Good morning from sunny and warm Northeast Ohio!
Got a lot of modeling done this week!
First, another Branchline 50' Boxcar Kit, this one to match some of the rebuilt cars in NYC Lot 965B where a number of old 50' boxcars were rebuilt sans roofwalk and other changes. I used the Branchline kit, with the 4/4 ends and made a 50' Murphy Panel roof from two 40' left over roofs from other kits, lowered the ladders and removed the running boards. Car was painted with Floquil PC Green and lettered with Highball Graphics decals.
Next up a Proto 2000 Greenville Gon kit, painted with Scalecoat II Black and lettered with K4 Decals.
I also worked on building some loads for cars this week, here is an American Model Builders load installed on a NYC flat I had done ealier.
I also built a couple of more Bowser prepainted hopper cars to increase the fleet for my coal trains. I did dull coat the cars when I was done to get rid of the shine.
Last Saturday I took over my Rock Island GP35 and U25B units with a bunch of cars to excercise them on the Strongsville Club Layout.
Thanks for looking!
Rick Jesionowski
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Rick, Thanks for rolling out the WPF. Man, you're a modeling machine, especially like the interesting flatcar load. Hoping there's more photo sharing this week.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Wishing everyone a good weekend and a Happy National Motorcycle Day. Regards, Peter
A couple of weeks ago I posted about a weird looking caged flat car I saw on eBay. The users here helped me out and identified it as an AHM model of a Norfolk Western pulpwood flat car.
I bought one.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
I am not going to use it as a pulpwood car.
My hope is that the three tanks from this Concept Models triple tank car kit will fit into the compartments and make a very unique piece of rolling stock.
I hope we get some more good contributions this week.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190I hope we get some more good contributions this week.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Hello all!
Rick: Nice photo of the Strongsville Club Layout. Perhaps you could share more photos of that layout in future editions of WPFs
Peter: Once again, you fool the eye with your photo!
Kevin: Thanks for sharing your kitbash project. Looking forward to seeing your progress in next week's WPF .
Bear: These ARE good goodies indeed! You remind me that I have an unbuilt Mountain Bowser kit that needs attention...
I moved some lumber around at our local club...
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Simon
snjroyKevin: Thanks for sharing your kitbash project. Looking forward to seeing your progress in next week's WPF .
Oh I wish I could.
I am back to working on the master bedroom. Then the train room will become a reality.
I haven't had the chance to post in a while. A couple of things did get done. And the new layout design process continues. Hopefully I can get a bunch up next week
shane
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space