Nice photo Gramps, I hope that train was stopped while you took that shot!
Here are a couple shots from the past week or so...
My freelance road, the SouthWestern Ontario just finished work on a pair of ex CSX nee CR SD60I's. This is one of their first revenue trips, they have gotten a little more dirty over the past few days
I also just finished some Athearn Genesis 60' PS boxcars letter for my club's railroad, the Windsor & Midwestern. These cars were a great deal from Micro-Mark, but the bodies are a little twisted, no wonder they were on sale!
The last few shots are of some well cars I weathered using rubber cement to mask some of the reporting marks. Just paint the area with rubber cement, let it dry, then airbrush the dirt. After the dirt is dry, use your finger to gently rub the rubber-cement off. I am very happy with the result, though I got a little too heavy with the airbrushed dirt I think.
Atlas well car
Kato 3 unit articulated well car
Walthers well car
And one more... An Athearn SD40-2 that I detailed several years ago. I had this out to see if it still ran, and it did! So I'll be able to bring it to the Essex (Ontario) Train Show next weekend.
For anyone in the Hamilton / Toronto area, the Copetown train show is this Sunday. It is a great time to meet some of the Canadian vendors like Rapido and RailFlyer Model Prototypes.
Yes. I added pennies at each end until it came up to the NMRA weight specs.Jeffrey, I just got six of those cylindrical hoppers, did you happen to add any weight to yours?
Awesome, I'm going to replace the trucks and coupler pockets as wellwhen I upgrade these cars. They're pretty nice though.Yes. I added pennies at each end until it came up to the NMRA weight specs.
How about a remote controlled and B SW1000 combination?
What color yellow did you use for the Chessie unit?Finally I got my 3 road slugs done. The CSX and Chessie slugs are P2K units, the Mt Airy & Western unit is an old Front Range shell on an Athearn chassis.
Jerome, I'd be willing to bet she's either scrapped, or a target for a Genset, but LTE usually scraps switchers, sadly.Steve, Dan, thank you very much.
Jim, It was repainted in BNSF Heritage I. Sadly it was seen working last in Minneapolis, MN. And then at LTEX in MacDonald, OH. I can't find anything else on her since then.
To be honest with you, I don't know. I have a friend who is a Chessie fiend and when he heard I was building 2 road slugs, he pressured me into building a 3rd. I said ok, but I would NOT paint it in Chessie. See, I have this long standing issue with anything I have ever painted in Chessie. I can't seem to get it done without an inordinate amount of problems occuring. Any other paint scheme is No Problem! So after construction was completed, I shipped it off to his painter, who paintied it and shipped it back for final assembly. I know its not Armour yellow, looks like floquil reefer yellow to me.What color yellow did you use for the Chessie unit?