Good morning from sunny and warm Northeast Ohio! Managed to complete a couple of projects this week: Branchline 40' ACF 1944 AAR Boxcar kit, removed the rivits as the prototype was a welded side car. Added A-line sill steps in place of the plastic ones of the kit. Painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Smokebox Graphics decals. The Ann Arbor was spun off the Wabash in the 1964 Wabash, NKP and N&W merger and was re-acquired by the DT&I at that time. This car in general service was repainted in 1965 and the Ann Arbor Pennant was replaced with the DT&I compass. Tangent Scale Models PS2 4000CF Covered Hopper Kit, painted with Scalecoat II UP Hopper Car Gray and lettered with Oddballs Decals. Car was in Coke Breeze service on the L&N, Coke Breeze was the left over fines from the Coking Process and these fines were used in Cathodic Protection at various sites. The DT&I could have received these cars via their Cincinnati connection with the L&N as the company I worked for did a lot of Cathodic Protection at McClouth Steel in Detroit and was a DT&I customer. Another old layout shot from the Strongsville Club layout, Stewart C628 and C630 hauling a string of 36 G39 Ore Jimmies, reminiscent of the trains leaving Whiskey Island in Cleveland heading to Pittsburgh. Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski
Sometimes things happen on the layout when you got to stop and capture the moment. This was one of those the other day. And the solution. Original plastic pin (indicated by red arrow) replaced with screw after frame hole was tapped. Have a great week end everyone.
This was on an MT 60 footer, I really like these cars and have several. Now that I know they have this problem I'll go through all of them, it was an easy fix.
Work looks great! I do prefer square hatch covered hoppers 'cause I think they are older. Not that you asked. But I especially like the gray paint on your hopper.
I guess "talgo"(?) types track better, but if you are going to be more prototypical don't you need body mount couplers?
AZL's Cab Forward in Z-scale presented slightly weathered in the Snake River Canyon. Yes, 1:220 - fits on your desk beside your computer...... Stay safe! Best, Sven
Well I bought the 2-8-0, and then my pusher...er...dealer...er...hobby shop owner called me and told me something I had ordered had come in. Then he blindsided me by saying Athearn/Roundhouse D&RGW cabooses had showed up...
Here's the last five projects I have completed. First, Frisco Arkansas River Bridge on module 05. Second, Van Buren Coal Trestle on module 06. Third, Wayne Stock Yard and Meat Processing Plant on module 06. Yard is interchangeable with oil depot. Fourth, Coulson Oil Depot on module 06. Depot is interchangeable with stock yard. Fifth, Blue Ice House Inc. on module 04. House is interchangeable with grain mill. MFA Grain Mill on module 04. Mill is interchangeable with ice house. This is a Walthers kit that I assembled several years ago. It needs a little repair and attached to base. All of the projects were scratch built except for the bridge which has two lift towers that were scratch built. Joe