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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #30 on: August 26, 2012, 10:04:42 AM »
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I've been spending my weekend mangling a perfectly good E7B shell -



Cheers,
-Mark
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #31 on: August 26, 2012, 10:10:50 AM »
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Mike... 

Love that GP-9.  Such a classy colour scheme.  I will likely bump in to you at the Edmonton show... and possibly Red Deer.  The CRS20s should hopefully be all finished, painted, decalled and weathered in time for the next Calgary RPM in the spring.
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #32 on: August 26, 2012, 10:35:44 AM »
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For those of you who are on Facebook, you might enjoy and animated video that MTL has posted.  It is not n-scale, but very creative.
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #33 on: August 26, 2012, 11:25:16 AM »
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Lots of good stuff this week.....I really like both of the centerbeam cars....and the farm gate...... 8)

My contribution this week is a pair of factory decorated cars that I weathered.......

First is this B&M Evans boxcar, hauling some Anheuser-Busch beer to college campuses around the country......



Next is this Exactrail car on which I erased the small lettering with Solvaset and a toothpick, added decals to closer match the proto, and then weathered to match this pic...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/pictures/65055/NP%206012.jpg

Here is my version..



Thanks for looking and have a great week...
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #34 on: August 26, 2012, 12:19:24 PM »
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Quote from: spookshow on August 26, 2012, 10:04:42 AM
I've been spending my weekend mangling a perfectly good E7B shell -



Cheers,
-Mark

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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #35 on: August 26, 2012, 12:36:26 PM »
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Quote from: coosvalley on August 26, 2012, 11:25:16 AM

First is this B&M Evans boxcar, hauling some Anheuser-Busch beer to college campuses around the country......



What a coincidence. I just won the same B&M boxcar on eBay this past week, hoping it had a built date in 1971 at the latest. Nope... it had Z1 76, so something was done in 1976, it appears. Is there any possibility this car was around in 1971? Anybody?


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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #36 on: August 26, 2012, 01:31:28 PM »
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Wrapped up a new product this week: Z scale rerailers. Details on the Z Scale forum post.


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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #37 on: August 26, 2012, 02:23:47 PM »
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Quote from: CBQ Fan on August 26, 2012, 12:19:24 PM
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Yep, that's the plan -



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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #38 on: August 26, 2012, 02:49:20 PM »
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Quote from: Kisatchie on August 26, 2012, 12:36:26 PM
What a coincidence. I just won the same B&M boxcar on eBay this past week, hoping it had a built date in 1971 at the latest. Nope... it had Z1 76, so something was done in 1976, it appears. Is there any possibility this car was around in 1971? Anybody?


Hmm... it doesn't take
much to entertain Kiz...


Im going to go out here and say that you should be safe with them around in the early 70s. I cant seem to pin point an exact build date however.
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #39 on: August 26, 2012, 03:28:16 PM »
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Quote from: Bsklarski on August 26, 2012, 02:49:20 PM
Im going to go out here and say that you should be safe with them around in the early 70s...

I went to Mark's (Spookshow's) site and found this type of car dates to 1969. I just need to know if the Boston & Maine had cars painted like that in 1971 (I know, wishful thinking).


Hmm... I'm surprised Kiz
does any thinking...

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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #40 on: August 26, 2012, 03:44:00 PM »
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In my books I am seeing photos of them as far back as 1973 and they do not look clean. So I would say its ok to say they were in B&M paint in the very early 70s. I am still looking however.
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #41 on: August 26, 2012, 03:45:35 PM »
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Quote from: spookshow on August 26, 2012, 02:23:47 PM
Yep, that's the plan -



-Mark

Looking good so far!!!
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #42 on: August 26, 2012, 03:49:58 PM »
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Hello Mike:

Your Alberta Pool elevator is not too different from the cardstock model I have standing at Dawson Creek, which has the second annex.

Can you tell us how close the GP9 model will be detail wise to the NAR GP9s in terms of fans, grills, etc.?


Andy:

The CRS-20s are coming along nicely.  The Kaslo pilots will make a big difference.  Perhaps next April we should arrange for our two 607s to meet . . .  :)

Do you have your DCC system up and running yet?


Tim



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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #43 on: August 26, 2012, 03:51:11 PM »
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Coos:

How close is that Exactrail NP boxcar to the prototype?

Tim
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Re: Weekend Update 8/26/12
« Reply #44 on: August 26, 2012, 04:12:54 PM »
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The prototype has riveted sides, the model has welded sides, and the model appears to have more panels on the sides.............. :(
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