Hi guys, i finally got a chance to snap some pics of my new SP AC6000 and my 14 Roundhouse CSDU/CSDPU 5-BAY RAPID DISCHARGE Hoppers. The hoppers required ALOT of work, and i spent about $60 to fix them and make them work right, this was ontop of the $80 i paid for the set of 14 LOL. I had to drill out the holes in the metal frames, tap them with a 2-56 tap, screw some new screws in to mount the trucks and couplers, and put lock tight in the screws to keep them from turning. Good only Roundhouse tooling i guess.... Have had a problem with every single roundhouse kit i have ever built, yet i keep buying them

Anyways, here are a few pics that i just snapped off





































Just thought i would share with ya guys

That engine sure looks great...and so do the cars. Interesting history you found out about them too.

I like the whole scene. Really looks good.

Loren

Love it Josh I have been wanting to get a string of csdu/pu hoppers for a while now. Now you need some black and orange units on the lead of the colorado springs power train

Nice set you got there Josh

Herc, Loren Jim, and Rail, thanks guys for the comments

Jim, i might be selling these cars soon if your interested....

Reason being is i wanna start a train of them using the Athearn RTR 5bays LOL

I might be in the futre. Right now I am in the middle of buying a new...... engine house for my trains............I mean a house...yeah, yeah a house for my family

Sarge Wrote:I might be in the futre. Right now I am in the middle of buying a new...... engine house for my trains............I mean a house...yeah, yeah a house for my family

LOL well good luck with the new house

If i sell them off, im thinking it will be around the end of the year lol

Nice. And the Gold Medal building made an excellent backdrop.

eightyeightfan1 Wrote:Nice. And the Gold Medal building made an excellent backdrop.

hehe thanks 88, i thought so too about the Gold Medal structure, too bad its on ebay right now, it would make a nice structure for snapping some more pics lol