This one starts a bit before the paint and lettering stage...
Paint is Pollyscale, with decals from Speedwitch Media.
Wayne
Let's see more of your painted and decaled stuff, please.
Here is an insulated box car with MR's decals for Turtle Creek Central. I printed my own decals for the car info and tags. It still needs to be weathered.
Please show me more custom made....
Here are a couple of custom cars on the Cardboard SGRR. One us for the Eastern Portland & Chicago, the other for Newport Central.
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The Eastern Portland & Chicago car was lettered one letter at a time. The boxcar is a Tichy Kit. The gondola is from Red Caboose.
How about keeping the custom freight cars for a little while longer this month?
Show me another custom lettered freight car.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
This Tangent 6,000 gallon tank car started life as an undecorated kit. The painting part was fairly easy, but the lettering, from various sources, is comprised of 168 separately-applied pieces of decal, some of it only a single letter or digit, and most of the periods following short-forms are single pieces, too...
Keep 'em comin', folks!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Are there more custom made, kitbashed or scratchbuilt cars?
Here is a STRATTON & GILLETTE TOFC car that I made for a friend's layout:
His layout is set in the late 1960's so this is a bit more modern than what I usually do. The car started as a Con-Cor model, but it has lots of added details.
Show me another custom, kitbashed, or scratchbuilt freight car.
SeeYou190Show me another custom, kitbashed, or scratchbuilt freight car.
How about four of these Tyco reefers...
...turned into this...
...then this...
...then given radial roofs...
...to create these...
More of the same, please....
doctorwayneMore of the same, please....
I don't have the WIP photos, and it was nowhere near as impressive as your build... but, here is a STRATTON & GILLETTE flat car built based on a Central Valley kit with a Chooch load.
The cardboard layout mock-up model is done! Now for some picture taking fun!
Sorry, Kevin, but mine was in response to your previous request...
doctorwayneSeeYou190 Show me another custom, kitbashed, or scratchbuilt freight car.
The work-in-progress shots were included because they were literally a work-in-progress, as my original intention with those cars was to simply fix their sagging floors and leave the cars otherwise as they were. Things got a bit out-of-hand.
Anyway, thanks for your kind remark.
Shall we assume that we're looking for the same, or do you wish to request something else? It's your call.
SeeYou190Show me another custom, kitbashed, or scratchbuilt freight car. -Kevin
Not even halfway through May and we're foundering?
Since the last offering was from Kevin, how about a Rivarossi coach (not this particular one, but another just like it)...
...turned into a pretty-decent rendition of one of the CNR's (originally Grand Trunk) wood-sided express horse cars...
Paint on both cars is SMP Accupaint - CNR Green, with lettering done with C-D-S dry transfers.
I could continue on in this vein for sometime, but instead, could somebody show me a diesel that would be in use nowadays, please!
Old is new again, this GE 70 Tonner is still running on the old Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR line North of Belfast, ME; now operated by Brooks Perservation Society. (Maybe the color is different). I custom painted it for my layout
Show me a modern diesel(s)
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
A trio of GE Dash 8-40BW's
Please show me your favorite locomotive.
Hello this is my favorite. This was my dad's first loco he got it in the 1940's and gave it to me in the 70's it still run's. It's a Model Die Casting 0-6-0
Show me more favorite or handed down loco's
0-6-0Show me more favorite or handed down loco's
That's easy! My all time favorite would have to be the Cleveland Union Terminal Alco/GE 2-C+C-2 P1a motors.
Built in 1929 for service from Collinwood to Linndale, Ohio, through the Van Sweringen's Terminal Tower, they later saw service on the NYC from Harmon, NY to Grand Central Terminal from 1953 until around 1978.
Show me another favorite locomotive.
gmpullman said: "Show me another favorite locomotive."
NYC "Niagara" 4-8-4 #6008.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
BRVRR Show me another favorite locomotive.
Here is an Alco S-2 with my favorite caboose.
Please show me your favorite caboose.
Guy
Modeling CNR in the 50's
I've got a BLI Hudson, Mohawk and Niagara...
But believe it or not, the locomotive that gets the most runtime on my layout is my humble BLI "Blue Line" Mikado.
Please click on the photo below to get a better view of the loco.
What started off as an "As Delivered" USRA heavy mike, has been transformed into a closer representation of a class H-9d as used by NYC subisdiary Pittsburgh & Lake Erie. The dynamo, once perched on top the smoke box ahead of the stack, was replaced with a correct one on the engineer's side near the cab. The single air pump on the fireman's side was removed and replaced with a pair of pumps behind shields on the pilot deck. The road pilot itself was replaced with footboards. The USRA 8-wheel "shorty" tender was replaced with a 12-wheel Rivarossi. A brass backup lamp casting replaced the molded-on lamp.
I refer to this locomotive as "Old Reliable". I've run this locomotive on my layout for over 10-plus years and it has never failed me.
Lets see more favorite locomotives or cabeese.
JOHN C TARANTO...Lets see more favorite locomotives or cabeese.
Neither are my favourites, but at least this is a locomotive and caboose...
Show me your kitbashed industries, please.
Kitbashed industry. ... Large flour mill from three Walthers kits.
Please show more kit bashed models.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Many years ago, Whalthers sold a box of building parts so you could scratch build any building you liked. Here are two that need finishing touches yet.
Trojan Paper Co
Taylor Elementry School
More under construction buildings please
Great-looking complex, Garry!
I used one of the flour mill kits, along with a couple of others from Walthers, then added some scratchbuilt sections (mostly made from .060" sheet styrene) to create GERN Industries...
It even made the cover of the December issue of Popular Flux magazine...
GERN Brand Flux - makes everything 3% better!
Show me more kitbashed stuff, please!
Pikestuff Truck Terminal. How they want you to make it:
How I made it: Taller but with only four doors, entrance on side for warehouse, seperate entrance for upstairs office loft. Plus this background building
Please show me structures with loading doors.
Lone Wolf and Santa FePlease show me structures with loading doors.
One of my background buildings, with loading doors:
Show me more loading doors...
The Dragon Products cement bagging plant on the Boothbay Railway Village
And on my layout, the Dragon batch plant and bulk cement silos (scene still a work in progress when this photo was taken)
Show me some action at a warehouse
Two warehouses in Dutchtown:
An REA warehouse located next to the passenger station.
A New York Central freight terminal.
Lets see your warehouse.
A warehouse at the local oil distributor,
Please show activity at a warehouse or loading dock.
Bob
Don't Ever Give Up
A small warehouse at a bulk oil distribution facility.
Things appear a little quite at this warehouse. Need to add figures.
JOHN C TARANTO Need to add figures.
Need to add figures.
Here are two peoples at a small oil distributor.
Please show me more people at work.
Please show me more people working.
Lone Wolf and Santa FePlease show me more people working.
The Railroad Beautification Committee planted trees for Arbor Day a couple of weeks ago. With the help of cooperative Goats!
More people (or animals) on-the-job, please.