Sunday Photo Fun 11/26/2011

This is an American Models RPO kit I purchased on Ebay. It was a full-length scale model from which I cut about 2 ½ inches off of one end of the car. In order to have it match the shorter length of the Flyer equipment.

This is a reproduction of a Flyer Union Pacific coach number 24383. It actually started life as a dinged up 961 stainless steel coach. The latter is considerably less valuable to collectors than the former. But, there are enough deviations in my repaint so that a savvy collector will be able to recognize right away that it’s a copy, not an original.

jeffrey-wimberly · November 27, 2011, 7:50am

I see a lot of very good work so far.

Here’s a head on shot of my Bachmann GP38-2:

A shot of one of my Bachmann GP7’s:

And some cars I weathered last year:

spankybird · November 27, 2011, 8:02am

Here is Lionel “City of Denver” from 1937

and here it is running VIDEO

wallyworld · November 27, 2011, 8:26am

An inaugural run.

A early morning flag stop

A morning line up on the ready track

The windup meets his cousin, the electric

Waiting for the highball.

JamesP · November 27, 2011, 12:49pm

Here’s my contribution… a windup Marx Commodore Vanderbilt at a future grade crossing:

James

sir_james_I · November 27, 2011, 6:08pm

SPF is always good. thanx

Moozuki · November 27, 2011, 8:18pm

Seayakbill · November 28, 2011, 5:04am

WOW, has that 1937 UP City of Denver been restored, it looks terrific.

spankybird · November 28, 2011, 8:39am

It was, but not in recent years. The motor was just rebuilt.

wallyworld · November 28, 2011, 9:09am

[quote user=“stebbycentral”]

A few shots of my most recent project. I have finally accumulated enough cars to go with my restored S-scale Flyer PA1.

!http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee204/stebbycentral/100_0662.jpg

This is an American Models RPO kit I purchased on Ebay. It was a full-length scale model from which I cut about 2 ½ inches off of one end of the car. In order to have it match the shorter length of the Flyer equipment.

!http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee204/stebbycentral/100_0659.jpg

This is a reproduction of a Flyer Union Pacific coach number 24383. It actually started life as a dinged up 961 stainless steel coach. The latter is considerably less valuable to collectors than the former. But, there are enough deviations in my repaint so that a savvy collector will be able to recognize right away that it’s a copy, not an original.

wallyworld · November 28, 2011, 9:10am

[quote user=“stebbycentral”]

A few shots of my most recent project. I have finally accumulated enough cars to go with my restored S-scale Flyer PA1.

!http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee204/stebbycentral/100_0662.jpg

This is an American Models RPO kit I purchased on Ebay. It was a full-length scale model from which I cut about 2 ½ inches off of one end of the car. In order to have it match the shorter length of the Flyer equipment.

!http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee204/stebbycentral/100_0659.jpg

This is a reproduction of a Flyer Union Pacific coach number 24383. It actually started life as a dinged up 961 stainless steel coach. The latter is considerably less valuable to collectors than the former. But, there are enough deviations in my repaint so that a savvy collector will be able to recognize right away that it’s a copy, not an original.