Time for WPF. On this, the National Day of Encouragement let’s get those shutters open and share lots-o Model Railroading images. Regards, Peter
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Thanks for starting another WPF, Peter.
The furniture factory is close to being finished. Some bushes and weeds need to be added alongside the building and tracks:
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Good morning from sunny and warm Northeast Ohio!
Here is what I managed to finish this week:
First up an Athearn ACF 2970CF Covered Hopper kit, painted with Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray paint and lettered with Prime Mover Decals. I started this car well before all my health problems and for some reason I could not get the grab irons installed, finally got it done and painted this last week. Car was used to haul sand and cement to customers along the EL.
Next an Intermountain 40’ Milk Car kit, painted with Scalecoat II Hunter Green and Black paints, then lettered with Highball Graphics Decals. The car contained two 3,000 gallon tanks for hauling milk from the towns along the NH and B&M Railroads to the milk processing plants in Boston.
Last week at the Strongsville Club layout, I took a pair of Athearn U50 diesels and some cars mainly UP to replicate a general freight on the Union Pacific.
Have a great day!
Rick Jesionowski
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North End Foods Building No. 3 is in progress. DPM wall panels and a Pikestuff Yard Shed. Walls are assembled, the DPM section needs a roof and some details, the shed addition needs paint and details. Progress as promised
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After running the layout set in the mid-1980s for several weeks, I reverted the era back to 1972 again. This means that the owners of the three railroads on the layout are the Seaboard Coast Line, original Norfolk Southern Ry., and the Aberdeen & Rockfish. The Frisco GP35 represents run-through power from a connection in Birmingham, Alabama.
DFF
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Whilst waiting for some Track-rust paint to dry, I’ve been playing around with some model Signal Cabins, or Control Towers, which I find are always interesting Railway structures to examine, mainly because of the variety of designs.
This first photo shows one of my favourites, Tweedmouth Power-box, which was commissioned in 1961 and is under the control of the East Coast Main Line.
(The Train is on the Downline, heading North towards Edinburgh and the Branch off to the left is the former line to Kelso in Scotland, 1964)
I always like flat roofs and inclined windows, that give 360° views.
I wish there was an HO version of the one at Bethlehem PA.
The first bash I had at this was Peco LK-83 which is supposed to for OO/HO (1:76.2/87) but it is far too big for HO and as well as other design issues, the large brick Plinth has no Access door, or Vents for the Switchgear etc. which I thought was rather unrealistic.
I opted for plan B, which is the Tri-ang R145 Signal box, based on the LNER ‘Harker’ standard design, referred to as a “modern signal box”.
Tri-ang made quite a convincing job of this model and it remains popular to this day, the older pre-Tri-ang/Hornby version has the Plinth and Cabin secured by a shoulder-screw, which doubled as the stovepipe from the coke brazier.
However, the Stairway is ridiculously steep and by opening the cabin door, a little plastic person would go down, headfirst. A more thoughtful design with a Balcony or Landing would have solved this and I was intending to use some Plasticard, moulded Steps and Handrails.
Then last Monday, passing by a Junkshop window – this Hornby Dublo Art Deco 5080 Signal Cabin D1, caught my attention. I have often considered this model but was not too sure.
It is battered and bruised, but at £3.00 I wasn’t going to walk on by.
A bit of TLC and a repaint and should be ok. Drill out the roof rivets and add some internal detail. I might replace the large Roof for one with square-cut corners.
The Stairway is in the exact correct orientation to suit my layout and I like the Balcony plus windows all around.
It shows that getting something tangible in your hands and onto your layout, even a card mock-up, might be worth it.
Paul.
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Nice work! I’m looking forward to getting to this stage on my layout.
This is the best forum thread each week. There are a couple of modelers whose great work inspires me to keep trying.
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John, Hitting the home stretch is always a good feeling. Plenty of fun in adding all those little details.
Rick, Liking your models, especially the noteworthiness of EL 21385 as a project completed after being put on hold due to health issues.
Heathmiester, Rolling stock as nicely weathered as yours has got to make for some fun layout rail fanning.
alfadawg01, Like your brickwork and cobblestones.
DFF, Good looking scene.
Paul, Overton Tower is something special alright and the refurbishment looks to be fun filled.
Joe27, Nice Southern Pacific trio pulling those MT California sugar beet? cars.
Thanks to all the contributors. Have a good week ahead. Regards, Peter
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