Weekend Update 1/7/24

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Pure pornographic filth right here. I love it!!

Thanks!!

Hopefully much more to come.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

× Kato SD40-2 Snoot (I have one but it is detailed. 2 others were converted to standard-nose Conrail units)

I didn't know you did a nose job on these! Pics?

[dandopinski]

I probably should concentrate on the Bedarail SD40's... if I finish one it'll be a first for me. 

Hi Lock
When you do the SD40 make sure you don't install the grab iron on the top of the nose and the rear end where the noodle goes until you apply the decals.

cheers

[lock4244]

Hi Lock
When you do the SD40 make sure you don't install the grab iron on the top of the nose and the rear end where the noodle goes until you apply the decals.

cheers

Thanks... and I did note the missing grabs on your primed SD40 

[TW877]

DCC and sound installed in my newest P42 over the weekend. Alternating ditchlights and my "no cables to the shell" solution.

Inside the loco. Milled frame in the rear for speaker, LEDs added for ditchlights:


Headlight dimmed:


Headlight full bright with ditchlights:


Chris

[screeh]

More progress.

I probably missed you showing off the SD9 after you finished it, this is the first photo I've noticed - looks great,  your choice of blue worked well!

The V&O hopper looks good too, and they both remind me to ask both Matt at Circus City and Mike at K4 if they can do VM: it feels odd that we don't have much for the N scale member of the trio.

[mandealco]

I have 12 of their M-630 shells... I suppose converting a few to M-636's is not impossible.

CN C-630M's are not a problem to make with the Atlas shell, nose headlight and intake modifications on them later in life (though at least one made it to 1991 with the original intake arrangement).
CP C-630M's need a new rear end and nose headlight and intake modifications on them later in life.
CP M-630 - Briggs.
CN and CP M-636... carbody and radiator modifications to Briggs shell.

The main spotting difference of the M-636 is the four core radiator rather than the three core on the M-630.

[bbussey]

That is really outstanding work Ed!

If I could make one small suggestion though. Put a TrueScale or at least a Z scale coupler on the back of the caboose if it needs to be operational. That’s the only thing in any of the photos that says N Scale.

I have N scale couplers on all my cabooses, because I operate and switchers have to couple and uncouple to/from them.

[Wolf N Works]

Great looking models.

The main spotting difference of the M-636 is the four core radiator rather than the three core on the M-630.

[wm3798]

I got a little lit this weekend...





Lee

[lock4244]

The main spotting difference of the M-636 is the four core radiator rather than the three core on the M-630.

 

I remember you doing a walk through on how to make the Briggs M-630 an M-636... staples and all. Is that CP 4742 in bottom pic?

QCM ex Alco demo C-636 looks great, btw... digging those trucks.

[mandealco]

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I remember you doing a walk through on how to make the Briggs M-630 an M-636... staples and all. Is that CP 4742 in bottom pic?

QCM ex Alco demo C-636 looks great, btw... digging those trucks.
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Thanks.  Close, she's 4743, still alive and well on the Delaware Lackawanna in Scranton.

[lock4244]

Thanks.  Close, she's 4743, still alive and well on the Delaware Lackawanna in Scranton.

Beautiful 

[dandopinski]

Thanks.  Close, she's 4743, still alive and well on the Delaware Lackawanna in Scranton.

What a beauty! That is one heavily customized MLW

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I probably missed you showing off the SD9 after you finished it, this is the first photo I've noticed - looks great,  your choice of blue worked well!

The V&O hopper looks good too, and they both remind me to ask both Matt at Circus City and Mike at K4 if they can do VM: it feels odd that we don't have much for the N scale member of the trio.

Thanks!

Have you seen the bulkhead I did with the leftovers and a $5 CLC car from a train show?