tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23188429585173273922024-03-20T22:23:24.039-04:00The New Haven Railroad's Norwich and Worcester - 1958 (and more)
Modeling the New Haven Railroad's Norwich and Worcester line in three time periods: 1958, 1968 and 1978. Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-30064754345347883342024-02-29T15:45:00.002-05:002024-02-29T15:45:46.344-05:00With a Litlte Help From My Friends<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This hobby is great for making friends. Many have similar interests but are much more into research and have access to to information that you may never know existed. I have one such friend when it comes to passenger cars, trains and how they all work together. On one train I am modeling, the Bar Harbor Express, an over night train with sleepers from Washington DC, Philadelphia and NYC, going to Ellsworth, Maine, where passengers could be bused (or limousined) to Bar Harbor for vacation. Below is the consist for the summer only train from 1957.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHtteiilbiiVaiHVEe9wPd5e6hRLHElz8eX1Wk6jBjQoKFAozc7bp7acL27IoJ5abIIthWE7CSunPr2og77x5OqbE56ygIkqR_SRJB8EINbj98VV7bVSoWJ1Kwc64pvg-xYCvM4jPyPHXLzOz_yBD850UaOm3Eb8tgDnfqJGEwbL0aSdr4t6S_VHYPBwW/s678/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20151937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHtteiilbiiVaiHVEe9wPd5e6hRLHElz8eX1Wk6jBjQoKFAozc7bp7acL27IoJ5abIIthWE7CSunPr2og77x5OqbE56ygIkqR_SRJB8EINbj98VV7bVSoWJ1Kwc64pvg-xYCvM4jPyPHXLzOz_yBD850UaOm3Eb8tgDnfqJGEwbL0aSdr4t6S_VHYPBwW/w478-h640/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20151937.jpg" width="478" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />There are three 10-6 sleepers listed on each train, and the New Haven did not have any so I had always figured they were PRR cars. I have collected three of the Walthers undecorated kits with out the skirting to model these sleepers. I also have one decorated with skirts. Then last summer my friend informs me that there is paper work showing the use of both Atlantic Coast Line and Florida East Coast cars on the train. This surprised me, but it really should not. Both of these southern roads are busiest in the winter with northerners escaping to the sun and fun of Florida. They end up being surplus in the summer months. I started looking on how to model these cars. Walthers has made the correct cars for both roads so it was a matter of tracking down out of production cars. Embay and train shows seemed the best route, but another friend of mine happened to have two ACL cars in his stash he was willing to sell me. know unfortunately we have no paper work stating what cars from either road were used, so I was happy with any. The cars my friend had are former C&O cars the ACL purchased in 1950 to bolster it's fleet of 10-6 cars. These cars had the 6 double bedrooms located in the center of the car for a superior ride in those rooms. The only work I have done on the cars is to add handrails in the aisle, window shades and a few passengers. Plus car names.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23G0gQXE0xZqqzpAnYgcjmYUHayGETpiJtMcs3UwDFuRbKo5DAMkIRHaS1nHPf2x7iip3OG-S4ycBhEU1uuwTbzLKQaU-GRfrNn95Mt_ng002h1IGb8Igr2UkHroY-MoqSh-OeApheRw1g-4xuTbSpotD83_TF6nkR9KBUURdR6I1Lr0nDtDeK3olqSb2/s3769/20240229_145655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="3769" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23G0gQXE0xZqqzpAnYgcjmYUHayGETpiJtMcs3UwDFuRbKo5DAMkIRHaS1nHPf2x7iip3OG-S4ycBhEU1uuwTbzLKQaU-GRfrNn95Mt_ng002h1IGb8Igr2UkHroY-MoqSh-OeApheRw1g-4xuTbSpotD83_TF6nkR9KBUURdR6I1Lr0nDtDeK3olqSb2/w400-h164/20240229_145655.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLrfTL1kqC5lOD0eTphbg0t261zgs-ntrjjHZy8e56obyJbcPaUgZRodyO_CoHXo3jA7sZmgUhjBXdq2M6k3B2W9tFQOxW0twZcIVeCefbLOEXeRg1wCqjVjm6IgV5h_3A02w8yVjPymcpeCsQka6I1NZwm0ij2M6SkrR854HzgL5VtkMDkcgGR1jXHZX/s3874/20240229_145700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="3874" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLrfTL1kqC5lOD0eTphbg0t261zgs-ntrjjHZy8e56obyJbcPaUgZRodyO_CoHXo3jA7sZmgUhjBXdq2M6k3B2W9tFQOxW0twZcIVeCefbLOEXeRg1wCqjVjm6IgV5h_3A02w8yVjPymcpeCsQka6I1NZwm0ij2M6SkrR854HzgL5VtkMDkcgGR1jXHZX/w400-h149/20240229_145700.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Being able to model some different cars breaks up the appearance of trains and leads to some interesting conversations. I am still on the look out for a Florida East Coast 10-6!</span></div></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-84340932366565840342024-02-07T16:07:00.001-05:002024-02-07T16:07:17.437-05:00Watch Hill<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> I have finally finished my New Haven observation. Watch Hill. I have worked on and off on this project so long, carbon dating may be the most accurate way to measure time. I had at one time one of the observations made by SOHO, but I was never happy with it, the logo panels were over size and the fluting was awful among other things. I did paint it and ended up selling it on eBay and shipping to Denmark of all places. This project is what I like to call a multi media kit. Here is an incomplete list of parts:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Brass cars side by Concord Jct.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Core kit by Eastern Car works. The kit included an extra section of roof ad floor to spice into the normal roof and floor to create the observation end. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">41-BNO trucks from Train Station Products with Branchline wheel sets.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Roof Vents and under body details by Custom finishing plus additional underbody details from Eastern Car works.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Couplers from Kadee.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Strip Styrene and clear plastic from Evergreen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Diaphragms from IHC and American Limited. (different ones on each end)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Red paint is Testors Hemi Orange</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Mica Silver and flat black from Tamiya.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Decals from Micoscale.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The interior was 3D printed from a friend who will reman nameless to protect the guilty. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSk4bbD0Tyg1vqQ8nilAp2Tb1rTPtxZ9D-6d5hw-6rUJoHD8K6r45kTwsKIo3vtqKWTFPC6ONeb6G0NUdWHebsFWGiP8ejWPNuVUv7rig5-FbyNpU4ewbgl4VgqJu4fxETj2p7NZWpdE17GiPePXWClLFwG4CapkepjCExd9cOLQjs0xbnsEBGNpl_0z0/s4000/20240115_105815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSk4bbD0Tyg1vqQ8nilAp2Tb1rTPtxZ9D-6d5hw-6rUJoHD8K6r45kTwsKIo3vtqKWTFPC6ONeb6G0NUdWHebsFWGiP8ejWPNuVUv7rig5-FbyNpU4ewbgl4VgqJu4fxETj2p7NZWpdE17GiPePXWClLFwG4CapkepjCExd9cOLQjs0xbnsEBGNpl_0z0/w400-h300/20240115_105815.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 3D printed interior glued to the core floor. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqQJagkxW3BKOWaEnF3aAy1Tad3fEnQX2vCJb9EG_UYc4SkYXb1aQ1gzMbdTpwPdkpi9frs-x7NtQYnxP7U71wTUYkWKAhbwC97eTb6x1ioow21djNtxSx2IoOf03u3ZWRwkdk6KaKf-3NbO1aX7NBj8jkw_1_IkHY-iT48ipWGyp_VgF_j0lpXQUnQzi/s4000/20240115_123719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqQJagkxW3BKOWaEnF3aAy1Tad3fEnQX2vCJb9EG_UYc4SkYXb1aQ1gzMbdTpwPdkpi9frs-x7NtQYnxP7U71wTUYkWKAhbwC97eTb6x1ioow21djNtxSx2IoOf03u3ZWRwkdk6KaKf-3NbO1aX7NBj8jkw_1_IkHY-iT48ipWGyp_VgF_j0lpXQUnQzi/w400-h300/20240115_123719.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I painted the interior with common craft paints.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCR96Zia0Y-Av0_JwzVgFTgg6AUlrRnk_nkuUpF2gwg2HZMAXn7gmqba8N2etBdxA4r0w_9vvfyUfr9vPB-S4VckMIEJkmkvZGCgGJxCChpLclAxBd6GTejc677whyJhMvqeveeu6937Wo6sHE06o9KSCYVQ_B-eLkObAF4jjS7yLGTz0rQ-FNph51JahO/s4000/20240201_105948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCR96Zia0Y-Av0_JwzVgFTgg6AUlrRnk_nkuUpF2gwg2HZMAXn7gmqba8N2etBdxA4r0w_9vvfyUfr9vPB-S4VckMIEJkmkvZGCgGJxCChpLclAxBd6GTejc677whyJhMvqeveeu6937Wo6sHE06o9KSCYVQ_B-eLkObAF4jjS7yLGTz0rQ-FNph51JahO/w300-h400/20240201_105948.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A friend asked me how my project was doing and I said,<br />almost done, just have to put it together!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkNyf4xPQ175tEAtsjKPj6A1YjKA8GthDmfyXO0xCbRBcBclnnhJOlhFmxpcGyzB7O9_uLeV7mu9F81prczVFJZFeSOvud5sNXFFubtiESmHohG1RB84OaPHD8n5m9Vo6_xevDbMIWcVi6xxxYr4bsNV65i7EeTU8UQOxkYgsTEKCr3WywVujYrqq3MS8/s4000/20240202_114618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkNyf4xPQ175tEAtsjKPj6A1YjKA8GthDmfyXO0xCbRBcBclnnhJOlhFmxpcGyzB7O9_uLeV7mu9F81prczVFJZFeSOvud5sNXFFubtiESmHohG1RB84OaPHD8n5m9Vo6_xevDbMIWcVi6xxxYr4bsNV65i7EeTU8UQOxkYgsTEKCr3WywVujYrqq3MS8/w300-h400/20240202_114618.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it the basic under body detail. Rapido has me beat. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNIHKHcGoi0IedQspMyTnG1Sta8V2q0ZQPRLCQeQcqqEwI970-2ZgLsFpcGt91smbFuf61IEtG_YMQAvaz_HXxCblWW9greN6Kjpltw1Pby19YXnBcMxJriUqtT4izErBu3yqK_uS1i8-gxPtOCY6gCMnEVN3-yudAhH68iVrlN1ZrRzHSuE0rL971y1N/s4000/20240205_151934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNIHKHcGoi0IedQspMyTnG1Sta8V2q0ZQPRLCQeQcqqEwI970-2ZgLsFpcGt91smbFuf61IEtG_YMQAvaz_HXxCblWW9greN6Kjpltw1Pby19YXnBcMxJriUqtT4izErBu3yqK_uS1i8-gxPtOCY6gCMnEVN3-yudAhH68iVrlN1ZrRzHSuE0rL971y1N/w400-h300/20240205_151934.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This would have been the way to watch the crew races on the Thames. <br />Just waiting to add the sides.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrY_raOrSv0EvpJFQLCo0C1pqsYN88t_MRhK5eGBFWYTQ49XxSLVXnvfyk_jIlQQ5mItnClt1gz0BSjANgi29L0ibRiCd5gz3148UYc8awQRbP_M2sd35R-cj_ldViPSoOWMY8ZQh43-oisI1bD3gs5_VOyotEId5uDGDVxIEvORubIYW12xOwuq5voIFL/s3917/20240207_151452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="3917" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrY_raOrSv0EvpJFQLCo0C1pqsYN88t_MRhK5eGBFWYTQ49XxSLVXnvfyk_jIlQQ5mItnClt1gz0BSjANgi29L0ibRiCd5gz3148UYc8awQRbP_M2sd35R-cj_ldViPSoOWMY8ZQh43-oisI1bD3gs5_VOyotEId5uDGDVxIEvORubIYW12xOwuq5voIFL/w400-h189/20240207_151452.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is my car next to a Rapido Coach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxE3blAqtHXgxLCoUx-cmLQCqs2_CrRZvMMlpGG7i9yJpbHVfAESXY4Y7R5HwgIN8XS62EO3vciZ9EV3ila1Ku07MroDIiFhDtXKeUN50B_aJQcl4RlxLi2jIgoZDQNiL62W-zmL8F5wwz1GbVb1XM5mkGm60K8V6-rzstI0Gjl7YSUcg6lMzTJxznWLV/s3923/20240207_151602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="3923" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxE3blAqtHXgxLCoUx-cmLQCqs2_CrRZvMMlpGG7i9yJpbHVfAESXY4Y7R5HwgIN8XS62EO3vciZ9EV3ila1Ku07MroDIiFhDtXKeUN50B_aJQcl4RlxLi2jIgoZDQNiL62W-zmL8F5wwz1GbVb1XM5mkGm60K8V6-rzstI0Gjl7YSUcg6lMzTJxznWLV/w400-h260/20240207_151602.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drone view.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpKwGKQ8aeMg-_U0hyphenhyphenu_asya8s-oANPD7GDB2GWmcZP9QULjR2TEsFjp_943RyfwEjKNR2YGDgV6mjxIBVc8gKQ89ljCFuvYZfdmxLOW5OcMW2gA7ErbDCeiCzaC1aMeHInes_rr7yfE_OmYzaLkR84sLOig0jCQDfO1HdP7ob8l1KCnQDZw6Uj_T0f3B/s3086/20240207_151606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="3086" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpKwGKQ8aeMg-_U0hyphenhyphenu_asya8s-oANPD7GDB2GWmcZP9QULjR2TEsFjp_943RyfwEjKNR2YGDgV6mjxIBVc8gKQ89ljCFuvYZfdmxLOW5OcMW2gA7ErbDCeiCzaC1aMeHInes_rr7yfE_OmYzaLkR84sLOig0jCQDfO1HdP7ob8l1KCnQDZw6Uj_T0f3B/w400-h326/20240207_151606.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vestibule End.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGSzV9TLhq7CnPXivZutmwChl3JuHmrC0FWVayntgt7Jh9_3br-Ci1iYcfUQtNIZWNnzQZ8yft25WRB8NjjX_RUs7DEcE4Zyl1kH6HnlY6_jaZK0_WiATJqqecFYrRPi-Q6odoDdhU9jWUy0MAYgNhyphenhyphenrbRcvnhwDyEVIu8KMig0pIPisU62VZEO7OC46f/s2487/20240207_151617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="2487" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGSzV9TLhq7CnPXivZutmwChl3JuHmrC0FWVayntgt7Jh9_3br-Ci1iYcfUQtNIZWNnzQZ8yft25WRB8NjjX_RUs7DEcE4Zyl1kH6HnlY6_jaZK0_WiATJqqecFYrRPi-Q6odoDdhU9jWUy0MAYgNhyphenhyphenrbRcvnhwDyEVIu8KMig0pIPisU62VZEO7OC46f/w400-h338/20240207_151617.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other end.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEybt6xyVFsO8bt5jkI6eVGGaqHwhL12Tl0jwWBpZoZaAZ1g023ZpqvdYQkzmGBBNrGQAEXVK5zQA1vPz9GoVTD0nFfrzI_25L-6ZzjFG8mpAJm5HwOIZxhPo40CQsatEKZLx-nJZnmbPenFYokCqdjxWRF1XOQEYSs0rxlAK7oRJ9FhwUrgrr8tO7LycP/s3791/20240207_151644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="3791" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEybt6xyVFsO8bt5jkI6eVGGaqHwhL12Tl0jwWBpZoZaAZ1g023ZpqvdYQkzmGBBNrGQAEXVK5zQA1vPz9GoVTD0nFfrzI_25L-6ZzjFG8mpAJm5HwOIZxhPo40CQsatEKZLx-nJZnmbPenFYokCqdjxWRF1XOQEYSs0rxlAK7oRJ9FhwUrgrr8tO7LycP/w400-h300/20240207_151644.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The non bar side of the car</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD2GH-sPktBas93n8cD9yGb0EF9bGKV403BcYoyE1ex7vwo-bCfJWuAiOPp5ZaGbPNSxUhFBF1Tb4hzrIDbEtNSNAEVlRSztXrcTSASpcvoF4_Jne9aAYtK2sG7b7xRs6qiCPmAWvOfnEJMQ0TFgdy7co0ryJpovL8RXTAxdFKZSwcvk0_UUpLjzzHMjC/s4000/20240207_151652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD2GH-sPktBas93n8cD9yGb0EF9bGKV403BcYoyE1ex7vwo-bCfJWuAiOPp5ZaGbPNSxUhFBF1Tb4hzrIDbEtNSNAEVlRSztXrcTSASpcvoF4_Jne9aAYtK2sG7b7xRs6qiCPmAWvOfnEJMQ0TFgdy7co0ryJpovL8RXTAxdFKZSwcvk0_UUpLjzzHMjC/w400-h300/20240207_151652.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serving drinks mid-train</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6R7hoDoiu78AjF9Jed8JIyYpC7QENVmVYx5hyam5CsX7rZdlxC2l7LqO11iRXXIcRTGPlE_jZB5-hRvVIiRHdHruOi3GuhCbMshrMBTAiS5E4iG0CG-x5vmVz1S-_xhukGg2bzUZwRDL8YZvUX4E8AZKQpTjScjNA8bk10QCGxVmNm2mvOUh7yYzHnSL/s3941/20240207_151559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="3941" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6R7hoDoiu78AjF9Jed8JIyYpC7QENVmVYx5hyam5CsX7rZdlxC2l7LqO11iRXXIcRTGPlE_jZB5-hRvVIiRHdHruOi3GuhCbMshrMBTAiS5E4iG0CG-x5vmVz1S-_xhukGg2bzUZwRDL8YZvUX4E8AZKQpTjScjNA8bk10QCGxVmNm2mvOUh7yYzHnSL/w400-h211/20240207_151559.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bar (money making) side of the car</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I did send photos to Rapido telling them it is safe to start planning a run of these car snow that I have completed mine. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-5039695557436289762023-12-06T11:36:00.000-05:002023-12-06T11:36:03.290-05:00Vintage Brass<p>Unlike vintage wine, vintage brass does not always age well. Models we thought that were "perfect" back in the 1970's and 1980's have many errors and/or lack detail of todays brass and plastic models. That being said, there are some useful models out there, especially passenger cars, that are just not available in plastic. Modern brass passenger cars are works of art, but can cost upwards of $800 per car.</p><p>First up is the Nickel Plate RPO. This is a model of a NYO&W car, but is useful for New England modelers as it can be used by NH, B&M and perhaps MEC and BAR modelers. The box just says RPO so you have to take a closer look. </p><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7ruh_f7Q03aNOiNn_Ganu1JyLL3NQX-4MpIQligDq050l4pTYKpueh8vtNaWKH4zKbAeqMmhR3gbfg1BvbK_lvOGXBfGKBuPV6gN8A0EYuJrAE05ssXqxq6r95NUFCKXKHsvgQXXwPBnq18sUVwZT_wUyEMK3tebzyEYuhiJ0gtETBLcgHdOzBl14xgg/s1738/20231205_131330_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1738" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7ruh_f7Q03aNOiNn_Ganu1JyLL3NQX-4MpIQligDq050l4pTYKpueh8vtNaWKH4zKbAeqMmhR3gbfg1BvbK_lvOGXBfGKBuPV6gN8A0EYuJrAE05ssXqxq6r95NUFCKXKHsvgQXXwPBnq18sUVwZT_wUyEMK3tebzyEYuhiJ0gtETBLcgHdOzBl14xgg/w400-h255/20231205_131330_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other then being an RPO (and not even a full RPO) not much info about the car.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p5RVE4sKehv6lYFWnoviibTyW48IfJmgsRr1yzzkYCrCsZG58jC4g0o1GnWRvB3OP_os3hMOy3RwJleC5fqR9mInboo-mGlwvdd1VSr73stJ9zsKuEFV1PWKEzegyhtcUMJCAH8cwOxn8vO2-09lgWpVSwGC6WuVQNTSvQH_lzcDOcq63u_SMznr5066/s3000/20231205_131159_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p5RVE4sKehv6lYFWnoviibTyW48IfJmgsRr1yzzkYCrCsZG58jC4g0o1GnWRvB3OP_os3hMOy3RwJleC5fqR9mInboo-mGlwvdd1VSr73stJ9zsKuEFV1PWKEzegyhtcUMJCAH8cwOxn8vO2-09lgWpVSwGC6WuVQNTSvQH_lzcDOcq63u_SMznr5066/w400-h300/20231205_131159_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can see it is a 30' Apt RPO/baggage car.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fd_6tayLLjLwDgR7M-wECEuIZ7o-1QC9YGh95eBoiBvyWQ5m1TTAT5dSF_lWbs2t6piDK1OH8kbSudGWILESLzELl5eQJEzBjRwt6EUZJmnqMpOkhawIslARS2I06-vW-tLok56dXa3XjrQ4Q7QFt-G_EeHbWeTs-F-SOaUP2qFGKW5bj__WhF-XcwZj/s3000/20231205_131216_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fd_6tayLLjLwDgR7M-wECEuIZ7o-1QC9YGh95eBoiBvyWQ5m1TTAT5dSF_lWbs2t6piDK1OH8kbSudGWILESLzELl5eQJEzBjRwt6EUZJmnqMpOkhawIslARS2I06-vW-tLok56dXa3XjrQ4Q7QFt-G_EeHbWeTs-F-SOaUP2qFGKW5bj__WhF-XcwZj/w400-h300/20231205_131216_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkps05uiH4VvKGaug08XFQTxTWy9JT-T_YoJdLHFrVme7QVuYl5wFtCuDk2ztl9VbfI74xKjMoDwHWaKHYrGj2R1fN-BMsHxWPGLKZ7hgll95QVwJwlhWGs3w4h3tVAEHXKE5GlJ17QCHxHC_Z9DxjoKJPy0kN3cI_qzLmBb4f43yDhskefJEEiTQ3TNY/s3000/20231205_131235_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkps05uiH4VvKGaug08XFQTxTWy9JT-T_YoJdLHFrVme7QVuYl5wFtCuDk2ztl9VbfI74xKjMoDwHWaKHYrGj2R1fN-BMsHxWPGLKZ7hgll95QVwJwlhWGs3w4h3tVAEHXKE5GlJ17QCHxHC_Z9DxjoKJPy0kN3cI_qzLmBb4f43yDhskefJEEiTQ3TNY/w300-h400/20231205_131235_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underframe is a very sparse, a battery box, a generator and air tanks. No brake gear or center sill detail whatso ever. It does include trucks that seem to roll ok. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Next up is a brass kit. For a while NJ International produced brass passenger car kits for a variety of Pullman Standard lightweight cars. I would stay away from the fluted side kits as the fluting is awful. I picked up a 13 double bedroom car for use on the Bar Harbor Express. I got lucky finding a nicely built one. Normally the come as a formed body shell made up of the sides and roof, stamped ends a floor with center sill, bolsters and detail parts of grab irons and roof vents. No underframe detail included. The model I purchased came with trucks, but the cars normally do not.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKUFKYndYBtqGBCku4Y_8OqCyS6xCL5hpEbEdkOv0riVOywksNhYz_gs6pxlLrRZncytlVf10Xe1uTcvZb5AjKv2w_Iv5Q6JaNqZnJi4r8NsAXsJIgp0T6FTwzrZFnrwJQXvyOwFs4m6nxHhxQYUTkzVWaFccS5hTgyVEzNe-1Nt7Hj2hsKPg_g2krSOk/s1612/20231205_131348_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1612" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKUFKYndYBtqGBCku4Y_8OqCyS6xCL5hpEbEdkOv0riVOywksNhYz_gs6pxlLrRZncytlVf10Xe1uTcvZb5AjKv2w_Iv5Q6JaNqZnJi4r8NsAXsJIgp0T6FTwzrZFnrwJQXvyOwFs4m6nxHhxQYUTkzVWaFccS5hTgyVEzNe-1Nt7Hj2hsKPg_g2krSOk/w400-h369/20231205_131348_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvqVKcPOBGaLciUzPyR5lMPZwBnyf-uTEmzFA-Cqwwm8wsg0zPClA4dPw-FyTwyx74XKf4f3sm-7XCTYQzkt043JJVSPf59Nf-MH7z2r0zpdzFhSu8iU0Iyg374OXDX2VL92wbryxtVXYKQhIvY_ZxAogUDtRycQcpWFkSI2EPoloVqJ2NY0K61Bp8FGb/s3000/20231205_131432_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvqVKcPOBGaLciUzPyR5lMPZwBnyf-uTEmzFA-Cqwwm8wsg0zPClA4dPw-FyTwyx74XKf4f3sm-7XCTYQzkt043JJVSPf59Nf-MH7z2r0zpdzFhSu8iU0Iyg374OXDX2VL92wbryxtVXYKQhIvY_ZxAogUDtRycQcpWFkSI2EPoloVqJ2NY0K61Bp8FGb/w400-h300/20231205_131432_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FVtMo1_EEfuffmat0yoF08q9LzlM583567d1Ft18-eNQnYZy7kEOxtQvxmt-U-9-Z9uPTA7VjFtW8oAZyF-X85NpK5pLdZkIduqtCVk8ic1jukny-H7WHk2HYdjYLnE9wwrZrThTM4n_6DMMHMFupNYVwvN2YRwyri2vugtlwROYS1NNVEBMmqJ5eqHR/s3000/20231205_131449_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FVtMo1_EEfuffmat0yoF08q9LzlM583567d1Ft18-eNQnYZy7kEOxtQvxmt-U-9-Z9uPTA7VjFtW8oAZyF-X85NpK5pLdZkIduqtCVk8ic1jukny-H7WHk2HYdjYLnE9wwrZrThTM4n_6DMMHMFupNYVwvN2YRwyri2vugtlwROYS1NNVEBMmqJ5eqHR/w400-h300/20231205_131449_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnE2fV18wGvQ7eQFPWa_OCTY1b1USn08euu2Ze_jP0BwoOyfhpcYb4QigXkIJfdGhUUKTRneLCpogqazLf9tLWjxgXXuuQkUQ0FCJ8tibvjBgxfwVYMSVa_7OdvHcblbQxjMmJBTJaAX2HXUvTXzS8JYCoCwp8ee2drRYOIsZvIQc_KrQ0WAdiYJgxZEW/s3000/20231205_131459_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnE2fV18wGvQ7eQFPWa_OCTY1b1USn08euu2Ze_jP0BwoOyfhpcYb4QigXkIJfdGhUUKTRneLCpogqazLf9tLWjxgXXuuQkUQ0FCJ8tibvjBgxfwVYMSVa_7OdvHcblbQxjMmJBTJaAX2HXUvTXzS8JYCoCwp8ee2drRYOIsZvIQc_KrQ0WAdiYJgxZEW/w400-h300/20231205_131459_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Not bad looking cars, with some work they will fill a roll on my railroad. The nice part is the two cars totaled less then $90. These cars would be major kitbashes and would still coat at least the same as the brass models. I will go into detail on detailing and painting these models in future blog postings.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-68099919812475306232023-12-05T13:30:00.003-05:002023-12-05T13:30:37.533-05:00Clover Glade<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I finished up Clover Glade and I an not very happy with it. I will never attempt using a Bachmann Pullman as a core kit. I had issues with the roof and the sides lining up the way I wanted. I ended up using the ordinal Bachmann roof which is not the correct roof. In the future I will stay with Branchline as my cores. I will use it for now and add it to the redo list down the line. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7zcoG04kNCfaM-l_XcY7rUaIQQaRPiB5YNJfTis9vI3bk8P5KnEmbdrXJ95FuRHkRiSc6jgqC6a4hbfNPs1MrEWGbPRV4XfLr_CB_NMoupuhBLPNaae11wYjYPisU16kyjGswSpzaOIi111qqQrWOxLyZzzQmKTyOA1qPq1GDzCGfcP64xSc9jVzMlw0/s4000/20231109_145046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7zcoG04kNCfaM-l_XcY7rUaIQQaRPiB5YNJfTis9vI3bk8P5KnEmbdrXJ95FuRHkRiSc6jgqC6a4hbfNPs1MrEWGbPRV4XfLr_CB_NMoupuhBLPNaae11wYjYPisU16kyjGswSpzaOIi111qqQrWOxLyZzzQmKTyOA1qPq1GDzCGfcP64xSc9jVzMlw0/w400-h300/20231109_145046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3vOO9yWS-rFPsoYDq2d1b96UuuFb29q2CtjAsdnx1OFvD8x7ppqnhjFrHcsNZUIpA0GfrgyWtyqz82oSOWi7krrfk9vZ2lH4CNGm73hzEdi3laGSx7oV6GV63HhJCQ5ExoaTXC9jAYWj5-Sgy0StI4rHbAsYAsMMdZ6eISD8HKncCDS1ZSXrrLSzvUuw/s4000/20231109_145127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3vOO9yWS-rFPsoYDq2d1b96UuuFb29q2CtjAsdnx1OFvD8x7ppqnhjFrHcsNZUIpA0GfrgyWtyqz82oSOWi7krrfk9vZ2lH4CNGm73hzEdi3laGSx7oV6GV63HhJCQ5ExoaTXC9jAYWj5-Sgy0StI4rHbAsYAsMMdZ6eISD8HKncCDS1ZSXrrLSzvUuw/w400-h300/20231109_145127.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It will be fine in my Bar Harbor Express, which I am down to needing only to finish up a coupe of cars. We will talk about those next time. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I am off to more projects, h</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">appy modeling.</span></div></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-19763426095736994552023-11-22T11:00:00.000-05:002023-11-22T11:00:11.244-05:00Visting Bob Murph's Fantatstic New Haven Raiload Layout. <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back in September in conjunction with the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association annual reunion, I had the opportunity to visit Bob Murphy's beautifully done model railroad. The layout is operated based on the Norwich and Worchester line of the NHRR, but is scenery in a more generic New England, just using real location names. This is not a criticism as the layout looks fatalistic, operates flawlessly and is very comfortable. The last is an odd statement, but the aisles are wide, there is carpet on the floor. the sound equipped locomotive are not too loud, making it a nice place to just sit at watch the trains go buy and visit with fellow molders. I am just going to show a bunch of phots to show of his great work.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8H8IDuPExp8S9cZefItJOV8J__BpMO38-5gDFTecyhvxaOV26wkxtqFXE4aR5q5e4B5d2dpe83FQsm-ARB5nRG-vhWtoMhP1PV0HYy8lssz87WocaGvZFf8iteQv7atSFkzVOKIYXuVD6alTL2dEHXBt6SA9ju1jtm9Gi23QCQN-BxCLdGKcEEQ8IZL8/s2048/IMGP1881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8H8IDuPExp8S9cZefItJOV8J__BpMO38-5gDFTecyhvxaOV26wkxtqFXE4aR5q5e4B5d2dpe83FQsm-ARB5nRG-vhWtoMhP1PV0HYy8lssz87WocaGvZFf8iteQv7atSFkzVOKIYXuVD6alTL2dEHXBt6SA9ju1jtm9Gi23QCQN-BxCLdGKcEEQ8IZL8/w400-h270/IMGP1881.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4g8RxBsi9Rq9wNYLnJ0i5QmgfWMOJuWYl8sR9EwD8wG6Jg0Oe2pDsN-ViGK8Iph6dpSizrfjmuswjB3Fmc6PfnnK6YKZC0wZlmlJQFu4Wt7POXMlEc2tUBsWh6mRpQhjKNH1RTURQ1ni7I3hmsiX1jEswkTHJ1fWGOyohEepNw8oMjhiMJK49pTF0Lxp/s2048/IMGP1890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">Getting a New Haven U25b was relatively simple, just give your favorite hobby shop a fair amount of money and bring home a lovely Rapido model. There is also the Bowser, formerly Stewart model of the GE U25b. I have a few of those, all under various states of being built. I am rethinking my plans for those models. I am not sure if I still have it, but I even kitbashed a U25b out of a an Ahearn U28b. There was an article in an early 1980's issue of the NHRHTA Shoreliner by Rolly Olson. You took a piece of the long hood from behind the cab and moved it to the short hood, cut open the rear grill area and added the steps on the rear of the walkways. I did most of the body work but never finished it. I should see if I still have it. Rolly also did an article on making a C425 out of a Rivarossi C424. I never built that one, but I did use some of his techniques in modifying early runs of the Atlas. You can see below my mid 1980's build of a New Haven C-425.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jYrPdxz_BgaT5thfusWpQWhlrWXu0Bc6ds5YhO05eLfAVhXtiOC-gZyLzx9LaU5jtLnaYxNwu0DhV2Rt1BAN5rGMnjQyIUcl6dq_mKBhg8jD0to_snbjAcmrp4_27Dq4kmIY9WhzUYAf9URbcZ2AlyUqx5XURiyO9fNhjbjCHelP-v4lT7b6DEDDEXES/s4000/20231117_151600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jYrPdxz_BgaT5thfusWpQWhlrWXu0Bc6ds5YhO05eLfAVhXtiOC-gZyLzx9LaU5jtLnaYxNwu0DhV2Rt1BAN5rGMnjQyIUcl6dq_mKBhg8jD0to_snbjAcmrp4_27Dq4kmIY9WhzUYAf9URbcZ2AlyUqx5XURiyO9fNhjbjCHelP-v4lT7b6DEDDEXES/w400-h300/20231117_151600.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From this angle you can see how I added the vent shield per Rolly's article. It is just thin sheet brass bent into shape. I cut it with a pair of shears. The NH's units had the batteries mounted under the side sills so removed the battery boxes from around the cab walkways and just built small steps in front the the doors. This also meant that the handrails needed to be modified to fit the new all level walkways. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHiW2tr-aa0N-LBvkvlrDI5z3nqsk7WumMAOlmzy6R_UQPDPf7ASNm0JmvFCI2TooAkmca5_ZH1CeKFlob615RHnsmgztclDguBXrhE1lg7gZn2URGHLWVVPdkkZcfAqf_zuA9mvHo0bVOIPXhQT0TWP6yZkrO-JYUvvbklcVfySGN4_FCpr0EAGRlC8B/s4000/20231117_151612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHiW2tr-aa0N-LBvkvlrDI5z3nqsk7WumMAOlmzy6R_UQPDPf7ASNm0JmvFCI2TooAkmca5_ZH1CeKFlob615RHnsmgztclDguBXrhE1lg7gZn2URGHLWVVPdkkZcfAqf_zuA9mvHo0bVOIPXhQT0TWP6yZkrO-JYUvvbklcVfySGN4_FCpr0EAGRlC8B/w400-h300/20231117_151612.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the front of the unit, I modified the cab by removing the cast on headlight and adding one that runs horizontally and air horns mounted above it. This came from Rolly's article. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qxIIUL9vMR4OR2GYfNR54RtNDvBFLgPfqBTMuGrYkCFMBj8VdAlhBKvyyTPWsIZd4fhRTxkFTdQO4HDz8yZnJdo576L9P1qkj7XqAyTCbQRnzOGRR2P7LSARKxWY6oGZ8XxqnwzC6l2wkAW-2iUY9ZX1lFx7QHXkW2ypL6zvbdw_Sgxma1NTovTpDANM/s4000/20231117_151625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qxIIUL9vMR4OR2GYfNR54RtNDvBFLgPfqBTMuGrYkCFMBj8VdAlhBKvyyTPWsIZd4fhRTxkFTdQO4HDz8yZnJdo576L9P1qkj7XqAyTCbQRnzOGRR2P7LSARKxWY6oGZ8XxqnwzC6l2wkAW-2iUY9ZX1lFx7QHXkW2ypL6zvbdw_Sgxma1NTovTpDANM/w400-h300/20231117_151625.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the other side, same as the first side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As time went on I became less happy with the models. The cab steps were not great, I really wanted belter handrails and they needed DCC. I decided to go an easier way, I found two NH painted shells in the correct phase on eBay. Atlas drives have always been solid performers so I was happy to keep the original drives. I will note the changes in the captions. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHKFfwjzWN8QO-LUPsA4Og5_orr7L2-U9EEeIMvIVe_V16XZgruzJq9WEunIVPV9uMhvcSdA_fsn4ceN1HpjaJBH1k0d3YT9u3hRRYX0SBBnkDd-tv4qckupOzJp26uRWWjIKxX4VHDdV2Af8eu2F9XGEoKZXiKy-1hYmrDdKIb4F8SgIR15jEQbHq6kv/s4000/20231110_152951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHKFfwjzWN8QO-LUPsA4Og5_orr7L2-U9EEeIMvIVe_V16XZgruzJq9WEunIVPV9uMhvcSdA_fsn4ceN1HpjaJBH1k0d3YT9u3hRRYX0SBBnkDd-tv4qckupOzJp26uRWWjIKxX4VHDdV2Af8eu2F9XGEoKZXiKy-1hYmrDdKIb4F8SgIR15jEQbHq6kv/w400-h300/20231110_152951.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the newer Atlas model, it is the correct body phase, has great handrails, working drop steps, separate grads and the correct headlight on the cab. Leaps and bounds ahead of the first release from them, which was state of the art at the time. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRI25y2xpwlHcXPP-Q2iG3vVj3ysb8pDLPDVDixgdELbent8wlfXPc3WbsfjKskcKcBfEYU9XoJSNdW1hgkrQNuIwemmh6ssqCjUN3pIDFMpl9XIuk5wKo2BcczrRB9Ez1Wgd3luPxy2dIGOsVcjcJtT0nEAmEI40eewBE8UiyV5nrHhMnMPqZcc9mB0l/s4000/20231117_151833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRI25y2xpwlHcXPP-Q2iG3vVj3ysb8pDLPDVDixgdELbent8wlfXPc3WbsfjKskcKcBfEYU9XoJSNdW1hgkrQNuIwemmh6ssqCjUN3pIDFMpl9XIuk5wKo2BcczrRB9Ez1Wgd3luPxy2dIGOsVcjcJtT0nEAmEI40eewBE8UiyV5nrHhMnMPqZcc9mB0l/w400-h300/20231117_151833.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the biggest flaw with the body from Atlas for a NH locomotive, it has dynamic brakes. They do not make an non dynamic version. I had visions of removing the hatches on the roof and filling in the vents on the side that this project has been sitting for a couple of years. I visited Bob Murphy's fantastic NH layout back in September and he ran a these with out removing the DBs and it looked fine. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFzZh9Jc7E-aHSINi4N85O84f3L41wwmZdFWiNFIYIFxzyvgKs3NoWKE725YZuQnd5BOIg89P15rz_2H3D0NrXJ096IbR1H3yBfXxDypafAuarJ_mzjcAMh0GPSMPIJKeLrVlylmv-kFqJ8prjBopIcPPLVF5gcNY0VofpiLcqagy27hWwxeMypvprJP6/s4000/20231117_150943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFzZh9Jc7E-aHSINi4N85O84f3L41wwmZdFWiNFIYIFxzyvgKs3NoWKE725YZuQnd5BOIg89P15rz_2H3D0NrXJ096IbR1H3yBfXxDypafAuarJ_mzjcAMh0GPSMPIJKeLrVlylmv-kFqJ8prjBopIcPPLVF5gcNY0VofpiLcqagy27hWwxeMypvprJP6/w400-h300/20231117_150943.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo shows how I modified the fuel tanks on the model, I do not know how the new models work, but on my old Kato made units, the bulges would pop off the basic square tank. It left two small holes that I filled in with some bits of styrene and filler nearly 4 decades ago. (I feel real old all of a sudden.) I cut off the fuel filler to the center of the tank. I just added a small pipe that is only on the fireman's side of the fuel tank. It adds a bit of detail to the plain tank.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3J8l564YslOJZ-oqP5_QPQ6zbTtDqAEdaQuzQ8Y_pyW06XLpweFu-XndXnrhZGIx6NKafQPfQvk8slrUM_5U7ofoxeuzI-D_87pspLPvnecf6t5REeuOuTaTB6Ou0IZE2Wse5xJ49zloGVQssTMPN2C5ZpaRpKrRO4j4fFAqa3xL214vXRLlOoDtBb1H/s4000/20231112_125542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3J8l564YslOJZ-oqP5_QPQ6zbTtDqAEdaQuzQ8Y_pyW06XLpweFu-XndXnrhZGIx6NKafQPfQvk8slrUM_5U7ofoxeuzI-D_87pspLPvnecf6t5REeuOuTaTB6Ou0IZE2Wse5xJ49zloGVQssTMPN2C5ZpaRpKrRO4j4fFAqa3xL214vXRLlOoDtBb1H/w480-h640/20231112_125542.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you want to mount the new stye shell on an old drive, you need to add a mounting pad on the body for the couplers. I cut a small section of square styrene to fit the spot and drilled and tapped the hole for screws. I painted them flat black.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQHP0JitwXwVZOyavC1GjGtXeKMUGVZmNOD40uyX1UVPXUmq8F5vJq0jVmzJLU796ixIxKmhglFcBj3_31RIILtWwqijHNAj3aJqn365c5ONDhPCKO0QqtxSLRbLMlfinqW4n1A18-OPL2NqY_0IytTDe1KTD-VPhEs7D_lfQvQxHCRwN_8AXVbjN5SV-/s4000/20231112_125545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQHP0JitwXwVZOyavC1GjGtXeKMUGVZmNOD40uyX1UVPXUmq8F5vJq0jVmzJLU796ixIxKmhglFcBj3_31RIILtWwqijHNAj3aJqn365c5ONDhPCKO0QqtxSLRbLMlfinqW4n1A18-OPL2NqY_0IytTDe1KTD-VPhEs7D_lfQvQxHCRwN_8AXVbjN5SV-/w480-h640/20231112_125545.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the other end.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPXLRdPU8G_InUDxoV1d3274W2xKgIwUgQTs1eCUn7-KV-dnRXxJg3CT6lR9wlAFrrbRKEnlcUS34__RPZA1HX9QH23KmrztmPabPNScuDvZkoU6YqMo3wCMbtK4QvIUkS5cj_h-7cl22_Vue-U-KBcTnRLVbDEN9AFFevGVDVej1-yQ5hq9kqLsLjI3m/s4000/20231112_125604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPXLRdPU8G_InUDxoV1d3274W2xKgIwUgQTs1eCUn7-KV-dnRXxJg3CT6lR9wlAFrrbRKEnlcUS34__RPZA1HX9QH23KmrztmPabPNScuDvZkoU6YqMo3wCMbtK4QvIUkS5cj_h-7cl22_Vue-U-KBcTnRLVbDEN9AFFevGVDVej1-yQ5hq9kqLsLjI3m/w480-h640/20231112_125604.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the material I used for the coupler pads.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9UFJpEsSdW-gRr5wjecQZUuWiSz9KHW5xzA2oYsEsad6CW58_9seI3fPtUri1FNP1tIyRZzXP6X5vxxWiBq1ari9CEh7CfU6faPQci92b9L_bFgBACytSTFJ5WyowkOU0X3qszRZjw3yl2JFcRukkJud7X7t7aBwYXwHbg0Mx6LYro8J1Fg2ojFOgHML/s4000/20231112_125627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9UFJpEsSdW-gRr5wjecQZUuWiSz9KHW5xzA2oYsEsad6CW58_9seI3fPtUri1FNP1tIyRZzXP6X5vxxWiBq1ari9CEh7CfU6faPQci92b9L_bFgBACytSTFJ5WyowkOU0X3qszRZjw3yl2JFcRukkJud7X7t7aBwYXwHbg0Mx6LYro8J1Fg2ojFOgHML/w480-h640/20231112_125627.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the air horns I used on the models, I used the existing bracket to mount them. I believe the ones on the Atlas shell was not correct for the NH. A quick note about antennas, the NH did add them some time around 1967 or 1968, but they were delivered with out them, so up to you if you want to add them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There is a quick how to on how I created my C425 models. I did add DCC and sound and the look great running with my new Rapido U25b. They do still need a bit of light weathering, or even heavy weathering as the New Haven kept these things moving being the newest and most reliable power they owned. </span></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-1433798280958645322023-11-10T16:26:00.001-05:002023-11-10T16:26:31.580-05:00U25-b, C-425 and Detail vs Accuracy <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I was able to pick up one of the new Rapido U25-b locomotives. The good news is it seems to be dead on to the NH's first 10 unis wit the large single window pane and the handrails mounted to the top of the walkways. When I received it a month or more ago, all the details were attached and it sounded great, but would not move. I sent it back to Rapido and they made repairs. Turns out the front truck pin had been sheared off and they replaced the frame. I have it back and it runs great. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy8UOm_RI_R7zIFtXzhrSGkXLUSdoHNS4YjfiFA5gBGomoLFwvJ6sieinkW_dynlZXil5oSNmi7x-tH1-sxoYT2isV5cEbyleCTwCgzyzWvbrNEpheWNwXUSQ6zOyO2tcjsqrYs4mTuyjyEimK23qGWHZaTpPMgUyA5KVbIu4_WuZ8MRwPpdc15YQJ8zw/s4000/20230831_164020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy8UOm_RI_R7zIFtXzhrSGkXLUSdoHNS4YjfiFA5gBGomoLFwvJ6sieinkW_dynlZXil5oSNmi7x-tH1-sxoYT2isV5cEbyleCTwCgzyzWvbrNEpheWNwXUSQ6zOyO2tcjsqrYs4mTuyjyEimK23qGWHZaTpPMgUyA5KVbIu4_WuZ8MRwPpdc15YQJ8zw/w400-h300/20230831_164020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMikhTN6Wgq5Qksr40Gi1AOBuhrAt_Jem16pWpE4WYCr2PYmh2dCY-KO1PNzWMT3sPXg6ytBic-sMBIj0_m4AN7qwdc1JsuIazzI7MdsooDNHBTn8j7OYxKvImBNJ7YixLsTQApgCrsT6kpTzxZ-RkhksJufbhKc7BX2zspRn_O5XSRtNaDvFGH6aPW5g8/s3796/20230905_091925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0vaSvsutkcTcghyphenhyphenD6zaGowWrlAldyI7s9X3L-JG7zj_dM9qUlJnBpVwOyz3mD3ZFwTCFCdQ1UhgtEQCuZQjamOUgSs0WcwdzWIXpSpjamRpdD50WOjnPDxOkAMrYg46VLENSLiv_mKojjzIc72-WmG1huGwe9QKPpSDLkp3BzOyIUSNGyrPQ7WiWgdIw/w400-h300/20231110_152951.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an Atlas C-425. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The Atlas C-425 is a very nice model, not to the detail level of the Rapido model, but not so much that it does not look good with it. Now while both models are nicely detailed, the Atlas model is not 100% accurate. I choose to not remove the dynamic brakes from this model. I had planned to fill the side vents high up on the car body and remove the hatches off the rood, then fill and sand a patch pat the area and weather it all to blend it together. Now I know I will not be the only one who will notice, but I have a model ready to use on the lay out or at the club, instead of a box of parts. Changes I did make was to put the correct air hors on above the headlight and remove the fuel tank bulges from the fuel tanks. In full discloser, I built the fuel tanks i the 1980's when Atlas first released the C-425. I was not happy with my modeling and paint job on the early models and I bought the decorated shells off of eBay. I think the models look great together and am glad wit the route I took to get a model complete. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a quick video of the two models.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6waA_zVoESUlCUceXm_9Vn-D6QGvx8v6Bfp6eYKvlkP4BCQ3HG5VJkiEs2HHOB3XvaUmPxgGenFTXwUuHWA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-85430969706450435142023-11-02T14:23:00.000-04:002023-11-02T14:23:33.206-04:00Travel Club Conclusion<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Picking up where I left off on building Travel club 8 section Restaurant. I painted the sides and ends with Tru Color Pullman green. I lettered the car using Micro Scale Union Pacific post 1948 decals. I had to piece together the word travel. Once the decals are nicely settled, I sprayed gloss coat to hide any decal film. I then followed with a light coat of dull, giving a satin finish.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">In between the various painting a letter steps I but together an interior using the parts from the solarium and 10-1-2 to create a reasonable interior. I added a few seated passengers. Theses are inexpensive ones from Amazon. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HZ8lc1gm3_fUj8eYdbhuuXejdTzUdDWH5s6JamzFewWcl4R21xH0XSoj6QhdMcJ2gh5Xwuuvnfbx9mIbvV_jjUADzy5hn1A8QUjjdtKAfydOlNobOyyZsvsoDsRVOtGefPMw5GtgNF5GlJNwQ-f85pVA7kgF3U2UZHzRL7pPosYuGmDYZ3r1cepC9y1e/s4000/20231027_122503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HZ8lc1gm3_fUj8eYdbhuuXejdTzUdDWH5s6JamzFewWcl4R21xH0XSoj6QhdMcJ2gh5Xwuuvnfbx9mIbvV_jjUADzy5hn1A8QUjjdtKAfydOlNobOyyZsvsoDsRVOtGefPMw5GtgNF5GlJNwQ-f85pVA7kgF3U2UZHzRL7pPosYuGmDYZ3r1cepC9y1e/w400-h300/20231027_122503.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a side view of the kitchen side of the car. Please note I did<br /> not do any work on the bathroom next to the kitchen. You can not <br />see it once the car is all together. I should have taken the parts out <br />for use on future projects. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9pm97tsZ5aUHiQ8YOX7oKq0HuMX-R9HBxHnUbInwYmuolJD-p8cR88h3SunDC3r23-AX_YuIMFuzF1nbvI2x95AnJCRH4z7nd0XaN4M3Zu33OcPTkE4NTuHZXlHkk-hgiPEhRNZUNgQoSQZEaJa0FrghQRaBpv0ytUEJ1Ct-4KHQpRxYn5BSx5jujitm/s4000/20231027_122506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9pm97tsZ5aUHiQ8YOX7oKq0HuMX-R9HBxHnUbInwYmuolJD-p8cR88h3SunDC3r23-AX_YuIMFuzF1nbvI2x95AnJCRH4z7nd0XaN4M3Zu33OcPTkE4NTuHZXlHkk-hgiPEhRNZUNgQoSQZEaJa0FrghQRaBpv0ytUEJ1Ct-4KHQpRxYn5BSx5jujitm/w400-h300/20231027_122506.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shot give you a better view.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I add the widows back into the car, again, using the original Walther's window material from the cars. I was also able to make them fit into the few NERS widows I used. I then added brass wire for the handrail in the aisle opposite the kitchen and bathrooms. I like the way this looks on the cars. I then added widow shades made using printed heavy paper varying the heights. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The roof ended up being a bit of a hassle. I was originally going to use a Branchline line 6-3 roof with NRS A?/C duct work added, but the mounting methods are not very compatible, so I was able to get a roof directly from Walther's and I then added the extra A/C duct work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here is the finished car. It is not a perfect model, but look great on a layout and with a mix of other cars. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX1gOFIoMd-H2EPETLbnYtiweAFAPfpOqV9AD69U_Dg7UqS3V4SVLQhwLRukNUtVRpC-Ujg-NN2TXamfsS2IzllkHwXk6CSvx5arg7uF-BJe0BqHKNtaYGIN66-bzY992U15k6D9oykJ3LyWEWOGk5O7qhwp9GlVlb53ZHftw0jFREd9EG0C9nM6Y_PvF/s3881/20231030_181256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="3881" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX1gOFIoMd-H2EPETLbnYtiweAFAPfpOqV9AD69U_Dg7UqS3V4SVLQhwLRukNUtVRpC-Ujg-NN2TXamfsS2IzllkHwXk6CSvx5arg7uF-BJe0BqHKNtaYGIN66-bzY992U15k6D9oykJ3LyWEWOGk5O7qhwp9GlVlb53ZHftw0jFREd9EG0C9nM6Y_PvF/w400-h300/20231030_181256.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the aisle side of the car, the interior handrail is <br />visible on the windows.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVDsxrJ_zcEDKysW5WqNKMCo3mVPnswwtPJVxpDbFBpBqUZMLw31GySfXG60SAek_jo4Ey41ydz3e2vRxgugcyuno1b-rfokVJ6yh-ddFpQUPtETx4NQaJqZGFjN-UhP00mwA5mb_tSOa8B3VV02SiozuYg1kWOmIFZlIOdZ40mQef9KlUqJ6Cl8sCrNM/s4000/20231030_181303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="4000" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVDsxrJ_zcEDKysW5WqNKMCo3mVPnswwtPJVxpDbFBpBqUZMLw31GySfXG60SAek_jo4Ey41ydz3e2vRxgugcyuno1b-rfokVJ6yh-ddFpQUPtETx4NQaJqZGFjN-UhP00mwA5mb_tSOa8B3VV02SiozuYg1kWOmIFZlIOdZ40mQef9KlUqJ6Cl8sCrNM/w400-h221/20231030_181303.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same side of the car, coupled with a mostly complete New Haven Beach<br /> sleeper. The roof is not yet attached plus a few this need to be finished. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS7b-F3n2mXkIb5hHDJOwBVJbiEokek70PCHtqmnU1YkE93tl67wNPEMFQ7ahHicXXE5Un1GTOaChRqm7lMXuNB9D5ycwknIIuHNJvEgnEfqmrnO9KCcpRWcen1QNzjVucJM8YDFk_m9BxW8crPf0qtObwCms21R2mDnO8QAEY5_Yw04IMrX9P5IQfkQ9/s2638/20231030_181337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS7b-F3n2mXkIb5hHDJOwBVJbiEokek70PCHtqmnU1YkE93tl67wNPEMFQ7ahHicXXE5Un1GTOaChRqm7lMXuNB9D5ycwknIIuHNJvEgnEfqmrnO9KCcpRWcen1QNzjVucJM8YDFk_m9BxW8crPf0qtObwCms21R2mDnO8QAEY5_Yw04IMrX9P5IQfkQ9/w313-h400/20231030_181337.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the solarium end. This makes the cars stand out a bit from others.<br /> Of course on the Bar Harbor Express and the Night White Mountains,<br /> this type of car was placed mid-train. </td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHuS4njtnCXJ8PF5Hd8uSYpzY9BEutEqeNzn61s2dAJrdTZgdmKstBOHLGSjYr9WE8uQmH78SvEzTuTz24d5l4wYGe-Bk0oyqeFucBMlKXER2NJTCVapqHolYh3DzcmM3Y7yu7Uo1X5pFPFwt1oQt7E6coNnmY-34a7KNDjqrx8Aoyrzy1JSsS9U89Y1Y/s4000/20231030_181410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHuS4njtnCXJ8PF5Hd8uSYpzY9BEutEqeNzn61s2dAJrdTZgdmKstBOHLGSjYr9WE8uQmH78SvEzTuTz24d5l4wYGe-Bk0oyqeFucBMlKXER2NJTCVapqHolYh3DzcmM3Y7yu7Uo1X5pFPFwt1oQt7E6coNnmY-34a7KNDjqrx8Aoyrzy1JSsS9U89Y1Y/w400-h300/20231030_181410.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the kitchen side of the car. This side is a bit more interesting <br />with the kitchen widows and mid train bathroom. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This was a fun build. I am unaware of any kit or brass car on the market for this style car. Pullman's use of modular components make it possible to kitbash most any car you want. Please drop me a line if you have any questions on the build. </span><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-3531840776029212652023-11-01T09:14:00.001-04:002023-11-01T09:14:57.345-04:00Travel Club<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">First off sorry for the long delay, I have been spending time doing home projects and yard work and have taken a bit of a break from modeling. I have jumped back in and completed the Pullman Travel Club. This car is an 8 section / Restaurant car and in the late 1950's was in Pullman Pool service. During the 1950's these cars were regulars on the New Haven, B&M, and MEC during the summer. They were used on the Bar Harbor Express and the Night White Mountains. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFp6gr19OiOCYCiF_YcIimOKe1d0-OF5WPHGzU2UuygnY4ythu8q-BuePG2fBH72TUUNKkLgeyfzpvC6uDwIeU2Xoahy6hCZsT0_IFSLhzQQADPBrngCN3uia5EihHVpYsxuXpJ0YTl7Z4u5U4LYuE9Jm6vR4JgfTE2WoQjuBC1Iwxta4e4JOCL85RCZq/s391/Bar%20Harbour%20Consist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="391" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFp6gr19OiOCYCiF_YcIimOKe1d0-OF5WPHGzU2UuygnY4ythu8q-BuePG2fBH72TUUNKkLgeyfzpvC6uDwIeU2Xoahy6hCZsT0_IFSLhzQQADPBrngCN3uia5EihHVpYsxuXpJ0YTl7Z4u5U4LYuE9Jm6vR4JgfTE2WoQjuBC1Iwxta4e4JOCL85RCZq/w400-h228/Bar%20Harbour%20Consist.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This is from the April 1957 NH Consist Book.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazMOPSZICDl3zVQhcuvj1UrD5ZnGyIjTGc8W2qTkJD_nsctOUAZNLDZLvhNOu1bx36OpDwMLfnnHD83nRtwz_vIEpMIw-oxXQsMnJtFF0SuUrrg06F0l6FQk5UHwiZvYKPupa4k33-Zw9pbavbB69nnmcpi2_hxhd84jgySGorcyk6mMOx16Q575cuIjy/s380/Night%20White%20Moution%20%201954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="380" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazMOPSZICDl3zVQhcuvj1UrD5ZnGyIjTGc8W2qTkJD_nsctOUAZNLDZLvhNOu1bx36OpDwMLfnnHD83nRtwz_vIEpMIw-oxXQsMnJtFF0SuUrrg06F0l6FQk5UHwiZvYKPupa4k33-Zw9pbavbB69nnmcpi2_hxhd84jgySGorcyk6mMOx16Q575cuIjy/w400-h345/Night%20White%20Moution%20%201954.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This is from the April 1955 NH Consist Book</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3Ol-KSukkruzg1mTdGXj1j1K1AquuxQRk5d3ieEnq6QiC51ut8ZJIRp2d55B02_W7kW8X-Z1BivdMYnYZ6rjlTVm1e6ZCKDAgJhghoslj0I5iHbG29AFZL6swDPesFSVrMtPgZuhz3lSTQFvrSsf8bZ98NO5OO_pm6E2baU1D-bVv-gBOuJDaEgYioEm/s917/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20080220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="917" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3Ol-KSukkruzg1mTdGXj1j1K1AquuxQRk5d3ieEnq6QiC51ut8ZJIRp2d55B02_W7kW8X-Z1BivdMYnYZ6rjlTVm1e6ZCKDAgJhghoslj0I5iHbG29AFZL6swDPesFSVrMtPgZuhz3lSTQFvrSsf8bZ98NO5OO_pm6E2baU1D-bVv-gBOuJDaEgYioEm/w400-h338/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20080220.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NAYnGZ63yoZPwuWZLJJivOJ-uxCqeXZ47Yc7hz4u4olF_feR5bxBERggfMGsS0bWrF-LRi3-HA_99fCIpA3HIPBtYZ_Y25PXWZwbM_VDi_6r2SsR4RJ5w2puQwUgarnJdhVXDA_lSMC7F6exOkG0XU5-VBS9RXC-ExLRQPMHbb5OZlIX3fkVEk3MYu-t/s908/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20080330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="908" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NAYnGZ63yoZPwuWZLJJivOJ-uxCqeXZ47Yc7hz4u4olF_feR5bxBERggfMGsS0bWrF-LRi3-HA_99fCIpA3HIPBtYZ_Y25PXWZwbM_VDi_6r2SsR4RJ5w2puQwUgarnJdhVXDA_lSMC7F6exOkG0XU5-VBS9RXC-ExLRQPMHbb5OZlIX3fkVEk3MYu-t/w400-h283/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20080330.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The two pages above come from the Kratville Pullman<br />Car Catalogue.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to build one of these cars as it needed for one of the trains that will run on the layout, The Bar Harbor Express and it is a neat looking car with the Kitchen widows and the end windows. This is one of those all in one cars that Pullman created during the depression to help railroads cut costs. One car has sections, light food service, lounges seats and solarium style end windows, reducing the need for a full diner and/or lounge car. </p><p>After reviewing the available plastic models, I choose to kitbash the car out of a Walther's solarium and a 10-1-2. Everything from the vestibule to end of 8 sections is straight from the 10-1-2. The balance of the care is pieced forgather from the solarium, left over parts from the 10-1-2 and some New England Rail Services windows. To plan it out I made photo copies of the sides and cut them up to plan it out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz-lN-d7qt1He1Vpnf0V4OydtG2W1NwQtJ1hm3_YY3nCrDa3nkpXHBwBKmwGF2O5tG7DwIEPBLnW8ENCePZjI2J2kj6oSOI8XE8INdoXkIcBKGy5Zrv9sJ11Cckjt73RVPHg61k9TCecTLhUHyEYDS2H0Ng1HCVuqPXKlgxiwu3WN9RHoVNCy0JGcs3I8/s2931/20230911_113121_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="2931" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz-lN-d7qt1He1Vpnf0V4OydtG2W1NwQtJ1hm3_YY3nCrDa3nkpXHBwBKmwGF2O5tG7DwIEPBLnW8ENCePZjI2J2kj6oSOI8XE8INdoXkIcBKGy5Zrv9sJ11Cckjt73RVPHg61k9TCecTLhUHyEYDS2H0Ng1HCVuqPXKlgxiwu3WN9RHoVNCy0JGcs3I8/w400-h234/20230911_113121_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the kitchen side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEBbqPCIhL7i8lVHqIT21vuuUfVDnTlUNACjG_MggcoMKl7kVE4xn-bi0A7kVnQTfsFIT7T7sB-Y2nS_7TzsfLkHylCuafavN7gaJ59-VcZ-Zv59M8Umt7WSIEGp3I_oYwvkb5yVvKT2LGPRlpmGerm29x3ufKjo8MeG6OBusLYxEGQUB1TwdzaHez8T3/s2907/20230911_113440_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2907" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEBbqPCIhL7i8lVHqIT21vuuUfVDnTlUNACjG_MggcoMKl7kVE4xn-bi0A7kVnQTfsFIT7T7sB-Y2nS_7TzsfLkHylCuafavN7gaJ59-VcZ-Zv59M8Umt7WSIEGp3I_oYwvkb5yVvKT2LGPRlpmGerm29x3ufKjo8MeG6OBusLYxEGQUB1TwdzaHez8T3/w400-h199/20230911_113440_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the aisle side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">After the car is planned, the cutting begins. For someone new to kitbashing, this is the most nerve racking part of a build. The thought of cutting up expansive models that could be total ruined is not pleasant. The good news is that if you watch eBay or go to local train shows you maybe able to pick up these models very inexpensively.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypd4DQjNTuN2FeiNxQaxesjugIAWfMmCPeuDAJU2mxt5CvGfpth7gm8rC0tMK6GKeTugR7Fcwt7E4uq2X4J501EZ8eFbQhB6a2whxhClBHly5g6qOJBJc5DQakcP-O5nzIOfvJVfdtpN0V4zMC9ortb9ObrKpcg5VPD_-rfPTJwXa-javaxRyGBYluYXc/s3000/20230914_135639_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="3000" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypd4DQjNTuN2FeiNxQaxesjugIAWfMmCPeuDAJU2mxt5CvGfpth7gm8rC0tMK6GKeTugR7Fcwt7E4uq2X4J501EZ8eFbQhB6a2whxhClBHly5g6qOJBJc5DQakcP-O5nzIOfvJVfdtpN0V4zMC9ortb9ObrKpcg5VPD_-rfPTJwXa-javaxRyGBYluYXc/w400-h249/20230914_135639_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZljODAKBSvwLsLAm5A39YxCGDX-KN1elr5YOxzB5H-8URNARQgHCIvkiJAfNwiB_enJW9DJPfBRi_pBrCGQVV9b16060Eykvng-hSMemn1C167w1BHJsomXKFw97hVuwSRi2cENIAumiqC-HMT8y58TdhfbDuSyG2AKYP4RjadRMGIyphsC5OZBQDueoM/w400-h300/20230916_154423_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I will cover the balance of the build in my next posting. The good news is I finished the car already so there will be no long delay.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-87891689099300838312023-09-18T10:11:00.002-04:002023-09-22T09:17:12.498-04:00Digging out the old stuff<div class="separator"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I have been seriously modeling the New Haven Railroad for over 40 years. The excitement of the E&B Valley Osgood Bradly, then the 8600 stainless steel coaches and county cars made the possibility of making New Haven passenger trains for a high school / collage student a possibility. Brass cars were way out of my price range. E&B Valley (later Eastern Car Works) also made a series of Pullman Standard smooth side lightweight passenger cars, a 4-4-2, 6-6-4, coach diner and obs. Why am I rambling on about this? I came a cross four of these cars I built years ago, but do not plan on keeping. I dawned on me I have a bunch of Concord Jct and NKP Company brass car sides. I also have a stash of Train Starion Products 41-BNO trucks that work great on these cars. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSE-8JjstKGUwxZ_bH57z6vPQUlZhu2H9pmeDpYcyRNbtwR3n_bh748eBu_NIlhlaR0U1dHdlQipq6CGrm4cjg_MH8A4O_EDtQRChkbMkUz3NeWShWiHI30nHh2eQtk14OqPe7-oIbo3807EshIkAZ4vBwxFNtS2YIDMEKvu9lpbpbfFb35E1imSraLW6/s2000/20230908_170623_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSE-8JjstKGUwxZ_bH57z6vPQUlZhu2H9pmeDpYcyRNbtwR3n_bh748eBu_NIlhlaR0U1dHdlQipq6CGrm4cjg_MH8A4O_EDtQRChkbMkUz3NeWShWiHI30nHh2eQtk14OqPe7-oIbo3807EshIkAZ4vBwxFNtS2YIDMEKvu9lpbpbfFb35E1imSraLW6/w300-h400/20230908_170623_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the underframe. I added .030 thick styrene strips to each side to <br />compensate for the thinner brass sides from the original plastic. <br /> The floor drilled and tapped for 2-56 screws for trucks and couplers.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FH6jZV-4iIfIr4JpYGRIJ1fWh3076lffyg2dwwuVgd5I8vv8PfFl8OpkRdve039J_C1s7L9gDEjDxH9O5xZHyKWO1AvG0SAkGjCpqBwp5Vszd6BsUuA7JSUNvkLkq4AtibqZtHqM7c48ETc9Fp8T0RpLATYLYeSG7yqfhmWNB-lWpDlHJA53sgHdm1TQ/s2000/20230910_123145_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FH6jZV-4iIfIr4JpYGRIJ1fWh3076lffyg2dwwuVgd5I8vv8PfFl8OpkRdve039J_C1s7L9gDEjDxH9O5xZHyKWO1AvG0SAkGjCpqBwp5Vszd6BsUuA7JSUNvkLkq4AtibqZtHqM7c48ETc9Fp8T0RpLATYLYeSG7yqfhmWNB-lWpDlHJA53sgHdm1TQ/w400-h300/20230910_123145_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the roof before I added the .030 styrene to the taps on the side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcgfzt6UG5Zmv3jL6A5tXmuYPplFeg8gHliGpBfZ8rB3GRbogYtu499BjAB2bgj8ImWOwoGmgGi2pnf2TeopGG1f3ig-sM46g3Nu5fDBrzjJcyquieYtEgy_sRJ8o4jvfhYs3fvGj5UedTNN1_E9Tv1Zp3-o96MITMAUqXWYCM1gEFgDS7cSxqwijTLUK/s2000/20230910_123040_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcgfzt6UG5Zmv3jL6A5tXmuYPplFeg8gHliGpBfZ8rB3GRbogYtu499BjAB2bgj8ImWOwoGmgGi2pnf2TeopGG1f3ig-sM46g3Nu5fDBrzjJcyquieYtEgy_sRJ8o4jvfhYs3fvGj5UedTNN1_E9Tv1Zp3-o96MITMAUqXWYCM1gEFgDS7cSxqwijTLUK/w400-h300/20230910_123040_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When adding the .030 strips, make sure to lave a blank area <br />for the vestibule window. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOIFohkPaZ_Gh5AUXlPh92sshTaoBQ_fhrm7lfkVRAW5pTY0nzOkdxeVId9qM_DeI41Pq3fKh7eX1b7fgMU-TpZqPY1w99CKBOF83ITIhay_FGoKtPfvobnAGNTrYFe_UgGF5TAEnJcFJXwZw0UtecStLMgeY_5JcaqBQzeGoipOgLw1IXRxhjM4xz6YB/s2000/20230910_123021_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOIFohkPaZ_Gh5AUXlPh92sshTaoBQ_fhrm7lfkVRAW5pTY0nzOkdxeVId9qM_DeI41Pq3fKh7eX1b7fgMU-TpZqPY1w99CKBOF83ITIhay_FGoKtPfvobnAGNTrYFe_UgGF5TAEnJcFJXwZw0UtecStLMgeY_5JcaqBQzeGoipOgLw1IXRxhjM4xz6YB/w300-h400/20230910_123021_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the roof with the styrene<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRpLDpL83Wa0vMk9VOfcyBYIJxTWrFU12lSaP0_YwFY9uyePprf2gvCjZ2LMb3iZpZ8dWVTHD-RJXbdM8Nrjr_hFM1fW0Uy6jfclRm_z-hBlBVQ226Cm3QJuwDgEa1ncq18TeIa-zkNA7fJFc9naL81Q3X7jXWL4-AjudgNN4GHphDdpTGwoADh56-a2m/s2000/20230908_172206_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRpLDpL83Wa0vMk9VOfcyBYIJxTWrFU12lSaP0_YwFY9uyePprf2gvCjZ2LMb3iZpZ8dWVTHD-RJXbdM8Nrjr_hFM1fW0Uy6jfclRm_z-hBlBVQ226Cm3QJuwDgEa1ncq18TeIa-zkNA7fJFc9naL81Q3X7jXWL4-AjudgNN4GHphDdpTGwoADh56-a2m/w300-h400/20230908_172206_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I glued one end to each side making sure to<br /> maintain a 90 degree angle.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9pQU-5ta2s_i1rJVAbUDn6x2pnvy1zoQAEeL4L50foP6viVexUew7Z9eDad4xvYukHTxcABfQH3g-pSo5jG2dSKnjlC73aZsYg28injcVvGhGbxccoM7lvLxFrbAwLa2C7SFCWhwavGdvzSZhaGLk7gL5rdQNWWGGsJGatXOsP_JQSrDRyleU3nJqQC5/s2000/20230912_122604_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9pQU-5ta2s_i1rJVAbUDn6x2pnvy1zoQAEeL4L50foP6viVexUew7Z9eDad4xvYukHTxcABfQH3g-pSo5jG2dSKnjlC73aZsYg28injcVvGhGbxccoM7lvLxFrbAwLa2C7SFCWhwavGdvzSZhaGLk7gL5rdQNWWGGsJGatXOsP_JQSrDRyleU3nJqQC5/s320/20230912_122604_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am clamping the two sides to the floor. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_-hn7nZaTWEDcsqj4TRIMdGq23l9Z8DUDrcNG_Kq5yirVo_V_bN8OY0EhQ6Fmhh_SSDAAqkRI9phxf1T4LhLuDr1t71WNcIhTiIUCu9px6SntF_GJTPd2g2qch_IjqzOyqshn_UgweaIE8l_b60drZ8fURNwakmx4zJ3bK28KMcLqtWIrFULIBR_8qm_/s2000/20230908_193419_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_-hn7nZaTWEDcsqj4TRIMdGq23l9Z8DUDrcNG_Kq5yirVo_V_bN8OY0EhQ6Fmhh_SSDAAqkRI9phxf1T4LhLuDr1t71WNcIhTiIUCu9px6SntF_GJTPd2g2qch_IjqzOyqshn_UgweaIE8l_b60drZ8fURNwakmx4zJ3bK28KMcLqtWIrFULIBR_8qm_/w400-h300/20230908_193419_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are two cars with the roofs temporally added.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTooqQse7HUB11AsDlm2vf1VDMKoeRoZjxBSHmPYVX4cOFNyI53xUljhuCwpXjxYfbYmOArYvX8ObnvQUdKJkNKNXuPx5JlI8klrMXAI0GlxNKgz9CpcZzCcBR3mn8-yjp0_LMhmgI-sgkuZwg3t--FpjBZdx6nS4z09ZTARJkSB4ydEpyJ9nCMw3APAAa/s2000/20230913_090800_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTooqQse7HUB11AsDlm2vf1VDMKoeRoZjxBSHmPYVX4cOFNyI53xUljhuCwpXjxYfbYmOArYvX8ObnvQUdKJkNKNXuPx5JlI8klrMXAI0GlxNKgz9CpcZzCcBR3mn8-yjp0_LMhmgI-sgkuZwg3t--FpjBZdx6nS4z09ZTARJkSB4ydEpyJ9nCMw3APAAa/w300-h400/20230913_090800_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the diaphragms I use for the cars, I would<br /> recommend the ones molded in black. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_grAQvioPwENJni0RbMB3DVZ9qZ5k50Jl8MfgfI-M7W5Yohn9us6Hfap7wsir5A5AR8-jeYNtUFrw71aUKcr79WEeXKaTMixBClknaHORB14r8dgoAiwafETNjwzIzGSIUlLAIxNkKa7Ofh_5HaS2RQyakMe6G8rRUWB01GnYlUCRuybxrCGWzRQScXzf/s2000/20230913_085524_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_grAQvioPwENJni0RbMB3DVZ9qZ5k50Jl8MfgfI-M7W5Yohn9us6Hfap7wsir5A5AR8-jeYNtUFrw71aUKcr79WEeXKaTMixBClknaHORB14r8dgoAiwafETNjwzIzGSIUlLAIxNkKa7Ofh_5HaS2RQyakMe6G8rRUWB01GnYlUCRuybxrCGWzRQScXzf/w300-h400/20230913_085524_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the partially built diaphragms.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAJ2eU-HewWdtrN69f93-JgLO3JwBJFf5qeu87-m34Pctop15ywTq1F1LNUKrvlB9-FpylsdrVnQzYuDcV7HQHYB71zTvq7muM2kCa96ylsWjhndbGjzzitVPMPwo_nL4HTa6d9o1jqbjrkly75md8fGCWDUom_ptMchW9LPpJVcyzGAJmNjID8Uxs7yy/s2000/20230913_090727_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAJ2eU-HewWdtrN69f93-JgLO3JwBJFf5qeu87-m34Pctop15ywTq1F1LNUKrvlB9-FpylsdrVnQzYuDcV7HQHYB71zTvq7muM2kCa96ylsWjhndbGjzzitVPMPwo_nL4HTa6d9o1jqbjrkly75md8fGCWDUom_ptMchW9LPpJVcyzGAJmNjID8Uxs7yy/w300-h400/20230913_090727_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the TSP truck kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusWy4X1K_WJPEiyFZB5hZE1EUF3qmAJ1Xd7JAEPlisTdPCDk6VIdsgWdmoXT4X_VVtCS-efp7cAxAOF8Bts9qameyKICEiXC8GfmK2LvK4baLEkKKtfQysUIBjdSKJJ9xrzmYWr26WSufNFjZ-daoglHBToxl2gDPapqL_9pAFQeINgCPxMHwiGeAbYm3/s2000/20230912_144052_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusWy4X1K_WJPEiyFZB5hZE1EUF3qmAJ1Xd7JAEPlisTdPCDk6VIdsgWdmoXT4X_VVtCS-efp7cAxAOF8Bts9qameyKICEiXC8GfmK2LvK4baLEkKKtfQysUIBjdSKJJ9xrzmYWr26WSufNFjZ-daoglHBToxl2gDPapqL_9pAFQeINgCPxMHwiGeAbYm3/s320/20230912_144052_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is Allens Point. It is one of the very few cars that got the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> revered logo, a black NH on a red field.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SMIIvFaHU4H6eXqWFzXssH5YE9pNxciI3A2rNXrv4THTZ3lbQkELMLLlHkc6ope4aIOUaPuXZ39NoSLX5CHbk2aUM05MAf_ayT5ZtM137qZ2PJBS27iHRiifhZU3qipARLUbVNxg-W4NUdL8A0S0vKnlOl1ix_gliuXvNYztHY-uxQqiNYlQrSMusKeu/s1979/20230913_102750_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1979" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SMIIvFaHU4H6eXqWFzXssH5YE9pNxciI3A2rNXrv4THTZ3lbQkELMLLlHkc6ope4aIOUaPuXZ39NoSLX5CHbk2aUM05MAf_ayT5ZtM137qZ2PJBS27iHRiifhZU3qipARLUbVNxg-W4NUdL8A0S0vKnlOl1ix_gliuXvNYztHY-uxQqiNYlQrSMusKeu/w400-h170/20230913_102750_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are three cars. I built two per what I just wrote up, the third I<br /> did a while ago using a TSP core kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKjiABtx-uaSIWTCLuIVGQMGXCg1j3VTB4ZQdLdaVthNCbDoa4nldA5lYDaXd3CzIdrij6wVgDAbVuvOxpQvhZ0AV_Y3OL7PBJzcEzS46o1aZvwV6nZw0CRzq5hJYIyEgXcp74I5UrfEx67-p5VXKHsR-Ny3rRV1aRVYTVFQFj1n_bKXRxR3OtdSU1R7O/s1676/20230913_102756_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="884" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKjiABtx-uaSIWTCLuIVGQMGXCg1j3VTB4ZQdLdaVthNCbDoa4nldA5lYDaXd3CzIdrij6wVgDAbVuvOxpQvhZ0AV_Y3OL7PBJzcEzS46o1aZvwV6nZw0CRzq5hJYIyEgXcp74I5UrfEx67-p5VXKHsR-Ny3rRV1aRVYTVFQFj1n_bKXRxR3OtdSU1R7O/w338-h640/20230913_102756_resized.jpg" width="338" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This was a fun way to clean up stuff that is sitting around the train room, not going out and buying Walthers PS cars saved a lot of money (and time). These may no be sate of the art cars form Rapido or Walthers, but the look good on the layout and I am not waiting for somebody to bring them out in HO scale. If you don't have or can not find the brass sides, Union Starion Products makes the sides in styrene. </span><br /><br />Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-77767554718957455532023-09-18T10:10:00.003-04:002023-09-18T10:10:33.758-04:00Last Week's Wordless<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I got a couple of questions about the Boson and Maine milk car I posted. It is a Nickel Plate Products brass model form the 1970's. It came as part of a two car set withe the modernized Eire coach I painted into Delaware and Hudson colors that posted previously. The decals are from Microscale B&M milk car set. The Eire sold a number of cars to the B&M in the early to mid 1950's.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEcSNUHua9EnEpqDBra-gAbzGHZl5iW2rIiirh9bY2DTabGXDK6xu48FyH7e1uLTC4GWI8DTOdMhMIhAIArtDRoYqTB-SUXVCdjuWPTcvNw1mqiZWYnn-MrLc9AZK9C58wD82Dz8yTPtrlWcDqfFzlM-o6zhByLlqNyZ4llA_AML2M8qSXzkApbD5RrlJ/s3358/20230816_102044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="3358" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEcSNUHua9EnEpqDBra-gAbzGHZl5iW2rIiirh9bY2DTabGXDK6xu48FyH7e1uLTC4GWI8DTOdMhMIhAIArtDRoYqTB-SUXVCdjuWPTcvNw1mqiZWYnn-MrLc9AZK9C58wD82Dz8yTPtrlWcDqfFzlM-o6zhByLlqNyZ4llA_AML2M8qSXzkApbD5RrlJ/w400-h275/20230816_102044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-79514256514026167922023-09-13T12:36:00.000-04:002023-09-13T12:36:03.580-04:00Wordless Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNq6LTraG-1x4KrLcwkY5UEmi3HE2jJ7lcoY86Qz92YZ-PS5RJa4zOTtGFjr20kw5klVADmssZPMXx4__-WCBKqCwaqggQ9m8vxRWlotFQOXlplZW9DTbfnM2ebe1nvqubXu4usbVy7-rU8f-9Dc5M5JnjUM6RKc3HyW3o5n9xfcA9ZSDbVcSd5nnpJSL/s3620/20230816_102040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2404" data-original-width="3620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNq6LTraG-1x4KrLcwkY5UEmi3HE2jJ7lcoY86Qz92YZ-PS5RJa4zOTtGFjr20kw5klVADmssZPMXx4__-WCBKqCwaqggQ9m8vxRWlotFQOXlplZW9DTbfnM2ebe1nvqubXu4usbVy7-rU8f-9Dc5M5JnjUM6RKc3HyW3o5n9xfcA9ZSDbVcSd5nnpJSL/w400-h266/20230816_102040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaf5mUOP1UU2slRHRurd3Bfe4VZVUDFN7-VRBMyz8VUFgo2ZPAKh1eXk8LJzq42pJkvWR4ZYKRFeYOI4JYBixJjCI7B3BtkKbD5WEylOqsJNixwEPN7arpsxYGpHfNz7bik_RHD2gdEu1KboJFxHpoObj9k_JFwFNy8iYlX5-UI9IeBDooiuaFFLxqmvW/s3358/20230816_102044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="3358" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaf5mUOP1UU2slRHRurd3Bfe4VZVUDFN7-VRBMyz8VUFgo2ZPAKh1eXk8LJzq42pJkvWR4ZYKRFeYOI4JYBixJjCI7B3BtkKbD5WEylOqsJNixwEPN7arpsxYGpHfNz7bik_RHD2gdEu1KboJFxHpoObj9k_JFwFNy8iYlX5-UI9IeBDooiuaFFLxqmvW/w400-h275/20230816_102044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3QLjWmDBWhhfpY3dYkVOEp-iVhVSbydNxnLdYWt_sTjS1baybE35sE59bQNnkvjq5mhTPBDnlPzza9kPO4jraFggLKbs-Ot9u0BAr5fs0ZYKUke-Dzy_c_cxJivwM8DsIphOv_eQQaDdavBRdRs_cFOuR_UGicuKlEbI6a6PNBr2oDmIxOEd-JSJnLsL/s2598/20230816_102110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="2413" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3QLjWmDBWhhfpY3dYkVOEp-iVhVSbydNxnLdYWt_sTjS1baybE35sE59bQNnkvjq5mhTPBDnlPzza9kPO4jraFggLKbs-Ot9u0BAr5fs0ZYKUke-Dzy_c_cxJivwM8DsIphOv_eQQaDdavBRdRs_cFOuR_UGicuKlEbI6a6PNBr2oDmIxOEd-JSJnLsL/w371-h400/20230816_102110.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-74421153468488319622023-08-29T13:48:00.004-04:002023-08-29T13:48:41.219-04:00Fun Project<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">My youngest son is working on his Master's at Syracuse University, so I built the following car. I rebuilt an old Rivarossi 12-1 into a 12-2 a while ago but I never finished it. 12-2 Pullmans use the University suffix, I already have Valparaiso University, used on the B&M so I need a good name for this car. I thought Syracuse would work well. Unfortunately there was no real Syracuse University name used by Pullman, but that did not stop me. Fortunately for me there was a City of Syracuse and I had the decals for that name making lettering much easier. I modified the car, including eliminating the vestibule on one end by using New England Rail services parts, the same for the roof a/c duct work. I used a mix of NERS parts and Branchline parts for the underframe and Branchline parts for the interior. The trucks are original Rivarossi with Kadee wheel sets. I body mounted Kadee couplers.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc75SI0ZCyhTvG9egYz7kWQIPKq7rMvDlT40x5T7fjd8Xcinv7wHt9NNv0ZWHcRcxIrHwRFVMFpS0g3jMmVhdwgjnGaJw0ngMsDFDrZeObnDIZtzzroTCEbYU85XJxPrnrA1nLLpi68m59kqTJc3JovyZ9vnjPjJUm5-hFGQxIrdCe8AcioYhW-GhRCcZ/s4000/20230829_111207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc75SI0ZCyhTvG9egYz7kWQIPKq7rMvDlT40x5T7fjd8Xcinv7wHt9NNv0ZWHcRcxIrHwRFVMFpS0g3jMmVhdwgjnGaJw0ngMsDFDrZeObnDIZtzzroTCEbYU85XJxPrnrA1nLLpi68m59kqTJc3JovyZ9vnjPjJUm5-hFGQxIrdCe8AcioYhW-GhRCcZ/w400-h300/20230829_111207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXk-i_IYCo6CYH4hCESL7pCxsqhjl3BPjfkuLMvC8G1BahwphPUh6qKH_4Q6tmnKWWWyxlf-lT5cH5OoDZDOlPGNlZfJBKp2dPkOV6R48aT2S-azCO2XxwTo4ZlCfFWLrJ41_KccR2qJZjo9ZYJdejN1lH_ukhKYSNys2-JyBt0nzjeMcIR9_axBB5lenD/s4000/20230829_111225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXk-i_IYCo6CYH4hCESL7pCxsqhjl3BPjfkuLMvC8G1BahwphPUh6qKH_4Q6tmnKWWWyxlf-lT5cH5OoDZDOlPGNlZfJBKp2dPkOV6R48aT2S-azCO2XxwTo4ZlCfFWLrJ41_KccR2qJZjo9ZYJdejN1lH_ukhKYSNys2-JyBt0nzjeMcIR9_axBB5lenD/w400-h300/20230829_111225.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQrLzdmr78GSHRkx1o3QoaWlan4ZNZp9I6k2xz4WZmhCG_HdDo3fE8wQlHjPa6ndgV0ZSJ-x426U91BpTq4eFY5WIPnDvq55KSiocpfzcRHfdKY9BzsAE6E8Vrz36Q7cg_-76AKkw13cNCenH0ysr-0DwNz_yh24uM9IeMFv3jUuNeVl7HTBzmlQhYhOY/s4000/20230829_111229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQrLzdmr78GSHRkx1o3QoaWlan4ZNZp9I6k2xz4WZmhCG_HdDo3fE8wQlHjPa6ndgV0ZSJ-x426U91BpTq4eFY5WIPnDvq55KSiocpfzcRHfdKY9BzsAE6E8Vrz36Q7cg_-76AKkw13cNCenH0ysr-0DwNz_yh24uM9IeMFv3jUuNeVl7HTBzmlQhYhOY/w400-h300/20230829_111229.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is Syracuse University next to the NH's New Franklin.<br />The upgraded Rivarossi holds up well with the Branchline kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-62762634741798747452023-08-25T16:48:00.008-04:002023-08-28T08:25:42.509-04:00New Franklin<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The New Haven Railroad had exactly one 14 section sleeper, the New Franklin. Do not confuse the 14 single bedroom cars that the New Haven had 10 after the Pullman divesture of heavyweight cars. The New Franklin was repainted by Pullman into the then current paint scheme of two-tone gray with white (or aluminum) stripes and lettering in early 1955. Prior to that it was in Pullman green. The car was listed available up to September 1962, making it the last NH owed heavyweight sleeper active on the roster. Both Walthers and Branchline make the correct 14 section model and I believe both have released the car in NH lettering but in green, never two-tone gray. Another request to manufactures, how about painted, but unlettered Pullman cars in both Pullman Green and the two-tone gray with stripes so we can just add the names we need? Any<span>way, I decided I wanted one for my Bar Harbor Express, so I used a Branchline kit that I painted using a couple of custom mixed paints to get the grays. Decals are a mix if Microscale striping and NH lettering plus names from a Bethlehem Car Works decal set. The car were constructed per the kit instructions, I did add window shaded and railings where needed. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4cuR4xxF7k9qhR_u3NAbUZJkYGWr5eynOaACLSpeaP9DDga1682U7Lk2R3aCvWVtzX6NgHi4wSZxWT8s4SFaSN7JM15AOENZDRb27RxVgjWI_1brInvHfdvUxsxAp7aqHeib8P8X0qEhVfz4QnDtCPZJ3I_RHZ4vA9AjOzNPJUUqsPkjvUCBdmNeHae9/s4000/20230826_111042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4cuR4xxF7k9qhR_u3NAbUZJkYGWr5eynOaACLSpeaP9DDga1682U7Lk2R3aCvWVtzX6NgHi4wSZxWT8s4SFaSN7JM15AOENZDRb27RxVgjWI_1brInvHfdvUxsxAp7aqHeib8P8X0qEhVfz4QnDtCPZJ3I_RHZ4vA9AjOzNPJUUqsPkjvUCBdmNeHae9/w400-h300/20230826_111042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb2rQieDdUQG4Uy_ZGuzYv4c0DVrr-9MvG0hF_dwL4IcvqSXNLn7SvmYc3pNbZBu8Bp_jKb1Ntbo5cSHCA8RlVTkgJmrYO2QSTKgU4_OLaD_BaIAs904lPJV9wvI7a3XaGis9xHqUz5hodar85m2XiD_48pkkP2T9tq11bb4h6S5swi6KNS7pSeeU_ldB/s4000/20230825_152233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb2rQieDdUQG4Uy_ZGuzYv4c0DVrr-9MvG0hF_dwL4IcvqSXNLn7SvmYc3pNbZBu8Bp_jKb1Ntbo5cSHCA8RlVTkgJmrYO2QSTKgU4_OLaD_BaIAs904lPJV9wvI7a3XaGis9xHqUz5hodar85m2XiD_48pkkP2T9tq11bb4h6S5swi6KNS7pSeeU_ldB/w400-h300/20230825_152233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Pro Tip</span></h2><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I just recently learned the pest way to hide decal film is after applying the decals to spray the car with gloss coat and any film literally disappears. After that you can over coat with a dull and do your weathering. I found that out form Hunter Hughson and his website: <a href="https://theniagarabranch.wordpress.com/author/hunterhughson/">https://theniagarabranch.wordpress.com/author/hunterhughson/</a><br /></span><span><br /></span></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-13529376509413182432023-08-21T15:21:00.000-04:002023-08-21T15:21:22.325-04:00Concord, NH 37th Annual Train Show<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I got a call from my friend Bear to see if I wanted to go to the Concord, NH train show. Since they have moved the show from September to August, I have not made it much. It is held in a municipal ice arena, so it is a decant size, had a good crowd and was very busy. It was a typical mix of local dealers, privet individuals selling things, and a few clubs with layouts. Through it all I came up with a couple of purchases. First a bit of a beat-up Rivarossi 10-6 sleeper, is going to acquire a set of Brass Car Sides I have had for longer time than I care to mention. The second purchase is much more exciting, a Boston and Maine wood caboose resin kit made by Train and Trooper in Maine. These are tough to find these days and I was very happy to stumble upon it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0dwjCV73C36_JGJlCE1VNiJsCZFbyrL4j70uDR65JbIKMnnBtMtfEjhed-rSLMtaUA6wqHUEjCP8NywR1zMK4MGtIOrUiy19emHO6TW4MbXvYjJWsuMN2ei7GnxV9t7zqvEituSS23WxFUMYMi4hIxGqJLMaAKi7dAZnRp6qIk_9Oqg3xm5NwFgIpI-X/s4000/20230820_152427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0dwjCV73C36_JGJlCE1VNiJsCZFbyrL4j70uDR65JbIKMnnBtMtfEjhed-rSLMtaUA6wqHUEjCP8NywR1zMK4MGtIOrUiy19emHO6TW4MbXvYjJWsuMN2ei7GnxV9t7zqvEituSS23WxFUMYMi4hIxGqJLMaAKi7dAZnRp6qIk_9Oqg3xm5NwFgIpI-X/w300-h400/20230820_152427.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-xIbTsV2IMs2R_CCEiLGE1c6T1_kqnNshxDNz3FLsAqa9ZPhQq1unrec5RZd5XJDFvk015tFjPlmr1HPFDQ9w5LdT8wttArox9w-L_db2TyIzifVcn483JedevY4GcwmWa3rX9FxNtevGGD5A462hy46L1PW0Uy-yZS_bXPk-LO0gBoodhSzkwQmYoqw/s4000/20230820_152437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-xIbTsV2IMs2R_CCEiLGE1c6T1_kqnNshxDNz3FLsAqa9ZPhQq1unrec5RZd5XJDFvk015tFjPlmr1HPFDQ9w5LdT8wttArox9w-L_db2TyIzifVcn483JedevY4GcwmWa3rX9FxNtevGGD5A462hy46L1PW0Uy-yZS_bXPk-LO0gBoodhSzkwQmYoqw/w300-h400/20230820_152437.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCuLAF771u3ZW3qizY5h6GX6mVKyj8YkyKMO3WGBBF6SyWigHkrAd5grQl8qTYIUENRCB2Zun23M5fsMkPgz42MJL2F6M00rP2TjkARSoI8zawNe4B_j09AKoXAXxJ8fPcfLmmunFzn7Rki13igoZ_az8HLhIqHtkrlShTmis3ueY-Hd1vhyrQrTUczTZ/s4000/20230820_152508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCuLAF771u3ZW3qizY5h6GX6mVKyj8YkyKMO3WGBBF6SyWigHkrAd5grQl8qTYIUENRCB2Zun23M5fsMkPgz42MJL2F6M00rP2TjkARSoI8zawNe4B_j09AKoXAXxJ8fPcfLmmunFzn7Rki13igoZ_az8HLhIqHtkrlShTmis3ueY-Hd1vhyrQrTUczTZ/w400-h300/20230820_152508.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pro Tip</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As my friend Chris Adams of the Valley Local blog, I have a pro tip for you, when you buy detail parts write on them if you purchased them for a particular project, in this case, D&H PA's. I have a knack of not putting them with the project then days (or years) later I am trying to figure out why I own them.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSvVUH_2zljS-YzLntI_H0Sl6OJFTtSjORwjwULG_vorajSbF5sPgkwY8cy0Ept1C47t20bw83ZzfSPheQOvO_zC8osaCME0UT3CpT_lG_DGIcuXIFq4AIb-VP-7FK6zmETcmRcUhNMnxGILyO-59r-BAUw63b9RW3ReKZA5rqE8L7tKX7D2-Se1quV1b/s4000/20230821_110928.jpg" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="4000" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSvVUH_2zljS-YzLntI_H0Sl6OJFTtSjORwjwULG_vorajSbF5sPgkwY8cy0Ept1C47t20bw83ZzfSPheQOvO_zC8osaCME0UT3CpT_lG_DGIcuXIFq4AIb-VP-7FK6zmETcmRcUhNMnxGILyO-59r-BAUw63b9RW3ReKZA5rqE8L7tKX7D2-Se1quV1b/w400-h217/20230821_110928.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-30153653852682915992023-08-15T16:32:00.000-04:002023-08-15T16:32:43.071-04:00Delaware and Hudson Railway<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I have been playing around a bit with some D&H stuff over the last 4 years or so. At first I just want to model the Laurentian after it was reequipped as streamliner in the late 1960's with second hand PA's and Rio Grand passenger cars (plus a mishmash of other cars). I have PA's from Walther's early runs as well as three correct coaches from them. I also ended up getting several books on the D&H and learned more about the overnight train the Montreal Limited and it's use of NYC/PC sleepers. I started all of he cars below in the spring and have finally gotten around to finishing them as I needed a break from my 8-5 Pullman build as it is giving me some issues that I will talk about in a future posting. Here is what I have built so far for my D&H passenger trains.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOE3aXt367pqYKhr7KtR3_34Xqpdl0YHhJSlz7nIHWz6MNJyx9JXYgBZf6KENtSMYjD66IL-jUt97Mx9SlbDWxKQWByoOIFp8XW6T4wQ2vmfzzf1rZ17cE-orOvM8yBeB3KrdEkn34_XUQn9YUpQ2Hdjxv-INJ-RzJxctevAzccDFPaKQpczpXV9JmN-5/s2000/20230815_105813_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOE3aXt367pqYKhr7KtR3_34Xqpdl0YHhJSlz7nIHWz6MNJyx9JXYgBZf6KENtSMYjD66IL-jUt97Mx9SlbDWxKQWByoOIFp8XW6T4wQ2vmfzzf1rZ17cE-orOvM8yBeB3KrdEkn34_XUQn9YUpQ2Hdjxv-INJ-RzJxctevAzccDFPaKQpczpXV9JmN-5/w400-h300/20230815_105813_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This is a fun car. It was originally built for the Eire in the 1920's, the Erie later "streamlined" it and it became part of the EL in the merger. I believe 4 of these went to the D&H to fill the need for coaches. the model is an old Nickle Plate brass import from the 1970's. It came as a two car set, the other car being an Eire milk car that was later sold the B&M, that will be another posting some time. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47vZzJmI_5QMhRAhunn7yZ8KWcOa6SgbTSrZVRfuCy8IwXNzevGJsBNTMIDm8KgY4q_PWTol7sBGbku300-OiwXS8DkXN0nl5tJthdD67oC35a8W8QceRBMW7BrOWxfAb3VprQTTGQzRdHrFP-TxrMwX9gLbRX0eT1MhPk4fFHjsYirixEq4z-cXwxMpn/s2000/20230815_105819_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47vZzJmI_5QMhRAhunn7yZ8KWcOa6SgbTSrZVRfuCy8IwXNzevGJsBNTMIDm8KgY4q_PWTol7sBGbku300-OiwXS8DkXN0nl5tJthdD67oC35a8W8QceRBMW7BrOWxfAb3VprQTTGQzRdHrFP-TxrMwX9gLbRX0eT1MhPk4fFHjsYirixEq4z-cXwxMpn/w400-h300/20230815_105819_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rVW0UgoqgWbSl5_zgPiXIEWjcHXQdjgTpSg8RdmLY8ih-fU3I_UHGVTrOy3-K9SR__5z3wxL-Xx2pjt9V7-KEKjzUI9rAnkGFGjcToJU2UFZVLsnBDsNAaKbQasQj2kSpJY6upw4eWVIi4pZeMb9wC6ni_fGr3T-egGPSFNFMDqsfCwgU_6mizTfaTlm/s2000/20230815_105848_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rVW0UgoqgWbSl5_zgPiXIEWjcHXQdjgTpSg8RdmLY8ih-fU3I_UHGVTrOy3-K9SR__5z3wxL-Xx2pjt9V7-KEKjzUI9rAnkGFGjcToJU2UFZVLsnBDsNAaKbQasQj2kSpJY6upw4eWVIi4pZeMb9wC6ni_fGr3T-egGPSFNFMDqsfCwgU_6mizTfaTlm/w400-h300/20230815_105848_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OWjuCUfjXhkFZdDnljNw1SFYvw2tAZJc3V5mARjnmvWCNn80eEP9dcfi9Ke3thO4iMG9RUJl8TGzBQIFLyl-niWjAnB-P-mwFCwiOP30RIBIdABWBhLe3capm0mGpWwbhOP_leqQDO3ys7XnPeT0z9tM6wUNT59xu9OX_0XIRki_jdVydLkc-ufLm4Ux/s2000/20230815_105945_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OWjuCUfjXhkFZdDnljNw1SFYvw2tAZJc3V5mARjnmvWCNn80eEP9dcfi9Ke3thO4iMG9RUJl8TGzBQIFLyl-niWjAnB-P-mwFCwiOP30RIBIdABWBhLe3capm0mGpWwbhOP_leqQDO3ys7XnPeT0z9tM6wUNT59xu9OX_0XIRki_jdVydLkc-ufLm4Ux/w400-h300/20230815_105945_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Right up to the start of Amtrak, the D&H used at least two or three heavyweight baggage cars that were not painted in the new colors. They would get painted later on for excursion service. This model is a repainted 60' baggage from the Rivarossi series that Walthers distributed a few years ago. It is not a perfect match, but it is a good stand in for the car. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YgD01UTxOX03Uvfuxng2EFUlp_Do8EZm6MXlgSWixnRXvQ0POrFWEDCM88Lso35600fNIaf-uiF-fhw3I8ynBTHJp0rsd-9RvVmKoHDnAO3nKhJ8i3pMJu8rkwJEpPaYsYp0i6aK29TqjxcXgAzrB_PZedF2Bh2WmlSFh4Q4genNu2q_3X6oFxG23CUZ/s2000/20230815_105954_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YgD01UTxOX03Uvfuxng2EFUlp_Do8EZm6MXlgSWixnRXvQ0POrFWEDCM88Lso35600fNIaf-uiF-fhw3I8ynBTHJp0rsd-9RvVmKoHDnAO3nKhJ8i3pMJu8rkwJEpPaYsYp0i6aK29TqjxcXgAzrB_PZedF2Bh2WmlSFh4Q4genNu2q_3X6oFxG23CUZ/w400-h300/20230815_105954_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqg6AZRZAxzxOdkQHbvZNEdpxkGYumOjPr8CmwhhvEqw7Xh60N4fExqiNih1Qb4fEaEPNcxD2FA37LGQq2NObooYBW2sFH3Os5BhOz3lj1h_GiZCA9AEmaRovliDC9utzQtC1RrT-DG6RqoVOYyph0sg20WycS01NqtHh927j8cz9G97IvBuAvp0FPVCY/s2000/20230815_110042_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqg6AZRZAxzxOdkQHbvZNEdpxkGYumOjPr8CmwhhvEqw7Xh60N4fExqiNih1Qb4fEaEPNcxD2FA37LGQq2NObooYBW2sFH3Os5BhOz3lj1h_GiZCA9AEmaRovliDC9utzQtC1RrT-DG6RqoVOYyph0sg20WycS01NqtHh927j8cz9G97IvBuAvp0FPVCY/w400-h300/20230815_110042_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16VxccaQZisjoGXnNvM86XouN4APGKqW25PWoOA7TacTQi97s_x0JbI34vTEnPr1UfYBxJnceV9MLhDRVq9Z5UmoQ2oX0SpbKjNOmu0GUWUNWg2N2sTZVxCNl6psKeWq4PTKaG1ZuSLwoRNyMawE9SOz_q3q1s30bCl5c21_gNuo11-CzzvZjQVQKkFq2/s2000/20230815_110149_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16VxccaQZisjoGXnNvM86XouN4APGKqW25PWoOA7TacTQi97s_x0JbI34vTEnPr1UfYBxJnceV9MLhDRVq9Z5UmoQ2oX0SpbKjNOmu0GUWUNWg2N2sTZVxCNl6psKeWq4PTKaG1ZuSLwoRNyMawE9SOz_q3q1s30bCl5c21_gNuo11-CzzvZjQVQKkFq2/w400-h300/20230815_110149_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This is a New York Central 10-6 sleeper, these were in use right to the end of service in 1971 on the Montreal Limited. The model is from Walthers. I painted and lettered. It is not a perfect match to the NYC, I believe the window arrangement is off along the aisle side of the car. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87QE3-PZz2OpOWB771pVBo8p7eI9Tvo63cHVSlpuoPDwUfURya5AsgsPj7TpX9J9_OBH455SiYsVFDWmTbEmcj7acKQYTTYhKopndZOkMj0gbTzM6p7CVUOELLjmNBbWwBOzcVPMHgJboaXoAZ7cMofTjltj9HbkQfEXaEvAsO-VVARXvdENUWoAgUP0t/s2000/20230815_110210_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87QE3-PZz2OpOWB771pVBo8p7eI9Tvo63cHVSlpuoPDwUfURya5AsgsPj7TpX9J9_OBH455SiYsVFDWmTbEmcj7acKQYTTYhKopndZOkMj0gbTzM6p7CVUOELLjmNBbWwBOzcVPMHgJboaXoAZ7cMofTjltj9HbkQfEXaEvAsO-VVARXvdENUWoAgUP0t/w400-h300/20230815_110210_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I believe this side is more correct!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrpcAn_9gkQraOKCqG8R_FVw3CkXUO5mSGl26n-Hj5e7yG3rUpBWcXTrN9cOkxt2w_ezjh2fVeqezD-5D41j03NQXju37TYJvi_oi8pHnnAeBczCZy_UZffMjLwe6pzSYhxLvJWxff6DinRsvlCLXUpAcIbPkQLd6kkry3ARvzU6Dk_MR5elnmT83NPo2/s2000/20230815_110231_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrpcAn_9gkQraOKCqG8R_FVw3CkXUO5mSGl26n-Hj5e7yG3rUpBWcXTrN9cOkxt2w_ezjh2fVeqezD-5D41j03NQXju37TYJvi_oi8pHnnAeBczCZy_UZffMjLwe6pzSYhxLvJWxff6DinRsvlCLXUpAcIbPkQLd6kkry3ARvzU6Dk_MR5elnmT83NPo2/w400-h300/20230815_110231_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This is a NYC Stream series 6db-Lounge car. This would provide drinks and a light snack in the evening and coffee and a light breakfast in the morning. These cars also would be used on the Laurentian as first class space during the day. The lounge would not be serving anything then as the D&H supplied a diner. The model is a Union Station's styrene sides with the fluting overlay that I applied to a Walthers bud car as a core. This is the first time I have used a set of there sides and I will definitely be using them more in the future. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxk4NaeYJP3wH0zV8oj2y62aZpOaIp5pRnPm1xSZpO6Uqp_K2UilAVoS2rzKc4Pe2aEiIIAgPGTDg3EpI8H4KT-SlWQrXI7RKM8DAfciM0mYaDcjCt3m6asGcFZlZ7GBgEVhtFd8rKkJL0iwul54P-04U6oBrQ4nJz0yrKw0ry2LaSYhiUg0yaBq2zWdt/s2000/20230815_110245_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxk4NaeYJP3wH0zV8oj2y62aZpOaIp5pRnPm1xSZpO6Uqp_K2UilAVoS2rzKc4Pe2aEiIIAgPGTDg3EpI8H4KT-SlWQrXI7RKM8DAfciM0mYaDcjCt3m6asGcFZlZ7GBgEVhtFd8rKkJL0iwul54P-04U6oBrQ4nJz0yrKw0ry2LaSYhiUg0yaBq2zWdt/w400-h300/20230815_110245_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here is the other side of the car with the service door for the kitchen.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFGBwUJMzgM-toje9NiiwTpTXmmB4G8EuTZe_UTl_CN8qM1S6C21P0m0uIeJ3PchY9LFuvuDrhC9tn-Hx15_xwJ5xWh1jSuFyNzKfB4DBjLUlQRfE2x8hGzvEIELsHmh8fgSmAuVpO7rRYC7G2mIjSZAsKZpZEbqaaTeVfKYEilUtIhfNjZHipszMKVn6/s2000/20230815_110437_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFGBwUJMzgM-toje9NiiwTpTXmmB4G8EuTZe_UTl_CN8qM1S6C21P0m0uIeJ3PchY9LFuvuDrhC9tn-Hx15_xwJ5xWh1jSuFyNzKfB4DBjLUlQRfE2x8hGzvEIELsHmh8fgSmAuVpO7rRYC7G2mIjSZAsKZpZEbqaaTeVfKYEilUtIhfNjZHipszMKVn6/w400-h300/20230815_110437_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Montreal Limited was a small train, often only four cars.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqETNdIrr7GXlyusPqZsLWyf2MwodSbH7agzsA_xyac0USF46VSZEVZo31cF67-pnUsu8MogLPdaMVvAc9f18x4yEz-rNegNhiH7RXRTquz7UqrfWC8qa32RCe56XxwpRtke5jo39SLVtmXR1YKrerQk_7seSTbLlLHVg357y3n9-I9zDKdAwSrYutDHn_/s4000/20230815_154100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqETNdIrr7GXlyusPqZsLWyf2MwodSbH7agzsA_xyac0USF46VSZEVZo31cF67-pnUsu8MogLPdaMVvAc9f18x4yEz-rNegNhiH7RXRTquz7UqrfWC8qa32RCe56XxwpRtke5jo39SLVtmXR1YKrerQk_7seSTbLlLHVg357y3n9-I9zDKdAwSrYutDHn_/w400-h300/20230815_154100.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Much like the D&H, I went to see what I had sitting around that could be put back in service. This is an Old Rivarossi 1930's coach that I have owned since I was a teenager. (Way back in the 1980s!) I think it makes a reasonable stand in for the AFC built cars that the D&H got from the EL, originally built for the DL&W. (More alphabet soup). The car had an interior so that is nice, the trucks however are really poor, so I took a pair of Walther's trucks that I had leftover from other projects and mounted them on the car. It turned out pretty good. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI2_HH1HFDi6_xhzcxmrG3A93yS_9ay1SFKTUEGyY_TS5l9Q-CezhtwBSAKUfDG4y7H14an_AVpsqauui0x3Sw7-oXKUQqMzEsLdtD9twlRK44zaqKywj40-nIdRt1wXriPtIHcHtVu5SngtrDVb3_sgxKaQsuJ733xBrPn8InmYFcjyZLSDX4zeWMldJ/s4000/20230815_154115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI2_HH1HFDi6_xhzcxmrG3A93yS_9ay1SFKTUEGyY_TS5l9Q-CezhtwBSAKUfDG4y7H14an_AVpsqauui0x3Sw7-oXKUQqMzEsLdtD9twlRK44zaqKywj40-nIdRt1wXriPtIHcHtVu5SngtrDVb3_sgxKaQsuJ733xBrPn8InmYFcjyZLSDX4zeWMldJ/w400-h300/20230815_154115.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ubOwUCZbZ9IA4PSPKaRM1rmSg2942rbH6hzAQVjM-7CmRfC-tiNQefmCjGVZqDTxQ5OIL3sJ3n5GrlyiA3e7UOOKftchbZlqqTtYsV4O_OrlnjU5N61LjEzCK8rGKkqt2HS5h2hkmhoB4zKxIjLJiW2euVAt1Ej56qgdQ7A4jZWNbGv4w4kLxYwihkSI/s4000/20230815_154237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ubOwUCZbZ9IA4PSPKaRM1rmSg2942rbH6hzAQVjM-7CmRfC-tiNQefmCjGVZqDTxQ5OIL3sJ3n5GrlyiA3e7UOOKftchbZlqqTtYsV4O_OrlnjU5N61LjEzCK8rGKkqt2HS5h2hkmhoB4zKxIjLJiW2euVAt1Ej56qgdQ7A4jZWNbGv4w4kLxYwihkSI/w400-h300/20230815_154237.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The last car is a Walther's coach that represents the cars from the Rio Grand. I have managed to pick up three of these over time so I am in good shape with coaches for the trains. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I have a former Rio Grand RPO/Baggage brass car sides that I need to build and I need to go back to Union Station Products and order a set of diner sides. That will complete the Laurentian. I have the PA's, but they need detail wok to get them to look more D&H!</span></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-21319609337101549352023-08-02T08:23:00.012-04:002023-08-02T13:46:34.491-04:00Discovery <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, August 1 was a perfect day, so my wife, my son and I went up to the White Mountains to do a little hiking. On the way home I drove through Tilton, NH and discovered what I believe is a New Haven Railroad DS wood boxcar. Here are some quick photos of the car and two from internet to compare it</span>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Apg9_t_iR0ODfzZ7IPUT2vMXTPx0Kl4r69EQmmj9JH7f4OTN_Zy_qHKzdx-tVQF8ExMROCO6y_LMCoEN0GxoPqwAWn-M7oX_B6tAAg_YjPFb8D6BfRkiheqOlEBOy6zZryDxrMmklu-qBprCN6QW_n-ouucZHbXE2O5ercUy3cZQp0V5zZsSD8q62kPY/s2000/20230801_154312_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Apg9_t_iR0ODfzZ7IPUT2vMXTPx0Kl4r69EQmmj9JH7f4OTN_Zy_qHKzdx-tVQF8ExMROCO6y_LMCoEN0GxoPqwAWn-M7oX_B6tAAg_YjPFb8D6BfRkiheqOlEBOy6zZryDxrMmklu-qBprCN6QW_n-ouucZHbXE2O5ercUy3cZQp0V5zZsSD8q62kPY/w400-h300/20230801_154312_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0XHDKB6-A6idW-8wTapkQRtSGPVVYTpeTId6UUaI4RZEkuoGoy-ya6eMLZuLo_K6U0L68MBveBp3e_ZJ-GlxeQ9BXPuKmvOMZChDASpeaYM1Rw-0TXbjAKYatbtxXUq15DCE7h2oM0am4_4tIBhYeybdwOvmp4HeKv_DPyKSoQauAcnWDxA80KHij0eu/s2000/20230801_154326_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="637" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKUlcO5nGo7OLJYLeo-fs4cOw7deNuvsIHyIBopDYQXWvQiePbEFUg1fZ7tqaDdE1Gif7aftMMzi0s9_7FDIX2W0FuBnrtsq8-PTUTY_6VAgncUGhRuU5Alfje0voeozxAHSZeN27QoLGakQsrY6idtOlttY7foJadjVv9vACJAS_K59s-39PplBMZZdG/w400-h185/f118740149408defb925ad0b8528d3c1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVZS0QuuJoWC179ctEaIiwYsX3oBM_xLklij0zC2dpav3EsqsP1iw-LQm5CORYls1t-Ar7Uo9lDOtyqS9_49kk_2z2qRIobmpS7vzIA9TbFXtNcTlbkR-XBGKkh8HE8jSS51XJndmPpCTrDeZ09gmcn1OUI7QBlY06InUuyAvm99lFMy-gssmWsbNg5Ki/s794/nh_box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="794" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVZS0QuuJoWC179ctEaIiwYsX3oBM_xLklij0zC2dpav3EsqsP1iw-LQm5CORYls1t-Ar7Uo9lDOtyqS9_49kk_2z2qRIobmpS7vzIA9TbFXtNcTlbkR-XBGKkh8HE8jSS51XJndmPpCTrDeZ09gmcn1OUI7QBlY06InUuyAvm99lFMy-gssmWsbNg5Ki/w400-h270/nh_box.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The NH started building these cars in 1926 and received more the 12,500. As built the cars had arch bar trucks, wood ends and wood doors. Many cars were rebuilt over time getting any combination of new ends, doors and trucks. The cars were done in revenue service by 1951, but a number survived in MOW service on the NH. The car in Tilton appears to have new ends and the original doors. It also has arch bar trucks, but the more modern trucks may have been taken off the car when it was retired to use on other equipment. There was a a multi part article on these cars in Mainline Modeler years ago that has been reprinted in the NHRHTA's Shoreliner. F&C has a nice one piece kit with the different variations in HO scale. </div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-34299758347682925132023-07-24T16:21:00.002-04:002023-07-24T16:21:55.472-04:00Clover Glen Interior<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I really did the minimal on the interior of the car. I did modify the Bachmann interior so it was moved down to one end and lined it up with the section windows. I just created a wall to block the ability to see through the car. I painted the interior with some nondescript tannish color from a spray can I bought at a big box store. This is very bear bones, I do not plan to light the car. I may add a few figures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7inosG4AxlVNQl074xbUvNQCbV9LQhwYV-Ky4Kv00C_yi4gb3_a-HrrobzE1gbu4c2UGl3g0G6M3C1ul1qpYgPAfmtFSJ8v6IHSQWnlXnVTI1jlpmfvn4q-CHxsJcbvIspnxmBHg5r8MEI7uy_8UJijgAlZNrIo2IZ4_0CTZGRH2tkgZnmFiLztBrXaP_/s2000/8-5%20interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7inosG4AxlVNQl074xbUvNQCbV9LQhwYV-Ky4Kv00C_yi4gb3_a-HrrobzE1gbu4c2UGl3g0G6M3C1ul1qpYgPAfmtFSJ8v6IHSQWnlXnVTI1jlpmfvn4q-CHxsJcbvIspnxmBHg5r8MEI7uy_8UJijgAlZNrIo2IZ4_0CTZGRH2tkgZnmFiLztBrXaP_/w480-h640/8-5%20interior.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Based on the location of the layout in the world, this car would be travailing it at night, so most people would be asleep. </span></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-73042751426193369172023-07-16T16:33:00.000-04:002023-07-16T16:33:46.177-04:008-5 Sides (Clover Glade)I was able to pain the sides and ends of the end of the core kit Pullman green. I used Tru-Color brand paint and am very happy with the color. It leaves a nice gloss finish to be able to decal the car. I used a set of Delux gold Union Pacific Pullman car delas from Microscale. The set includes several large "PULLMAN" names and a lot of car names. I<div>was able to find a "CLOVER" and "GLEN" to build he name very simply. After the decals were properly set, I gave the sides a light coat of Testors Dullcote to tone down the gloss. After it is dry, I add the window glass, railings for the aisles and window shades. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirL_2wTlxckuGLYdIm50rYo1F50DAMeqqnOGcgjCpb5UweXpvRlt7Dz9RTyE9E8ZCfzGWFciCWq81rBwY-BFLokpmGFS0kVzwhufQE_qZxubfnT4RpSAUyVCorabRSPANU_6QGXnHZsSEbO7oLGT802NMD-l6qvQTek1zHnEs_2M_D7WTla8XRZ3L5zmft/s2000/20230716_120630_resized.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirL_2wTlxckuGLYdIm50rYo1F50DAMeqqnOGcgjCpb5UweXpvRlt7Dz9RTyE9E8ZCfzGWFciCWq81rBwY-BFLokpmGFS0kVzwhufQE_qZxubfnT4RpSAUyVCorabRSPANU_6QGXnHZsSEbO7oLGT802NMD-l6qvQTek1zHnEs_2M_D7WTla8XRZ3L5zmft/w480-h640/20230716_120630_resized.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used the prims glass from a branch line kit for the bathroom windows. On the one next to the vestibule, make sure to us the one with the space for the car assignment number. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJgmf_BDQ8d8ISFH8KeBjsghHGiuhodlPM7l9QTOL8968AqsO_096c0VfvKBPLwJGWbeTmT-RLBAB2vq0SsA3nanySfFV-A6B0mUK9nPbS09LQRT0Yk-Z8msYbP7c46LWsQ9D3ktH0GPExcERAG4lVhCL3GbpTmcOPVxzggV4d6fd4JAF__pemgFdZu6D/s2000/20230716_121719_resized.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJgmf_BDQ8d8ISFH8KeBjsghHGiuhodlPM7l9QTOL8968AqsO_096c0VfvKBPLwJGWbeTmT-RLBAB2vq0SsA3nanySfFV-A6B0mUK9nPbS09LQRT0Yk-Z8msYbP7c46LWsQ9D3ktH0GPExcERAG4lVhCL3GbpTmcOPVxzggV4d6fd4JAF__pemgFdZu6D/w480-h640/20230716_121719_resized.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used brass wire for the hand rails in the aisle.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SajpR3k4PMgdjEFXF95SzU4h4hlyjLRTllHZZJT-wc0ffDa2gnWVJSIzLVhd5niU_GsOwTI-8qSn1xwrKvfR3zLMlqo1-W7UAyyKhRxGQIg28_IvQtK8id8iTDikfELOLcXbJIRat-uNi_sKaqIF9xa15bD8_M0AHjElEUpE71lQvVJECaZI1AcPxhIQ/s2000/20230716_124613_resized.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SajpR3k4PMgdjEFXF95SzU4h4hlyjLRTllHZZJT-wc0ffDa2gnWVJSIzLVhd5niU_GsOwTI-8qSn1xwrKvfR3zLMlqo1-W7UAyyKhRxGQIg28_IvQtK8id8iTDikfELOLcXbJIRat-uNi_sKaqIF9xa15bD8_M0AHjElEUpE71lQvVJECaZI1AcPxhIQ/w480-h640/20230716_124613_resized.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I use a green hanging file to make the shades. I generally keep the aisle ones a the same level, but very the rest in the sections and bedrooms.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdCODf3_nxwcj9s164p4V-It4Yis2ghAhyVeCOu__TQ4tLBXNTAxE6VxwTxWqp4UnqItrIJ3vncvI06uyD2huo_WQP1fG50Lrb0B1OSE1JO4461xbTgILfuLRhY1VR0ae1gOxAOC0o7U2gHdH9TpmgMDcJFsBglOvkDjBOkmfh20-gS5qAKDyG2xc4n3I/s2000/20230716_145104_resized.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdCODf3_nxwcj9s164p4V-It4Yis2ghAhyVeCOu__TQ4tLBXNTAxE6VxwTxWqp4UnqItrIJ3vncvI06uyD2huo_WQP1fG50Lrb0B1OSE1JO4461xbTgILfuLRhY1VR0ae1gOxAOC0o7U2gHdH9TpmgMDcJFsBglOvkDjBOkmfh20-gS5qAKDyG2xc4n3I/w480-h640/20230716_145104_resized.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the completed sides. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwa_IGU2PufPpMqyW2NELw97N0EjzetaC1Q37XlbWFwXavtASvklN1hH_zYWdANsXN34hP-Gk1BMS_EH8d-jovuSsPOvV6bz8iwbglHURFQO8Eqkv43atqXZKR_428X3DreTOGK148NYQKKas7iYozDkZfDvTZVc3UmOsijfscw1SXPJYeSITgz-llI87/s2000/20230716_152505_resized.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwa_IGU2PufPpMqyW2NELw97N0EjzetaC1Q37XlbWFwXavtASvklN1hH_zYWdANsXN34hP-Gk1BMS_EH8d-jovuSsPOvV6bz8iwbglHURFQO8Eqkv43atqXZKR_428X3DreTOGK148NYQKKas7iYozDkZfDvTZVc3UmOsijfscw1SXPJYeSITgz-llI87/s400/20230716_152505_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started to apply the sides. I work my way down using ACC to adhere the side to the core.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmqwhdsI6nZ7tuduZDHHVeyURFPu8svT5F8Z929YT0GBaIL6WPRMtEQjyodm86EYGBi9dYlZK-T6cwg2H0vB_KMHgURF_IPt01CsZTFPHC7yTcLBsrNCBCJPd_V6PLL7o4YIvNdJpSYAnsXl3DGpUP8a8jbty7AJxPgf54oZc13t5pEn4FzCeZ2xjvSDI/s400/20230716_152509_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Another view</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmqwhdsI6nZ7tuduZDHHVeyURFPu8svT5F8Z929YT0GBaIL6WPRMtEQjyodm86EYGBi9dYlZK-T6cwg2H0vB_KMHgURF_IPt01CsZTFPHC7yTcLBsrNCBCJPd_V6PLL7o4YIvNdJpSYAnsXl3DGpUP8a8jbty7AJxPgf54oZc13t5pEn4FzCeZ2xjvSDI/s2000/20230716_152509_resized.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4rR0i7Kxaiqh8eR_cdohgCu79WAqP2iqLbNtM8RbAZbBsesgTozldnDYhQk5UuXt3pSKd0gAsPbJ41ZAgZ6Dy3eXY0Ik8hgzLP3iJ2IE7zwG3t1QnxA3Z55zYOJSlA9_l9VEqyOEhEu8AS0j6ubtIGJUUkrgi6ejL07BIkFeaA_WZcy-6d1o6fwgcmgS/s2000/20230716_151130_resized.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4rR0i7Kxaiqh8eR_cdohgCu79WAqP2iqLbNtM8RbAZbBsesgTozldnDYhQk5UuXt3pSKd0gAsPbJ41ZAgZ6Dy3eXY0Ik8hgzLP3iJ2IE7zwG3t1QnxA3Z55zYOJSlA9_l9VEqyOEhEu8AS0j6ubtIGJUUkrgi6ejL07BIkFeaA_WZcy-6d1o6fwgcmgS/w480-h640/20230716_151130_resized.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is another set of 8-5 sides from the NKP Car Company, I plan on painting this car in Pullman two tone gray. I have another car ready for paint in the same scheme, so it make sense to do them at the same time. I lke that NKP gives you a modernized door to use. </td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-5437167527602957032023-07-15T17:55:00.002-04:002023-07-15T17:55:42.321-04:008-5 Pullman Roof<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I am not sure if the set of sides I am working on to create the 8-5 are from The NKP Car Company or another source. I have two more complete 8-5 kits from NKP and they include very nice resin cat roofs that are very accurate. If this was not only car I was building I may have used the Bachmann roof, which is in the ball park but not perfect. The biggest issue in on the aisle side of the car, the A/C duct work is about 50 percent to long. It should only be about one third of the length of the roof. I am using a branch line roof from a 6-3, which has an A/C vent only on the bedroom side, very close to the 8-5 roof, and I used New England Rail Service A/C vent material to create the short A/C duct on the Ailes side of the car; One thins I had to do was remove the Garland vents that would interfere with the NERS duct material. By carefully using a chisel style blade, the vents can be removed and reused. Two need to be added to this car and save the rest for other projects. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rdVTt3a3C3VAPD-slejAmzJxmCd6e4nrAb84ffrtjurXRAp-1mkwWLkqXoskqonYO7_6FcVoOmk3lb3BiNtaobmMqbrz_pQxOhPj2hy9HpaiafEsuBHV-Sbf99e9UYL0vidjckyPBSTeRga9Iai38uYY3l2_nC5Gpowrhun3nyw0AceJpRqLf5VuaWBB/s2000/20230714_100300_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rdVTt3a3C3VAPD-slejAmzJxmCd6e4nrAb84ffrtjurXRAp-1mkwWLkqXoskqonYO7_6FcVoOmk3lb3BiNtaobmMqbrz_pQxOhPj2hy9HpaiafEsuBHV-Sbf99e9UYL0vidjckyPBSTeRga9Iai38uYY3l2_nC5Gpowrhun3nyw0AceJpRqLf5VuaWBB/w400-h300/20230714_100300_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Duct work in place.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLE1XAudqp_HLUNOn5TJ-5oMajyjHFlbEl-b8VEAnK9fKBT5_ORsvxEL50nkF5YU5o6lUEpU9DLpjquAWv1YG7xNdk_eqAXnB7J3l8e-AkCbQfMpRMxsmLQKCXp4ocan8g8aZJh5Ys86v9Gbv_u9iMeCDtHNvEnz19XInUt62Jg8ZrAYEEIPYK05w5La_/s2000/20230714_100318_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLE1XAudqp_HLUNOn5TJ-5oMajyjHFlbEl-b8VEAnK9fKBT5_ORsvxEL50nkF5YU5o6lUEpU9DLpjquAWv1YG7xNdk_eqAXnB7J3l8e-AkCbQfMpRMxsmLQKCXp4ocan8g8aZJh5Ys86v9Gbv_u9iMeCDtHNvEnz19XInUt62Jg8ZrAYEEIPYK05w5La_/w400-h306/20230714_100318_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Overall view of the roof</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Gp4rwCwJ6uFXDxIZwLQ63mTEZQKCH0T-pUrxuW9IMlbKGQn-0eIZmVkKOFAdbfXT3HCpO6DkStVd6E-o7V9fP_BVb91ANhm0ZqHnYTXjGrjAHYqSWnEAwhaem-BmxeqXklHro2bc1BHi1LtdxdIDGDjCoKt3M3iHGEiB49u4e1Ig3i5mHXdTPpVmQSq/s2000/20230714_100413_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Gp4rwCwJ6uFXDxIZwLQ63mTEZQKCH0T-pUrxuW9IMlbKGQn-0eIZmVkKOFAdbfXT3HCpO6DkStVd6E-o7V9fP_BVb91ANhm0ZqHnYTXjGrjAHYqSWnEAwhaem-BmxeqXklHro2bc1BHi1LtdxdIDGDjCoKt3M3iHGEiB49u4e1Ig3i5mHXdTPpVmQSq/w300-h400/20230714_100413_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Garland Vents carved of Branchline roof</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Bethlehem Car Works carries all the various individual part for Branchline kits, they are a great source for complete kits and any parts you may need for kitbashing projects. <br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-2167222056521088752023-07-14T10:29:00.002-04:002023-07-14T10:29:33.013-04:00Freight Car Friday<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> To prove I do more then passenger cars, here are a couple of fright cars. First up is an early PS-1 car I built from a Ted Culotta article in RMC. I have photos here of the construction,</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://norwichandworcester.blogspot.com/2018/04/ps-1-box-cars.html"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">https://norwichandworcester.blogspot.com/2018/04/ps-1-box-cars.html </span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here is a photo of the completed model</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzb2y9qxRWzqIOseuNU4ExYohUKJHbOE2SbaTBFDayjbIP07D8kyE5a7wjnKc4-IkeYg6Q7S0JR3dZfLiVBcYuOXIaR85C_PfniGgc5D-fyRGNk1JqKKsrcaE0yk9JKlz0-4P_jvSDKffgLR1nLTUX0f6uqMCu6fv-xGxTTRL35Vjs7n44Rv5QF2tCwg7/s2000/20230714_093058_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzb2y9qxRWzqIOseuNU4ExYohUKJHbOE2SbaTBFDayjbIP07D8kyE5a7wjnKc4-IkeYg6Q7S0JR3dZfLiVBcYuOXIaR85C_PfniGgc5D-fyRGNk1JqKKsrcaE0yk9JKlz0-4P_jvSDKffgLR1nLTUX0f6uqMCu6fv-xGxTTRL35Vjs7n44Rv5QF2tCwg7/w400-h300/20230714_093058_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I purchased some of the Eastern Seaboard Models. This is there first foray into HO scale I hope they continue to do more. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HQ4iO9ka-ypjkebD-lbf5Cs176rr0OEOnbO55IR5_8GqBPosw5TqvnOAbhmSZIy2B7W3qXSaOkKV5ivXCRshVkCoPkiQG7jqTiAxreiU6nzuH7ROWLT25_MFPXeHsmvfUwc2f3nQYyDAokZMO2Un6NgcJoIgCgblWFc6cRoWM5JBKxdw2YStKtQRK7Vb/s2000/20230714_093144_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HQ4iO9ka-ypjkebD-lbf5Cs176rr0OEOnbO55IR5_8GqBPosw5TqvnOAbhmSZIy2B7W3qXSaOkKV5ivXCRshVkCoPkiQG7jqTiAxreiU6nzuH7ROWLT25_MFPXeHsmvfUwc2f3nQYyDAokZMO2Un6NgcJoIgCgblWFc6cRoWM5JBKxdw2YStKtQRK7Vb/w400-h300/20230714_093144_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZykfTQooicB-fRuEls9GrNJDG9_7JuCUoZeK26ZbUZHuZpBHKn5g5FyTgDQ5vLOViPNvs0sBx0e7bKxfrIhoIdFztLRBqXch3XKFjW46_1U-X_d13TpRbNa3I0RK6rqcZPm5YYZgg4BCmXwD_SXBgs23AKZdRX7flXfIw4OB925ckfmK2RTFwLH4npS3/s2000/20230714_093209_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZykfTQooicB-fRuEls9GrNJDG9_7JuCUoZeK26ZbUZHuZpBHKn5g5FyTgDQ5vLOViPNvs0sBx0e7bKxfrIhoIdFztLRBqXch3XKFjW46_1U-X_d13TpRbNa3I0RK6rqcZPm5YYZgg4BCmXwD_SXBgs23AKZdRX7flXfIw4OB925ckfmK2RTFwLH4npS3/w400-h300/20230714_093209_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Both models have yet to be weathered. </span></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-22439857481584362392023-07-11T12:00:00.000-04:002023-07-11T12:00:24.694-04:00Decals<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love decals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
promise so much potential, the ability to letter some great model that I have
built and painted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a good number
of decals, from old Walthers’ sets to the latest offerings from Highball
Graphics and K4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I first started building
serious model trains, Accu-Cals were my go-to, they had great sets covering the
New England railroads I was trying to model. Microscale is the big kid on the
block, Champ and Herald king have faded away and several new suppliers have
filled in some of the gaps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Black Cat
Decals does a great job for Canadian railroads. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyQ6i29ThiO-sN7tD4v_M8IYqWItramAedGlr3gFoWb6R6FK0XTGeA-_VibvPbQ31I_7RlKq3KfwUeubpb7XIriVEq-GQicHQmAGtxCSrxGbQXuy6vreFAx8ZG1RWQJKnWMTvOF6rV-Zt4tU7VuhJo25SgNlyk9-sn-Wvb1maUoYr9he2-4CsxlHoe0jd/s4000/Pullman%20Decals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyQ6i29ThiO-sN7tD4v_M8IYqWItramAedGlr3gFoWb6R6FK0XTGeA-_VibvPbQ31I_7RlKq3KfwUeubpb7XIriVEq-GQicHQmAGtxCSrxGbQXuy6vreFAx8ZG1RWQJKnWMTvOF6rV-Zt4tU7VuhJo25SgNlyk9-sn-Wvb1maUoYr9he2-4CsxlHoe0jd/w480-h640/Pullman%20Decals.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The reason I am going on like this is while there are many
decal suppliers, the ability to letter Pullman Heavyweight cars is difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good news is Microscale makes a few different
sets in both gold (gold leaf) and Deluxe Gold (Painted Gold) to letter the cars
painted green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may need to cobble together
names, but it is possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two-tone
gray cars are a whole other matter. Champ did make decals for these cars
painted in the two-tone, both in while and aluminum (silver grey), but these
sets are long out of production.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bethlehem
Car works offers these for New Haven cars, but not useful for other railroads.
I have been keeping an eye on eBay to pick up a few more sets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, for all the decal manufacturers, I ask for new sets of
Pullman decals. A good set for the two-tone cars, including stripes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sets need lots of names, even sets of syllables
to create names would be useful. Additional sets of names for green cars would
be useful as well. While I am no expert on the Pullman, I do know of resources
and would be happy to help.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-51325414432009357792023-07-10T16:09:00.002-04:002023-07-10T16:09:40.776-04:00More Passenger Cars<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now that I have shown off some of the easier cars to build (or place on the tracks) I am back to creating multi media projects, in this case a Pullman 8 Section / 5 double bedroom heavy weight Pullman. This one I am building a bit differently, I am using the Bachmann Pullman sleeper as a core for a set of bras car side. I picked this project up from another modeler who decide he did not want to finish it. The two part care side were already assembled and the core had been stripped off the underbody details. The core includes the ends. One of the pluses of using the Bachmann Pullman is it has only one vestibule, as did the 8-5 Pullmans, having the correct blind end on the non vestibule end. As you can see below the car is ready for painting. even though the core and sides will all be Pullman green, it is easier to paint the parts separately and then assemble. It is much simpler to add the decals then the appropriate finish, I go either flat or satin, and then add the window material, shades and railings. At this point I will assemble the whole care. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC1TYAsJ6rxO8y8OiEIsumg1yHtCmsPW27WYU5SeUu3abhYhdPAbuuyHnZD_GSYpewPlgQcPtFMYRLHVM4LtHnZsbdaMaSCcZZ25tF7BRzplsSlLTw0NUEgaCxSq0CrhFymZr_SM08QI2Toi32qFmr5YRQ7x9UymUAi9mvYKBfFrBUTJ5wyjlpBsjZswm/s2000/Sides%20and%20core%20of%208-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC1TYAsJ6rxO8y8OiEIsumg1yHtCmsPW27WYU5SeUu3abhYhdPAbuuyHnZD_GSYpewPlgQcPtFMYRLHVM4LtHnZsbdaMaSCcZZ25tF7BRzplsSlLTw0NUEgaCxSq0CrhFymZr_SM08QI2Toi32qFmr5YRQ7x9UymUAi9mvYKBfFrBUTJ5wyjlpBsjZswm/w480-h640/Sides%20and%20core%20of%208-5.jpg" width="480" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I removed the material from from the window band that could be seen<br /> through the new widows on the brass car sides. I also sanded down all <br />the high spots on the core so the sides will fit as flat as possible.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Why a Pullman 8-5? This car will be a clover serious sleeper, assigned to the NYC but out on Pullman lease. These cars showed up on a number of New Haven and B&M trains over the years including the Montrealer/Washintonian, the Bar Harbor Express and the Night White Mountains, all in to the mid to late 1950's in both Pullman Green and the Pullman Two Tone Gray.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is also my 100th post! I will hopefully get to 200 much quicker.</span></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-39585418431121165032023-07-03T10:55:00.001-04:002023-07-03T10:55:55.281-04:00New Passenger Cars and Proto-freelancing<p><span style="font-family: arial;">First of all, sorry for being absent for do long, not real good reason. I have been building models and doing stuff to make a expansion on the layout that has not been worked on at all. I just finished writing a review for NHRHTA <i>Speedwitch</i> publication on the just released New Haven County cars made by Rapido. They are typical of the previous released of the NH stainless steel cars already released by Rapido, excellent cars.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c5P-UlUbf8W__9bd4Yzgsi2fKikUP_BCON8_5Ye5EupgYJ-1MjCZFe88ks4HQATsvz3LcpL4tu2u8m7PtEWV_59tDpK_FTvMFOQ5lhutiV0dHtQZenQIHx6ukbT7WTIe57v1cXhW8-SnID0BPjbvGJLW0w1LzniWQIpPh5SPpm-_YOVQAb3_GKyVum_t/s5288/IMKP6119-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="5288" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c5P-UlUbf8W__9bd4Yzgsi2fKikUP_BCON8_5Ye5EupgYJ-1MjCZFe88ks4HQATsvz3LcpL4tu2u8m7PtEWV_59tDpK_FTvMFOQ5lhutiV0dHtQZenQIHx6ukbT7WTIe57v1cXhW8-SnID0BPjbvGJLW0w1LzniWQIpPh5SPpm-_YOVQAb3_GKyVum_t/w400-h205/IMKP6119-2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN1SOIIn6pbi61Rqw3w_OWEie5yuylqSRhdfWAGjl8ZWeoPOuPD3Wr1uvCmuJNDnBEgeBt-e7vLdmts6jQXhfRYl6XBoadcofDOtu275hPV4OnFi4O_hUB3wQQGLhlc2BFAHEu6-SKgqoZY8r8M6QKDFrZ28c2y1KLCU5-NDfLVHbEjNybAXvzhk8stPu/s5719/IMKP6121-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="5719" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN1SOIIn6pbi61Rqw3w_OWEie5yuylqSRhdfWAGjl8ZWeoPOuPD3Wr1uvCmuJNDnBEgeBt-e7vLdmts6jQXhfRYl6XBoadcofDOtu275hPV4OnFi4O_hUB3wQQGLhlc2BFAHEu6-SKgqoZY8r8M6QKDFrZ28c2y1KLCU5-NDfLVHbEjNybAXvzhk8stPu/w400-h191/IMKP6121-4.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVd6s_evl013Nror9w7rqfFoF_mgySTCF6bJbQVueELTh6ZZR0hUbBvvb3LWQ117fv3FCFxj1Nz5j9JPzhzRi3hcWUHvCjONUmCzgI33AmIONiYfA1En3jxbcaNXGkDqJw8HOG91E_z63rZ2cUyyPiLYLk-UwMatt6EbfbF9NkxgU5VMcxsv_rBTccTR0W/s5697/IMKP6124-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="5697" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVd6s_evl013Nror9w7rqfFoF_mgySTCF6bJbQVueELTh6ZZR0hUbBvvb3LWQ117fv3FCFxj1Nz5j9JPzhzRi3hcWUHvCjONUmCzgI33AmIONiYfA1En3jxbcaNXGkDqJw8HOG91E_z63rZ2cUyyPiLYLk-UwMatt6EbfbF9NkxgU5VMcxsv_rBTccTR0W/w400-h200/IMKP6124-6.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3TRtSqYIo4daPsuEcDPOEqO2lO74to44RQWgIbrNjJdCHHyqOqrecSWvRFK4V7FbnQw1xoCU4u9zuPPMGd15LlJclsrx2efwEGwYvM7PJhUbYfEh0b7RAVwqhVlAO3r0Soj4LQiIk1NkUMhAq2xbLjbfffGTdNhBJhhL_MlUArWUUDbvNT6tyArx6kpX/s5650/IMKP6126-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="5650" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3TRtSqYIo4daPsuEcDPOEqO2lO74to44RQWgIbrNjJdCHHyqOqrecSWvRFK4V7FbnQw1xoCU4u9zuPPMGd15LlJclsrx2efwEGwYvM7PJhUbYfEh0b7RAVwqhVlAO3r0Soj4LQiIk1NkUMhAq2xbLjbfffGTdNhBJhhL_MlUArWUUDbvNT6tyArx6kpX/w400-h209/IMKP6126-8.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttF7kZErh0Q8Q3X7clfSTGue8mVgDgMQj7RdgkRCU3owy_C0LHr9bXgWcq2evIaIPdHXFrnO5GlW7zQG4pWrKj5F5SQ5--7crd55uSr4r_tmjuwN3SF-TxhDotL1MIwO8m4l6VTE6wosJkyQXwvUsnkbFKOULid2iJGY-Ui3ILknEWOtXCBTJev9eC2_u/s3748/IMKP6132-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="3748" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttF7kZErh0Q8Q3X7clfSTGue8mVgDgMQj7RdgkRCU3owy_C0LHr9bXgWcq2evIaIPdHXFrnO5GlW7zQG4pWrKj5F5SQ5--7crd55uSr4r_tmjuwN3SF-TxhDotL1MIwO8m4l6VTE6wosJkyQXwvUsnkbFKOULid2iJGY-Ui3ILknEWOtXCBTJev9eC2_u/w400-h266/IMKP6132-14.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I model the Norwich and Worcester in 1958, and I wanted the baggage lounge parlors for the East Wind. This is where proto freelancing comes in, I keep the traffic levels and trains from the early 1950's and use it for the late 1950's. When the real East Wind stopped running in August of 1955, it was typically a 4 or 5 car consist including a heavyweight diner, with the B&M and the NH each supplying a heavyweight car to the pool. The B&M supplied the Mountaineer, this car can be modeled with either the an old set of concord Jct brass car sides or a relatively new kit from Bethlehem Car Works. The New supplied on of there standard heavyweight diners, either painted silver gray or silver gray with a green window band. There are no models out that come close and it is a major kitbash. I am hoping that BCW will release a NH standard diner, as they have already done the first class NH diner used on the Merchants Limited. Neither of those car were ever painted silver gray. The NH did use grill cars in the early 1950's, but again, not stainless steel grill cars around either. I could use a full NH stainless diner, but that is not what I ended up doing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb2qwQqkREhVqSKwbrBDMFyq-Jj6qCo040YL6dM7cfhWZiH5YypTv0RaJfx4kbPuDm8880cjQ9o4B4vYLY4J5MBBUG_bd6z_t00amWwbhRO0ktBKhWtxQpMT9Bh8zhgYYyFAM3sv4KoOO8BdMSbvJ1lCz6opSupv-8yy4b296AsYknnnrx1IvtD-qaDaB/s3000/20230702_143911_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb2qwQqkREhVqSKwbrBDMFyq-Jj6qCo040YL6dM7cfhWZiH5YypTv0RaJfx4kbPuDm8880cjQ9o4B4vYLY4J5MBBUG_bd6z_t00amWwbhRO0ktBKhWtxQpMT9Bh8zhgYYyFAM3sv4KoOO8BdMSbvJ1lCz6opSupv-8yy4b296AsYknnnrx1IvtD-qaDaB/w400-h300/20230702_143911_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBl0P36FwuMeA--sEu5vevvVcQtJAJ2Wo5XoOzIkS-ZJz9Ft1wLOz6o3EQ5k60urQeop2bAHyWqXTB8iwNddh38fdh5RaTV8Z84URjmh-lLLmk7XWL2xkTR4mT4ApPz5MnnquLocOILIkaTZP3Ucz0jAulYFPPpP0uRk3fvCAfzOvXy1EqxfHIhXBhDf3/s3000/20230702_142350_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBl0P36FwuMeA--sEu5vevvVcQtJAJ2Wo5XoOzIkS-ZJz9Ft1wLOz6o3EQ5k60urQeop2bAHyWqXTB8iwNddh38fdh5RaTV8Z84URjmh-lLLmk7XWL2xkTR4mT4ApPz5MnnquLocOILIkaTZP3Ucz0jAulYFPPpP0uRk3fvCAfzOvXy1EqxfHIhXBhDf3/w400-h300/20230702_142350_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I picked up an old school Walthers diner some one had built at a train show.. This is the old stamped metal sides, cast ends and wood floor. The roof is plastic, and the rivet detail is great, making it one of the "newer" metal kits. Th instruction say is is good for the NH and the NYC, but I can't find any drawings or photos of a similar car on the NH. I painted it a silver color and used correct black lettering to finish it up. The interior is a 3d printed one I pickup off of eBay. I numbered it 5249, one above the last NH heavyweight diner. It makes a great stand it for short money.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPtu-LqxB8HPHJK-uao1JoF0OzV_dbpmCue9OBr3c1YFtQ67n2eXpDF2WTmsOXlOwICJCFaKCxNnjiaXKyegZE6QMDnUuJOQVnJq984iPvISqS4v24PvfQIT34AnzO_BLdHZj3N3DNJnYJyGkpTq9z7M1cC09DXo2nhEwIFN5Q_hmFN2yRdcjZkK_3SQ4/s3000/20230702_142253_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPtu-LqxB8HPHJK-uao1JoF0OzV_dbpmCue9OBr3c1YFtQ67n2eXpDF2WTmsOXlOwICJCFaKCxNnjiaXKyegZE6QMDnUuJOQVnJq984iPvISqS4v24PvfQIT34AnzO_BLdHZj3N3DNJnYJyGkpTq9z7M1cC09DXo2nhEwIFN5Q_hmFN2yRdcjZkK_3SQ4/w400-h300/20230702_142253_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0ZD18bm1W1lxH92CdlgBQoCWW1qkfs5qpdhhtDFvvwUMVOFcH78rVDruUMY0GjUdSRZs3QR-7vXBY3UPlK40w-ETGpPrwLr9SvVfrltFk5qkgj0yc6JqW6Ye8H7cttXbjquzhwvC2lWgkmOVY71IOyVeQWIlhDvngjP0x-9SCTEGZljBJzTvfD6G7j64/s3000/20230702_142303_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0ZD18bm1W1lxH92CdlgBQoCWW1qkfs5qpdhhtDFvvwUMVOFcH78rVDruUMY0GjUdSRZs3QR-7vXBY3UPlK40w-ETGpPrwLr9SvVfrltFk5qkgj0yc6JqW6Ye8H7cttXbjquzhwvC2lWgkmOVY71IOyVeQWIlhDvngjP0x-9SCTEGZljBJzTvfD6G7j64/w400-h300/20230702_142303_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a my signature passenger train for my railroad, the East Wind, with the signature cars on it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope to be better at posting as I continue to work on various projects. There are lots of passenger cars yet to be built, maybe even a freight car or too!</span></p>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318842958517327392.post-71672045135698852802022-03-13T08:21:00.000-04:002022-03-13T08:21:06.363-04:00New Tool and a Box Car<p> My wife gave me a Cricut Maker 3 for birthday back in February. I have been playing around with it and I think it is a great addition to my tool kit. I have started with a basic project, the replacement fright house in Plainfield CT.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS4bWGYyFPp3sJCLQcyxSeSELX9r0cr4xxNvXlecK7JjO5t8WD6fyy4IZiDJai0AbdszO6o6Srr0psiwnrZJv3NA2xVXMUnzBBfGUOX8zg3jt9T1wEGGCdZ74ZFrsj5EgE1vyN3J4oRxqWIYOzjX_0EgWVvMQf0r5NlZ-OQ8FKLFNjqKDoJUxLINUK6g=s7198" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4774" data-original-width="7198" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS4bWGYyFPp3sJCLQcyxSeSELX9r0cr4xxNvXlecK7JjO5t8WD6fyy4IZiDJai0AbdszO6o6Srr0psiwnrZJv3NA2xVXMUnzBBfGUOX8zg3jt9T1wEGGCdZ74ZFrsj5EgE1vyN3J4oRxqWIYOzjX_0EgWVvMQf0r5NlZ-OQ8FKLFNjqKDoJUxLINUK6g=w400-h265" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo is actually in the Penn Central era, but would never know it.<br />This s the only photo I have of the structure, so the other two sides are a guess. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj1DRkoTRKnh4hbf3xZqg5PFSW2euOxYNx0BYsnyAoWLzMeDhte8rroZ_iLEwLPRGeHnM-zKiXZ6M748VCl2wnU-0o_b0CGLC1KQgwe4WiWCCr6zjdpvkOMQvh3Pa-Ou784Q3YSe02d1rhaJV7EUhlyhKU_DUBAqripYMqRs9lKOaX2WmxzNSaHk361Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj1DRkoTRKnh4hbf3xZqg5PFSW2euOxYNx0BYsnyAoWLzMeDhte8rroZ_iLEwLPRGeHnM-zKiXZ6M748VCl2wnU-0o_b0CGLC1KQgwe4WiWCCr6zjdpvkOMQvh3Pa-Ou784Q3YSe02d1rhaJV7EUhlyhKU_DUBAqripYMqRs9lKOaX2WmxzNSaHk361Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the Cricut</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjux7E_v95riNeZz8RgnX4mo_QnObOJ1Ka4TiazIgTu1BLFdNvI622sXFokOHfweanXOt_m6pdQBOG0Al4V2IXXiW47uj5AWhplaUeZo7Giq8PHk_pyjf3TNmFepFSDV-9LYJ3SJQ6vU9WIdIoRa5m78-HN42rxRhiFMPQHmeQZALazdHXtQgrMKg4EmA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjux7E_v95riNeZz8RgnX4mo_QnObOJ1Ka4TiazIgTu1BLFdNvI622sXFokOHfweanXOt_m6pdQBOG0Al4V2IXXiW47uj5AWhplaUeZo7Giq8PHk_pyjf3TNmFepFSDV-9LYJ3SJQ6vU9WIdIoRa5m78-HN42rxRhiFMPQHmeQZALazdHXtQgrMKg4EmA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tis is my first test cut using copy paper.<br />The ends with the angled wall are too long, may math was off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I also received two of the new Rapido Penn Central 72A box cars that I had pre ordered. They are really worth the wait. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG8MhWilpk8vbwz5c-Jd0-Jeeb1TKC4HPblJeMA6VwtJChUl7s2dWE42oJug779iogtftteL5efs-fq2byrykg7e9Qa44xPrfGNKRvy0KVvnO27wxIFLb28hTXWL3dY4Vn1RGWL0YXUmDu38ad322WY18DOFJiJ9IqIwdqMOcvxSfRPaDdz3Ik8OjOAQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG8MhWilpk8vbwz5c-Jd0-Jeeb1TKC4HPblJeMA6VwtJChUl7s2dWE42oJug779iogtftteL5efs-fq2byrykg7e9Qa44xPrfGNKRvy0KVvnO27wxIFLb28hTXWL3dY4Vn1RGWL0YXUmDu38ad322WY18DOFJiJ9IqIwdqMOcvxSfRPaDdz3Ik8OjOAQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-7aOscBj3Rm-qHOP94Z0yFRIW7-cf_P8A3Y0rkM3mmUFiSKPkLKf-67TKwTiStR4z6i0vA4dYz_-0dHY3U4aOAm7tfc_bHdHb95buw80ySVdp95xUt4HisxgS-VxoPRdyjkDjsucLx9TnZmPWuzYUkbvCvhriuzqAKrxy__q8jOYZdj0eivr7skYXfA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-7aOscBj3Rm-qHOP94Z0yFRIW7-cf_P8A3Y0rkM3mmUFiSKPkLKf-67TKwTiStR4z6i0vA4dYz_-0dHY3U4aOAm7tfc_bHdHb95buw80ySVdp95xUt4HisxgS-VxoPRdyjkDjsucLx9TnZmPWuzYUkbvCvhriuzqAKrxy__q8jOYZdj0eivr7skYXfA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jim Fellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955857044464320444noreply@blogger.com0