show your custom locos!!!!!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Noah Hofrichter

Night Crawler, what the heck to you call that last little loco? I'd like something like that for my grain elevatior, how did you make it? It looks like two noses from a locomotive and a cab, with a milled frame underneath to me, but how did you do it?

Noah

That loco is a MDC Critter, now sold by Athearn. they have been out for a few months now and I really like it. you can usually find them online and at some shops.

[Anonymous]

nic eunits thats an awesoem rs11 chop nose very cool jay
ttyl
keep em coming

[wctransfer]

This is a better site to draw at.
http://trainiax.0catch.com/mescaleloco.htm

He paints his own, and takes other peoples paintings of his engines.. I paint them myself, and since other people contribute, it gives opurtunities for a bunch of patch jobs. look for Alec Holmes in the contributed painting section I have WC stuff and ANS ( Alec And Southern) and ill be gettin a bunch of soo on there soon.

Alec

[modelmaker51]

Here's a D&H ALCo RS-11 LoNose that I'm just finishing:





I milled out and rebuilt the fuel tank area to make room for a speaker:



Jay.

[Anonymous]

This thread is nothing untill Fundy posts that decrepited F-unit of his.


Great work all around.

[tatans]

Fundy N. Bob, that Mini is great, would like to see more imagination like this within the hobby, it's certainly not silliness, I would call it creativity, and thinking outside the box. maybe if steam engine designers back then used their imagination instead of making all steam engines look sort of the same we would have radical looking machines (remember Burt Ruttan)--good work

[Anonymous]

NightCrawler, love that ittybitty teeenyweeny loco. Easy on the brake. lol

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: QUOTE: Originally posted by Glen Haasdyk
[it's my MDC/roundhouse HOn3 2-8-0t (unpowered) they marketed this kit as one of their three-in-one kits where you could build a 0-8-0t, a 2-8-0t or a 2-4-4-0t (with some major kitbashing. I have picked up the NWSL re-gear kit for the little monstor but now I'm looking for a decent (and cheap) motor for it.


I did the 2-4-4-0 from the same kit! This one isn't powered either. I think I saw an article somewhere a long time ago where someone did power it. Here's my version:



Bob Boudreau
This post has been edited by FundyNorthern on Today, 15:21:04

Great little engine! I also saw an article on powering the 2-4-4-0t on Ebay with all the powering parts but it was a little over my budget and at the time building the articulated was beyond my modeling abilities, maybe later though! I am wondering though, how did you mount the two parts of frame and second set of cylinders under the body?

[rockythegoat]

QUOTE:
You read my mind. When taking photos of some of my other models, I intended to shoot the SWeep, but it got overlooked.

I made this model after seeing one three-quarter front view in "Extra 2200 South" magazine. I used an Athearn chassis and cab, and a long hood from an Athearn GP-9 "Geep", similar to what the prototype CN did. Their SW-1200RS diesels were having cooling problems, so they grafed the long hood from GP-9s onto them. There were several made 5-10 or so.

When I made my model, I did not have a photo of the back of the cab, so I left it stock. I later found out the window arrangement was quite different. But I did not bother to change my model.

The second shot shows the roof details, how the dual exhaust pipes were installed where the dynamic brake fan used to sit. I borrowed a photo of the prototype roof and changed my model after it was built to this more correct representaion.

The truck sideframes are from a Juneco conversion kit to make an SW1200RS from an Athearn SW-7. Also in the kit was the bell, pilot filler, cab numberboards and lights, fuel tank sides and cooling coils and the walkway steps. I don't think this kit is available any more.

Bob Boudreau

Excellent! Appropriately funky. Very cool models! Thanks for posting the pics.

[West Coast S]

Good modeling from all. I'm awaiting my Cannon Digital Rebel that was ordered through the Base Exchange so I can post some photos of my ongoing ON30 to S scale 2-6-0 conversion photos.

Just a few of the major modifications in progress. re- guaged drivers, NWSL for the pilot wheel and tender , Bachman cab, cut down and reworked/redetailed to S, reduced/reshaped domes, modified cylinder castings, running board modfications and removal of all O scale details.


Dave

[SpaceMouse]

vsmith,

cool stuff.

[vsmith]

http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Class%20A%20Climax%20roof%202.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/FA%20one-half%20front.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/LGB%20Porter%200-4-2%20bash3.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/MDC%20Hustler%20Echo%20kitbash1.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/MDC%20Hustler%20Mack%20centercab2.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/new%20bachmann%201.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Piker%202.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Shay%20photo1%2010-1-04.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Silver%20Bullet02.jpg
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/pic%2003%20MDC%20speeder.JPG


[;)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Glen Haasdyk
[it's my MDC/roundhouse HOn3 2-8-0t (unpowered) they marketed this kit as one of their three-in-one kits where you could build a 0-8-0t, a 2-8-0t or a 2-4-4-0t (with some major kitbashing. I have picked up the NWSL re-gear kit for the little monstor but now I'm looking for a decent (and cheap) motor for it.

I did the 2-4-4-0 from the same kit! This one isn't powered either. I think I saw an article somewhere a long time ago where someone did power it. Here's my version:



Bob Boudreau

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rockythegoat

Bob: Didn't you do a Point St. Charles "Sweep" conversion? Or did I imagine that? If so, could you post a pic. I'm thinking of doing one myself.

You read my mind. When taking photos of some of my other models, I intended to shoot the SWeep, but it got overlooked. Here it is:





I made this model after seeing one three-quarter front view in "Extra 2200 South" magazine. I used an Athearn chassis and cab, and a long hood from an Athearn GP-9 "Geep", similar to what the prototype CN did. Their SW-1200RS diesels were having cooling problems, so they grafed the long hood from GP-9s onto them. There were several made 5-10 or so.

When I made my model, I did not have a photo of the back of the cab, so I left it stock. I later found out the window arrangement was quite different. But I did not bother to change my model.

The second shot shows the roof details, how the dual exhaust pipes were installed where the dynamic brake fan used to sit. I borrowed a photo of the prototype roof and changed my model after it was built to this more correct representaion.

The truck sideframes are from a Juneco conversion kit to make an SW1200RS from an Athearn SW-7. Also in the kit was the bell, pilot filler, cab numberboards and lights, fuel tank sides and cooling coils and the walkway steps. I don't think this kit is available any more.

Bob Boudreau

[rockythegoat]

Bob: Didn't you do a Point St. Charles "Sweep" conversion? Or did I imagine that? If so, could you post a pic. I'm thinking of doing one myself.

For those who don't know, a "Sweep" is a SW-1200 with a GP7/9 hood. I don't know why this was done, but, it looks cool. Here is the web address to a drawing of one, which is my total source of all I know about this puppy (which is not a lot[:p]) I didn't put in a direct link, cuz I'm not sure the site allows it. If anyone knows if I can show the websites address completely, let me know, and I'll edit this.

Start it with: http//:

paintshop.railfan.net/images/belanger/psc_sweep.html

Very neat site of loco drawings so you can doodle color schemes. Gets me through meetings at work.....

[Noah Hofrichter]

Night Crawler, what the heck to you call that last little loco? I'd like something like that for my grain elevatior, how did you make it? It looks like two noses from a locomotive and a cab, with a milled frame underneath to me, but how did you do it?

Noah

[Anonymous]

here are some other non SP locos I have built.

NS SD40-2


NS U23B


Rio Grande SD40T-2


Metra F40PH


UP SD70M


ok...I have to toss in one SP loco [:D]

[Anonymous]

Last one:


My re-painted and detailed Athearn GP-7. I got a good deal on two (nearly free) and built them into 50's era CNR geeps

[Anonymous]

For my second steamer I have an old Mantua pacific that I re-built for a fellow club-member


I stripped it, added brass wire railings, sanding lines and conduits coming from the generator to the headlight. I also scratchbuilt the elsco water heater and added the lines for that. I painted and decaled it of Canadian Pacific and weathered it using a light over spray of grimy black. I looks better in person, the camera didn't get a very good picture.

[Anonymous]

Awesome work Bob! I love the little detaills on your Climax, like the brakeman's lantern hanging off the headlamp.
I have seen the Canfor SW units and yours definetly looks the part.
Finally with the MDC boxcab chasiss under the turbine it was obviously built for pulling, not speed!

The thread seems to have swung over to deisels so I guess I have to re-balance it!


it's my MDC/roundhouse HOn3 2-8-0t (unpowered) they marketed this kit as one of their three-in-one kits where you could build a 0-8-0t, a 2-8-0t or a 2-4-4-0t (with some major kitbashing. I have picked up the NWSL re-gear kit for the little monstor but now I'm looking for a decent (and cheap) motor for it.

[wctransfer]

todd! Really nice engine you have there ! Looks like that took you some time,

Alec

[SpaceMouse]

QUOTE: Originally posted by modlerbob

OK where's the instructions on how to insert a photo here? My picture is at http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=334&fileid=669230&groupid=151660&folderid=98999&curRec=3&folderview=thumbs&ck=

You can view several of my locos on my webpage

Bob DeWoody

To show the picture you put the url into img /img brackets like this (take out the spaces)

[Anonymous]

thats nice tood very nice, so will you be listing anymore items on ebay?



Daniel Archer

[nsfantodd]

Nice models everyone. Here's one of mine;



Todd Templeton

[Anonymous]

OK where's the instructions on how to insert a photo here? My picture is at http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=334&fileid=669230&groupid=151660&folderid=98999&curRec=3&folderview=thumbs&ck=

You can view several of my locos on my webpage

Bob DeWoody

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern

Here's another critter:



Made from two Athearn SW-7 switchers.

Bob Boudreau

WOW! BOB

Show more, that is so awesome!

[Catt]

Bob Boudreau,do you by chance remember which issue of Model Railroading your CN dash9-44 cw was in?

I want to replicate the unit (2 actually) in N scale as closely as possible.

[Anonymous]

My signature is a PFM ATSF 2-8-2 that I've painted and added my own custom decals.

[SpaceMouse]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern

Here's another critter:



Made from two Athearn SW-7 switchers.

Bob Boudreau

No doubt named after the Dr. Dolittle animal, the "PushmePullyou."

[Anonymous]

Here's another critter:



Made from two Athearn SW-7 switchers.

Bob Boudreau