Good morning from cloudy, cool, and rainy Northeast Ohio! Russell, thanks for starting us out, I like passenger trains! Got a couple of cars done this last week. First up is an old E&C PS1 boxcar kit with plug door, had a lot of trouble finding a 9' plug door that would fit in either a Kadee or IMRC kit door until I remembered I had this not so good kit, carved off the poorly done grabs and installed Kadee grabs along with A-line sill steps. Car was painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Silver paints then lettered with Detail Associates decals. The WP ordered these cars in 1959 for use in transporting canned goods, the RBL's kept the cans from overheating in the desert and ruining the product. Next up is a Walthers 2893CF Covered Hopper kit, painted with Scalecoat II MofW Gray and Black Paints, then lettered with K4 Decals. Car was in general service hauling soda ash, potash etc. Last Sunday our club hosted an NMRA Division 4 Layout Tour, the first one in a number of years. I took my Athearn F7's with a bunch of different Wabash freight cars as something different they had not seen before. Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski
Is it me or do the trucks on that EL caboose look oversized? Maybe its just because the undercarriage is so short.
Thanks for all of the "likes", very much appreciated. I found another oldie when I posted the above image. So, here is the 1st 3D printed truck that I did along side the fancy one. Ewing oil & Refining uses these independent truckers to haul cracker catalyst into the refinery. Keeps the small guys working.
A couple of RF&P GP40's (Athearn RTR) pulling the Orange Juice Train through Leiperville Union Station.
