This week I realized that I had not photographed a number of my locomotives:
MEC 671 F3 A-B is one of two A-B sets that MEC owned, It is a Stewartfactory paint with a Soundtraxx decoder
MEC 404, named “Kenneth Roberts” is a GE U-18B that I detailed and painted. SO what did you do if you wanted a U-18 in the 1980s? Call Chucks Chop Shop - he machined the frame and shell of an Athearn BB U-30 to match the dimensions of an U-18
MEC 226 is one of the GE U-25Bs that MEB bought from the bankrupt RI. It’s an undecorated Stewart loco that I detailed and painted
MEC 801 and 802 are MEC’s only Alco RS-11s. They are Atlas locos, I painted and detailed 801 as it was in the late 70s, 802 is a factory paint
MEC 683 F3 is an undecorated Stewart loco that I detailed and painted
BM 1129 EMD SW-1 from Walthers that I detailed and painted as it was in the late 70s
This last week I applied the L&A decals to my Rivarossi/Athearn U25C and I became the owner of a Fleischmann DB VT98 Railbus with trailing coach. A Railbus in Louisiana? There must be a crack in the Bermuda triangle!
George … Thanks for starting the WPF and for sharing some great photos of MEC and B&M.
Terry … Mine scene and the heavy equipment look real!
Sam … I did a double take, but see you used a mirror. Very good modeling using the mirror technique!
DJ … An Alco. Well maintained Pennsy right of way. Outstanding scenery and great photography. … Yep, DJ is here!
Jeff … I like your U25C ! … Also, I see an import. Nice!
Here are some local freights serving some industries. The SD9 is working at the brewery. A pair of F-units are substituting for an SD unit and are serving the building materials company.
Actually it was very easy. The worm gear and housing from the Kato Power Chassis fit right into the opening on the Atlas Mogul. All I had to do was remove the extension universal, then I glued the motor shaft to the worm (enclosed in a bit of styrene tube to keep it straight), and finally added a shim for alignment. That set perfectly into the Mogul mechanism. Granted the motor sticks out the back a touch, all one needs to do is trim the motor/worm shaft to scoot the motor up inside again.
Nothing wrong with those German Uerdingen railbuses. I traveled on one back around 1972 on a trip I took one Saturday on the DB branch lines out of Wiesbaden, where my dad was stationed at the time. If people want to know more about them, here’s the link:
A very nice start to the weekend folks! Great work everyone!
I finally have something worth showing here… For the most part I have been clearing out the old and relaying sub roadbed in the part of the layout I am rebuilding, but I did get to doing some details on the powerhouse. Any good flat roof must be properly drained, and the smart contractors make sure the roof drains to the outside of the building… So I needed some 1920 style of drainpipes. Decided to use iron pipe similar to what used to be used for household sewer pipes. First I fabricated them from Plastruct tubing and elbows:
Then I weathered them to show a bit of accumulated rust:
They were then CA glued to the sides of the structure:
Before:
After:
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After (notice you can see the stairway from the main floor to the lower level also):
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