D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Yes. I don't know what they mean by "primed for grime" but it was just as slick for applying chalk as any other shell.Ken is that one of the primed for grime series?
Yes. I don't know what they mean by "primed for grime" but it was just as slick for applying chalk as any other shell.Ken is that one of the primed for grime series?
Catching up.... My last trip through Colorado Springs I just happen to catch Roy's Trains going out of business sale, so I stocked up as best as my wallet would allow.I am so far behind in this thread again. I've got 3 new Athearn Genesis GP7s, a whole flock of grain hoppers, a pile of heavy weight passenger cars, can't remember if I posted the Proto E8s in Pennsy, several GG1s (trying to get one of each paint schemes), bunches of new ambroid craftsman kits, several Pennsy round top stock cars, an Atlas GN wide vision caboose, and that is just the stuff that goes on the track. Photo's forth coming.
Catching up 2. And 2 stories. The Boulder Model Railroad Club has a monthly model contest. A couple months ago the subject was "rolling stock that carried live animals" ... not people. So my first thought was to enter a "horse car" used by Santa Fe for the transportation of racing thoroughbreds on passenger trains. Looked at my kit for that and decided not enough time. Second thought was to enter a car I had weathered for the Greeley Museum, so I was going to add a few details like scale stirrups and some brake gear. Decided that was not enough "work" to earn a win in the contests. Other thoughts were modify a Bachmann On3 car, fix up one of my G-gauge Bachmann circus cars, or wait what is this Pennsy round top K11 stock car? Prototype was made by modifying the older round top boxes. What a cool idea for a kit bash. So I began search for a round top box as a beginning point. Nope, guess what? Bowser has already made a really nice model of such a beast. Kitbashing it would be a waste of time. So I just bought the cool car and did not enter the contest.I am so far behind in this thread again. I've got 3 new Athearn Genesis GP7s, a whole flock of grain hoppers, a pile of heavy weight passenger cars, can't remember if I posted the Proto E8s in Pennsy, several GG1s (trying to get one of each paint schemes), bunches of new ambroid craftsman kits, several Pennsy round top stock cars, an Atlas GN wide vision caboose, and that is just the stuff that goes on the track. Photo's forth coming.
When I was in high school, a friend of mine had a new 1965 MG convertible. His was the British Racing Green color. The car in your post has a close (but newer) resemblance. And of course his had the 4 cylinder engine........no V8s then.I have been looking for one of these for a long time and as a bonus came with 4 passenger cars at a good price.
Rivarossi NYC Dreyfuss Hudson with centipede tender.
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Probably will not be buying any more models for a while as I have spent my spare cash on this.
View attachment 1999561995 MGR V8 . Not exported to the US and most went to Japan.
They are beautiful cars. How do they roll. As u know the 1st release were terrible rollers…
I have maybe 16 extra coils from Tangent that I’m sure will fit. This car has good weight to it just by feel. I have not put it on a scale yet. The nice part about the hoods is I can add weight in there and no one will noticejust need a few coils to go with it and it will look great.
The plastic coils you can get from Walthers are hollow so you can add weight to them.
I haven't run these yet. I will get a chance this weekend.They are beautiful cars. How do they roll. As u know the 1st release were terrible rollers…
I have done the tuner and added shims to the cars. Still disappointing as I like to finger push the cars to test how they roll and I get maybe 2’ to 3’ on the flat. I prefer they roll at least 5’ like every other car I own. I have cars that roll from one end of the paper mill lead to the other end and that’s 24’ flatI haven't run these yet. I will get a chance this weekend.
I did find on my first run cars that running them for quite a while in both CW and CCW did help some to free them up, but still not what I would expect from a $55.00 piece of rolling stock! I haven't tried the Micro-Mark truck tuner yet either.
No new freight car goes on my layout without using the truck tuner first. It's part of my pre-inspection routine along with measuring wheel gauge, truck swing and coupler height etc.I haven't tried the Micro-Mark truck tuner yet either.
Excellent tips!No new freight car goes on my layout without using the truck tuner first. It's part of my pre-inspection routine along with measuring wheel gauge, truck swing and coupler height etc.
That is something I've been wondering about. How does one know when the truck tuner wears out? I mean it has a cutting edge, how long does that last before it gets dull and one is just spinning inside an axle well for nothing.No new freight car goes on my layout without using the truck tuner first. It's part of my pre-inspection routine along with measuring wheel gauge, truck swing and coupler height etc.
I've had one of those trunk tuners for what seems like a couple decades now. I've prolly turned several hundred trucks with it and it still produces the shreds of plastic with little effort.That is something I've been wondering about. How does one know when the truck tuner wears out? I mean it has a cutting edge, how long does that last before it gets dull and one is just spinning inside an axle well for nothing.
My experience is the same as Ken's, mine is over 30 years old. I have compared freight cars "roll" before and after and noted a difference in many.How does one know when the truck tuner wears out? I mean it has a cutting edge, how long does that last before it gets dull and one is just spinning inside an axle well for nothing