E-R Models Balwin RF-16 Sharknoses

Ink,

Would you happen to know the paint match for the gray to match the paint on the B&O's?

BZ

 

Sorry. I'm no help there. For some reason ER or Kadar or whoever painted these engines decided to "dress them up" with silver grills. I have seen them with aluminum window frames but never with silver colored grill work.

 

The grills on my units don't look too bad - I think all they need is a little "wash" of thinned paint - maybe Polly-Scale Oily Black thinned with isopropyl alcohol for example. What I remember seeing as a kid was that these had almost black grills - probably because they had a few years on them at that point.
My dad used to mix a close B&O gray by using two parts Floquil Reefer White and one part Floquil Reefer Gray.

 

I just recently received my A-B set of Sharks and I must say they run pretty good. I also got the MT 1133 and 1134 to convert the couplers but several have said that they are a pain to put in. Any helpful suggestions to make the conversion go a little easier?

 

Trainworld are selling these in an AB set for $24. Wow!

 

I can't find them. You have a link? Thanks!

 

I think he is refering to this page:
http://www.trainworld.com/2007_n_scale.htm

I looked all over thier site and the only price I found was: $74.99

 

I think this is my second post in this forum.

I want to find out about swapping with someone: my D&H Shark shells/sideframes for the same in Pennsy.

Does this forum allow swap transactions, or is there some other place I should post? I am not on eBay, so that's out...

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can offer,
-John

 

I finally got mine decoderized and bodymounted MTL couplers. Many thanks to Nelson for his DCC procedure!

I have posted how to add the couplers and my variations to the DCC install here in the How-to Forum:

http://z11.invisionfree.com/N_Scale_Talk/index.php?showtopic=278

 

Thanks Rod, that's a great tutorial!

 

You happen to have the number from them?

Thanks -Chris

 

Actually they are up in the Upper Peninsula in Escanaba under lock and key, due to a someone stealing the build plate off of them. They have been up that way since the 80's when Michigan Northern burned out a traction motor in one them on a Wye while turning the snow-plow. MIGN leased them for 100 bucks a day and when they burned a traction motor, the owner got ticked off and called them back.