Jerome's Switcher Roster

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Like an artist looking at a blank canvas.....................

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Jim, I guess I could do some older SP/SSW ones. I have those 10 I got from Atlas. They'd need a serious weathering job applied to them.

Chris, that's a bit too wild for me!!! :eek: LOL But I got this one and I've had you in mind the entire time.

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Is that supposed to be a boxcab locomotive? If so, it should be a pretty cute little critter. Nice detail work on the cab.

The SP SW-1500's were kept in pretty good shape, at least in the LA area, where they were used a lot in transfer service from the City of Industry Yard to Taylor Yard. They were treated more like road engines than switchers and even got a trip through the wash rack occasionally. It was only in the late 70's and later that they were allowed to become rolling pieces of crud. :(
 
That BN flatcar probably has the best looking trucks/wheels I have ever seen. They look real.

I'm liking the fleet of switchers. I just bought an Athearn RTR SP SW1500 and I am very impressed with the detail. It knocks the pants off the older Athearn blue box SW1200 I got years back. All the grill detail and hatches. The new stuff looks great right down to the lights and horns. I was afraid to touch it when I took it out of the box, I didn't want to break anything off. Anyone know how they run? I probably won't know for a week or so as the layout is down for remodeling.
 
UP2CSX said:
Is that supposed to be a boxcab locomotive? If so, it should be a pretty cute little critter. Nice detail work on the cab. :(
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Jim, it's a Grandt Line HOn3 GE box cab. I've modified it back to HO gauge so I can sit it at the re-builders shop. Not too sure how I'm going to paint it or label it yet


AyTrane said:
That BN flatcar probably has the best looking trucks/wheels I have ever seen. They look real.

I'm liking the fleet of switchers. I just bought an Athearn RTR SP SW1500 and I am very impressed with the detail. It knocks the pants off the older Athearn blue box SW1200 I got years back. All the grill detail and hatches. The new stuff looks great right down to the lights and horns. I was afraid to touch it when I took it out of the box, I didn't want to break anything off. Anyone know how they run? I probably won't know for a week or so as the layout is down for remodeling.
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Adam, The trucks are just a little grimey black sprayed, then a light spray of rust. I do that to the underframes also. You'll like the way the RTR SW1500's run. They have come a long way from the first Athearn BB kits.
 


Jerome do they still make that model, and how do you re scale it to HO? Man I would love to back date it to a 1930's era. I'm suprised the radiator ain't on the roof, It's bad enough that the engineer has to dang near sit on the engine!
 
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Jerome do they still make that model, and how do you re scale it to HO? Man I would love to back date it to a 1930's era. I'm suprised the radiator ain't on the roof, It's bad enough that the engineer has to dang near sit on the engine!
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Chris, to make it HO, it has outer holes on the bottom of the frame that can be used. I also had to trim some tabs off the inside of the sideframes. I saw a guy on ebay that has 5 of the HO powered versions of these. But he wants $51 each for them. A bit much for a very small boxcab.

Here's the boxcab with decals. It's labeled for the Omaha Western.

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Took possession of 2 DCC Track Mobiles today also.

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And finished decals on a Buffalo & Pittsburgh SW1500.

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