A pic from the open house I ran at.
WC fan, looking good so far.
Railfan Alex, No reliable source of styrene around here.
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.
Nice work Jordan! How long did it take you to add the Cannon parts and the extra Styrene?
Alex
Ok, so it doesn't look like much. But thanks to you guys, and going to my LHS, I finished half of the Conductors Side Long Hood! Needs to be cleaned up, but this is a nice step forward.
I also ordered an Algoma Central GP7, so that should be coming Wednesday.
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Railfan AlexIf you are replacing broken gears in your P2K locos, call up Walthers first. I think they are still replacing faulty broken gears free of charge. EDIT: But what do you mean by drive shaft? Silly question... Nevermind... If you want you can make your own with styrene rod. I did for one of my Athearns, works great!
EDIT: But what do you mean by drive shaft? Silly question... Nevermind...
If you want you can make your own with styrene rod. I did for one of my Athearns, works great!
I know they are still replacing them, that's how I fixed the other 2 I had. I'm hoping the same will apply to the motor, since I had the unit for less that a year when it went bad. (wire to commutator broke, so instead of 5 poles, it only had 4). If I'm lucky the 6 P2K locos I got will come before I place the order so I can see if they need new axles too. I'd perfer to get everything at once so I can go straight from one project to the next.
Didn't think of making my own driveshafts, however no one sells styrene rod around here. The engine that it's going into is an athearn RTR GP35, the previous owner took the motor, driveshafts and worms out. effectively making it a dummy unit, but with the truck gears. Over the course of several months, I have put a Buehler can motor in it along with the worms from a newer athearn with the hex drive. Just needs the right type of driveshaft. I've tested the ones from my C424s and SD9 to see if they'd fit, the ends are right, but they are too long.
There is a guy on ebay selling the ones from an atlas RS-11/RSD12. They are the right style but I've never gotten an answer to how long they are.
http://cgi.ebay.com/RS11-RSD12-MALE-UNIVERSAL-CHINA-ATLAS-HO_W0QQitemZ350107034829QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item350107034829&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Hopefully I can figure that out how long the driveshafts are.
P&W still exists, and there are rumors they want NECR's line to Palmer. NECR is a pretty sleezy railroad... They removed a slow order over a broken rail to make their track maintenance look better, and 324 put a lot of cars on the ground near Bellows Falls. NECR would still exist between Bellows Falls and New London. Also, last time I checked, QNE is owned by NECR, P&W, and a Vermont Bank, thus I think NECR still has some say in the matters.
But I like NECR... I'm torn in my decision for "my" reality to have either QNE or NECR own that line... I try to keep most unplausable railroads out of my reality, like a merger between UP and CSX, for example. I do include some freelanced railroads, however, as long as they don't totally elimanate a prototype railroad (or at least a major prototype railroad, I don't care about Wilmer Rail Services...) I'm not sure about the QNE, in my reality they may just have trackage rights over some routes so that NECR and P&W (two of my favorite local prototype railroads) can still exist.
Packer,
If you are replacing broken gears in your P2K locos, call up Walthers first. I think they are still replacing faulty broken gears free of charge.
Tyler, you could do what I did to when I tried to make a horizontal fuel tank. I took a bunch of tape rolls and glued them together. Then painted it black. I made one, but I didn't make sure the tape rolls were aligned, so as a result it looks bent a little. I've decided to use it as a piece of a rusted old pipe on a flatcar. Putting the rolls on a wooden dowel that is the same diameter as the inside of the rolls would likely make sure the rolls are in line. Or for a horizontal tank, a piece of PVC pipe would work.
Wikious, the track looks good
For me, I bought 6 P2K locos (3 GP7/9s, and 3 SW9s) for a total of 83 bucks shipped. With luck, I'll be able to sell the NYC GP7s and SW9 to a friend locally.
My father has decided to help me out a little, so I'll be putting in an order to walthers next week to get stuff to finish up my GP35, SD9, and U28B. (the Geep needs NWSL drive shafts and the handrails and lift rings from a P2K GP30 [handrails fit]. The SD9 need a motor. the U28B needs the original coupler boxes [has kadee boxes] and horn [was missing when bought, drives me nuts that a sound unit doesn't have a visible horn])
Uh, that's four railroads... Are you modeling CCRR as well as the Lamoille Valley? And which line is the WRS? Northern?
I still don't understand where the Lamoille Valley and QNE (unless the name's been changed since I was last there... ) are in relation to the WRS. Maybe you could show me on a map or something?
Well, no Walthers catalog, but I did get a new boxcar and some woodland scenics fall foliage, which looks great. now to experiment w/ it next week. No pics, b/c i have no camera here.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Sorry for confusion. I am starting to build a resin kit. It's not so fun, the castings are pretty bad...
http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?2008021215365915612.jpg
Aw man, I wish my new layout space would get cleaned out sooner! I really want to work on something!
Wikious, the track looks great.
Tyler, keep up the good work! For fueling your locomotives you could contract a company to do that too. CN does that around Wausau.
Alex, good luck with the Resin! My friend wants to cast the SDL39 trucks in Resin, and possably sell them for a profit.
Tomorrow I get to go to my LHS. Hopefully I'll be able to start working on my SDL39 again.
WIN SD60 6001 came out of Horicon in a varied WIN "Lemon Lime Twist". There are two "Z Stripes" on the locomotive to accommodate for the lower Radiator on the SD60s. What do you guys think of it?
Isn't the Claremont & Concord the railroad that runs out of WRJ to Lebanon just a couple miles on the line to Concord? Paint scheme is yellow and green? WRS has trackage rights on that railroad the few miles from my Lebanon yard (named White River Junction on my layout to avoid confusion from new operators) to downtown WRJ and the interchanges there.
Wikious, the structure is a single stall enginehouse, which was in the kitbasher series. I had to cut out all the doors and window openings without guides or anything. Placement was all up to me.
Alex: Started in resin...what? What got started in resin? You casting stuff in resin? I'm confused...
The shed is also a pikestuff kit.
With luck I'll be buying an Atlas S4 body shell kit off ebay... Which would commence my Claremont Concord 105 Project... I sitll need to finish someone's GP30, and get a job... >_<
Dunno Sawyer, you'd have to experiment.
I would think the water would make the ground foam unglue. Wouldn't it be easier to get some yellow, red and orange foliage?
Wikious, rail looks great.
I'm gonna start modeling fall now, just too good of a time of year to pass up. I was wondering about soaking woodland scenics ground foam in dyed water then letting it dry out to tone the color down for some trees, would this work?
Tyler- is that the 2-stall engine house or the one stall engine house you have there?
I started painting track for my diorama- folquil rail brown with a brush.
Nice job Tyler! Work looks great. I agree, spray paint lettering looks awesome!
My LHS owner just got me started...in RESIN!
It doesn't look too great, but a completed CP Van would be a great addition to the fleet!
It's an Associated Model Makers kit.
Looks great Tyler. Good job for the spray-paint lettering, lol
Great work! Those weathering and painting jobs are amazing!
Today I worked on my White River Junction, VT engine terminal. Structures are a Pikestuff enginehouse, and a shed from an unknown manufacturer. I added details from my junk bin, as well as some vehicles: a fueling truck (my shortline currently doesn't have a tank, so they fuel the locomotive directly from the truck) and the shop carry-all. There's currently one part of an Impack set propped up on shop trucks undergoing repairs.
Overview
Shop office
Coffee break!
Closer view
The fuel truck is kept at the far end, in case of fire. All the shop equipment was lettered as if the shop crew lettered it by hand with a spray can, which is very prototypical for a New England shortline.
The impack is on shop trucks to allow it to be moved short distances.
PackerNice work Do you come across problems where the paint wants to come off of nickel silver wheels like that? I have a few freightcar wheelsets I painted like that with craft paints, and the paint doesn't adhere really well to it.
Nice work
Do you come across problems where the paint wants to come off of nickel silver wheels like that? I have a few freightcar wheelsets I painted like that with craft paints, and the paint doesn't adhere really well to it.
I remember you now SOUfan! Your old user name was Smoke wasn't it? You also painted a SD80MAC in BN which looked really nice!
Montana Railfan, did you catch the MRL before they got there SD70ACes? One of the reasons I wanted to go out there now was because of the SD45s and there 4 F45s, now it’s kind of more for the Scenery. Doesn't MRL have 2 F45s left? In storage though? There aren't many SD45s any more, but I'd still like to catch the few remaining.
Railfan AlexSo it's you! I've seen your stuff on a few websites, and your Youtube page. I see you like the MAC's! What did you do to the wheels on the NS SD80MAC? I like it!
So it's you! I've seen your stuff on a few websites, and your Youtube page.
I see you like the MAC's!
What did you do to the wheels on the NS SD80MAC? I like it!
Montana Railfan At Packer#1 Im currently a Civil Engineering Major.
At Packer#1 Im currently a Civil Engineering Major.
Cool. I'm thinking about being either a civil engineer (or whoever works for a commuter RR), or agricultural. Long as I can go to Clemson, lol.
And yes i do (who would have guessed:P) in fact i spend a lot of time (in between, work, school, and hammer throwing) at the pass, most weekends that is where i can be found, i absolutley love it!