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Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - bdw9535 - 01-03-2014

Conrail 9506 works the Mannheim Yard

Bruce

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - Charlie B - 01-03-2014

The local has placed a refer at the dairy and is waiting for a brake release before proceeding to the mainline.    
Charlie

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - JaBear - 01-04-2014

Highballing on Charming Creek # 1....
   
Cheers, the Bear. Wink

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - Ralph - 01-04-2014

A rare moment of quiet in Kings Port at the entrance to Williams Yard.

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Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - jwb - 01-04-2014

A BAR GP7 on lease to the LF&NW:

   

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - faraway - 01-04-2014

The city got a new face
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Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - Sumpter250 - 01-04-2014

JaBear Wrote:Highballing on Charming Creek # 1....
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Cheers, the Bear. Wink

Interesting flat car.......what gets to be hauled in/on, that one?
It looks like it might be usable by the narrow gauge Sag Harbor Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - doctorwayne - 01-04-2014

Pete, that looks like a rail and tie car which Train Miniature had some years ago, and perhaps Silver Streak or Tru-Scale before that. Rails on the bottom and ties in the elevated enclosure. I don't know if it's based on a real one or not, but an interesting-looking car in either case. Wink Thumbsup

Wayne

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - JaBear - 01-04-2014

doctorwayne Wrote:Pete, that looks like a rail and tie car which Train Miniature had some years ago
Just to add to Waynes comment, it was from a Walthers Work Train Set, which I believe used the Train Miniature tooling.
Don't know about the specific prototype but here's a link to the D&RGW......<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://drgw.free.fr/DRGW/MOW/Wreck/Secours_en.htm">http://drgw.free.fr/DRGW/MOW/Wreck/Secours_en.htm</a><!-- m -->
Cheers, the Bear.

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - Sumpter250 - 01-05-2014

JaBear Wrote:doctorwayne" wrote: Pete, that looks like a rail and tie car which Train Miniature had some years ago.
Just to add to Waynes comment, it was from a Walthers Work Train Set, which I believe used the Train Miniature tooling.
Don't know about the specific prototype but here's a link to the D&RGW......<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://drgw.free.fr/DRGW/MOW/Wreck/Secours_en.htm">http://drgw.free.fr/DRGW/MOW/Wreck/Secours_en.htm</a><!-- m -->
Cheers, the Bear.
Great photos of the D&RGW car. That will have to go on the "to-do list", for consideration in both HOn3, and On30.

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - modelsof1900 - 01-06-2014

Two new pictures from my second reefer project - rebuilding 3 Decker reefer (with the roof lettering).

The original detail on the doors - not to scale and more for playing.

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My modifications - parts made by Grandt Line.

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But the Grandt Line parts are fixed only temporary. The models need at first but still an improvement of original color.

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - doctorwayne - 01-06-2014

The Grandt Line parts are a big improvement, Bernhard. Thumbsup I thought that Atlas did a fairly nice job on those cars, but ruined them with the working doors. I didn't buy any when they were first released, mostly because of the toy-like door hardware (although they were also kinda pricey Misngth ). I thought that not too many folks would buy them because of the hardware, and then they would go on sale and I could grab a couple of them at a reduced price. Wink That never happened, though, and I don't ever recall seeing even an occasional one on the "used" market - I guess Atlas must've known what they were doing. Icon_lol

Wayne

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - modelsof1900 - 01-06-2014

Wayne, thanks.

These ATLAS reefer are alltogether well designed but built more for child's hands. A good idea however the price it high also, more than $30.
Their decoration is well done, lettering is brightly and sharp but details are in most cases too thick and so not good enough for serious model railroaders.
I own three such models of first series with different design and I reworked them - at underbody and brake.

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Here a picture of original car - and you can not decide if it should be a steel frame or one from wood. Center beam looks very close to steel and there are a few U-channels added - for redirecting of truss rods. Details are relatively fine modelled however than Atlas installed simple plastic blocks as turnbuckles.
So I rebuild and backdated the cars to 1900 or 1910 by rebuilding the frame to a pure wood frame with better looking turnbuckles.
Repetition of two pictures that I've shown here already.

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The second frame rebuilding is slightly different from the first.
Already on the first series that I planned to rebuild the door hardware again, but I knew that I would destroy the color of the doors and side walls - and so I let it be. Modification of frames and brakes were so that what I did with the first series.
However then I found a video with the fascinating reefers with roof lettering, the Decker reefers and I must own the second serie of these cars, from ATLAS again. This time I started the rebuilding together with my friend Joerg (from Leipzig, not IndyCity-Joerg here), and he will repair the painting and lettering, where I'm just doing damages. And this time replacing of door hardware to a more reality-like design has first priority!

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - Sumpter250 - 01-06-2014

Bernhard,
I am still a bit overwhelmed by the quality of detail in your truss rods, turnbuckles, hangers, brake rods and levers.
I am also still trying to get to "that level" of excellence.......I'm close, but not "there" yet.
On the other hand, once I get "there", "to the top of the mountain", there is no place to go but "down" ( I don't know if better, is probable....or, for that, even possible ). Besides, I'm still enjoying the "climb". 2285_ Big Grin

Re: Weekly Photo Fun 1/3 - 1/9/14 - modelsof1900 - 01-06-2014

Sumpter, thanks! But this too many of honour.
I try to make it 'good' and I need a lot of time in most cases. I'm lucky if I have reached what I hoped. I think also that we all here will reach a better quality than before building the next model and so we all will have our personal success.
In this sense, success and enjoy with a new start of next model!
Thanks again!