Weekend Update 12/8/13

[craigolio1]

I don't know if that's true Jason, but thank you regardless. 

I can see that your steam loco castings clearly *do* have that effect though!   For every one person writing "awesome" when they see your work I am sure there are more than 10 who are thinking it.  The quality on TRW sets a high standard.

md

Mark, that last shot looking up makes me want to burn everything I've ever built.  Incredible.

Craig

[jmlaboda - RIP]

BNSFDASH8, those are some nice models!!! I remember when NS started building those from left-over pulpwood cars and thought it was a good way to recycle an obsolete car.  I have also seen former RF&P pulpwood cars that were rebuilt with cradles for coiled steel that is transferred between plants in eastern Arkansas, which were equally unique.

Cycle Systems in Roanoke, Va., have the upper portion of the NS's car bulkheads lining various parts of their property... works better than fencing... but then I have also seen a photo or two, do not know where, where boxcar doors were used for the same purpose.

[skytop35]

Changed the black stripes on this E7 to red and added lots of details from the BLMA E/F unit detail set. Drilled 88 holes in the shell to add the parts and didn't break one #80 bit !

[peteski]

Changed the black stripes on this E7 to red and added lots of details from the BLMA E/F unit detail set. Drilled 88 holes in the shell to add the parts and didn't break one #80 bit !

WOW! 

[Leggy]

Bill, is that the PCM/BLI E7 or the LL one?

[bnsfdash8]

BNSFDASH8, those are some nice models!!! I remember when NS started building those from left-over pulpwood cars and thought it was a good way to recycle an obsolete car.  I have also seen former RF&P pulpwood cars that were rebuilt with cradles for coiled steel that is transferred between plants in eastern Arkansas, which were equally unique.

Cycle Systems in Roanoke, Va., have the upper portion of the NS's car bulkheads lining various parts of their property... works better than fencing... but then I have also seen a photo or two, do not know where, where boxcar doors were used for the same purpose.

Thanks! I actually built these cars from cut down Walthers Seico pulpwood flats, just like the proto. I have another in the works, a shorter 4' version. These are the more common 6' tall cars.

[peteski]

Here are couple of projects I'm working on.

The newest model I acquired, the E77 German electric loco from BRAWA, was so over-lubricated at the factory that the oil was oozing into the box insert and onto the outside of the shell!  So, I decided to do what I like to do best: take it apart, then clean it and lubricate it properly (sparingly).  I just love the sight of lots of model parts of my workbench!  The smaller, the better!


The other project I have almost completed is non model railroad related. It is a 1:43 scale 298 Shelby AC cobra.  I took some photos of the engine compartment before fitting the body, since the hood opening on that car is rather small and will hide many of the added-on details.



Here are most of the parts before final assembly.


Here are some of the above parts with a dime for size reference.


I did use some N scale model railroads parts in that model. For example, the electric radiator fan shroud is a BLMA photoetched radiator fan grill.  The ignition wire looms are actually photoetched pipe hangers for steam loco I got from superturbine (after being drilled out with #80 drill).

So many hobbies, so little time.... 

[nkalanaga]

I was going to say that the fan grille looked usable in N scale...   In fact, quite a few of those parts look like they'd work for industrial details.   

[Rowan]

I wouldn't be game to take a Brawa apart   

[peteski]

I was going to say that the fan grille looked usable in N scale...   In fact, quite a few of those parts look like they'd work for industrial details.   

Most of the items in the photo with the dime are scratch-built.  Like I mentioned, the fan grille is a N scale 48" fan grille from BLMA.  The corrugated duct is a copper wire wrapped like a spring around a music wire core.  Then it was dunked in the liquid used to make rubbery grips for tools to make it look like a black corrugated duct. Then the core was removed.  I wanted to simply use a bass string but it wasn't flexible enough to curve it the way it had to be routed, and the wrap was made of wire that was too fine.

I wouldn't be game to take a Brawa apart

I can see why. It is a very poorly designed model - it was not designed to ever be taken apart for servicing. Many pieces were solidly glued on, but had to be removed for dis assembly.  But I like a challenge!

[Catt]

Peteski, who makes the Shelby kit?Nice work by the way.

[skytop35]

Bill, is that the PCM/BLI E7 or the LL one?

PCM/BLI E7

[Puddington]

Picked up a copy of Robert Turner and Donald MacLachlan's definative work on the E&N; "Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway". An absolutely outstanding history of the E&N from its dieselization in 1949 to today's operations, the book is chock full of rare photo's and facinating accounts of E&N operations. Focus on rail ferries, budd car operations, mill runs and special movements (the circus comes to Vancouver Island, the Confederation Train, NMRA specials). The book features scale line drawings of key structures and bridges and gives a very detailed account of all diesel power assigned to the E&N.

This book is highly recommended if you are interested in the E&N, are a fan of Baldwin motive power or just lije a really well written rail book.

[peteski]

Peteski, who makes the Shelby kit?Nice work by the way.

Nobody anymore, unfortunately.    It is from the Monogram's Ultimates series of kits, made in 1990.  It consisted of only 2 kits: this one, and 1967 427 Vette convertible (which I also built , backwhen these first came out).  Very nice kits. They included a photoetched fret of emblems and other parts.  Too bad that they didn't produce more vehicles, or re-issue the original models. I suspect that they didn't sell well. 1:43 is more of a collector's than a builder's scale.

[Roger Holmes]

Peteski-- Glad to see that you painted your Cobra in my favorite paint scheme.  Beautiful work!