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Finally started putting folks into my JNR passenger cars. Starting at the rear of the train, the OHAFU33 received all of the rest of the peoples that I have. Going to have to order more.
OHA33 PAX.jpeg

OHA35 GIRL.jpeg

OHA35 GUY.jpeg


Heck, even selfie girl made it in.
OHA35 PAX SELFIE.jpeg
 
D51 DCC sound continues.

Forgot that the tender has a subchassis and it interfered with the connector slot, so had to cut part of it as well as clearance the weights.
SUBCHASSIS CLEARANCE.jpeg

TENDER WEIGHT CLEARANCE.jpeg

CONNECTOR CLEAR WEIGHT.jpeg


Also added wires to the pickups to help with reliability.
TENDER PICKUPS WIRED.jpeg
 


The Kato pax kit for the Bernina Express included a server since it is for the first class cars, so I added two to first class.
FIRST CLASS SERVER.jpeg


Second class car didn't get one.
2ND CLASS.jpeg


But, granny managed to sweet talk one in to load her up.
GRANNY SERVED.jpeg


While the young lady is looking a bit miffed...
YOUNGSTER MIFFED.jpeg
 
I bought the RHB Glacier Express to complement the Bernina Express. What I didn't know is that these cars have no provisions for interior lighting. I was going to shelf the cars, but I started looking at battery lights. I had these magnetic LED pucks.
MAGNET LIGHT.jpeg


So I removed the LED and wired the LED strip to it with a 470 ohm resistor.
MAGNET LIGHT WIRED.jpeg


Tested just right.
1ST CLASS LIT.jpeg

BAR CAR LIT.jpeg

CARS LIT.jpeg


Now I can move forward with detailing the interior and then adding some peeps. The only bad thing about these pucks is that they drain the battery when sitting since it has to detect the magnet.
 
Ordered some Kadee #17s for my Rapido Pannier. I like the knuckle head to be right in line with the buffers. (yeah, the other knuckle head, not the one typing).
The rear with #18.
REAR 18 LONG.jpeg

The rear with the #17. Just right.
REAR 17 GOOD.jpeg


The front with the #17.
FRONT 17 LONG.jpeg


Performed some surgery on the coupler pocket and coupler. Removed about 3 mm. Used goop to secure it in.
POCKET COUPLER MOD.jpeg


Came out poifect!
MOD INSTALLED.jpeg


Then tested with a wagon and coach in compression on a R550 switch.
WAGON TEST SWITCH COMP.jpeg

PAX TEST CURVE COMP.jpeg


All good.
 
Started detailing the Glacier Express. The 1st class cars have brown interiors so I needed to get some gray carpeting installed. Also added the headrest sheets. The 2nd class car has the dark gray interior, so the carpet is good. I needed to install the wooden table tops and white headrest sheets. The bar car (panorama) is going to take a lot to do since I need to do the floors and the countertops. Floors will be the same gray carpet that 1st class has and the counter tops will be the same wooden stuff that are on all the tables. The walls in the aisle are white, so that's good. The kitchen side - I gotta think about that one.
1ST CLASS.jpeg

2ND CLASS.jpeg

BAR CAR RAW.jpeg


I may paint the 1st class carpet a darker gray...
 
Yeah, I think so too. I would like to actually ride one of these, but the trip to get there would probably be unbearable for me. I'll just be watching the videos I guess.

Waiting for my shipment of peeps to install.
 


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