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kbkchooch

kbkchooch

"retired" conductor
Just playing with the new camera as 504 was leaving the shop after a little PM visit. :D
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Some Atlas 85' trash flatcars that I got from MB Klein for an absolute steal at $10 each. :D Pretty long for a 12 car train eh?
 
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Nice start to my favorite thread!
I am tired of waiting for the constuction to be done so I dug out some old track and buildings and made a small mill layout on a section of the old layout.
Actually worked out well, might incorporate it into the new pike when the time comes.
 
I think the shop employees should be fired! They did a really crappy job cleanin windows and look like they didnt bother to ensure the unit had air lines replaced on the front...
 
I have gotten a bit more of the tree line along the back wall near the hillside. It looked like this a few days ago:

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Yesterday it looked like this:

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And, by this evening it now looks like this:

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One more pass for the treetops, and it will be almost done. It will be sprayed with hairspray and a sprinkling of fine turf in a mixture of colors will be done to blend in the green shades.
 
I got myself another project for the next few weeks today. A triple pack of ACF hoppers made by Kato. A very nice set of parts, metal wheels as standard, brass "buttons" for weights,and all for a very nice price,$11. The original American price sticker was for $45, from a store called Riders. However, once I got the box open at home, I found that there are no instruction drawings,which will slow things down some.
Ron
 
Heres my "freelanced" western maryland j-1 #1403 project
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the headlight needs to be moved to the top of the boiler and the bell needs to be moved to the side of the boiler. the tender needs 2 three axle trucks and the loco still needs decals.
 
Ronzzr11 said:
I got myself another project for the next few weeks today. A triple pack of ACF hoppers made by Kato. A very nice set of parts, metal wheels as standard, brass "buttons" for weights,and all for a very nice price,$11. The original American price sticker was for $45, from a store called Riders. However, once I got the box open at home, I found that there are no instruction drawings,which will slow things down some.
Ron
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Riders hobby was a chain of hobby stores in Michigan and Toledo Ohio area!!!

I used to work at one before my railroad career
 
My Kato E5 Burlington units arrived today. :)

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Also arriving today were some Athearn F45s in Big Sky Blue that I had been searching for for a while. Here's one of them on a rolling road just testing out the sounds.

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I finished off the hoppers this evening, fitted some couplers I had, as the Kato ones were just too fiddley, and tested them out at the back end of a train. They run really well, the fit of all the parts was excellent, if I see anymore of these Kato kits at the next train fair I go to, then I,ll make sure to snap them up !!.
Ron
 
Having a sheet of instructions would have been nice,but by using a little trial and error,everything worked out ok.
Ron
 
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