WPF 22 Oct - 01 Nov 2010


Wow great stuff as usual guys!
Great job on the boxcar Laid off!
Lots of Cascade green too... thanx for thinking about me! :D
Here's a shot taken from a new friend's layout that features hand laid code 70 rail and tons of scratchbuilt structures:
 
Rico - Your buddys got a good looking layout and what a great shot! Did you take it?
 
The UP has rolled into town with some ex-SP and SSW power.

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Gary B said:
Rico - Your buddys got a good looking layout and what a great shot! Did you take it?
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Yeah I finally learned to take at least six pics, one usually turns out!
Here's another of his houses:
Jerome nice job on the locos by the way!
 
Karl, very nice indeed!!! Question, the front truck has 2 speed recorders on it. Any idea why they do that?
 
wheeler1963 said:
Karl, very nice indeed!!! Question, the front truck has 2 speed recorders on it. Any idea why they do that?
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Actually, all 4 axles have them. The front truck has them on one side, the rear truck the other. And yes, it is for slippage control.

Must be part of the dash-3 hardware.

Not bad for an Atheran BB if I say so myself.

Next loco project. 3 (yes triplets!) chopped nosed GP9's for the Midland. I've got 3 undec P2K units about to go under the knife!:eek:
 
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So thats what those things are, i always thought they were part of the brakes or something :eek:
 
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I got some railfanning done today on the mountain and just wanted to share. It was a short day with a BNSF grain train and the Livingston-Bozeman local being the only two catches eastbound. I was shocked to see #4433 poke its head back out of the tunnel again. I've seen that puppy a couple of times around these parts. Someone needs to repaint that ugly fade.

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KCSRailfan said:
Josh would you happen to know what that dude was using for the roof on that passenger car?
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The guy mentioned it, but heck if I can remember something like that. I know, if you check eBay, Eastern Car Works kits come up from time to time, and they have a decent separate roof.
 
Atlas O 2 rail CSX box car with load. Weathered with cut levers added. Lots of texture on the wheels and trucks using acrylic paint and weathering powders.
 
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This marks the first time I've actually posted to WPF- although I've lurked it for quite a long time looking at all the great stuff posted every week.

I got around to finishing two more cars this weekend- the first is a custom painted ACFX 33K tank car with home-made decals, Kadee #58s and metal 36" wheels.

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The second is an Intermountain PS4750 custom painted for a PTLX owned hopper leased to Woodward Grain of Woodward, Iowa. The decals for the lettering are home-made, and Microscale for the warning label and ACI plates. The car has Plano etched roofwalks, Kadee #58s and 36" metal wheels. If I'm lucky I'll get the airhoses and uncoupling levers put on this one tonight-

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Thanks for looking!

Matt Holman
Spring, TX
 
Finally finished up decaling a couple RPS trucks to go with my utility company Ill have on the layout.

Trucks decaled courtsey of William Brillinger
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RPS Trucks with decals applied
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