Weekend Update 3/20/22

[altohorn25]

I finished up the 4 L&N cars I started working on this morning:  single window coaches #2309 and #2438, 10-1-2 sleeper Royal Hotel, and 12-1 sleeper Galt House.

The sleeper names are actually names for food service cars on the L&N, but it's all I had in my decal set.  The coach numbers are for lightweight cars, but it's what was in my decal set.

The train is coming along nicely.  It will look better when I get some of the lightweight cars from Lowell Smith when they're released.

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[bbussey]

Bryan,

Thanks for the tips!  I am using CameraPixels, so I’m happy to hear that comes with your recommendation.  For the picture above, I took 20 pictures, and, because I don’t understand the minimum and maximum settings, I left those at 0% and 100%, respectively.  I ended up throwing out 7 pictures where the focus was too close and nothing was crisp in the photo.

What a great idea to put the phone upside down, because the difference in the perspective of your picture versus mine is dramatic.

Dave,

Another example of the lower angle perspective.  This was on a tripod next to the fascia, but still with the camera orientation having the lens at low height, the equivalent of approximately 4 scale feet above the ground.  The MTL weathered CSX Family series car was airbrushed with Dullcote (I recently discovered it is available in bottled form) and further weathered with chalks.  CameraPixels set to 35 shots, 0% to 100%, and I threw out pics both out of focus and some where the distant background was too much in focus.  I'm very impressed with the CameraPixels app.

[thbguy]

Found these little 3D printed beauties on Etsy. I’ve always wanted to do a vinegar car, but found that the available model, while matching a prototype, did not match the prototype I needed. I’m looking forward to UV curing and starting on the first one . . . Soon. At least I’ve harvested it out of the print matrix.



Happy modeling!

[BCR751]

I'm very impressed with the CameraPixels app.

Is there an app for Android phones that will do this?

Doug

[Scottl]

Is there an app for Android phones that will do this?

Doug

I used Hedgecam.  Perfect for this application.

[bbussey]

Is there an app for Android phones that will do this?

There is an Android version.
https://apkandriod.com/android/apk/app/1125808205/camerapixels-lite

[sd45elect2000]

Found these little 3D printed beauties on Etsy. I’ve always wanted to do a vinegar car, but found that the available model, while matching a prototype, did not match the prototype I needed. I’m looking forward to UV curing and starting on the first one . . . Soon. At least I’ve harvested it out of the print matrix.



Happy modeling!

I've been wantimg these for ages, I need the RVCX (Richter) car from Manitowoc Wisconsin. How do I get one ? Are the twin tank cars available?

Randy Stahl

[altohorn25]

[davefoxx]

Nate,

That’s a pretty train you’ve got there.  Kudos!  But, I’m curious: did the L&N really change motive power like that, unless there was something wrong with the first set?  Wouldn’t they just top off the water and fuel and send them on?

DFF

[altohorn25]

Nate,

That’s a pretty train you’ve got there.  Kudos!  But, I’m curious: did the L&N really change motive power like that, unless there was something wrong with the first set?  Wouldn’t they just top off the water and fuel and send them on?

DFF

You are correct sir (at least I think so......maybe they would change at some of the larger terminals like Cincinnati or New Orleans, but most likely not out in the middle of nowhere like in the video) - I just wanted to record something other than it running around in circles...... 

I do know that on the CNW original "400" they changed power in Milwaukee (the run was between Chicago and St. Paul).  This was back in the steam days, however.  Apparently the hard grease in the bearings would get so hot at high speeds, it would melt and cause a catastrophic failure of the main rods if they tried to go the whole distance.  If they changed locomotives in Milwaukee, that wouldn't happen.

I digress......

[PiperguyUMD]

Got the road crossing in on the Dawson MD module. The cement is still drying between the two crossings. I’ll get that weathered to match shortly.

[jpf94]

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[thomasjmdavis]

You are correct sir (at least I think so......maybe they would change at some of the larger terminals like Cincinnati or New Orleans, but most likely not out in the middle of nowhere like in the video) - I just wanted to record something other than it running around in circles...... 

I do know that on the CNW original "400" they changed power in Milwaukee (the run was between Chicago and St. Paul).  This was back in the steam days, however.  Apparently the hard grease in the bearings would get so hot at high speeds, it would melt and cause a catastrophic failure of the main rods if they tried to go the whole distance.  If they changed locomotives in Milwaukee, that wouldn't happen.

I digress......

Get an urban backdrop and call it Nashville yard (I forget the actual name of the yard).  L&N (along with partners C&EI and NC&StL) operated the Hummingbird and Georgian between them.  Originally, the Hummingbird ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans, and the Georgian ran from St. Louis to Atlanta.  But by 1950, both trains had additional sections running over the C&EI to Chicago.  And to make things more "efficient", but also more confusing, they coordinated schedules so that the Hummingbird and Georgian left Chicago within 15 minutes of each other, the St Louis section (carrying cars for both trains) connected with them either at Evansville or Nashville, and the Cincinnati section (which carried cars primarily for the Hummingbird) also connected at Nashville- the result being 3 or 4 trains to Nashville, and 2 departing - one each to Atlanta and New Orleans.  The northbound trip reversed the process- with 2 trains coming in from the south, and 3 or 4 departing northbound.  Lots of excuses for moving power and passenger cars around.

In the late 50s, the Georgian and Hummingbird were run as one very long train out of Chicago- in addition to passenger equipment for both New Orleans and Atlanta routes, it carried all the head end of both trains plus several others that had been retired by that point. And was divided into 2 trains at Nashville.  I don't know how long the Cincinnati and St. Louis sections were maintained.

[BCR 570]

Got the road crossing in on the Dawson MD module

Nice work - can you share how the track was painted and weathered?


Tim

[altohorn25]

Get an urban backdrop and call it Nashville yard (I forget the actual name of the yard).  L&N (along with partners C&EI and NC&StL) operated the Hummingbird and Georgian between them.  Originally, the Hummingbird ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans, and the Georgian ran from St. Louis to Atlanta.  But by 1950, both trains had additional sections running over the C&EI to Chicago.  And to make things more "efficient", but also more confusing, they coordinated schedules so that the Hummingbird and Georgian left Chicago within 15 minutes of each other, the St Louis section (carrying cars for both trains) connected with them either at Evansville or Nashville, and the Cincinnati section (which carried cars primarily for the Hummingbird) also connected at Nashville- the result being 3 or 4 trains to Nashville, and 2 departing - one each to Atlanta and New Orleans.  The northbound trip reversed the process- with 2 trains coming in from the south, and 3 or 4 departing northbound.  Lots of excuses for moving power and passenger cars around.

In the late 50s, the Georgian and Hummingbird were run as one very long train out of Chicago- in addition to passenger equipment for both New Orleans and Atlanta routes, it carried all the head end of both trains plus several others that had been retired by that point. And was divided into 2 trains at Nashville.  I don't know how long the Cincinnati and St. Louis sections were maintained.

Thanks Tom; I need to do more research on L&N passenger operations.  I appreciate the info.