Weekend Update 10/25/26

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Haha, I posted this to the wrong thread originally, but it's allowed me to include a few more photos of other cars I've been working on.

The past few days have found me "puttering" with a bunch of older equipment that I've been fixing COTS and ACI label situations on. I've had a bunch of cars rolling around with either the wrong COTS or none at all, along with missing ACI labels. If I'm doing the late 70s both of these are generally requirements. Fixing this is a quick and easy thing with some decals. I've been trying to find prototype photos of similar cars so I can at least follow SOME prototype practice when resources allow.

They're nice relaxing projects.

Some of them go a step further too, like this Raritan River car that I've had in my collection for ages and have "rejuvenated" with a properly silver roof, COTS, ACI and weathering.

Since this project also includes some light weathering I took the opportunity to do this wild Bluford caboose too and get it added to the fleet.

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[Ed Kapuscinski]

Oh, I also finally tore into another project...

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This is like an entirely new world.

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[wm3798]

The modules were out, and I had a bunch of foam blocks from unpacking my kitchen cabinet kits, and it was a good day for experiments...







Gotta love that Unitrak.  I can now see clearly how the new layout's going to come together.  Whether I use the twin bridges is up in the air.  I'm hoping to include a small fiddle yard on that side to store a couple of WM trains for variety.  But I kinda like the look.  We'll see.

But the location and configuration of the Cumberland modules is pretty well cemented.  My son is coming up in two weeks so we can hang the sheetrock on the bulkhead and lay out the lighting...  Then I can start planning and building "real" benchwork, not that flimsy @Ed Kapuscinski approved "air benchwork"

Lee

[Jesse6669]

I refined the powered truck design for the Z scale Train Master and test ran it-- It seems to run pretty well (as long as the track is clean)!  Watching the video I just noticed something is making a decent prime mover sound-- that's a little USB fan I use to speed up drying 3D printed parts, not Beloit's finest opposed-piston engine. 

[gi-depp]

I'm working on an AC4400CW #UP5714

[mu26aeh]

Another graffiti/weathered car, from prototype photos

[OldEastRR]

The modules were out, and I had a bunch of foam blocks from unpacking my kitchen cabinet kits, and it was a good day for experiments...

Where's the little HCD roundy-round in this?

[trainforfun]

Thanks, Ed!  I’ve since gone back and toned down the reddish tinge with advice from Ed K., so I’ve now almost got two hours in it.  I’ll get faster, though, with more practice.  The second attempt:



DFF

Beautifull job , what a change from the first blue loco picture !!!