hi im mike and i model the 1980s uprr
Well I feel pretty stupid right about now. I was talking to Alex (GG) last night, and was saying about how he might get an airbrush. Well many of you might not know this, but I do have an airbrush (A nice Paaasche one too). Well I thought it broke a couple years ago, so I just put it away. Well last night I decided to take it out and look at it. I take her apart, and put her back together, and she works now! I found out that the part I thought that was "broken" just needed tightening. So now, I might actually be able to have a WIN locomotive!
My Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/JR7582 My Flickr Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wcfan/
Masking tape is a must, even more so when airbrushing or using a spray can. I tried painting the walkways on my SW1500s the right color by brush without masking. I ain't going to brush paint or not mask again (except for weathing, which I really want that air brush for to speed it up); especially after comparing the walkways to the nose patches I did on my U28Bs.
U28B with nose patch:
BTW, if you go to a hardware store you might find a color close to the ones you are using. Thats where I got the black for my nose patches. I'm trying to find if they have a really close green.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
When you have natural contours its easier to paint without masking. I make an attempt to mask everything, especially the sides of the hoods when painting the walkways and sill a different color.
I'm finishing up my X-mas list!
I've already won a LVRC Boxcar with A line stirrups and whatnot.
Additional Items include... GASP... and Airbrush!
Also includes Scalecoat II Paints, Atlas shells and handrails and plows, and CCRR decals...
Alex
Railfan Alex Looks good, but you better weather that roof! It sure wouldn't stay yellow for long!
Looks good, but you better weather that roof! It sure wouldn't stay yellow for long!
Firdst, let me answer Tyler's question. I skipped on masking because, well, 1) the maroon covers the yellow in one coat, so I could clean up any overfall (which there was a little), 2)I trust my hand to be steady, which it was, 3) masking usually spreads the paint that falls against it (well, the tape I have for maksing does, anyway), and 4) I was too lazy to apply the masking.
As to Alex, well, the roof was weathered, but I painted over that, it was one of my railboxes. And Vincent, the roof WAS silver, probably shoulda left it that way, oh well, lol, too late now, we'll just say the AAT is a little different.
Thanks for the compliments guys, I'm going to see if I can paint on the GP9 shell w/o doing a terrible job, lol.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
The roofs are usually silver on those type of cars. Might try painting the car yellow and the doors maroon, or vice versa.
Why no masking? It's easy to do with masking tape. I have to admit though, your job is one of the neatest I've seen with no masking!
Here's what I've painted. I handpainted them w/o masking.
Also, here's what I guess has now become what I will be building for the next few years:
I have this project for my world history class, and were supposed to tell about Greece. So, im making a diorama of Alexander the Great. I thought that this would be good because I can use some of the stuff that I learned from modeling to help me with my diorama. I just realized that I can also use some leftover ground cover, trees, etc for my layout. Whoever thought that school would actually help me?
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Missabe Modeler Hey! I just restumbled upon this site and dont think Ill be forgetting about it again anytime soon due to the number of modelers on here with interests in the DMIR. I read through a small part of this thread but its massive, Ill give a little info on myself. Im 17, and I consider myself to be the BIGGEST fan of the DMIR before its purchase by the CN. I have a 20'x9' Ho scale layout in the works, along with a 9' extension for an ore dock. Its a large project and VERY slow because in the last few months most if not all of my money goes into my truck. Anyway, I reckognize a few people on here from another forum, Ill wait and see if anybody can figure it out. Ill toss up some pics when I figure out how to on here.
Hey! I just restumbled upon this site and dont think Ill be forgetting about it again anytime soon due to the number of modelers on here with interests in the DMIR.
I read through a small part of this thread but its massive, Ill give a little info on myself.
Im 17, and I consider myself to be the BIGGEST fan of the DMIR before its purchase by the CN. I have a 20'x9' Ho scale layout in the works, along with a 9' extension for an ore dock. Its a large project and VERY slow because in the last few months most if not all of my money goes into my truck. Anyway, I reckognize a few people on here from another forum, Ill wait and see if anybody can figure it out. Ill toss up some pics when I figure out how to on here.
Let me guess, you're a member of the Gauge too, right?
WCFan, I'll hopefully be getting some SD70ACes, those things will be HUGE! Nice work on the Geep.
demonwolf224Hey everyone nice photos, I am going to be building my first ho scale layout and I had an idea quite some time ago for my railroad name, Henderson Valley Lines, does anyone know if there is a real prototype with this name?
Hey everyone nice photos, I am going to be building my first ho scale layout and I had an idea quite some time ago for my railroad name, Henderson Valley Lines, does anyone know if there is a real prototype with this name?
Google says there isn't.
I havent been able to make a new video in a while, because my camera broke, and I cant afford a new one. I have a lot of progress to show, but no camera to record it on.
I have figured out the solution to Tyler's dirty track problem. Put capacitors between the decoder and leads in his locomotives! When a loco stumbles on dirty track the capacitors will power it through that section. This would be only momentary so a command to stop could be sent once it reaches clean rails... Brilliance eh?
Thanks Missabe! I think the SD38s will be around for a little longer, CN doesn’t have anything to replace them with, yet! The 403 will probably be the last Maroon loco up there, as she, and all her sister got rebuilt and repainted, while she missed the painters booth! I also have seen youtube videos of your layout, very nice!
Well, now that my ACR GP7 is patched, she looks much nicer! All I need is new number boards!
Also Tyler, if you do patch your SDP, you’ll have the first official WIN locomotive.
WCfan, yes I have seen your slideshows, VERY IMPRESSIVE! Im dmir406 on youtube, I asked about the ore cars. Im a little behind, havent had a chance to get up there this summer. looks like I wont be bak intime to see anymore Maroon locos either.
Sawyer, if you think that U23B is big, buy a SD45-2. The radiator on that just makes it look even move impressive.
Welcome Missabe Modeler! If you haven't, you should check out "Teen Railfan Place".
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/114249.aspx?PageIndex=157
I too am a big fan of the Missabe. My favorite RR is the Wisconsin Central, but I love the DMIR. I hope one day to have DMIR run through power on my WC layout. My next kit bashing project after my SDL39 will be a Missabe SDM.
Also, if you haven't seen them already, here are my two Missabe 2008 slide shows.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGqfcFDsqOs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUe1Y5O_eeU
Hi guys. Well, got a bunch of stuff for my birthday.
First off, the new loco, an Atlas U23B, ATSF #6330. It will recieve minamal patching (just the letters AAT on the end of the long hood side), but I'm going to buy another shell to paint for the AAT so I don't repaint this one, because i know me, and i will. So, since my GP35 is down for painting (w/ my new paint), the GP30 takes its place, they're both the same size:
As you can see, this thing is a BEAST!!! And AAR trucks to boot, lol.
Also got a bunch of frieght cars.
And a new Tech 4. It sure beats my other powerpacks (old trainset ones):
Also got a bunch of other stuff. Here's the whole photo album:
http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh55/Packers_1/b%20day%2008/?action=view¤t=IMG_3220.jpg
Sure Tyler! Anything to make it easier for you, I know what it's like to decal small number boards, it's a pain.
Uh, WIN 300? That would work I guess, but I'd prefer to have it WIN 1402 if I can... I don't really want to have to decal those tiny little lighted numberboards until I've decaled more that... *counts decal jobs I've done* ...zero times... Is WIN 1402 available? It just hasn't been renumbered to 300 yet...
Tyler, we can make the SDP35 work. I would number it WIN 300. I'll say that the WIN picked it up from the Montana Western, and made it into a leaser. I'll also say that the WIN leases the 3 Ex MW SD40s too. To patch it you can use any color. If you Want to use WIN colors to patch her, they would be BN Cascade Green, and WC Gold (Or any dark yellow).
I also figured out how to make my other Freelanced Railroads, Illinois Minnesota and Western (IMW), and Montana Western (MW), to fit in with out disrupting other RRs. The IMW would have started the WIN, but the IMW got bought by the DME and turned that into the ICE in 2001. The state of Wisconsin wanted to keep the WIN independent, so the RR still runs. The MW I'm saying basically got absorbed into the MRL in the late 90s.
Guilford Guypsst... *don't do it, AAT is worse than Guilford with their loco's, and did you see the size of those flanges and treads and couplers?! Good luck getting through a frog, grade crossing, or rail less than 130 lbs/yard...
psst... *don't do it, AAT is worse than Guilford with their loco's, and did you see the size of those flanges and treads and couplers?! Good luck getting through a frog, grade crossing, or rail less than 130 lbs/yard...
Huh? What do you mean? I'm not modeling it in N Scale...
I'm thinking about making the SDP35 into a leaser, as it's the most "odd-ball" unit I have, a 6-axle EMD among second generation 4-axle GE's and first generation EMD Geeps. Now I just decide the leaser company... Does WIN have a lease fleet? Or would they have extra power and lease out an old beat-up odd-ball? That would work nicely, and I could have a (patched for) WIN locomotive on my roster. I'd just make a decal with the painted out area and the WIN lettering on it.
Vincent: PM me about that P2K GP9, okay? Another GP9 would fit well with the GP9 and GP7 that I already have on my roster.
Vincent, I found better photo from a resource I ALWAYS forget about. This locomotive would be one of those on my "Wish List".
http://archive.trainpix.com/BN/EMDORIG/GP50/3110B.HTM
BTW: You can call me Jordan.
WC fan; so that's what you meant by white tiger stripes.
Trainworld has those P2K SD45s for about 40 bucks each. (thats where I had my parents get mine), and some P2K GP30s for 30 bucks each (the ATSF one I had came from there, swapped shells to get a BN unit). I have some P2K units on ebay with a "buy it now" of 35 each. (a GP9 and 3 SW9s)
Vincent, here's somewhat of a picture of it. It was the only picture I could find.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=172767&nseq=12
Tyler, good luck with getting some cheap units! I know Ebay has some P2K SD45s for like 80 bucks.
Hey,
Sorry it took a lot longer than expected to reply but, in awnser to your question their most recent roster reads 4 numbered 390-393.
Ken
WCfan Tyler, you could also lease power. HLCX, FURX, CEFX, CITX, GCFX, EMDX, ect are just a few. You could also make up your own leasing company. Depending on your year, you could have SD45s, SD40s, SD40-2s, and SD45T-2s. Or you could even have any locomotive you'd want. EMDX had quite an interesting power mix at times. Ex MILW Bandits could be found in EMDXs' roster. You could also go GE too. The nice thing about your own leasing company is you can have any locomotive in any paint scheme. New England Leasing Company, NELX.
Tyler, you could also lease power. HLCX, FURX, CEFX, CITX, GCFX, EMDX, ect are just a few. You could also make up your own leasing company. Depending on your year, you could have SD45s, SD40s, SD40-2s, and SD45T-2s. Or you could even have any locomotive you'd want. EMDX had quite an interesting power mix at times. Ex MILW Bandits could be found in EMDXs' roster. You could also go GE too. The nice thing about your own leasing company is you can have any locomotive in any paint scheme. New England Leasing Company, NELX.
Or, you could use the AAT as a leasing company. Remember, the DDWH is controlled by the same guy that runs the AAT, so in theory, I suggested to you, owner to owner, to try out the AAT roster, lol.
Of course, I'll make allowances in the roster, it was just going to be frieght car leasing, but who says we didn't branch out into locos, just mention what units to be on the roster. Oh, and the AAT scheme should be real easy to paint, we'll see though, After Saturday, i'll be able to paint my GP35 in it (getting tired of A) not having any locos painted for the AAT, B) the NW paint is starting to be dull, and C) I'm probably just going to patch the U23B if I get it.)