Weekend Update 3/30/25

[Iain]

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Dug out the Lima road switcher project and did some work.  Still need to finish the ends, roof, walkways, and design the etch parts.

[InterurbanModels]

Working on some Interurban Freight (with radial couplers for very tight curves)

[gi-depp]

Installing turntable

[CNR5529]

Ok, this is absolutely making want to do Strasburg 89 even more.

Do it.

Seriously, the Bachmann mogul is a very good starting point. I had mine done in a few nights of work. You just need to add/move a few key details to be really close, was not a difficult bash at all. The big ones are relocating the headlight to the front of the smokebox (it works because the LED is behind the smokebox door anyways, so you just drill through the back of the light housing and door), add triangular number boards and brass number plate (made of styrene), add steps from the running boards down to an extended step plate under the smokebox (styrene plate and GMM steps), and detailing up the tender (styrene, pb wire, etc). Mine is an E-7-a so the coal bunker needed some addition choping, 89 is from a slightly different class and has a bit of a larger bunker, which is even closer to the Bmann. The last big thing is simplifying the side rods to simulate inside valve gear, basically cut off the eccentric rod and eccentric crank, etc. I also changed the tender truck frames for archbar frames that I 3d printed... but thats because Im a glutton for punishement. Decals by micro scale or black cat...

[bbunge]

Working on some Interurban Freight (with radial couplers for very tight curves)

Are you printing what appear to be operating (moving) trolley poles?  Is this HO or N scale?

Bob

[Pizzaparty]

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Dug out the Lima road switcher project and did some work.  Still need to finish the ends, roof, walkways, and design the etch parts.

I’m gonna need to get a few of these! There’s a set of coaches to make a perfect west shore commuter train.

[InterurbanModels]

Are you printing what appear to be operating (moving) trolley poles?  Is this HO or N scale?
Bob

This is N scale. Yes, "Operating" means you can move them up and down, but they are plastic

[arbomambo]

Had a great time presenting at the Central of Georgia Railroad Prototype Meet in Macon, GA this past weekend.
I helped present a very nice T-TRAK layout with an emphasis on Operations, presented a clinic on the 2026 Chattanooga National T-TRAK Layout Record-Breaker, and presented my Detailed Kato 1957-era ATSF F unit sets (warbonnet and freight), and E8m.

[Maletrain]

I cant believe im doing this but heres something new.......... Theres more adjustments to be made but you SPFs might like it. these kits will ride on a concor 2-10-2 mech with a 2 axle trailing truck added. im also working on the tenders. dont mind the spot by the cab where i got the shell a little too thin.

Now that you have done the work to make the inside of prints fit the Con-Cor heavy 2-10-2 mechanism, us B&O fans would love for you to make the outside of a print look like the B&O "Big Six" 2-10-2 S1A locos.

Any chance that will "happen"?

[CR4100]

I completed a test print of my first ever locomotive design, Katy (MKT) GP39-2. It's designed to fit onto a Walthers/Life Like GP39-2 mechanism with the short fuel tank. There is still a lot to do like fixing the oversized sand filler on the nose. I expect to have a pair running at the Egg Harbor 4H show in April.

An updated UP/Louisville and Indiana version will be done later because the Pennsy inspired LIRC paint is cool.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I completed a test print of my first ever locomotive design, Katy (MKT) GP39-2. It's designed to fit onto a Walthers/Life Like GP39-2 mechanism with the short fuel tank. There is still a lot to do like fixing the oversized sand filler on the nose. I expect to have a pair running at the Egg Harbor 4H show in April.

An updated UP/Louisville and Indiana version will be done later because the Pennsy inspired LIRC paint is cool.

It doesn't look like it until you look close but... That is one strange beast!

[CR4100]

It doesn't look like it until you look close but... That is one strange beast!

It sure is!

For those wondering what makes it unique: It has a GP49 body with the deep radiator intakes, two fans on the roof, and an angled blower duct on the left side. MKT 360-379 were the only ones built.

[wazzou]

Exceptional modeling @arbomambo
Congrats!

[robert3985]

Are you printing what appear to be operating (moving) trolley poles?  Is this HO or N scale?

Bob

@bbunge - Bob, although I'm not the OP, it's N-scale.  You can tell by looking at the MT N-scale couplers.

Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore

[Chris333]

A while back I scaled down a HOn30 railbus to N scale. Toma Model Works will sell their chassis in 6.5mm gauge. They only come in 12 or 14mm WB. I made my own chassis block to get a 22mm WB.

Toma's chassis


Mine new block:


Railbus floor:


Nn3 railbus: