Show us your Non Prototypical motive power and rolling stock !

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nmaniac

nmaniac

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So a few weeks back railfan started a thread called Non Prototypical,and it brought up a very good topic.I for one am not a rivet counter !! never have never will be,so I ran this by him and he said "DO IT "!!! so Show us your
Non Prototypical motive power or rolling stock,I'll get the ball rolling with a few pictures so here is the place for all the world to see !!!

Began life as a Kato whale belly tank car.This is custom work for a client.


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By the way if anyone has any they would like to sell,PM please I'm looking for four more.

Custom 48'trailers.

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This was an undeced MT's trailer I used Tru-COlor white and then added the decals.Note the decals I used are for a 20 trailer!! I just had to make it work.

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Here it is sitting on a custom 89 TOFC back in the days of Alan Curtis great kit Thank god Peter is carring on.

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Once again undeced MT's decaled for GI trucking,yes GI had silver trailers but the clinet wanted white.

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This decal was a bear to get to inbed.

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Fallen flag railroad now I'm waiting on decals.This is 1 of 15.

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Custom paint was a Conrail SW now it will be a fallen flag.This engine is being done "free hand'

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Hey great idea for a thread! I have one of these ontario northland FP-7's. Looks fairly realistic but it doesn't have the bell on the roof like the prototype. I didn't build it though like Maniac did his......but give me some time....I have some ideas!
 
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railfan said:
Hey great idea for a thread! I have one of these ontario northland FP-7's. Looks fairly realistic but it doesn't have the bell on the roof like the prototype. I didn't build it though like Maniac did his......but give me some time....I have some ideas!
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Are those Intermountain? Really nicely detailed.
 
ontario northland is one of the roads I love,once I get things done for other folks( yeah one day) that will be my next project gotta love the paint job !!

L
 


Used to be stuff like this was par for the course from manufacturers. They had no problem releasing "foobies" in any road imaginable. Its not like today where many have gone to releasing proto correct numbers and details on much of their equipment. Used to be for any of the class 1 prototypes, you had to take an engine that was close, modify and paint it for your road, or buy it in brass.
 
Very well said,in fact you hit the nail on the HEAD!!!! the club which I am a member of is the GN/BN change over and here I come !! with all my CN and CP stuff !!!! talk about firestorm !!!,now don't get me wrong I do wish I could model say Aug25.1978 but I have never nor will I be a rivet counter, I prefer to do the What if ?? and the main reason I do it is becasue the roads I model the stuff isn't there so just like the railroads I have to make my own stuff,and you I have a blast doing it.I tell people all the time "It's a hobby you should be having fun"

L
 
nmaniac said:
Very well said,in fact you hit the nail on the HEAD!!!! the club which I am a member of is the GN/BN change over and here I come !! with all my CN and CP stuff !!!! talk about firestorm !!!,now don't get me wrong I do wish I could model say Aug25.1978 but I have never nor will I be a rivet counter, I prefer to do the What if ?? and the main reason I do it is becasue the roads I model the stuff isn't there so just like the railroads I have to make my own stuff,and you I have a blast doing it.I tell people all the time "It's a hobby you should be having fun"

L
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Hey L, is that engine you're painting....is it an EMD SW series? Ohio Central RR uses one of those to pull a few grain hoppers and boxcars around to service some businesses here where I live. Finally saw it last week and took a short video of it. Should have saved it but I'll see it again soon I think.
 
Hey railfan,Yes it's the Atlas SW9/1200 I posted pictures of that and the MAC in the painting thread.Go have a look see.

L
 
Here is one in the making,Started life as a MT's Pennys depressed flatcar,stripped and re-painted in CP action red and when I cut out the wood deck it sort of fell apart so I'm installing each plank one at a time!!

Got one side done and had to stop,time to go do decals on a boat load of stuff.

L

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Hey L, I just checked and my walmart does not have CP action red........ha ha! Oh well....I'll just use normal bright red. And I have a couple old beat up depressed flat cars with new trucks and couplers.......now you are giving me some ideas!
 


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