I was just down at the workbench putting the finishing touches on a 4-6-4 Hudson when I was wondering what all I had for locomotives, as well as what others had, I did a quick inventory and here is what I came up with.
Diesel:
2 Proto 2000 GP-30’s, 1 Canadian Pacific and 1 Great Northern
1 Proto 2000 S-3 Canadian Pacific
1 Proto 2000 FA-2 Canadian Pacific
1 Proto 2000 BL-2 Vass Northern (my own road name)
1 Proto 2000 GP-9 Canadian Pacific
1 Athearn GP-7 Great Northern
2 Athearn F7A’s Cnadian Pacific
1 Athearn SD-40-2 Canadian Pacific
1 Kato GP-35 Canadian Pacific
1 Walthers FA-2 Great Northern
2 Walthers GP-9’s Canadian Pacific
3 Proto 1000 C Liners, 1 Canadian National and 2 Canadian Pacific
1 Proto 1000 F3A Canadian National
2 Proto 1000 RS-2’s Canadian National
Steam:
2 IHC 4-6-4 Hudson’s, 1 Canadian Pacific and 1 Canadian National
1 Proto 2000 0-8-0 Canadian Pacific
1 Bachman Spectrum 4-6-0 Canadian Pacific
1 Bachman Spectrum 2-10-2 Canadian National
1 Bachman Plus 4-8-4 GS-4 Southern Pacific
Not a huge roster (yet) but I’m working on it. What have you got in your roster? [:D]
The rs-1 and rsd-5 will recieve one paint scheme, while the geeps will get another, and the H-15-44 a third. U23B and C-Liner will keep their paint b/c A) I weathered them already and B) I like the paint schemes.
Every time this thread comes up I post my latest acquisition. In this case it would be a pair of E7 A units painted for Milwaukee. They are Walthers Proto-2000 made specifically for the Hiawatha set.
That is scary - that means I haven’t purchased a single locomotive in over two months? That might be a new record.
I probably have about 25-30 locomotives like these. Several are brass. Many are Proto2000 and BLI/PCM. Without a current layout, I have nothing to do but watch ebay for bargains and prepare for my next layout.
Right now I don’t have a whole lot of locomotives, but then again I’m living in an apartment and don’t actually have any permenant track to run them on.
I’ve got:
2 Genesis SD70MACs, BNSF
1 Atlas C424, MNNR (needs to be lettered)
1 Athearn SD40-2, DME (needs to be lettered)
1 RPP SD9043, undecorated
1 trackmobile, demo paint scheme
1 MDC shay, no reporting marks
The SD70MACs and the trackmobile are the only ones that came prepainted, and they’re also the only finished locomotives I have. I should probably fix that.
I’ve also got a switcher scratchbuilding project that I’m working on, but that’s got a while to go before it can actually run.
I’m betting I’ll take the prize for smallest roster right now, since I’m just getting back into the hobby after a long absence, and all my old stuff was donated to a local club years ago. Right now, my roster stands at two:
(1) Proto 2000 E-6A, undecorated (destined to become Seaboard Coast Line No. 509)
(2) Athearn U33B No. 1733 (destined to become SCL U36B original No. 1776 – this is the “bumblebee” scheme 1776, which operated for about 8 months in late 1970-early 1971 before being renumbered to make room on the roster for the red, white and blue 1776, which was built in 1971).
I’m in the process of acquiring detail parts for superdetailing these locomotives. I’ll post before, during and after pictures when the projects are completed.
Also on order, and due in June, is a third loco:
(3) Broadway Limited Imports Blueline E-7A, undecorated. This will likely be the only locomotive I buy new. The rest will come from eBay, Yahoo’s HO Yardsale and train shows and swap meets.
Finally, I have six Athearn U33B shells which I recently purchased on eBay for the princely sum of $12 (including shipping). Some of these may be cut up for kitbashing projects, but I plan to buy underframes, power trucks, cabs and A-line Athearn repowering kits for at least three of them to add to my SCL U36B roster.
Ultimately, I’m shooting for two to four passenger locomotives and 10-16 freight locomotives, all from SCL’s roster circa late 1970.
