Current Model Railroad Projects

Once again, what is everyone working on???
Atlas Chessie-B&O GP40 #3689:All left to do is decal the numberboards <sighs> and attach the handrails. I bought this unit in April, started working on it in May..... slowly but surely...
Life-Like Proto 2000 2-8-4 Berkshires, NKP 738 and C&O 2779

While "complete", I would like to add full crews to the cabs, and weather these nice nice steamers.What has been finished......
Life Like Proto 2000 Chessie-C&O SD50 #8563
After a small head on collision on January 1st 2004, this unit is finally back on the road. It needed new sunshades, wind visors, and snowplow. I also touched the paint on it, and painted the exhaust silencer silver.
Overland Chessie-B&O C27-A cabeese #904006 and 904061
The only thing I will do to these pretties has already been done, ...trim off the coupler pin
Atlas C&O U23B #2319
Replaced the Accumates with Kadee #5's, and weathered the crap out of it.... hey, it is a U-Boat after all....
Still to come???Well, now that I have a tripod, allowing me to do slow shutter speeds when taking pictures, I have been shooting a few rolls of my model railroad equipment. Not really "roster" shots, but more along the lines of "pictures"..... using a flood light for mood, or in some cases, no light at all I've made what should be some very cool pictures.
One that comes to mind, ..I had B&O caboose 904061 with it's red marker light on track two, and my Chessie-C&O GP40-2 #4167 comming up track one, parked, but with it's super bright headlight on.I took it in nominal light, a an 8th of a second, and with a low F~stop, using a 240mm zoom and a star filter..... it should look very cool Take care,-Jeffrey

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Chessie System Historical Society. http://moosevalley.org/cshs/
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RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, CPR_Malice_96th, Dec-30-04, 04:50 AM, (1) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, FireDragonLightning, Dec-30-04, 08:28 AM, (2) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, ATSF107, Dec-30-04, 01:25 PM, (3) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, FireDragonLightning, Dec-30-04, 05:06 PM, (5) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, cngord, Jan-03-05, 09:18 AM, (14) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, ssw, Dec-30-04, 02:24 PM, (4) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, bnsfrr, Dec-30-04, 06:53 PM, (6) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, GrandTrunkFan, Dec-30-04, 08:10 PM, (7) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, ATSF104, Dec-31-04, 03:09 PM, (8) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, jay611, Dec-31-04, 03:14 PM, (9) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, FURX, Dec-31-04, 07:55 PM, (10) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, jay611, Dec-31-04, 08:10 PM, (12) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, Top Gon, Dec-31-04, 07:59 PM, (11) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, ATSF104, Jan-01-05, 09:27 PM, (13) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, sstyrnol, Jan-03-05, 09:31 AM, (15) RE: Current Model Railroad Projects, cngord, Jan-03-05, 09:34 AM, (16)

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LAST EDITED ON Dec-30-04 AT 04:52 AM (EST)

I have had my 1000's of dollars worth of HO scale product packed up in boxes since the model Railroad club I belonged to had to vacate from the Eaton Centre in Downtown Winnipeg( They were flattening the bldg to make way for our NEW arena )Anyways .... AS 80% of the current active members were older than 70 I think the WMRA has called it quits.So basically ......... Since the release of MSTS, I have had HO scale money sitting in boxes doing nothing !!LOL ........ Kinda funny that everything I own is CP or VIA Related .... No CN at all .Kinda wierd seeing how I am a die hard CN fan now( I blame CN Gord )LaterTim Kent – 96th_Malice - Winnipeg CanadaProud Member of the NO TRAIL CN SD-60 Club

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Hmm, Tim, well, if you need that extra space in your basement, I know a place were those boxes of pesky small trains could go. And all you'd have to pay is the shipping fee!My address is....

Jay
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Hey Tim I'm serious, do you want to get those boxes out of your house? I'll take 'em, and I'll pay for shipping! TOP THAT, JAY! Haha...But seriously, PM me with whatcha got!

Zach Lybrand
ATSF 107 http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=48426

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Sure, I wouldn't have to pay customs fees now would I...
Part of my collection: http://www.s95019297.onlinehome.us/Models-Index.htm

Jay
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>I have had my 1000's of dollars worth of HO scale product
>packed up in boxes since the model Railroad club I belonged
>to had to vacate from the Eaton Centre in Downtown Winnipeg
>So basically ......... Since the release of MSTS, I have
>had HO scale money sitting in boxes doing nothing !!
>
>LOL ........ Kinda funny that everything I own is CP or VIA
>Related .... No CN at all .
>
>Kinda wierd seeing how I am a die hard CN fan now
>
>( I blame CN Gord )Sure Tim, and i guess the pigs in space units are my fault too!
We can always paint em up for you Tim, It's called strip & repaint all you have to do is supply the decals.
My Kato Sd40's started out as BN's, there CN now.Later!
Gord

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*looks at workbench piled high with projects, runs away in fear*

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>*looks at workbench piled high with projects, runs away in
>fear* One at a time...

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Im just trying to get my Chessie SD40-2 put together.

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Lets just put it this way....I've got a helluva long way to go!-MattATSF GP60M #104 works on the local in Flagstaff, AZ. www.atsfrr.com Please attend the up coming convention in Pasadena, California.

If you cant find me at Home I'm railfanning up and down the BNSF Ft. Worth Sub.

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Currently, I'm repainting 4 N scale lifelike FA2's into the WM colors. I've got #302 and 303 done. they just need decals. as for 301 and 304, I've got alot of work to do.Jason Underwood
Virginia railfan

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Jason, don't forget the dual Nathan M5's perched on their roofs
...by the way, are you doing 304 in Speed, or Circus?......for those not in the know... 304 was the only FA2 to recive circus paint, as my records show sometime during 1970, or 1971.Two FA2's went to GE in December 1971, the other two in early 1972.
Take care-Jeffrey

Courteous Future Engineer
NKP 2-8-4 #765. www.765.org
Chessie System Historical Society. http://moosevalley.org/cshs/
My Website; www.xanga.com/csxd765
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she's in the good old circus paint...Jason Underwood
Virginia railfan

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I just finished custom builing an NS SD40-2 high nose for a friend a few days ago. I think my next project will be to attempt to wire a curcuit board for a DCC decoder in my athearn SD9.
Chad Evans

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-01-05 AT 09:29 PM (EST)

Lets see:
# all unnumbered units
Paint two GP30's into KCS Black & Red
Have two GP40's painted into WP Bicentennial
Paint one SD40-2 into IC
Build a Model RR in NY
Move to NY (see above)
Fix Kato 2-8-2
Buy Atlas Track....lots of it.
Buy more engines...so far we are getting about 15-20 engines...for sure & whatever else comes out this New Year.-Matt ATSF GP60M #104 works on the local in Flagstaff, AZ. www.atsfrr.com Please attend the up coming convention in Pasadena, California.

If you cant find me at Home I'm railfanning up and down the BNSF Ft. Worth Sub.

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Well...(1) Finishing the last bits and pieces of track laying on the branch line.
(2) Lay track for the saw mill branch.
(3) Think of a nifty plan for the interchange yard.
(4) Continue building landscape.
(5) Loads of wiring.
...A model rr keeps you busy until ever...Cheers!Sebastian

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Here's my list of things to do.
Painting and decaling & more painting and decaling.
3 Overland Brass CN GP40-2(W)
3 Overland Brass CN GP38-2(W)
2 Overland Brass CN GP38-2
2 Overland Brass CN Dash 8-40CM
2 Overland Brass CN GP9's
2 Kato SD40's
4 Kato SD40-2's
1 Altas/Kato RS-11
1 Atlas GP40
1 Atlas/Kato GP7
1 Highliner F9 B unit
Lots of rolling stockI'am exhausted alreadyLater!
GordCheck out my website - http://www.cnrphotos.com

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