Alex, so are P2K GP7s! I just finished adding jumpers between the trucks of 8569, and now I need to rip out all the wiring to reduce how many of bulky joints between wires and all that stuff so I can get the shell to fit. Also, the frame is bent (don't worry, I didn't do that! It was already like that!) and I destroyed the coupler cut bar and knocked off the horn and air hoses while trying to add the shell and coupler boxes... Which don't fit, by the way.
I HATE HARD-WIRING DECODERS!
Guilford Guy Woof... P2k Undec Geeps are a female dog... My hands are glue covered after adding 3 dozen grab irons, MU hoses, handrails, grills and whatnot to two GP18s. From now on I don't care... No more P2k Undecs... I'll just have to strip paint off pre assembled models... Plastic Grabs fly far. BAH
Woof... P2k Undec Geeps are a female dog... My hands are glue covered after adding 3 dozen grab irons, MU hoses, handrails, grills and whatnot to two GP18s. From now on I don't care... No more P2k Undecs... I'll just have to strip paint off pre assembled models... Plastic Grabs fly far.
BAH
Yea from what you said Alex on the phone, those Geep seemed like a major female dog!
Tyler, that's neat that you could match your towns to proto-typical towns.
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Alex
Well, I'm planning the other side of my 4x8 (just sketchign it really, b/c the RTS plan wouldn't bend like I wanted it to). THe side which was going to be a mountain pass will now appear to be a rail line oparreling a river. THe other side will most likely have a fertilizer plant (only the area where fertilizer is shipped out will be modeled (ACF centerflow hoppers etc.), and then probably a paper mill or some other large industry. I won't know for sure until I have the track layed down and such. I've also figured out how to create a yard that has an A/D on each side (will tell more abt. that this summer when I have time to create a good SCRail history).
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Speaking of Canaan, look what happened there in 1907! I guess not much has changed in 90 years...
http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/nh/trains/canaan-trainwreck1907.htm
TrainManTy West Formanek/Canaan is very close to the prototype town however. Look at this map and (if you're not already on top of it) find the Northern Rail Trail on the southern end of the town. Then find Williams Park and look across Depot Street. Look! It's Delery Pulpwood! http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=canaan+nh&sll=43.645338,-72.012795&sspn=0.006739,0.012671&ie=UTF8&ll=43.645563,-72.012516&spn=0.006739,0.012671&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A
West Formanek/Canaan is very close to the prototype town however. Look at this map and (if you're not already on top of it) find the Northern Rail Trail on the southern end of the town. Then find Williams Park and look across Depot Street. Look! It's Delery Pulpwood!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=canaan+nh&sll=43.645338,-72.012795&sspn=0.006739,0.012671&ie=UTF8&ll=43.645563,-72.012516&spn=0.006739,0.012671&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A
That's pretty cool Ty!
Yesterday when I got back from work, there was a box at my door. In it was the mixed lot of 4 85 foot flats and 2 RDCs arrived. The RDC are really diry and rusty, so later on this week I'm going to bead-blast them. The RDCs are metal, so it won't be like those Kato C425s... They are undecorated, but after I beadblast them, I'll paint them silver then throw them on epay.
Out the the 4 flats, a RI blue, a TTX brown, and a yellow and a black WP. The flats are in good shape. A few broken stirrups on them, but most were repairable; the ones on the black WP one were missing so I bent some out of staples (staples are good for making stirrups since they are flat like the protoypes). They didn't have the container shoes and a few were missing bridge plates and one missing trailer hitch. I also paln to buy one set of the PPW/ALine weights for these; then use clay to make casts of those weights so I won't have to cough up 14 bucks a car.
According to UPS, my Athearn RTR Gp35 should be here today!! I think I got a pretty good deal at 35 bucks. Still no word on my BLI C30-7 with QSI sound from Internet Hobbies that I ordered a week ago. I put UPS 3-day shipping on it, so it should be here by now. Hopefully it comes today.
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.
Page 5 guys? Come on!
I finished 7 pairs of feeders in the Lebanon yard last night, but I doubt anyone wants to see photos of them... Feeders aren't the most interesting subject matter out there!
I also am placing the layout more specifically, elimanating the freelanced towns and replacing them with prototype towns. From west to east: WRJ is now Lebanon, NH, New Poland is now Mascoma, the pass now follows a prototype alignment along Mascoma Lake (perfectly prototypical with the curve, and almost to scale even!), Dooley is now Enfield, Stude is now West Canaan, and West Formanek is now Canaan.
I am taking some liberty with the town arrangements, as the distances between them are shortened, and most of the towns aren't arranged like the real ones. I'm justifying though, since the prototype towns basically stopped growing back in the 60s/70s when the rail service started declining.
I didn't want the RDCs, but they were included with the 4 85' flats. For what I paid for the lot, the RDCs were pretty much free. Here's the link of it:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320365916482
I'll probably just throw them back on ebay, using the "rare," vintage," and "collectible" in the listing.
I don't really want RDCs, since Amtrack didn't have a lot of them in use on BN trackage. BN did have RDCs (they were the NPs), but they never did anything with them.
They're Athearn... They are too short, and fall short dimensionwise. If you really want RDC's buy the 20$ Proto ones from trainworld.
They were there when you got it, right?
Anyways, my C30-7, 2 RDCs, Gp35, and 4 85' flats should be here in a few days. Pics when they arrive. Still no clue what to do with the RDCs.
If anywhere, they'd be in the locomotive box... But when I packaged up the locos to give to Alex, they weren't there... I wonder where I put that little baggie with all the small parts!
Looks good, and good to see that the GP-18 (was IC) and Caboose (made entirely out of scraps, save for the couplers and coupler boxes) are getting some work done on your layout.
BTW, did you put the screens back on the grilles behind the cab? Doesn't look like they are on in that video.
Here's a shot of my freshly painted (thanks, Alex!) GP18 #9423 leading local 42T westbound over the pass, complete with dubbed-in sounds as usual. Yes, Vincent, that is the same transfer caboose you're thinking of!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15mqqIeu2Ng
Enjoy!
Yes, that's correct. The meets in WRJ will happen on A/D 1 and A/D 2.
No, I haven't connected those up yet. Just a few pieces of flextrack will do it, I haven't had the time to work on it yet though. And yes, I do need to work on scenery...
Right now the yard lead is the mainline, because the mainline won't be running at the ops session. Tyler, did you connect the main to the switch yet, or are they still separated. Also, you need to start on the scenery I gave you!
You think I was happy with them? They're great! I love 'em!
Here's some photos. Video of 9423 (the GP18) on the pass will be up in a few days.
Comparison between old (1701 in front) and new (9423 in back).
And here's the updates on the staging yard extension. The mainline through WRJ has been torn up for the track, the yard lead has been relocated (thanks Alex!) and the loop track near the backdrop has been installed up to the diamond. That's the mainline on the loop track, which is the one closest to the backdrop.
I went to Tyler's house yesterday and I think he was happy with the geeps. I'm still waiting to see the ops session video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S53K6J7Zvlw I got the mars light working on my U28B. 5451 in an ex-CB&Q unit, instead of adding a beacon to it, I'm letting keep it's mars light. Just wish that the QSI sound ones allowed this. Now I have the fun of doing that or adding operating beacons to all of my units. The SD9s and GP9s will be the toughest since I'll have to add new headlight fixtures if I want to do mars lights.
It wouldn't surprise me if the GP7 had an older paint scheme. That might account for the paint color difference.
I think I hit 8569 with less red, and because of the black undercoat it looks more maroon. In person it looks a bit redder. I've had surprising luck with the decals this time. Last time they were really fragile, but this time they seem to be fine. The Large logos did not fit below the radiators, so I put the small logos on. I think the big logos should fit on the other units (except 5187, or whatever it is)
Units look great, Alex! I noticed the font change as well, and think this one looks more modern. Is it just me, or are the two locos slighly different colors? 9423 looks a lot redder, while the GP7 looks more brownish. Is that just the light though?
They were custom by Dan of http://www.danresincasting.com
They're looking pretty spiffy right now on the shelf, waiting to run on Saturday.
Looks good, and I see the font style has changed from the first one (the GP9m). Where'd you get the decals, the font looks really close to the one BN used to patch units (I have that SD24 that needs to be patched)
In other news, I bought another engine. An athearn RTR GP35 for 35 bucks. I should have more 35s than 30s, since BN had 75 and 55 respectively. I have 5 GP30s and 2 GP35s. Look's like I'll be buying another sound-equipped GP30 someday. Maybe I'll figure out how to put the soud-equipped P2K chassis under the athearn GP35 shell. My engine total is still 27 since I got rid of the UP engines.
You better be excited...
I did a little splurging as of late. I bought a BLI C30-7 with QSI sound DCC (for $204 shipped) and an ebay mixed lot of 4 85' intermodal flats and 2 RDCs (all Athearn). I don't know what I'll do with those RDCs, I just got it for the flats.
Of course now I have to add weight to them. The weight kit is expensive, so I might just buy one and make casts of it.
Page 4? Time to bump this thread back to Page 1...
I've been working on planning out a new staging yard to add to my layout...
GG, nice units! I've seen an interesting horsehead unit on ebay, gp40. $17, Jackpot! I have 15, I'll have 5 by next week (allowance) so, maybe I can talk my dad into buying it. I'll pay him the rest next week.
The units just got a pre-decal clear coat, so they'll be ready when the decals from Dan arrive.