Thanks for starting Mike, nice pictures as ususal!
Managed to get some cars done again this week!
Atlas (Ex Brancline) 1937 AAR Boxcar, I bought the decal then looked up in my library and this was the newest 40’ boxcar in the WM Fleet, so that is why I used this car. I replaced the cast on grabs with Ticky Wire Grabs and replaced the Cast Sill Steps with A-line Sill Steps, painted the car with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Champ Decals.
Atlas 2003CF PS Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Scalecoat II MofW Gray and lettered with Champ Decals.
Intermountain Railway 50’ PS1 Boxcar, enlarged the door opening to accept a 10’ Plug Door, added Walthers Cushion Coupler Pockets and A-Line Sill Steps. Painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Black Paint, lettered with Oddballs Decals.
I especially like the CGW car and its plug door. Not sure why I have such affection for the CGW, never really a fan, guess I like scrappy underdogs.[8-|]
Mike, nice work on those cars and that night scene looks phenominal.
Rick, splendid job on those freight cars.
This past week, I installed a short bridge over a stream called Scotch Run. The real Scotch Run is a few miles from Horeshoe Curve. It’s nearly impossible to tell what type of bridge is used from Google Maps. I ha a pair of Monroe Models single track stone arch bridges lying around. I used half of the kit to make the front of the bridge. I stuck the bridge kite piece to the side of the foam riser. The arch section under the trak wa made with a PVC pipe coupling that I cut in half and sprayed flat black. I used plastuct styrene shapes painted Floquil Rail Bron to make the steel reinforcements the PRR added toits stone bridges after WWII.
So far this weekend, I only have painted some cars up.
From left to right-A certain car that every horror story fan knows (yes I need to do some touchup on the white), a police car painted up to resemble the Mayberry police car, two other random cars I repainted and gloss coated.
i got lucky about 2 weeks ago. i went in to my local train store just for the monthly mag. and i thought i would checkout the atlas turnout section. and of course all empty. i looked down and there was a bag marked 12.00$ so i checked it out and there where 12 turnouts of various brands peco, atlas and some lifelike. so i went to the counter and asked the guy whats up with them. he told ma a layout was torn down and yes they are 12 dollars for them all. so i snatched them up. so now ive been able to use them all and get my center pennisula all designed up and now have all 9 industries in. so, onto the pics.
overall view, there will be a partion going down the middle one day.
had the ntsb out for this derailment was fun to route trains from both mains into the yard for an hour or so. may have to make derailments a snerio during an ops session
Gidday All, looks like my model railroading is going to have to be done vicariously for a while longer, so I’ll just enjoy all the Good Stuff that comes up here on WPF. Have a Great One fflokes,
Cheers, the Bear.[:D]
Hmmmm, while I’ve done next to nothing on my current secretive layout in progress. I spent both today and yesterday at the trainshow in centralia, all day from 10 to close. ran trains with my buddy Mike’s Omni rail group(I’m currently a trial member got 30 days to get my NMRA membership and start on a module). I had a blast and here are some photos
My NP F3 and her train pass an amtrak cascades train on Mike’s module
#750 on Mike’s module
Pauls amtrak cascades train
A BNSF Stacker.
And a Cobra looking onwards towards the yard
THe top two photos were taken by Mike Stepner of Omni rail, my friend.
Yep, Omni rail PNW 4 division. I may be a member upon getting my NMRA membership, primarily so I can run with the club. May not make their northern shows but the ones down here I could try. it just depend though.
