Front End Friday

[KB02]

I missed a good shot at work the other day. My office is right at the end of the yard where CN interchanges with the local NECR. We get big freights from Canada all the time. The other day a pair of CSX Tier 4 GEVO's were backing up the lead CN SD70MAC which were paused at the station across the street from my office while the local switched around the load behind them. We don't see CSX up in Vermont very often. Would have made a great shot!

 

[TrucTrain55]

missed a good shot at work the other day.

Maybe next time. I missed the whole FEF and SWSAT too busy with farm stuff.

 

[CambriaArea51]

Some Kato engines I painted and decaled years ago (my first) a SD80 MAC and two SD70 MAC.

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Some Kato engines I painted and decaled years ago (my first) a SD80 MAC and two SD70 MAC.View attachment 263359View attachment 263360

Those were the first you painted and decaled? Wow! Those came out great!

 

[CambriaArea51]

Those were the first you painted and decaled? Wow! Those came out great!

Thank you. That was done with the Floquil paint. I had painted a few cars, but they were the first engines. A little better view.

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Thank you. That was done with the Floquil paint. I had painted a few cars, but they were the first engines. A little better view.View attachment 263547View attachment 263548

Nice! I see you even have the safety and maintainence decals on the doors and panals.

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Happy Front End Friday everybody! I got to see the Big Boy here in Rawlins, WY. yesterday. Had a lot of fun seeing it roll through. It's heading back to Cheyenne after finishing the western stage of its coast to coast America 250th tour.

 

[RhB Michael]

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Happy FEF everyone! Looks like CM 22 picked up an unexpected passenger in her travels.

 

[DeaconKC]

Don't do that! I almost snorked hot coffee!
And brilliant!

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Don't do that! I almost snorked hot coffee!
And brilliant!

Thank you! I almost did the same reading your comment! Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner are homemade use the John Allen wax coated wire technique.

 

[Rubicon]

Should have Roadrunner in the cab. LOL

 

[DeaconKC]

Should have Roadrunner in the cab. LOL

Or Bugs!

 

[DeaconKC]

I remember a fellow years ago who had one of those Bachmann hand pump rail cars that had died. So he used a piece of clear plastic to make a connector to slip over a coupler, so it had it racing about 2" in front of the locomotive as it ran at shows. It was hysterical.

 

[DeaconKC]

Thank you! I almost did the same reading your comment! Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner are homemade use the John Allen wax coated wire technique.

Here ya go, Wile's revenge!

 

[kjd]

That is two different places. I found the spot the one under the bridge was taken, on Shieldhall Road in Glasgow. There is a Clyde Tunnel a little north of there with a cement wall like in the coyote picture. The rail at the top also matches but the top of the wall is different. It is very close but the square conduit below the parapet is different. It's a small detail but the Clyde Tunnel sign is also crooked, it would take a little more effort in Photoshop to make the lines line up. I think the photo with the emergency vehicles is real, the cartoon one, not convinced.

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Should have Roadrunner in the cab. LOL

I couldn't get him in the cab of that locomotive, but I might try it with a different one one of these days.

Or Bugs!

That would be funny! I'm actually planning on making a figure of him, along with Daffy and Elmer Fudd.

I remember a fellow years ago who had one of those Bachmann hand pump rail cars that had died. So he used a piece of clear plastic to make a connector to slip over a coupler, so it had it racing about 2" in front of the locomotive as it ran at shows. It was hysterical.

I bet that was quite a sight, I wish I could have seen that!

Here ya go, Wile's revenge!
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If that's an actual photo, whoever did the painting did a good job, and caused a lot of trouble too!

 

[Rico]

This is an actual Nicholas Morant photo on my wall that I was gifted by the CPR.
I think it was displayed in a station in Montreal. (I just might look into that)

 

[RhB Michael]

 

[westtexjohn]

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Lots of detail. Looks really neat !

John