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Post by jbilbrey on Apr 17, 2022 13:36:04 GMT -8
I'll start this week's SPF off with a Tichy Tank Car that I finished yesterday. I've had this kit in the "to-build" pile for years - long enough that I bought one set of decals for it it stuck it in the box, forgot about it, and ordered a second set couple years later.  UTLX 48366 by James Bilbrey, on Flickr I kept the K-brakes on this one and added cut levers using the spare handrail brackets for the cut levers. It was painted using Tamiya paints and weathered with Pan Pastels and Mig weathering effects (Fresh Engine Oil). It was lettered using Tichy Decals. I am not a fan of how the artwork feels on the paper; it is almost as if a blind person could read them, but they look okay once applied. |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 17, 2022 13:54:01 GMT -8
^ Very nice kit and build. Tichy is one of the most underrated companies in our hobby right now IMO. Lots of great parts and kits priced well and readily available.
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Post by simulatortrain on Apr 17, 2022 13:56:49 GMT -8
 Very nearly ready to paint my B&O GP7. |
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Post by fr8kar on Apr 17, 2022 14:48:27 GMT -8
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Post by riogrande on Apr 17, 2022 15:11:42 GMT -8
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Apr 17, 2022 15:28:31 GMT -8
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Post by timvanmersbergen on Apr 17, 2022 15:55:42 GMT -8
In my era, the CB&Q ran an all-rail ore train that came off the GN at St. Paul from the Messabi Range to deliver to US Steel in Granite City, IL. A recent project was to weather the ore cars.  It usually drew a pretty good chunk or power.  It may be recalled that I have been doing a bunch of CB&Q sand cars of late. These are to support a small industrial sand plant. I used the old modeler's license to move it a bit farther west of Oregon, IL than it actually was. Still needs scenery in this area but the structure is well underway. Tracks go through the backdrop. The structure up front is for loading of bagged sand with the silos and loader in the back for bulk sand in hoppers. Tried to get the basic feel of plants in Oregon and Wedron.  Finally, just for fun, a little egregious railfanning on the IC side of the layout.  Happy Easter. Tim VanMersbergen |
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Post by Christian on Apr 18, 2022 0:58:39 GMT -8
ACF 5-unit well car delivered to Southern Pacific in 1981. I'm curious. Was this the first articulated well car? |
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Post by markfj on Apr 18, 2022 3:45:21 GMT -8
Whow, we have some outstanding work this week! But it seems like only a few people contribute every week. (taps mic) Is this thing on?  Mark |
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Post by fr8kar on Apr 18, 2022 5:39:46 GMT -8
ACF 5-unit well car delivered to Southern Pacific in 1981. I'm curious. Was this the first articulated well car? Yes and no. This basic design from ACF first appeared as a single car and was followed by a prototype 3-unit articulated car, so that would have been the first one. But this 5-unit version was the first articulated production well car. |
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Post by Rene Knoop on Apr 18, 2022 8:33:11 GMT -8
Awesome model of the SP double stacks! Here's my Eastern project, Mock up of a Southern Pacific TEBU, printed the plans and glued them to the styrene hood, Stewart U25B underframe... work in progress.  IMG_7194-editedTEBU by Rene Knoop, on Flickr |
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Post by djh4d on Apr 18, 2022 12:50:20 GMT -8
We finally reached the point where we can run trains on the Southern Transcon.
BNSF 977 passes on the main while BN 7146 sits in the west runner siding.
BNSF 5146 and SF 5126 wait in the staging yard for their turn around the layout.
SP 8315 has been set up and is ready to depart. Hard to believe that's a 25' train.
Enjoy, -Dave
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Post by mvlandsw on Apr 18, 2022 13:01:12 GMT -8
Very nearly ready to paint my B&O GP7. Adam, Did you make the spark arrestors or are they a commercial product? I've been looking for dimensions to build some. Mark |
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Post by simulatortrain on Apr 18, 2022 14:23:45 GMT -8
Mark, They're scratchbuilt from 1/8" styrene angle, .010" caps, and .006" brass filter material from McMaster-Carr. One of several parts on the model I considered printing, not because they were difficult to make but just because I'll need them again... At the very least I think the handbrake is getting printed when I do a running mate for this one.  If you're on Facebook, I've been detailing this build in Tony Sissons' Railroad Prototype Modeling group. |
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Post by dti406 on Apr 18, 2022 16:23:44 GMT -8
Good evening from cloudy, cold and snowy Northeast Ohio! Only got one car done this week as I managed to destroy a set of decals while applying them to a car, so another set is on order. The car I completed is a Red Caboose, PC&F R70-15 Reefer for the BAR. In the late 70's the BAR modernized the cars by removing the roofwalk and painting them in their new paint scheme with the woods, mountain and water logo. These cars were used for the Potato rush in the fall but were traded with PFE for PFE's use in the summer vegatable and fruit rush and PFE's would then go to the BAR for the fall and winter potato rush. _IMG_0048.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) Since I did not get a second car done this week, here is one of my latest projects, a Lot 955B NYC and others 50' Boxcar. Started with a Soo Line Historical Society Fond du Lac boxcar kit that was made by Accurail. It has the proper number of ribs. I am removing the roof and ends as I need the Despatch Shops roof and ends that I had left over from some of my Branchline kits. I will also have to modify the underframe with Moloco End of car cushioning kits. Here I have one side cut out and will be cutting the next side out. _IMG_0047.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) Stewart U25B and Atlas C425 both modified to match the New Haven Prototypes with general freight running on the Strongsville Club layout. _IMG_1378.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski |
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Post by michaele on Apr 20, 2022 8:32:57 GMT -8
Erfurter Bahn Service private railroad in central Germany. The Br.232 was originally designed in Russia and built in Ukraine and used extensively in East Germany. Deutsche Bahn absorbed all of the East's equipment during re-unification and the diesel engines and electronics were upgraded to modern standards. Deutsche Bahn retired this locomotive and sold them to private companies in the late 90s. The Br.232 is a large, heavy road locomotive. Model is a PIKO with Loksound 5 sound decoder. A new 23mm speaker is on the way to replace the sugar cube that came with the Loksound 5.    |
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Post by stevef45 on Apr 20, 2022 11:54:50 GMT -8
What primemover does that engine use?
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Post by schroed2 on Apr 20, 2022 12:09:31 GMT -8
What primemover does that engine use? Kolomna 5D 49 (some locos of that type were re-motored with a variety of different prime movers, though). oh yeah, spare parts are difficult to get since 2014... |
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Post by Rene Knoop on Apr 20, 2022 12:59:01 GMT -8
Great looking engine, Ludmilla, right? I remember seeing bunch stored at Sassnitz long time ago. Erfurter Bahn Service private railroad in central Germany. The Br.232 was originally designed in Russia and built in Ukraine and used extensively in East Germany. Deutsche Bahn absorbed all of the East's equipment during re-unification and the diesel engines and electronics were upgraded to modern standards. Deutsche Bahn retired this locomotive and sold them to private companies in the late 90s. The Br.232 is a large, heavy road locomotive. Model is a PIKO with Loksound 5 sound decoder. A new 23mm speaker is on the way to replace the sugar cube that came with the Loksound 5. |
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Post by michaele on May 26, 2022 7:56:41 GMT -8
Yes, it is nicknamed the Ludmilla...I don't know the origin of that name.
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