Erie Lackamoney Models

[SAH]

I've not seen posts by any Erie Lackawanna fans on the Railwire, but if you're out there or you have an interchange with the EL on your layout and need a caboose for the transfer run, I'm liquidating some of my custom built EL collection too.  An Erie Dunmore-like caboose is picture below.  The only other way you can get one like it right now is to talk Chris into building one for you.     His will be correct.  Mine is an approximation - Close enough unless you're a diehard Erie fan.



The Ebay link is

http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=401015635&site=0&ver=LCA080805&item=220081630943&lk=URL

or search username chshdh if that doesn't work.

I've come to the point where I know I'm not gonna use all the stuff I have.  Life goes on you know. . . . .

Here's another shot of typical EL freight power - Hi HP 2nd gen hoods coupled to barely running covered wagons.  The U boat is on Ebay too.



Steve

[Ed Kapuscinski]

That EL Uboat is temping, but I'd only defile it... so it's best left to someone who will give it a loving home.

[SAH]

That EL Uboat is temping, but I'd only defile it... so it's best left to someone who will give it a loving home.

When I bought it oh so many years ago, it was painted Penn Central black Ed.  Stripped it, replaced the handrail stanchions with GMM, new brass handrails.  It's a Hallmark brassy.  Didn't run worth a poop so it's been dummied.

[Chris333]

Nice models!

I should add that it was Steve's article in N Scale magazine that got me to build my old N scale Dunmore and his idea to start with an Atlas model.

[SecretWeapon]

Hey,
  I was watching both. Until I read the you wanted $125.00 for a dummy engine .

[umtrr-author]

Nice work on the 'boose! 

[David Leonard]

Drawing on the American Indian heritage of "Lackawanna," maybe we could refer to the EL as the "Erie Lackawampum!" 

OK, back on topic for a minute: those are nice looking models! I'm with Ed, however, I'd CR patch the thing, like I did with my hard-to-find LL EL C424.

[SAH]

OK, back on topic for a minute: those are nice looking models! I'm with Ed, however, I'd CR patch the thing, like I did with my hard-to-find LL EL C424.

Shame, shame, shame on you guys!  CR patch thing indeed!  ;D ;D ;D
I'll have to post some CR paint outs in the Proto Photos on Thursday. 

[SAH]

Hey,
  I was watching both. Until I read the you wanted $125.00 for a dummy engine .

Even with the motor installed it was a dummy - It just wouldn't roll very well.  There is no good reason to have a brass loco drive train on the layout anymore.  The deal is, if it's leavin' the house, it ain't leaving cheap! 

[SAH]

Nice work on the 'boose! 

Thanks George.  You've been in the hobby for awhile, no?  Did you recognize the F7 as a Minitrix shell?  Naturally, as soon as I finished my model Kato came out with a real F7.  I'm better at procrastinating now though. 

Steve

[sirenwerks]

Steve,

Was that you who did the tank car detailing articles in NSM years ago? If so, kudos! Or curses. Those articles got me hopped up on super-detailing all of my rolling stock.

[SAH]

Steve,

Was that you who did the tank car detailing articles in NSM years ago? If so, kudos! Or curses. Those articles got me hopped up on super-detailing all of my rolling stock.

Yes, that was me.  Late '92 IIRC.  Geez, 15 years ago.  I was looking at some of those models the other day.  It took the model mfgrs 10 years to catch up with me, but catch up they did.  I need to go back and refresh them.  And weather them with some of the techniques Rich and Tom are using.  Here's the last tank car I did - about 2-3 years ago.  Rescued an old MDC frameless.



Glad to hear I set you on the path to ruin.  ;D  It's gratifying to know someone read the article and thought "Hey, I can do this too."  and then did it.  I set up Chris too with the Dunmore caboose article - And now look what that poor soul is doing.   Z scale scratch for crying out loud.  ;D ;D ;D

Steve

[sirenwerks]

Nice MDC! Just picked up a few of them myself at the Timonium show. Been hitting the Railcarphotos site to see what I can morph them into - stretch, shrink and just plain manipulate. Got some of the Walthers PD covered hoppers to shrink too. Thinking about modeling a Transflo facility on the eventual layout to provide a central showcase for them. Got to get up to Baltimore and get better photographs of all those chutes and buggies they use first.

[SAH]

Nice MDC! Just picked up a few of them myself at the Timonium show.

Got some of the Walthers PD covered hoppers to shrink too.

I'd like to see what you come up with.  I have a real weakness for tank cars and covered hoppers.  Here's a Bachmann 3 dome.  Pretty close to a prototype too.  It's fun to see what can be done with those old shells.

[sirenwerks]

It's fun to see what can be done with those old shells.

Exactly! New ones too. Hopefully I will have space to unpack everything and resume modeling soon. And will be able to post some progress.