I have an unopened set of decals (Herald King L-500 Hood Unit) for Reading 2nd generation locos (SD45, U30C, C630, C430 and others) with the yellow/green paint scheme.  Can't remember what I had in mind for these, but I can't see much use for them at the moment (I say that and an undecorated C430 ends up in my lap...).  I'd swap for a set of Kadee #148 couplers (or similar), or some Canadian National (red and black scheme) loco decals, or something else you may have.

   

January's postings were excellent!  Hoping for the same quality in the shortest month of the year...

Got a nice shot of my weathered N5B in Penn Central livery crossing over the old CNJ mainline at White Haven.

   

Have these cabooses for sale.

Walthers Conrail N-21 bay window, #21288.  Has Kadee #5 couplers installed. $10.00 plus shipping.

   

Walthers Conrail N-21 bay window Operation Lifesaver #21256.  Has Kadee #5 couplers and Kadee metal wheelsets. $15.00 plus shipping.

   

Two Bluford N-9 Cabooses #'s 18046 and 18196.  Both have #5 Kadee couplers and metal wheelsets.  $30.00 each plus shipping.    

   

   

Bruce

New project:

   

Interaction Hobbies just released this kit a month ago and I just had to have it. It's a mobile diner on the back of a 1955 Cheverolet Cab over truck. It comes with a complete 3-d printer interior.

   

The kit is a mix of laser cut and 3-d printed parts. It includes signage as well.

     

The truck cab, interior chassis and wheels are 3-d printed. It's a good looking truck that could be used as a flatdeck on it's own.

   

I spent the first few days of construction painting parts and preping for construction. I decided to paint the truck in a teal instead of blue. It's more of a late 50's-early 60's color.
I first removed the cab and interior from their carrier sheet. I't's fairly easy, I just broke one pin at a time until the parts come free.

got this off the bay don't recall ever seeing one before.
Jim

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YPMA-02 working the Flying Fish Brewery.

Bruce

   

I've been given a Brass GMD-1 to paint in Canadian National

   

Dissassembly is pretty easy, just 4 screws. The handrails and everything else is soldered together so the model has ro be painted as is.

   

I gave the body a quick scuff with some fine scotch bright and wiped it down with some isopropyl alcohol. I masked the drive parts before spraying with primer
   

I used some Tamiya metal primer and am now waiting for it to cure before painting the color.

i use to use talc but since the law suit it's hard to find if anyone has a suggestion it would be helpful.
Jim

was packing things up as in couple of weeks were going to have a project in garage so i was putting away rolling stack and engines out of harm's way and found I have 22 cabooses of 12 different roads and was wondering how many you have.
Jim

I got this a few months ago posted in 'upper berth' wondering what it was:

   

After finding out what it was I searched online to see if anyone had every painted/finished one but came up empty.
I decided just to paint and weather it as I figured it would have been:

   

I semi dry-brushed barn red onto the body, then painted the tarpaper patches with a grey-black. The windows were done in vintage white. I used three different tamiya wood colors on the boards.

   

I then used Tamiya's 'panel liner' in both black and brown as a wash to go between the boards and siding and add some depth.