04-30-2013, 03:17 PM
I've made some progress on the Walthers dummy E60CP that I got partially assembled at a swap meet.
I added an extra set of Walthers pantographs I had on hand, because the ones in the kit had been damaged. I also made up as many of the damaged or missing detail parts as I could, and did a little paint touchup. The next step for now will probably be adding couplers and putting it as a motor-storage scenery item, as I don't think the pantographs are really operable.
I've been pulling out Walthers Amfleets and Amtrak Horizon cars. Most of my Amfleets are 1980s models that I found on sale at a hobby shop and loaded up. The Walthers cars don't have the continuation of the tri-stripe onto the corner posts past the doors. I've fixed this on my Phase III Amfleets:
However, while I've tweaked my Phase III Horizons, I haven't fixed the stripes on the corner posts yet:
I added an extra set of Walthers pantographs I had on hand, because the ones in the kit had been damaged. I also made up as many of the damaged or missing detail parts as I could, and did a little paint touchup. The next step for now will probably be adding couplers and putting it as a motor-storage scenery item, as I don't think the pantographs are really operable.
I've been pulling out Walthers Amfleets and Amtrak Horizon cars. Most of my Amfleets are 1980s models that I found on sale at a hobby shop and loaded up. The Walthers cars don't have the continuation of the tri-stripe onto the corner posts past the doors. I've fixed this on my Phase III Amfleets:
However, while I've tweaked my Phase III Horizons, I haven't fixed the stripes on the corner posts yet: