John's Loco Workbench - More Projects Begin...

[jmupton2000]

CD&LR 36 has had the main paintwork completed and the tedious task of cutting out individual lettering and numbering transfers has commenced.

It will be numbered 36, a complete coincidence as it happens to the donor model number as I had decided in my little potted history of the CD&LR that I wrote a couple of years ago that at some point they had a GP9 numbered 36... Anyway, the number boards now have new numbers on them:

The second Lehigh Valley GP18 has arrived from the same source as the first one, not got it out of the box yet though, want to get CD&LR 36 finished and cleared out of the way first.

Did Brawa make them for Life-Like or where they the UK/EU distributors and they stuck their label on the ones sold over here?

 

[bnsf971]

CD&LR 36 has had the main paintwork completed and the tedious task of cutting out individual lettering and numbering transfers has commenced.
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It will be numbered 36, a complete coincidence as it happens to the donor model number as I had decided in my little potted history of the CD&LR that I wrote a couple of years ago that at some point they had a GP9 numbered 36... Anyway, the number boards now have new numbers on them:
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The second Lehigh Valley GP18 has arrived from the same source as the first one, not got it out of the box yet though, want to get CD&LR 36 finished and cleared out of the way first.
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Did Brawa make them for Life-Like or where they the UK/EU distributors and they stuck their label on the ones sold over here?

From what I remember, Brawa made them for Life Like in their Chinese factory.
Of course, that's been nearly three decades ago, but that's what I remember. I did have a Brawa USRA 2-8-8-2 that was the Proto model, in a blue Brawa box.

 

[jmupton2000]

CD&LR 36 gradually being lettered:

Atlas S3 1031, the second of two very reliable SP Alco S3's I have owned for over twenty years has had its final touches as part of its repaint and is ready to resume service again:

The second LV GP18 has been unpacked:

Definitely from the same source as the first one, same dusty condition, well worn mucky wheel treads and the usual cracked gears I suspect. Less missing parts though, no short hood end pilot steps but this time all the handrails are in one piece.

It will get the same treatment as its twin earlier in this thread with a renumber to 303 or 305 as well. I guess the previous owner ran both together and was not worried about both carrying the same number.

 

[Rico]

The Atlas S2’s and 3’s were always good dependable models, still outperforming some newer models.

 

[jmupton2000]

Nuts...

Somewhere along the way, CD&LR 36 managed to get its short nose light parts knocked off!

Interrogation of the carpet monster yielded no success so a replacement part has been found but now I have the irritating extra job of matching up paint and patching up the damage:

Meantime, the second LV GP18 has been dismantled into its component parts:

The body shell appears to be in better condition than the first LV GP18 but will still need work:

 

[jmupton2000]

CD&LR 36 is a runner and will be off to its shed shortly:

Meanwhile with the return of repainted SP Alco S3 1031 to service, a little impromptu roll call was put together on the shed workbench with fellow repainted Atlas SP S3 1025, factory paint with details added Atlas S4 SP 1468 and updated paintwork Walther's SW1 SP 1004.

All very reliable and dependable runners.

 

[jmupton2000]

The old spares/repair SP U33C is back on the bench, missing details being added to the top in the form of a new bell, a replacement horn (I knocked the old one off sorting out the bell!!!) and the missing Mars light, the bracket for which is wrong but all I had.

I have also been fairly successful in removing the worst of the smeared old glue that was on the bell area. Removing the remnants of the old cab side sun shades is going to be the next challenge...

 

[jmupton2000]

8634 now has number boards and is almost finished:

 

[jmupton2000]

Well, it's a runner and completed. the U33C is done, not fantastic but I have at least breathed new life into an old derelict Blue Boxer...

Just the LV GP18 to finish now and then the workbench shuts down for the so called festive season (Humbug...) and a possible house move on the horizon too....

 

[bnsf971]

Well, it's a runner and completed. the U33C is done, not fantastic but I have at least breathed new life into an old derelict Blue Boxer...
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Just the LV GP18 to finish now and then the workbench shuts down for the so called festive season (Humbug...) and a possible house move on the horizon too....

That plow looks kind of low. Does it clear everything on your layout?

 

[jmupton2000]

That plow looks kind of low. Does it clear everything on your layout?

Probably not, that is still in its as acquired position so adjustments may be required.

 

[jmupton2000]

LV GP18 305 is done and reunited with 302.

 

[jmupton2000]

I gave into temptation when a cheap spares/repair undecorated Walthers SW1 came up the other day:

Having done T&NO's solitary Alco S1 and SSW's solitary GP7, I am intending to do T&NO's solitary SW1, No. 11.

The mechanical fault was a drive shaft issue which was fixed in less than a minute. Now onto prep and paint, problems is, T&NO No. 11 was a tad camera shy it seems...

 

[logandsawman]

I gave into temptation when a cheap spares/repair undecorated Walthers SW1 came up the other day:
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Having done T&NO's solitary Alco S1 and SSW's solitary GP7, I am intending to do T&NO's solitary SW1, No. 11.

The mechanical fault was a drive shaft issue which was fixed in less than a minute. Now onto prep and paint, problems is, T&NO No. 11 was a tad camera shy it seems...

I have one of these Walthers SW-1, it was painted BN. I bought it new/old stock, never assembled in the factory package (on ebay a couple years ago). Is a great runner, I repainted it for my logging railroad. This loco does very slow speeds dependably well.

here is a pic of mine:



Dave LASM