GEC's Layout Progress

[Green_Elite_Cab]

This thread has been lacking pictures! I will have to change that.

This isn't the best shot, but here is one of my Reading Company MUs in progress. I still need to solidly mount the Pantographs, and some other details are frustratingly fragile (chiefly the rooftop insulators, but also the horns). However, the body shell is mostly complete, and I think It will be safe to decal it soon.

The main concern will be the windows. I only have 2 complete sets, so I will have to clone and cast the rest. Hopefully, I can make the clear resin with out much in the way of bubbles!

Another complication is the drive, which is why the pilot steps and wheels are not yet installed. while I know the Stanton Drive might work, I might try the Hollywood Foundry drive for these cars.



It is also flanked by some of my passenger car core kit projects, as well as a few diesel projects. I am frustrated by the lack of progress I've made on these, but to be fair, It is difficult for me to be sure about the underbody and truck configurations, let alone to find the appropriate HO scale parts.



I also put some of my electrified commuter cars on display, though once again, I wish I had done a better job on some. I really need to make some of these trains truly "finished", and not just "close enough.




One good thing is I finally got my module back. One of the trains I'm going to try and build for the future is a Trailvan train. Though my freight schedules show these running late at night, there is no end to the photos of these trains running during the day during the time that I model.

These TOFC trains ran express above normal freight speeds and just beg to be modeled, so now I am trying to collect as many appropriate flat cars as I can find, as well as the trailers to match. In this regard, any help in picking the appropriate trailers would be helpful, since I find its a little difficult to know for sure!





Also on the fast track to completion is my new PRR B1 switcher. In fact, I just began painting it this morning, putting the tuscan color on the roof and black on the underframe. By either tonight or tomorrow, I should have the Brunswick Green paint on. If I'm lucky, it will be decalled and ready to go by the end of the week!

Indeed, the only problem I'm having is isolating the motor for DCC. One half of the motor bolts in directly to the frame. I think I'll need some plastic screws and some fiber washers to prevent electrical contact, but we'll see what happens. If I can solve that problem by this week, It will be ready for this weekend's show time, which would be awesome.