WPF: 01/30-02/01/2009

The ramps look good Tom

Have you checked to see if the cars stay coupled thru the transition

it looks like a gentle enough ramp

I finished the last of my 3  Scratch built miners houses and added them to the layout

I placed them on a dirt road close to the mine

Also added a flag stop passenger shed for the small town of Glen Jean

 I picked up 2 more NJT Comets on eBay and decaled and added diaphragms to all of the cars I had previously (I had 3, 1 cabs with diaphragms and decals 1 cab with diaphragms and a coach with decals) My full fleet is now partially complete, cab 5104 needs more decals as it didn't turn out too well. My fleet is now 4 cabs and 1 coach...

Cab 5104

Full train with 5104 leading

5104 and 5122 each lead trains

C&O Fan

Have you checked to see if the cars stay coupled thru the transition

No, I haven't.  It's only a 1% grade so I don't expect there to be a problem with uncoupling.  But, it's a good suggestion anyhow.  Thanks, Terry.

Tom

P.S. I like those miner houses.

 C&O Fan: Like the Miner houses!

 Tstage: Good Start on the switches!

  Bapou: Like the Commuter Train.

   I've got nothinng today. But I will have stuff tomarrow. I'm going on a train layout tour with one of our fellow members.

                                                                 Luke

 Nice work this week. A through freight, while a local waits in the yard.

Great shot Grampy ! Speaking of waiting, here's an east bound coal train with foreign road power waiting its turn to tackle the single track main up to Sand Patch yard. The V&O is a recent eBay find.... thanks Scott !

One of my favorite engines, an Atlas model, heads back to the yard after working a nearby industry..

Jarrell

Hello c&o fan those look great. What did you use for the roofing? I was working on my drop off pit for the sanding house. Little more ground cover and some wheels on the conveyor so it will move left/right and it should be done.

Have a good weekend Frank

Very nice images showing good solid modelling above, Everyone.

Tom, it looks like you should be okay, but a rolling test in all directions with your poorest coupling items will soon dispel or confirm.  For me, the test is the engine.  If the rigid driver base of a long steamer doesn't rock and try to lift either end out of the rails, you are okay.  You do painstaking work well.

DJ continues to set the standard with both imagery and details.

Tom, your buildings turned out very well.  Congratulations!

Jarrell, I don't know how you do it, but your imagery is stunning.  Incredible. But very easy on the eyes.  Your modelling is also excellent, in my opinion.

Frank's work, just above is very nice and interesting.  Good modelling on the conveyor addtion.

In my image below, a Y Class Mallet from the N&W is shoving a freight up a steep grade.  Another Y6b is on the head end.  The caboose is safely towed behind the auxiliary tender.  My thanks go to Jarrell for improving my image.

jacon12

One of my favorite engines, an Atlas model, heads back to the yard after working a nearby industry..

Jarrell

0-6-0

Hello c&o fan those look great. What did you use for the roofing?

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Thanks for the complement I used plain blue painters masking tape

 Great work so far everyone.

I've begun the teardown on my 4x8, I need to get the soldering iron to take apart the remaining track. 

That might be the best picture of a model I have ever seen!!!!!!  (Oh, yeah, everyone else's looks good too.)

How did you make the transition ramps???

MadSinger

I managed to put non-operating beacons on my SD45s:

I didn''t drill the hole into the unit; instead I filed the bottom of the beacon off and glues it to the roof since I didn't have a big enough drill bit for the mouting hole.

 Tom, I'm glad it gave you some ideas.  That's one of the things I like about the WPF thread.... I'm always thinking "hey, there's something I haven't tried!"

Jarrell

 WPF seems slow this week.

 
 Slug 138-T
End handrails are on order. I used the frame from an Atlas VO-1000, and cut up the shell of a Bachmann H-16-44. Some Gold Medal brass walkboards make up the sanding platforms, and there's a Micro Trains brake wheel. I improvised the headlight housing out of a MT bolster and some bits of styrene. MicroScale decals. Not quite finished, but close!

The WM was one of the early experimenters with slugs.  They home built two "trailing units" as they called them, to assist switchers in the hump yards at Hagerstown, as early as 1962.  At the end of the WM era, 138-T was mated to BL-2 81, and this pair continued to work the yards in Hagerstown until they were downgraded in the early 1980's.  In 1985 or so, they were sent to the B&O museum together to be mothballed for posterity.

My slug is unpowered (the low profile of the hood disallows keeping the drive intact) but it does serve a useful purpose.  I hardwired it to 81, to add some additional pick up, which will help avoid a couple of pesky stalls over the ancient turnouts I used in my temporary yard.  I added some weight to it to help it track better.  So far, I'd say it works pretty well.

I'm hoping to have the body work done by the ops session in two weeks.
Lee

Looks good everyone.

Got some scenery done tonight. Pix of that, progress pix of my F40PH-2CAT rebuild and CII/station constuction, tomorrow.

 nice smoke on mallet :)

here is a work in progress: small intermodel transfer yard adjacent to factory that is now offices:

Here's a bit of extra detailing I've made on a trackside structure...can't figure out why everyone goes into a laughing fit when they look at it (???)

selector

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In my image below, a Y Class Mallet from the N&W is shoving a freight up a steep grade.  Another Y6b is on the head end.  The caboose is safely towed behind the auxiliary tender.  My thanks go to Jarrell for improving my image.

Love the smoke !

How much does Jarrell charge for his help

You lucky Devil !

Great work all! I like going to all the different forums to see all the quality work being done.

 Since I model the late 80's in Wisconsin and having the SOO as my major road, it is only fitting that I have some Milwaukee Road power painted into bandits. Now mind you I still have units that are in the orginal Milwaukee Road paint.

 If ya'll knew how much trouble these were. First,,,, I thinned the paint to much and it just ran under the tamiya masking tape I used. So I had to get ELO and alchol out to scrub the shells. I was so worried that I ruined 3 atlas and 1 kato shells.  But they came out ok. So after about two weeks, I got the nerve to try again. I washed the shells, applied the masking again. Burnished the edges of the tape. I brushed on a real thin coat of paint on the masking as to seal them from the main paint from the airbrush. And to the garage/workshop/train room to paint.  Just some black,, oh that is easy,, well it was and it was'nt.

  I got the decals from Highball Graphics.. After all the trouble I went through with the paint bleeding under the tape.. I think they came out ok.
I still have to do the number boards,, and paint the end railings on the 40-2 white,,, but i could just put them back on thier frames and run them. Maybe I will make my mind,,,, some day.

  And there you have it. 2015 was a set of numbers already in line, as where the numbers for the 40-2. The other 2 40's were just pairs,, the 20's were seprate and 59 and 43 were also.  Boy the number boards are going to be fun.

  Adios Wyatt

unca roggie

Here's a bit of extra detailing I've made on a trackside structure...can't figure out why everyone goes into a laughing fit when they look at it (???)

Hey, does the tenant in that unit ever step outside in the early morning hours and wonder why the sun is just SO DARN bright!!!  ROFLMAO!!!  Thanks for a bit of humor!!!

Well here is what I did this past week.  Got a few Athern rotary snowplows ready for sale.  The 2 NYC have cannon can motors in them to spin the blade.  DCC ready and provisions for lights for DC.  I am finishing mine by installing a details west barrel type light part # hl-133.

Also worked on this 0-8-0 by rivarossi.  I bought it at a train show in medina last month.  It was a wreck.  Brush painted heavily.  I stripped it and cleaned off the chrome pieces and repainted it and weatherd it.  Motor works great but one drive wheel is split and comes out of quarter.  Anyone have  a spare set sitting around that they would like to donate?

And I know this is not train related but I did work to finish this so I could sell it.

I also took pics of all my 1/24 cars to put on ebay as well.

enjoy

mike

SOO_N Scaler

Great work all! I like going to all the different forums to see all the quality work being done.

 

 Since I model the late 80's in Wisconsin and having the SOO as my major road, it is only fitting that I have some Milwaukee Road power painted into bandits. Now mind you I still have units that are in the orginal Milwaukee Road paint.

 If ya'll knew how much trouble these were. First,,,, I thinned the paint to much and it just ran under the tamiya masking tape I used. So I had to get ELO and alchol out to scrub the shells. I was so worried that I ruined 3 atlas and 1 kato shells.  But they came out ok. So after about two weeks, I got the nerve to try again. I washed the shells, applied the masking again. Burnished the edges of the tape. I brushed on a real thin coat of paint on the masking as to seal them from the main paint from the airbrush. And to the garage/workshop/train room to paint.  Just some black,, oh that is easy,, well it was and it was'nt.

  I got the decals from Highball Graphics.. After all the trouble I went through with the paint bleeding under the tape.. I think they came out ok.
I still have to do the number boards,, and paint the end railings on the 40-2 white,,, but i could just put them back on thier frames and run them. Maybe I will make my mind,,,, some day.

  And there you have it. 2015 was a set of numbers already in line, as where the numbers for the 40-2. The other 2 40's were just pairs,, the 20's were seprate and 59 and 43 were also.  Boy the number boards are going to be fun.

  Adios Wyatt

I model the SooLine in as well 1995. Those are great looking engines aren't they. I cheated and bought a BLI Paragon HO Bandit SD40-2 and painted out the lease name and decaled it with the SOO livery. I also bought an Athearn Genesis MP15AC already in the Bandit Scheme. I think they look great. I remember the Milwaukee Road as a kid in the Quad Cities, but in 1986 or abouts the Soo Line bought the line here and I liked their color scheme better so that's what I model.

 I was busy spotting a few cars.

Wolfgang

Nice work Terry.  Here's a similar station at Hawks Nest, kitbashed from a kit sold by the COHS.  The added section is based upon known dimensions and photos.-  as is the weathering.

Charles

Great modeling and great photos again this week guys. Both are beyond my abilities I think.

Selector/Jerrel, I would love to know how you did the smoke on the N&W Malett.

Zachary was running his Athearn UP Challenger at the head of an "excursion" train for his little brother when I took this shot. UP #3985 is approaching the RR Crossing near the Farmer's Union Elevator on the BRVRR,

Keep up the good work guys. I always find you inspiring.

Another great collection of images and modeling this weekend!

This is an Air slide Center Flow (ACF) Kansas City Southern (KCS) hopper #315320 and it is my first attempt at weathering using acrylics, enamels, Bragdon weathering powders and Testors Dullcoat. This is an Accurail kit and this was about 4 hours of work from the initial putting together of the kit to finishing up the weathering details.

Before weathering

After weathering (several angles)