BN 918

[StickyMonk]

<font color="336633">[b]Been busy lately and got another Loco done, this time a S4 in Northern Pacific Patched into BN.

This will be weathered tomorrow and I will post those pics then.

here it is unweathered

http://www.curtishobbies.com/montanacentral/bn918a.jpg

http://www.curtishobbies.com/montanacentral/bn918b.jpg

[Martyn Read]

Niiice!! graemlins/097.gif

When you weather it, are you going to leave a clean patch around the number? I've done that on a couple of mine & it gives an interesting hint that it's been re-numbered. smile.gif

[StickyMonk]

<font color="336633">[b]Here is the Weathered pics.

There was only a few details to add to this one, along with the scale couplers to replace them awfull ones that came with it.

http://www.curtishobbies.com/montanacentral/bn918wa.jpg
http://www.curtishobbies.com/montanacentral/bn918wb.jpg

[Martyn Read]

Cool, you can almost hear it chugging away....hey does it need a smoke generator too? :D

[railery]

graemlins/clappy.gif Very nice again :D i like the way u weathered it. Looks great. Now are ye keeping this one or is it going to the block on ebay? :D

[pray59]

Looks Great! Just like the real thing!

[StickyMonk]

Originally posted by railery:
graemlins/clappy.gif Very nice again :D i like the way u weathered it. Looks great. Now are ye keeping this one or is it going to the block on ebay? :D <font color="336633">Noooooo this one is going to be staying on my roster. smile.gif </font>

[friscobob]

When you say "scale couplers", are you referring to Kadee's new number 58 couplers (which ARE scale-size), or the ol' reliable number 5?

For my HO roster, it's Kadee or nothing.

[Alan]

Bob, I'll jump in here and say he used the new 58's, as he has been raving about them, and showing me the difference between them and 5's :rolleyes: ;)

They do look better, though. smile.gif

[friscobob]

Matt and I are in 100% agreement about the 58s- I've had some of the guys in the Red River club looking at them on some of my rolling stock & wondering how they ever mate with the number 5s. Not a problem at all, and they do look much better, and improve the looks of the rolling stock and diesels.

From now on, I'm buying all the number 58s I can find. That, and metal wheels..........

[StickyMonk]

Originally posted by friscobob:

From now on, I'm buying all the number 58s I can find. That, and metal wheels.......... <font color="336633">Everytime I buy something new I get a pack of 58's to go with it, or when I do another detailing project I get the 58's as part of the detailing parts and as there is 2 pairs in each pack.... it dont seem like I am paying twice for KD's :rolleyes:

I have always used metal wheels on my rolling stock tho. But I have recently got some Athearn trucks with the scale tread, and these do look reallllllllllllllly nice when compaired to KD wheels :eek: if I can find enough of them in the UK I may start adding them as well.....</font>

[StickyMonk]

Originally posted by friscobob:

From now on, I'm buying all the number 58s I can find. That, and metal wheels.......... <font color="336633">Everytime I buy something new I get a pack of 58's to go with it, or when I do another detailing project I get the 58's as part of the detailing parts and as there is 2 pairs in each pack.... it dont seem like I am paying twice for KD's :rolleyes:

I have always used metal wheels on my rolling stock tho. But I have recently got some Athearn trucks with the scale tread, and these do look reallllllllllllllly nice when compaired to KD wheels :eek: if I can find enough of them in the UK I may start adding them as well.....</font>