Weekend Update 8/24/14

[peteski]

I was trying to sift the sand that i use for my Badger sandblaster and it was taking for ever, when i had a ureka moment...

Craig

Eureka Craig!  Awesome!  Very manly - especially with duct tape! GRUNT, GRUNT, SNORT! 
I wonder if using something less powerful (like a vibrator, um a personal massager would work just as well.  Either inserted into the sandblasting media or taped to the outside of the container. 

[up1950s]

Dang Chris , look how shinny that bell is on that proto photo . It's a good thing you didn't decide to have a family portrait of 2-6-6-2T's , could have been expensive .

[craigolio1]

Eureka Craig!  Awesome!  Very manly - especially with duct tape! GRUNT, GRUNT, SNORT! 
I wonder if using something less powerful (like a vibrator, um a personal massager would work just as well.  Either inserted into the sandblasting media or taped to the outside of the container. 

Mike, that's hilarious. 

Pete, that's exactly how we came up with this idea. We were joking about the personal massager and then someone said hey what can we use? Then we were using the saw a all to build shelves for the food locker.....   And the rest is history. Haha.

[BCOL 747]

Finally got around to building this.  It is an MLW M420B remote control locomotive that was built specifically for the British Columbia Railway in July, 1975. It's a Briggs Models resin kit that's been languishing on the shelf for a few years along with umpteen other kits.  It's DCC, with a TCS AMD4 decoder, and runs on an Atlas B36-7 chassis.

Doug

Doug, your M420B looks awesome!

On a scale of one to ten, ten being most difficult, how much of a pain in the a$$ was this kit to put together? Like Craig, I have several in my to do pile, but I wanted see one built before I had a go at them.

Well done!
Chris

[peteski]

Mike, that's hilarious. 

Pete, that's exactly how we came up with this idea. We were joking about the personal massager and then someone said hey what can we use? Then we were using the saw a all to build shelves for the food locker.....   And the rest is history. Haha.

LOL!  Twisted minds think alike! 

[Iain]

Finally got around to building this.  It is an MLW M420B remote control locomotive that was built specifically for the British Columbia Railway in July, 1975. It's a Briggs Models resin kit that's been languishing on the shelf for a few years along with umpteen other kits.  It's DCC, with a TCS AMD4 decoder, and runs on an Atlas B36-7 chassis.

Doug

What colors did you use?

[BCR751]

What colors did you use?

BCR Light and Dark Green, BCR Yellow, and Black, all acrylics and all from True Line Trains.  Light weathering was done with weathering chalks.

Doug

[Philip H]

A$$Hats represent at Bedford:

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[eric220]

Wow, joyful bunch there. 

[up1950s]

The further away the folks are from the camera man the happier they are . Why do people act that way ? Fear or smell are all I can come up with .

[craigolio1]

Because the closer you are the more of your soul it steals.

[chicken45]

Can we get a cheat sheet for names?
Philip, can you post the pic of "New Cody?" He was an a$$hat from Wisconsin and in typical Josh fashion, I forgot both his name and screen name even though we talked for like half an hour. 
I almost brought ceremonial bacon.


Say my name: RANDGUST

[BCR 570]

Finally got around to building this.  It is an MLW M420B remote control locomotive that was built specifically for the British Columbia Railway in July, 1975. It's a Briggs Models resin kit that's been languishing on the shelf for a few years along with umpteen other kits.  It's DCC, with a TCS AMD4 decoder, and runs on an Atlas B36-7 chassis.

Doug

Doug:

Great job on the M-420B; I believe that is the first one I have seen completed.  I showed your photograph to Jeff Briggs yesterday and he was very impressed.  I have several M-420 and M-420B kits in storage for completion one day.


As my summer holidays come to an end, I have been focused on getting some projects to the finish line.  The first two cars for my Provincial Museum Train consist are now complete.  The museum acquired four ex-CP Rail mail storage boxcars which were equipped with steam lines for head-end passenger service.  One became power car BCPM 4904 CHEAKAMUS RIVER and another became stores car BCPM 4908 NANAIMO RIVER.  These are Intermountain 1937 AAR boxcars with Des Plaines Hobbies flat panel roofs and Gold Medal ladders and sill steps for the side doors.  They were finished with ORO Decals.

Power Car BCPM 4904 CHEAKAMUS RIVER






Stores Car BCPM 4908 NANAIMO RIVER






Tim

[BCR 570]

Also, I have completed two more cars for my Prince George Auxiliary consist.  This was the heavy lift train on the BCR north end.

Cable car BCOL 6504 is an ex-Great Northern 4400-4599 series lumber and grain boxcar with the left side door removed and plated in, end personnel doors added, and side windows installed for interior light.  This car carried spare cable for the crane.  The scratchbuilt model incorporates Intermountain ends and roof parts.  It was finished with ORO Decals.

Here is the prototype at Prince George:




And here is my finished model:







Tim

[BCR 570]

Panel track car BCOL 6510 was converted from a bulkhead flatcar and carried up to seven 39' lengths of pre-assembled panel track.  This model is entirely scratchbuilt with styrene and Gold Medal detail parts, and was finished with a combination of ORO and custom decals.  Thanks to friend and fellow RW member Greg Kennelly for laying out all of the small lettering which didn't come with the ORO Decals set  .  The track panels were assembled from Micro Engineering Code 40 rail, Fast Tracks ties and Proto 87 Stores rail joiners, and the stack was wrapped with Athabasca Scale Models etched chain.

Here is the prototype:




And here is my model:








All of the models pictured here today were painted by Jeff Briggs, who also weathered them after I applied the decals.


Thanks for looking,

Tim