wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
Josh, I've been doing that for my whip antennas on my engines for a couple of years now.
Wpf 5/26-6/1
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Trucklover
BNSF SD70MAC's
Thats a sharp looking locomotive! And the antennas add that little extra touch that makes the model pop, thanks again for the idea 
railfan
junk collector
In the picture this text was with.....the three CSX locomotives together with the red brick buildings in the background....I was struck by how the color shading of dirty white/grey ballast looked very real. I would try to duplicate that in a similar setting.Ok, I'm not bashful, I'll get things started!
Mike
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Trucklover
BNSF SD70MAC's
Just finished off another dump truck. I now have two identical Kenworth dumps with 3-axle dump trailers, I plan on making 2 more giving me a total of 4 identical Kenwoth dumps to be part of my Robertson's Transport fleet.
These trucks were built using a Kenworth Dump Truck set from Herpa, a dump bed from a Model Power Kenworth Dump Truck, and a different dump bed also made by Herpa for the trailer
These trucks were built using a Kenworth Dump Truck set from Herpa, a dump bed from a Model Power Kenworth Dump Truck, and a different dump bed also made by Herpa for the trailer
kbkchooch
"retired" conductor
The ballast is easy, its Woodland Scenics light gray Mix
Not Light gray, not meduim gray
Look for the word MIX on the label, then you got the right stuff!
TrinityJayOne
N gauge fan
Love those Petes!
My birthday trains arrived today. The SD45 & C30-7 are new, the CB&Q SD24 arrived last week but only had the decoder put in with the others today. The SD24 duo look great on the front of the CZ. Mmmmmm high hoods...
My birthday trains arrived today.
The SD45 & C30-7 are new, the CB&Q SD24 arrived last week but only had the decoder put in with the others today. The SD24 duo look great on the front of the CZ. Mmmmmm high hoods...
Burlington Bob
Well-Known Member
That SD24 in Chinese Red sure does look pretty, Pete!
KCSRailfan
KCS Railfan,and Modeler.
QRR Fan
Engine Collector
I know it's a bit late, but this is the first chance I've had to upload. I had to get pictures of my SP 2873 that jbaakko painted for me with the prototype.
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Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Here's an oldie. A model from PFM that my Dad was the fireman on prior to WWII.
Railrunner130
Well-Known Member
Now that looks sharp! Very nice tribute to your father!
funnelfan
Member
That looks great! Was that a life like P2K or Athearn Genesis to begin with?
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Yeah, it left my hometown of Selma every morning, pulling the "Turkeytown Express". This train generally had 3 wooden passenger cars, and a couple of box cars as loads. It would run west one day, then east the next, generally on small branchlines. It would occasionally pull a train to Mobile, which then made it an overnight run.
Believe it or not, even though it was on the mainline between Birmingham and Mobile Al, due to bridge restrictions south of Selma, it was actually one of the heavy weights on the line. During WWII, when trains pulled by a SRR 2-8-8-2 came into Selma, these trains were broken up into 5-10 other trains, to be pulled to the port of Mobile by 2-8-0's that were built as early as 1870. This was one of the first divisions to be dieselized by the Railway during and after the war.
This engine was scrapped in 1950. Despite what the wikipedia says, the SRR wasn't the first RR to completely dieselize in the south. The GM&O did it in 1947, while the SRR still had steam up to 1953.
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