Weekend Update 11/22/20

[LIRR]

Progress on A. Boreland Furniture Co.

[randgust]

Just to prove the D16 project is progressing slowly....  big breakthrough this weekend getting the brass tender body fabricated



More detail shots of that over on my build thread.

[wm3798]

Brought the Potomac a bit closer to completion...
Using a Trix K-4 headlight mount and a desperately contorted LED, I was able to get light to the high mount headlamp.



Of course, the only way to see it on a DC layout is with a tracking shot!  Also got the bell installed, which was gleaned from the OEM smokebox.



I still have to patch in the walkboards at the smoke box sides, and decide whether I want to change the cab... The cab overhang of the original isn't a match to the WM's All Weather cab, but it helps disguise the spread between the cab and tender, which I need for my ridiculously tight turns.  Maybe on the next one...   The finishing touches for this, I think, will be the proper cab number and a few other distinctive decals to make it ready for prime time.
Lee

[Jesse6669]

Progress has been "unstoppable"  on AWVR 777.  It just needs clearcoat, glazing, handrails, and re-mounting on its frame.  Then it's off to a gentleman who commissioned it as a birthday gift for his son who loves the movie.  I wouldn't have thought to do the model myself but it was a fun project. 

In front of of triple-7 it is an also-unfinished BN GP40-2.  A bit of cliched comparison of scales (HO vs T in this case).  That needs handrails and glazing.  BN Cascade green is an interesting color--seems very bright all by itself but add the contrasting black area and it seems get darker.

I also did a bunch of decal design work including some revision of test-printed Conrail H45 hopper decals (both T and N scale) and a set of decals for a T-scale UP "Big Boy", plus got the AEM-7 preliminary work done (loco outline/guidelines).  That model is on the way from Shapeways so hopefully will have something to show soon.  -Jesse 

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[wm3798]

  Lee, is that blue B&O Alco RSD15 shown with your gold Chessie GP-40 an original MRC Mehano from the 1969 - 1970s?  I had one 40 years ago but it was in the more complex B&O colors.  Man, I wish I still had it.  These were cool but mine would over heat if I ran it much over 20 minutes straight.  Also, the thin soldered pick up wires had a tendency to break off.  Anyway, thanks for the memories!  JFRTM, even if I did sell out to knuckle couplers instead of rapidos.

Thanks, @Albert in N .  No, that's the 80s vintage Atlas/Kato.  I've been keeping my eyes peeled for that B&O model you mention though.  Doug Nelson had one available a few months ago, but I wasn't quick enough with the trigger to get it.

Lee

[Kentuckian]

Progress on A. Boreland Furniture Co.

Nice, but it needs one thing: More Power!

[mrhedley]

Love the Railwire coaster!  Nice touch.

Sometimes it's best to keep it simple and JFRTM:



Even if it's only a simple Z scale loop on the coffee table.

Nice work so far to everyone and I hope all the 's out there are having a great weekend,

Lucas

[Bryn]

Another weekly update on the Skytop Models Thrall conversion for the FVM rib side caboose.

Everything is painted but not yet glued together, I like to weather it as separate parts and then glue the glazing in before sticking it together.

[Jim Starbuck]

Another weekly update on the Skytop Models Thrall conversion for the FVM rib side caboose.

Everything is painted but not yet glued together, I like to weather it as separate parts and then glue the glazing in before sticking it together.

Excellent work Bryn!

[SP-Wolf]

Thomas came for a visit.

This is our Granddaughters train. (She has yet to see it - that will be on Tuesday 11/24)

Also - this will be my new problem track locator.



He looks and runs great.

Thanks,
Wolf

[peteski]

Thomas came for a visit.

This is our Granddaughters train. (She has yet to see it - that will be on Tuesday 11/24)

Also - this will be my new problem track locator.



He looks and runs great.

Thanks,
Wolf

Cool!  Is it the new Bachmann or Tomix model?

[Chris333]

I got a Bachmann Percy and it runs great, 52:1 gear ratio!

[up1950s]

Maybe there is a market for 3D faces of different diameters to temp attach to boiler fronts for photo ops . Maybe Railwire member faces .

[SP-Wolf]

Cool!  Is it the new Bachmann or Tomix model?

It's from Bachmann.

Thanks,
Wolf

[CRL]

Maybe there is a market for 3D faces of different diameters to temp attach to boiler fronts for photo ops . Maybe Railwire member faces .

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