Weekend Update 9/25/11

[up1950s]

UP 4-8-2 7869 progress

[rogergperkins]

The FVM wagontop boxcars arrived this week as did the two JNJ wagontop cabooses.
Lots of work to do on the cabooses, but thankful that Skipgear has posted photos of his.
These cars are on different tracks of double mainline.  Looks as if I have a boxcar, caboose, caboose and
boxcar connected. 

I shot myself in the foot by trying to organize my photos into albums on Photobucket; which cause the photo to have the wrong address.

[up1950s]

Well Sir that qualifies as a wagon train .

[Puddington]

Started work on a major kitbash of a CPR passenger car but while waiting for putty and primer to dry I hauled out a swap meet find from a few years ago. I have been running a pair of GN SD 45's in road service and wanted a third six axle motor for the consist; being as I "acknowledge" the BN merger if not largely ignore it, I thought this would be a neat addition to the consist........



The Kato SD 40 was given some additions; sun shades; mu's; proper horn, bell;  CBQ upper and lower lights, etc... and was sufficently dirtied to make it part of the "gang"...

I also run a CBQ SD 9 that will make a nice pair with this unit and a CBQ GP 40 I have tucked away somewhere...





Nice to add some variety to the lash up.... love that early BN "rainbow" scheme

[packers#1]

Puddington, I'm in love with that CBQ SD40!
Hey fellas, FINALLY I have a video update!

/>And a couple of pics.

[chuck geiger]

Unpacking and moving into new train room...FOUND: NJ International crossing gates and
BLMA utility box....mystery solved.....

[wcfn100]

The NE5 thread prompted me to take a closer look at the Atlas NE6 and whether it could be modified enough to create a decent stand in.



This is after few hours of work.  I don't think it looks all that bad. I would like to thank Micro-trains for teaching me how to use a Mill file. That made some quick work of the roof.

The sides are the biggest hurdle if I want to scratch build them.  I'm still not sure of the best approach.  RP, etching or just having them machined are also viable options.

Hopefully I'll get some decaling done on the trailer by the end of the weekend.


Jason

[skytop35]

Mike - Nice SD40. I really like the pre and post BN Rainbow paint schemes too, since I grew up right along side the Q mainline and major Chicago freight yard.

Worked on some structures this week. A barn and a couple of houses.

[Bremner]

oh how I have been waiting, the usual suspects are posting already with their great work, here is the start of my soon to be SP GP35E #6300. Like the prototype, there are no foot boards and I have started Rhinoplasty. I still need to putty the lights in, paint, install MV lenses and BLMA M/U hoses and sunshades plus remove the numbers. I also removed the foot boards like the SP did to 6300. I might leave the factory lettering.

http://sopacincg.backpackersflorence.com/





I also worked on my U25B

[Chris333]

For some reason I dug out a Z scale flatcar. Lowered it, put Full Throttle trucks/couplers on it, relocated brake wheel. Still need to paint the wheels.

[Puddington]

For some reason I dug out a Z scale flatcar. Lowered it, put Full Throttle trucks/couplers on it, relocated brake wheel. Still need to paint the wheels.

....but there had to be a reason.....

[jsoflo]

De-bugged some electrical issues and ran some local ops on my D&H division:











Enjoy your weekend!

Jan

[up1950s]

For some reason I dug out a Z scale flatcar. Lowered it, put Full Throttle trucks/couplers on it, relocated brake wheel. Still need to paint the wheels.

There are loads of reasons , you just have to decide which load to put on it . Z that looks better than out of the box N is a Chris standard , you had no choice , thats the way you roll .

[Ian MacMillan]

Went to the CRHS RailBQ last weekend and also worked on the new Cabin Car of our collection in Topton, PA.

[Dave V]

Had some fun making a video with my iPhone 4...