Trainfest Milwaukee 2015

[milw156]

Any up close pics of those Milwaukee Road locomotives?

Which ones, Intermountain did not have any of theirs yet, too far down the list to have samples yet.
Here is a shot of Bill Denton's FW made from a Shapeways print from South Boulder Model Woks(?) with Loksound

Rick

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Proof that new technology has spurred high level modeling and not just the RTR trend we all lament.

[altohorn25]

Which ones, Intermountain did not have any of theirs yet, too far down the list to have samples yet.
Here is a shot of Bill Denton's FW made from a Shapeways print from South Boulder Model Woks(?) with Loksound

Rick

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the locos in the video that you took Rick.

Nate

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Proof that new technology has spurred high level modeling and not just the RTR trend we all lament.

You know, that is an EXCELLENT point!

[milw156]

Any up close pics of those Milwaukee Road locomotives?

Is this what you meant?









GP 40 modeled later in life after the dynamics burned up and the fans were removed, but the grills left in place (or plated over) Most of the photo's I have of the 156 show it teamed up with 2 GP 40's. I had just gotten the SD45 speed matched to run with the rest of the fleet & decided to break it in at Trainfest, so added the 144 instead of Gp40's 2013 & 2048.
Rick

[SD452XR]

Is this what you meant?









GP 40 modeled later in life after the dynamics burned up and the fans were removed, but the grills left in place (or plated over) Most of the photo's I have of the 156 show it teamed up with 2 GP 40's. I had just gotten the SD45 speed matched to run with the rest of the fleet & decided to break it in at Trainfest, so added the 144 instead of Gp40's 2013 & 2048.
Rick

Yes those are it. very nice units

[milw156]

Thanx!

[wazzou]

@milw156 - did you use HO Scale all weather windows on the 2 units equipped with them?  They look a little over sized.

[milw156]

JNJ, these were done a good 8-10 yrs ago, and I believe that was about all that was available at that time. Some one mentioned that Gold Medal Models also makes some, but have not seen them. If that's the case, then the 156 will be getting one of those when I get around to adding the grabs,and  weed cutter plow from Trainworx.
Rick

[mcjaco]

Rick, Gold Medal makes an entire set of windows.

[James Costello]

Nice fuel tanks though

[milw156]

Rick, Gold Medal makes an entire set of windows.

DUH!!! Matt, you were the one that told me, showed me, yeah, I did like those better! One of these days....
Rick

[SD452XR]

I used the GMM ones on my 5 Kato U30C's.





Not the best photos but you get the idea. Funny how much the orange looks different under different lighting conditions.

Steve

[arbomambo]

Rapido will be at Trainfest; our new Product Development man; Dan Darnell (ex of George's Trains) and Matt will be there with a bunch of stuff, including our new GMD-1's, the upcoming baggage express pre production samples; the pre production Osgoode Bradley car (I think, we don't remember if we packed it....    ) and some of our new, and soon to be in stores N scale reefers..... (after all; we have to provide something to be slammed for..... )


(pre production photo)

Drop by and say hi.... and talk N scale; Matt is a closet N scaler......

Pete, from BLW, just informed me that my reefers have shipped!!!!!
REALLY looking forward to these!
Bruce

[sd45elect2000]

Pete, from BLW, just informed me that my reefers have shipped!!!!!
REALLY looking forward to these!
Bruce
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I'll second that !! I want them all but couldn't afford reserving all of them, I hope there are some leftovers...

Randy