Weekend Update 10/27/24

[wazzou]

I looked up from my desk in my home office and noticed the Sun shining on my diorama and snapped a quick pic.

[NorthWestGN]

Weathered some hoppers and planned a bridge scene in my layout thread…




Brent

[vermonter_railfan]

While visiting family in Arizona I had the chance to go out along the BNSF Peavine to Wickenburg Canyon and get some good close up detail shots of the bridge that I have been modeling with some Free-moN modules

[Point353]

These are not 100% prototypical; the B&O E7's had ... larger numberboards on the nose

Really?

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I'm up to all sorts of trouble this weekend.

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[Ed Kapuscinski]

Finished up a long standing project.





More info here: https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=58678.0

Would.

[robert3985]

Got another caboose long-term project finished yesterday.

Union Pacific Freight Car Red Class CA #2408 Caboose using a MTL "Wood Caboose" as the base model.

Photo (1) - Right side of UP Class CA #2408 Caboose with separate grabs, my custom marker lamps, .003" smokejack braces, thinned running boards, Polly Scale paint, Micro Scale decals, end-window safety bars, cupola end braces, .005" clear Styrene windows, plugged cupola center windows running board end braces and subtle weathering:


Photo (2) - Left side of UP Class CA #2408 Caboose:


Photo (3) - Prototype Photo of UP Class CA #2408 in Freight Car Red. Notice the missing center windows:


Had a lot of fun with this old caboose, but I'm happy to finally get it finished.

Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore

[altohorn25]

Really?

I stand corrected about the numberboards......thank you

[garethashenden]

Would.

By "Would" I assume you mean you would slap a Conrail logo on it and add more weathering?

[chuck geiger]

While visiting family in Arizona I had the chance to go out along the BNSF Peavine to Wickenburg Canyon and get some good close up detail shots of the bridge that I have been modeling with some Free-moN modules

Please model Salome it's begging.

[vermonter_railfan]

Please model Salome it's begging.

Funny this is I have already built a 3' Free-moN module to represent the siding at Wenden. It is basically to scale as I used Google maps to figure out the size. Guess I need to get around doing it sooner than later.

[SAH]

The General Tire build continues.     https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=58160.msg808277#msg808277

[bnsfdash8]

I spent last night getting the decals on NS 3329, gave them a little coating of Micro Sol, and went to bed. I woke up this morning to see the white stripes and the Maersk logos wrinkled. I've had had this happen before but not to this extent.

I'm unsure If I'll try taking off the decals and painting the stripe or just toss it back in the alcohol bath and start fresh. 

[Point353]

I stand corrected about the numberboards......thank you

For further information, here's one photo of #66 with the smaller number boards [ http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?august05/08-15-05/B+O_DP-4_PE-3_66-right_front.jpg ] and another of #66 with the larger, angled version [ http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_bo66.jpg ].

The following webpage has links to many photos of B&O E7 locos.  Most of those with two-digit road numbers have the smaller number boards, while most of those with later four-digit road numbers have the larger/angled version - some the flush style, others not.
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/bo.html

[chuck geiger]

Funny this is I have already built a 3' Free-moN module to represent the siding at Wenden. It is basically to scale as I used Google maps to figure out the size. Guess I need to get around doing it sooner than later.