Weekend Update 4/1/18

[MK]

I've never see that method for cleaning a loco! 

[SP-Wolf]

Wolf,
As usual, nice work! The pilot plows, who made them?
Thanks!

Thank you, Mike!!

I purchased them 16 plus years ago -- so, I don't really remember. They are either Atlas or Kato.  Sorry, I am not of more assistance.

Thanks, again
Wolf

 

[djconway]

I've never see that method for cleaning a loco! 

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But the instructions said to soak in alchol.

[Joetrain59]

Wolf, how did you accomplish the twin beam headlight?
 Joe D

[daniel_leavitt2000]

I am both shaken and stirred by this photo.

[SP-Wolf]

Wolf, how did you accomplish the twin beam headlight?
 Joe D

Hi Joe,

For the first two (from left to right) - I used plastic rod - filed to fit. Then I drilled them out for the lights.

For the 3rd one.
They are from Streamined Backshop:
http://store.sbs4dcc.com/SBS4DCCNScaleTwinBeamSealedHeadlightLens.aspx

Thanks,
Wolf

[Joetrain59]

Thanks Wolf, order placed. Do you have any pix showing them installed and lit?
 Joe D

[mandealco]

for the twin headlight lens you can also use a headlight from an Atlas RS-3 shell.  They have to be removed from the shell obviously, but the advantage of these is they have more depth and shape.
Cheers
Steve
NZ

[SP-Wolf]

Thanks Wolf, order placed. Do you have any pix showing them installed and lit?
 Joe D

Good morning Joe,

Out standing!!

Here is what I have:



Thanks,
Wolf

[brokemoto]

Looks like a have a few things to straighten out. (Curse you, close up shots!!)

Do not forget the vents on top of the short hood for the steam generator and air.

There were some removable "stacks" for those vents.  I do not know if they came from Beloit with them or if SP added them in an effort to keep the sand in Texas out of the vents.  I have seen only one or two photographs of the Trainmasters with the "stacks" in place, all of which were taken in California.  I do not remember seeing them on any of the Trainmasters when I rode the train to Bellarmine.  If those "stacks" were used in Texas, some of them, at least. made it to Bayshore Yards.

Nice painting on them and nice job on the details so far.  I enjoy looking at your SP models.

[strummer]

Wolf

Your layout looks outstanding; where is your setting?

Mark in (former SP country) Oregon

[SP-Wolf]

Wolf

Your layout looks outstanding; where is your setting?

Mark in (former SP country) Oregon

Thanks Mark!!

I am calling this the Oxnard area. My yard and engine terminal are Oxnard (Fictitious - as Oxnard did not have a turntable). To the point of entry (Montalvo - also fictitious - as Montalvo did not have a station building) to my industrial area - Saticoy. Time frame: 1950 to 1958-ish. Concentrating in and around 1955. This is about the time SP started making a lot of changes. Black overnights where being repainted to all silver -- blah. As well as the PMT trailers. Large Southern Pacific lettering on freight cars as well as orange ends on cabooses. And so on.

Here is a couple of over all shots of my little empire: -- Of course -- it is a work in progress....




Thanks,
Wolf

[strummer]

Thanks for the additional photos.

I moved to the Oregon Coast in 1975 from Big Bear, in southern Cal.

Your layout really captures the feel of the place, I think; nicely done.

Mark (now) in Oregon

[SP-Wolf]

@strummer

You are very welcome. I'm always glad and hesitant to show off my little empire.

Wow -- that's quite a move. Big Bear is awesome. We hadn't been up there for quite a while thow. We are flat landers --- we are down here in Westminster.

We may be looking to get of California as well. (Retirement is still a few years away -- hopefully 7 years from now). Probably in or around the Prescott, Az. area.

Thanks again, for your kind words!!

Wolf

[Loren Perry]

Wolf, I also like your layout very much. You've captured California rail-served industries of the 1950's very well. It's basically a flat table-top layout with no spectacular natural scenery but loads of well detailed urban and industrial scenes that really catch and hold the attention of viewers. Well done!