New Power

While I am still going to work everyday, evenings and weekends are very open. I am getting more projects completed.  First up is an RS-3.  I picked up an Athearn shell in NH green and orange off of eBay.  I mounted it on an Atlas drive and installed a TCS Wow decoder with sound. I weathered it with oil washes an Pan Pastels

Next up are two RS-11's.  One is an upgraded Atlas and the other is a Rapido. I also weathered them with Pan Pastels.

The Atlas unit turned out nice, but is not a match detail wise to the Rapido model.

I hope everybody is doing well and staying safe.

Duke's Diner

This is the basic parts of Duke's Diner.  The Cast Resin body I found on line, the base I built out of sheet styrene and the stairs that are from a Walthers kit I had kicking around.  I used N Scale Architect brick sheet to wrap the base and stairs.

Here it is with silver paint on the body and brick that is a bit too bright.  I covered some of the windows for the "kitchen" area of the diner. I do need to remove the cross piece in the front left window to match the prototype.  I do need make the sign for the roof and add glass.

Here is the real on in 1958.

Plainfield Fright House

This is  photo By George Melvin from December 12, 1972.  I have never seen another photo of this fright house in Plainfield, CT.  If anybody has any, I would love the see them.

Plainfield, CT December 12, 1972, Photo by George Melvin

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