August 02, and I'm afraid she won't get to run this season. I need the trucks completed and get the motors installed, plus the correct wheels,...
First side in World's Fair paint as delivered in 1964. Okay a few spots and pulls from the tape, but as of today the headlights, number boards,...
Bless his heart (as they say in the deep south), Don Fisher, President of RMLI continues to move forward on getting G5s #39 back on the rails,...
I have added the forward section cabinet doors to the best of my ability. There are some details that will get added after I complete major...
219 became Roberval & Saguenay #39. She was wrecked and scrapped in 1992. BTW, for the record, R&S owned LIRR 209 (33), 214 (34), 215 (35), 216...
Reported on RYPN, the 211 has a shot generator and PM. Reported that she is being parted out to support the ex-LV C420's, and will be scrapped....
Shop trucks, Hank! The ALCO trucks are almost ready, but my source for 5" wheels is hospitalized at the moment. The scale ALCO trucks measure...
[IMG] Front grill has been added, salvaged from an old a/c unit at the dump. Not exactly prototypical, but it works. There is a 24v muffin fan...
Latest pictures of the project, with a list of self-criticisms. I finally undertook the cab which admittedly, was a matter of some trepidation. I...
May 04, update. I've built and installed the short end, high-hood. This was where the LIRR C420's held steam generators for the commuter coaches...
Three quick pictures of the ALCO Century 420 in progress here at "Schenectady North". The radiator cabinet is mostly ready, except the lower...
Yeah, kind of the extreme opposite of Z scale! The trucks will be machined next, and I will start on the hood section. While it will be a great...
My 1/8th scale "Live Diesel" Long Island C420 in fabrication. The backbone is 2" x !" "C" channel, decking is 16g. sheet metal, edging is 1" x...
Right now, I have her projected as #206, an old friend who seemed to turn up wherever I was railfanning on the Island. She'll be painted in the...
I worked a good deal of the winter and into early spring on figuring measurements and building wooden molds for this project. I started building...