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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2012, 12:41:41 PM »
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Quote from: Philip H on November 13, 2012, 12:25:47 PM
That's really cool.  But what the heck is an Air Repeater car?  Did Soo have airbrake system problems or something?

It's a winter issue where frozen train lines and low temperatures make it difficult for the headend to keep brakepipe pressure, and takes longer to recover from an application. Air repeater cars put an additional source of air towards the middle or rear of train to negate the temperature related air issues.

DPU's have pretty much made these redundant.

Always thought using a container for this made more sense.
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2012, 02:16:46 PM »
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Here's a couple of my favorites. FIrst an SP Golden State Horse car.


And this is a heavy load I used to justify stretching a depressed center flat car.
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2012, 04:17:56 PM »
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2012, 04:24:23 PM »
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2012, 04:44:08 PM »
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Quote from: hegstad1 on November 13, 2012, 04:24:23 PM


That's nice.

I want to do one of these in HO someday as my railroad got a pair of those secondhand from in the early 1970s:

http://trainweb.org/algoma/Images/Passenger/ac80_4.jpg

Do you have drawings/measurements/other references you used for this project?
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2012, 04:50:10 PM »
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Really interested on how you did this one.
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2012, 05:03:16 PM »
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Hmm... I scratchbuilt a
beautiful banana car, but
Kiz is too cheap to buy a
digital camera co I can
post pictures...

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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2012, 10:32:24 AM »
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Quote from: hegstad1 on November 13, 2012, 04:17:56 PM


OK, I need the skinny on this kitbash.
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2012, 11:51:35 AM »
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Quote from: sirenwerks on November 14, 2012, 10:32:24 AM


OK, I need the skinny on this kitbash.


Andrew -

I thought you were doing a tutorial on this car for GHQ's website?
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2012, 12:12:19 PM »
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I made this from a Walthers caboose...



A fantasy LS&I caboose...



Ore car quad...



Does someone know if there are DM&IR decals available for these?

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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2012, 12:16:58 PM »
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Thomas,
Did you just use thee diesel decals for the LS&I unit?
I was planning on using a MT steel caboose for one.
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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2012, 12:23:18 PM »
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Quote from: fredmoehrle on November 14, 2012, 12:16:58 PM

Did you just use thee diesel decals for the LS&I unit?


Yes, I used the diesel decals. So far I only needed the decals for the U30C but I have a U23C on my workbench which will be painted in red.

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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2012, 12:57:20 PM »
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A couple of MOW charmers from the WM collection...









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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2012, 02:36:38 PM »
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Great stuff!  :D The only completely unusual piece of rolling stock I have is my kitbashed TTRX 2-28'/1-57' spine car, at least until N Scale Kits releases theirs. Until they do, this could possibly be the only one in N scale existence. :?


Loaded with 28' trailers....


Loaded with containers....




A couple "semi"-unusual pieces of rolling stock are my TTEX "Long Runners", which are made by from an AC Models kits (now NSK). I also have one made from joining two MT 89' flats (not pictured)....

Triple 53/Long Runner. The JB hunt platewall trailer on the left is scratchbuilt. Does that count too? :D....


Triple 57/Long Runner. This version has the bulge where the spanning trailer's bogies sit....




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Re: Let's see your Unusual Rolling Stock
« Reply #29 on: November 14, 2012, 04:20:00 PM »
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Kitbashed UP CA-1 from a Micro Trains CA Harriman.  Not perfect, but close.  I'm working on a "perfect" one which involves scratch building new platform railings, brake wheels and ladders. These won't be "unusual" on my layout, but UP CA-1's are not currently available in N-scale, so I guess it qualifies as being unusual.
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