WPF - 09/09-09/12

[Grampys Trains]

A yard shot. DJ.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

That's a good start this week. My projects this week were a pair of Stewart F9's and a Proto 2000 BL2, all of which needed heart transplants (remotoring). The Stewarts (Stewart/Kato A/B set) both had motor issues and the B unit had truck issues in addition. The A unit got an Athearn-type motor from a Proto 2000 FA1. The motor for the B unit is an Athearn type from a Proto 1000 switcher. Athearn flywheels were added. The B units damaged trucks were changed out with the trucks from the Proto 1000 switcher. Some surgery on the Stewart frame was required to make them fit.

Stewart F unit chassis with Athearn motor shoehorned in. What remained was to insert foam shims on either side. This was before I discovered the trucks were trashed. As you can see Gomez Addams came to visit.

This Proto 2000 BL2 also needed it's motor replaced. After a breakin and a test it's best speed was a scale 20 mph and the motor was hot to the touch. It's replacement came from an Athearn SD40.

This E7A (Proto 2000 E6 chassis wearing a Walthers Trainline E7 shell) also required some attention. It had a good sized crack in the nose. I put some super glue in the crack and held it closed for 15 minutes while I played solitaire.

I did most of that in the space of a day.

[Anonymous]

I actually have photos to post! (I've been hard at work, but I don't have the time to model AND tell everyone about it)

This is Mom's Cookies in Northborough, Mass. The locomotive is very temporary - eventual plans call for a patched Guilford SD26, and this is the only non-White River Southern (my previous railroad) unit that I had.

Barefoot Road will have crossing flashers soon, I just need to order a pair of the Cornerstone 1960s-style cantilever flashers - matching the prototype exactly - from Walthers. I love research trips ten minutes from home!

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Nice start DTI406 with the SD40. Nice! ........ Jarrell, I like that scene!

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I rerely post work in progress, but here I go. I am working on my Union Station for my city. It is located above my freight train staging yard, and all is above some storage cabinets.

First photo shows painting the sky in progress. I use flat latex paint with white and two shades of blue. I blend them as I apply them. The clouds need several applications in an effort to make them look a little real. Some backdrops have a sky with buildings on the poster board, and I had to blend blues and whites at the borders. Some buildings are just flats with no sky, and I put them on my skyboard.

The next photo shows my completed Walthers Union Station. I wanted it to be concrete color instead of gray plastic. Before assembling, I painted the parts with a "rattle can" of Rust-Oleum Khaki coloerd camouflafe paint. Then I applied a black wash (India ink and alchohol).

A streetcar line will loop around Union Station, and it will follow the shelf on the left towards the main part of the city about 14 feet away. The main part is much wider than this section, and it will have several downtown buildings.

My city is taking a lot of time, and I have had too many non-model-railroad interruptions,

 

[jacon12]

Flannigan's Crossing with a sunset lit switch engine returning to the yard.

Jarrell

[dti406]

Here is the PC SD40 I have been working on for the last few weeks, Added detail includes the speed recording cable, MU Cables, signal box in front of engineer, Sinclair Antenna and lift rings.  Installation of the Signal Box necessatated the filling in of the hand grab holes on the Engineer's side and drilling new holes on the fireman's side. PC #6095 was one of three SD40's with the Red P in the PC.  Lettered the unit using Microscale Decals.

Thanks for looking!

Rick