Thanks for the complements. Tom - the 2-8-0 is simply a Bachmann Spectrum product with some minor surgery to the front end, coupled to a replacement Bachmann tender, and all re-decalled for SP. It still needs front numberboards but looks the part. It was difficult to shoe-horn in a Loksound speaker and decoder, but the tender is just about capable. Here’s another picture:
The domes are not right, but I can live with it. I plan to convert another one soon, and have also done another two consolidations (2865 and 2867) which had converted coal tenders. They needed less work, as the front steps etc were prototypical, and the tender shape just about passes muster as compared to the real thing:
I’m very flattered that you thought 2760 was a brass model.
Around here, it’s known as a “Sweep”, a combination of a Geep and an SW1200RS. I think that Ric did a really nice job on his, too. [swg] Here’s a couple pictures of the prototype, with an unmodified SW1200RS also in the first view:
Wow, what a couple of HUNKERS those T-1’s are!! Beautiful locos. Question–where did you get the H-5? Is it a Spectrum or a PFM? Now, if someone would just come out with one of those handsome Rio-Grandish looking H-7’s, you’d be TOTALLY in business, LOL!
I agree. I thought it was a mutated GP, and looks like I was right. I’ll have some photos of my paint jobs up tommorow or l8r today, but here’s some from last weekend that wrere deleted.
These are all quality photos, guys. Enjoy. Sorry to those who I’ve killed their dial-up ;].
Brian- Superb work. I have one of those connies, and I was thinking of lettering it for UP, but now I might have to bash it into an Espee and buy another up…
A couple years ago, someone made my freind an offer on his house that he couldn’t refuse. He’d said if he ever tore the layout down, he was done and there wouldn’t be another. So, I agreed to ebay all his train stuff (all long gone, not an advertisement). I had told him that if he ever decided to not use it or get rid of it for some reason, I wanted this building.
So, when he brought all his stuff, along came this building as well. ALthough I would have been willing to buy it from him, he gave it to me. As you can see, there isn’t much terrain yet on my layout but the building proudly sits in it’s new location. That’s my contribution to this weeks WPF thread…
This is my newest project for my model railroad - since I managed to find space elsewhere in the house to store some stuff that otherwise would have prevented me from using the entire workshop as a train room, I now have more space, and I am working on extending my point to point shelf layout to an around-the-wall loop with a swinging gate.
Original track plan:
New track plan:
New benchwork built so far this weekend:
Still very far from finished, but I am having fun.
I got the foundation laid. The “stone” blocks, which I thought were wooden, are REAL BRICKS! [^] Each one was laid individually. I still have to mortar the blocks of the foundation.
Next will be the window sills, door thresholds, and corner trim. Then the brass etched doors and windows, and the deck.
Hi Stein: Looks like you’re off to a good start. That also looks like a good track plan. Did you use track planning software to draw that up? It’s very impressive.
