Weekly Photo Fun 6-3/6-9

[zoegraf]

Two iterations of the roof for the rooftop vent on the roundhouse I'm building...

First, done with regular masking tape:

Revised, done with Tamiya masking tape (smoother than the regular masking tape):

Very nice!

 

[nucleargary]

I found a old diorama I made years ago. Thought I would take a few photos of my new Athearn SD50. Don't pay attention to the crappy paint work on the hillside...

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

The hillside looks pretty fair though I can see the screen in a couple of places. The loco looks real good. The only one I have with a Rid Grande paint scheme is an old Atlas GP40 and it doesn't hold a candle to your Athearn.

 

[nucleargary]

The hillside looks pretty fair though I can see the screen in a couple of places. The loco looks real good. The only one I have with a Rid Grande paint scheme is an old Atlas GP40 and it doesn't hold a candle to your Athearn.

Thanks Jeff. I actually got a great deal on it at the LHS. Had to grab it even though I don't really model Rio Grande. That was my first attempt at scenery and I rushed it.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

How well does it run? Better than the Chinamade Athearn RTR models I've had I hope. I had problems with loose wires, bad solder joints, bad motors and cracked trucks.

 

[nucleargary]

So far it runs great. I opened it up and everything inside looked good. Up until now I have only owned the cheap old locos that you can get from swap meets and old train sets. I have a few old ones made in the 80's and early 90's.