) were picked up at these shows. One of the kirbi ones was short parts, so only 5 spools. The “raw” metal was some duplicolor “cast coat iron” and rustoleum khaki for the wood. I picked up this factory painted Atlas U30C shell a few years ago for cheap, so I mated it to a U30C drive I had already. If it weren't for the cab windows all being lined up across the top and the funky proportion of the roof center part to the angled parts the story would end there. I decided to replace the cab but I didn't have one with the square headlight housing already printed. I did have one that matched a later order with rounded headlight housing and reinforced doors, but that meant I'd have to add an anticlimber to the front pilot. Fortunately one of those was in my parts box. Here are the cabs together. You can see not only the difference in the window sizes but also the location using the paint separation line as a guide. After spending a little time looking at this model I've decided to add the visors under the headlight openings, which wasn't really a practical detail to have when I was printing these cabs through Shapeways. I also tweaked the shape of the headlight housing, which in this iteration is a few thousandths too wide. Now that those changes are made to the CAD files I'm already looking forward to the next batch of GE models on my roster to fix! Curious what paint you used to match it up? I may end up doing these to my U30Cs |
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Post by simulatortrain on Jan 2, 2022 14:30:24 GMT -8
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Post by fr8kar on Jan 2, 2022 15:28:38 GMT -8
Ryan, Do you remember who was 3d printing the Remote control antenna boxes for the BN U30c’s? Had it saved somewhere, and now I’ve lost the info. Nice cab by the way John . Thank you. I'm sure I don't know who made those. Hopefully someone does! |
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Post by fr8kar on Jan 2, 2022 15:32:34 GMT -8
Curious what paint you used to match it up? I may end up doing these to my U30Cs I started with a few drops of Model Master Willow Green, then added a few drops of Testors Beret Green, then went back and forth mixing those two colors until I stopped hating it. It's not perfect but it's not bad either. Weathering will seal the deal when I finish the detailing (and hide the ugly oversized 5 in 58 that I used to change it from 5348 to 5358). |
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Post by packer on Jan 2, 2022 16:30:55 GMT -8
Curious what paint you used to match it up? I may end up doing these to my U30Cs I started with a few drops of Model Master Willow Green, then added a few drops of Testors Beret Green, then went back and forth mixing those two colors until I stopped hating it. It's not perfect but it's not bad either. Weathering will seal the deal when I finish the detailing (and hide the ugly oversized 5 in 58 that I used to change it from 5348 to 5358). I kinda want to do one of the ones with an anticlimber; and actually grabbed one with DCC for a decent deal at one of the shows. I’m guessing the DW part provides the anticlimber? |
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Post by fr8kar on Jan 2, 2022 16:55:36 GMT -8
I started with a few drops of Model Master Willow Green, then added a few drops of Testors Beret Green, then went back and forth mixing those two colors until I stopped hating it. It's not perfect but it's not bad either. Weathering will seal the deal when I finish the detailing (and hide the ugly oversized 5 in 58 that I used to change it from 5348 to 5358). I kinda want to do one of the ones with an anticlimber; and actually grabbed one with DCC for a decent deal at one of the shows. I’m guessing the DW part provides the anticlimber? It is a Hi-Tech part. I leave the front handrails on and cut the part to fit the stanchions. I did the same on my C30-7s. |
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Post by valenciajim on Jan 2, 2022 16:59:16 GMT -8
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Post by runs2waynoka on Jan 2, 2022 17:09:56 GMT -8
More BN hoppers-   Brad |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jan 2, 2022 17:25:43 GMT -8
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jan 2, 2022 17:27:28 GMT -8
Anyone know how to share from flickr's app to here? Go to your Flickr account and bring up the picture you want to post, click the Share arrow in the lower right corner, copy the BB Code, then paste it to your Atlas Forum Post. |
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Post by packer on Jan 2, 2022 18:39:50 GMT -8
I kinda want to do one of the ones with an anticlimber; and actually grabbed one with DCC for a decent deal at one of the shows. I’m guessing the DW part provides the anticlimber? It is a Hi-Tech part. I leave the front handrails on and cut the part to fit the stanchions. I did the same on my C30-7s. That’s what I did with my Broadway C30-7s, I’ll keep that in mind if I do a later U30C |
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Post by jako on Jan 3, 2022 0:30:18 GMT -8
Moin
Engine check 
Greeting Sven
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Post by nsc39d8 on Jan 3, 2022 9:31:28 GMT -8
Well a day late but it started snowing here this morning so I took the time to finish some decals. First is NS GP59 4608 which was a EMD demo unit with rounded cab and nose. The Cab and nose are original Fr8kar Shapeways printed parts as is th eDynamic hatch.   Next is some color to add to my loco roster. I had an extra Kato chassis and found this CNW shell for cheap. Added the handrails, number boards and numbers along with the ACI panel, MU hoses and plow.   Did some light adjustment on the bottom photo. Ryan, those new cabs look great. This GP59 cab sat almost 2 years before I started this project. I am going to try a U30C with the new B23-7 cab first but I do have one of the old ones that came when the GP59 cab did. |
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Post by fr8kar on Jan 3, 2022 9:41:57 GMT -8
That looks really good, James! I've been thinking about adding one of those NS ex-demo units to my roster, too.
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Post by timvanmersbergen on Jan 3, 2022 9:48:59 GMT -8
Got some Progress on an airslide.  Athearn Genesis 2600 cu ft airslide with a mix of Kohlberg and K4 decals, Tangent 70 ton trucks. Prototype was assigned to the service pool for the big King Midas flour mill in Superior, WI so it would be a likely sight on the CB&Q mainline from St. Paul to Chicago. It's shown here passing the bluffs in East Dubuque, IL, 1969. Tim VanMersbergen |
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Post by stevef45 on Jan 3, 2022 16:42:42 GMT -8
Anyone know how to share from flickr's app to here? Go to your Flickr account and bring up the picture you want to post, click the Share arrow in the lower right corner, copy the BB Code, then paste it to your Atlas Forum Post. I get save or copy URL. Copying the URL leaves this flic.kr/p/2mU52Q6Im using the Flickr app on a Droid not the website. |
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Post by kpack on Jan 3, 2022 20:50:48 GMT -8
More BN hoppers- Brad That 4650....the color is amazing. I've never seen someone nail this variation of faded BN green. |
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Post by loco8107 on Jan 4, 2022 10:31:51 GMT -8
Well a day late but it started snowing here this morning so I took the time to finish some decals. First is NS GP59 4608 which was a EMD demo unit with rounded cab and nose. The Cab and nose are original Fr8kar Shapeways printed parts as is th eDynamic hatch. Next is some color to add to my loco roster. I had an extra Kato chassis and found this CNW shell for cheap. Added the handrails, number boards and numbers along with the ACI panel, MU hoses and plow. Did some light adjustment on the bottom photo. Ryan, those new cabs look great. This GP59 cab sat almost 2 years before I started this project. I am going to try a U30C with the new B23-7 cab first but I do have one of the old ones that came when the GP59 cab did. Dumb question - what’s the rounded cabs and nose vs non rounded? It’s coming along nicely too. |
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Post by nsc39d8 on Jan 4, 2022 18:32:35 GMT -8
When EMD built the GP59 and GP60 demo units they added some aerodynamic styling to the cab face and nose. The dynamic brake housing was also rounded as compared to the later built GP59/60 production.
Fox Valley did the dynamic brake on some of the early SP/SSW GP60's they produced, no one else has tried it. Fr8kar designed the rounded cab and nose along with the dynamic section, which BTW has to be shortened for a GP59. Take a look at some prototype photos of EMD 8, 9 & 10 for GP59(NS 4606 to 4608) and the GP 60 should be 5, 6 & 7 with the same styling. NS was the only road to purchase the GP59.
Also the cab has a V front like the ALCO C424/5. The demos were the only ones to receive the cab and the GP60 demos went to CSX later. As I stated the rounded dynamic brake section appeared on some SP/SSW(Cotton Belt) GP60's. The details of the cab, nose and Dynamics show well in the EMD demo paint.
Athearn had the chance to hit a home run with the GP59 but redid it with painted GP60's in the Roundhouse line, they are all foobies. The GP59 is the same length as the GP60 but has 2 less prime mover doors.
So everything from the cab to the radiator compartment is moved back, hence more space between the cab and the blower duct.
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jan 4, 2022 18:49:52 GMT -8
Go to your Flickr account and bring up the picture you want to post, click the Share arrow in the lower right corner, copy the BB Code, then paste it to your Atlas Forum Post. I get save or copy URL. Copying the URL leaves this flic.kr/p/2mU52Q6Im using the Flickr app on a Droid not the website.  Flickr BB Code by Matthew Fisher, on Flickr Steve you have to Copy the BB Code then paste it to the Forum. I use a MacBook, never tried my iPhone |
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Post by fr8kar on Jan 4, 2022 19:19:02 GMT -8
Here are the GP59 and GP60 units that had the early style dynamic brake housing:
ATSF 4000-4019*
CSX 6897-6899
EMD 5-7, 8-10
NS 4606-4608
SP 9600-9619**
SSW 9621-9634**
* BNSF numbers not shown
** UP numbers not shown
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Post by stevef45 on Jan 7, 2022 6:04:47 GMT -8
I get save or copy URL. Copying the URL leaves this flic.kr/p/2mU52Q6Im using the Flickr app on a Droid not the website. by Matthew Fisher, on Flickr Steve you have to Copy the BB Code then paste it to the Forum. I use a MacBook, never tried my iPhone This is not even an option on the flickr app on a droid. You only get to chose the hyperlink that i shared before. I gave up trying to share from the app. Been out of work since 12/21 with time off, covid exposure and being sick myself. So here is something i've gotten done since i haven't been working. I got both my NJ Transit GP40 units primered and one has been painted it's CNJ heritage blue. Laid down the front and rear heralds last night. Will finish decals this weekend at work since we are all being forced to do doubles with a huge outbreak of covid at our center.....yayyyyyyyyy  20220106_102833 by Tripps Pics79, on Flickr  2022-01-07_08-47-35 by Tripps Pics79, on Flickr |
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Post by stevef45 on Jan 7, 2022 6:07:33 GMT -8
Finally joined the local train club too and bring my son with me. Ran a short local with my son's UP snoot sd40-2 and some mixed freight.  20220105_173447 by Tripps Pics79, |
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