Rick,
Great cars
The tannery is looking good, Mr. B.
MisterBeasleyMmmmm, nice work. I love the circular saw blades.
The saw blades were from an assortment by Echo Mountain Models, SB-4: http://www.echomtn.com/08CAT.htm
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Great shots from everyone. A meet on the bridge over Roaring Creek. DJ.
Mmmmm, nice work. I love the circular saw blades.
The tannery is all done except for the landscaping. I still need to add some ground foam and static grass around the concrete apron, but the Gypsolite texture is down, and the turf is glued and dry and ready for the next step.
One more layer of Envirotex should do it for this pond, too.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Bear, Mike and Mike; you guys definately set the bar high around here.
Managed to finish some cars this past week!
Atlas PS 2003CF Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Floquil C&NW Green and lettered with Herald King Decals. This is an Accurail 40' Plug Door Box, that I had originally intended to replace the existing underframe with the Accurail Fishbelly Underframe, but it was 1-1/2 Scale Feet Narrower, I managed to get the Fishbelly Part off the Underframe as the glue had not set up yet, and using my Dremel Tool cut a slot on each side of the the Plug Door Box Underframe to accept the fishbelly sides. I also removed the cast on grabs sill steps and replaced them with wire grabs and A-Line Sill Steps. Painted the car using Scalecoat II Reefer Orange & Black and lettered with decals from Tom's Hobby Shop. Car was rebuilt by North American in 1954 and leased to the CNJ for use in shipping Ballantine Beer from Newark, NJ to distributors across the country. IMWX 1937 AAR Box Car Kit, painted with C&NW Green and lettered with Champ Decals. Thanks for looking! Rick J
Atlas PS 2003CF Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Floquil C&NW Green and lettered with Herald King Decals.
This is an Accurail 40' Plug Door Box, that I had originally intended to replace the existing underframe with the Accurail Fishbelly Underframe, but it was 1-1/2 Scale Feet Narrower, I managed to get the Fishbelly Part off the Underframe as the glue had not set up yet, and using my Dremel Tool cut a slot on each side of the the Plug Door Box Underframe to accept the fishbelly sides. I also removed the cast on grabs sill steps and replaced them with wire grabs and A-Line Sill Steps. Painted the car using Scalecoat II Reefer Orange & Black and lettered with decals from Tom's Hobby Shop. Car was rebuilt by North American in 1954 and leased to the CNJ for use in shipping Ballantine Beer from Newark, NJ to distributors across the country. IMWX 1937 AAR Box Car Kit, painted with C&NW Green and lettered with Champ Decals. Thanks for looking! Rick J
This is an Accurail 40' Plug Door Box, that I had originally intended to replace the existing underframe with the Accurail Fishbelly Underframe, but it was 1-1/2 Scale Feet Narrower, I managed to get the Fishbelly Part off the Underframe as the glue had not set up yet, and using my Dremel Tool cut a slot on each side of the the Plug Door Box Underframe to accept the fishbelly sides. I also removed the cast on grabs sill steps and replaced them with wire grabs and A-Line Sill Steps. Painted the car using Scalecoat II Reefer Orange & Black and lettered with decals from Tom's Hobby Shop. Car was rebuilt by North American in 1954 and leased to the CNJ for use in shipping Ballantine Beer from Newark, NJ to distributors across the country.
IMWX 1937 AAR Box Car Kit, painted with C&NW Green and lettered with Champ Decals. Thanks for looking! Rick J
IMWX 1937 AAR Box Car Kit, painted with C&NW Green and lettered with Champ Decals.
Thanks for looking!
Rick J
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Bear,
Turnouts in the mail? I think I know what you'll be up to...
Mike,
You definetely keep the bar set high around here
A busy week in a lot of ways, even got some stuff done on the layout.
Installed some hand brakes to aid in switching at several locations and to help cut in helpers at Dove Creek for the long grade up to Durango.
Here's a pic of a train having the swing helper cut in mid-train, now possible to do without the back half rolling away downgrade I equipped another switcher, a first-run Walthers H10-44, with dual gauge couplers. My 44-tonner bangs the narrowgauge cars around fine, but gets winded on more than a coupler of standard gauge ones. #123 is good and heavy and works admirably. And did some people-watching while out along the tracks... Chewing the fat. Market day in Rockwood. Home from the sea. Coal train tied down at Hesperus. Time for some chow. The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
Here's a pic of a train having the swing helper cut in mid-train, now possible to do without the back half rolling away downgrade
I equipped another switcher, a first-run Walthers H10-44, with dual gauge couplers. My 44-tonner bangs the narrowgauge cars around fine, but gets winded on more than a coupler of standard gauge ones. #123 is good and heavy and works admirably. And did some people-watching while out along the tracks... Chewing the fat. Market day in Rockwood. Home from the sea. Coal train tied down at Hesperus. Time for some chow. The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
I equipped another switcher, a first-run Walthers H10-44, with dual gauge couplers. My 44-tonner bangs the narrowgauge cars around fine, but gets winded on more than a coupler of standard gauge ones. #123 is good and heavy and works admirably.
And did some people-watching while out along the tracks... Chewing the fat. Market day in Rockwood. Home from the sea. Coal train tied down at Hesperus. Time for some chow. The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
And did some people-watching while out along the tracks...
Chewing the fat.
Market day in Rockwood. Home from the sea. Coal train tied down at Hesperus. Time for some chow. The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
Market day in Rockwood.
Home from the sea. Coal train tied down at Hesperus. Time for some chow. The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
Home from the sea.
Coal train tied down at Hesperus. Time for some chow. The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
Coal train tied down at Hesperus.
Time for some chow. The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
Time for some chow.
The station is a bit ragged after 40+ years, but is the only model I've entered in a contest so far. Won in the Teen category, but there wasn't much competition. It was scratchbuilt from an article that was old when I built it in 1972.
I do like the NYC paint.
Here's an old Santa Fe SD26 in its 'as purchased' state, apart from the scribbled 'ST' under the cab window, and the hastily painted blue lines, hauling freight for its new owner Guilfrod Rail
Mike
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
Gidday All, Its that time again, current project is still at an unphotogenic stage, though my turnouts arived in the mail today , so here's a photo from a few months ago.
NYC on the AMG
Looking forward to the Really Good Stuff.
Have a Great One Folks.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."