Weekend Photo Fun - October 27th - October 29nd, 2023

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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This is the weekend thread where modelers can show their completed models, work under construction and layout pictures new and old.

Let’s have a lot of participation this weekend!

Rick Jesionowski

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Good morning from partly cloudy and warm Northeast Ohio!

I did not complete anything this week, but I have some pictures of a Tangent Sam Rea Class H51c 4600CF Covered Hopper kit I was working on.

This first picture is the kit after I completed all the bracing and adding the main air line to the model.

These next two pictures show the end cages on the A and B ends of the car after adding all the braking piping and rods and the grabs and ladders.

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This is the finished kit, ready to apply paint, with the sill steps, roof, coupler lift bars and outlet gates all installed.

A Kato GP35 and Stewart U25B with a general freight train, running on the Strongsville OH club layout.

Have a great weekend!

Rick Jesionowski

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Thanks for starting out WPF this week, Rick. I recently picked up a Tangent undecorated tank car kit and plan to start it sometime soon. I think the assembly instructions are 30 pgs. [:O]

I received the Plastruct “T” styrene strips that my LHS ordered for me but I’m still trying to figure out the best way to cut & install them to the top of my QCM PRR 50’ auto boxcar and keep them all aligned. Too many variables but I think I have a plan. We’ll see how it goes this coming week.

I also had my LHS order me the new C&O and Boston & Maine Accurail reefer kits and I picked them up yesterday when I picked up the Plastruct “T” styrene strips. And it wasn’t long after I got home before I had both kits assembled: (Click photo to enlarge)

I like the fact that they aren’t painted in the usual reefer yellow. Something different.

Midweek I assembled a couple of Proto 2000 CB&Q 50-ton war emergency hoppers that I had found at the same LHS the prior weekend:

Ugh. Apparently I didn’t do a very good job aligning the wheelsets on the left truck of the left hopper. [:S]

Tom

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Rick, Thanks for starting-up the WPF with views of your busy bench and 1:87 plumbing.

And Tom’s bench is busy too. Really hate when it appears I’ve taken the perfect shot of a railcar, only to see a glaring spider web, ball of fuzz or a dropped wheel.

Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend, Happy Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Regards, Peter

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Printed up so far. A WP&Y class 90 A and B unit. Dl535. GM6c. and a gneric boxcab shell.

Shane

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Two more.