GEC's Layout Progress

[Green_Elite_Cab]

made some progress yesterday. still haven't built that guard-wall, but i haven't been running anything either.

Repairs-

I repaired all my AEM7/ALP44 electrics. these boxy locomotives all have rear-view mirrors that frequenty get knocked off. I collected all the missing mirror and any other missing details, and stuck them back on, so they should be in good shape.

I also repaired several structures on my layout, including the "house on the corner", and the old Guard shack (which has not been on the layout, but had become damaged somehow). I also found a new set of "Shootin Hoops" Woodland scenics figures. The original set got destroyed a few years ago by my dad while he was working near the layout. Hopefully, I can get it back together similar to how I had it.

Still waiting on AC6000CW parts to repair last months fall.

New business

I have just about completed E60CH # 968. This was an American GK kit I picked up ages ago with the E44s i bought. I had started building it with my girlfriend but we never got back to it, so i threw it together. All it needs is couplers, a decoder, and the upper gyra-light/ red warning light assembly. I did cut one light housing a little wrong, but used tamiya two-part putty to fill this in (and then a little later drill out so that when painted, the hole will appear correct). This E60 is superior in performance to the Bachmann one (#971), and I suspect its closer to scale.


Here is #968 in 2009. Its been sitting for three years! Will post photos of it once completed-




I also rebuilt the underframe of my Arrow III Single RTR unit to match the Arrow III. Originally, it came with a Silverliner IV underbody (refer to the SEPTA/Reading Company unit in my photos). they are similar, but not identical.

There was an equipment cabinent of some kind that needed to go, and the battery box was in the wrong place. I molded and casted a new battery box from one of my Arrow III kits, and then cut off the battery box and equipment cabinent. The original battery box was salvageable, but I decided to use my cast instead. The battery boxe's rightful place was the location of the incorrect equipment cabinent, so i put some CA on the cast and stuck it up solidly to the frame.


Silverliner IV- The battery box is the gray piece. On the Arrow III, nothing occupies this space. Instead, the battery box is just beyond the center door (plugged on the Silverliner)




The Arrow III, unmodified. The battery box is visible here. Will post photos of this to soon



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I do feel a little better that I've been getting stuff on my layout done again. For a little while, I was hardly touching any of it. My budget is still non-existent, but I have several projects to work on.