Yes, the "vomit bonnet". That moniker got back to BNSF corporate really fast and there were heated words on at least one forum from BNSF...
The only "first generation" power I still run is Con-Cor/Kato PAs and U50s. Every one of my dozen or so old Atlas/Rivarossi with the vertical can...
Considering my fave shortline is the Trona circa 1970, this Baldwin is certainly on my "want" list, as are the truck sideframes to build an AS-616...
Yes. (HA!) ;)
Yeah. You guys let me know when you're done making big destructive mistakes so I know when it's safe to start working on mine. Mark, that sucks....
Oh, you'd be surprised. I worked in a RR radio shop many years ago. We had a box full of walkie-talkies that switchmen had used as wheel chocks....
An unfortunate reminder of how brittle the FUD material is. This is definitely a cautionary tale for when time permits to paint and decal mine.
As with the UP water bottles, I'm still hung-up on handrails (and grabs), doing wire and Gold Medal stanchions on the DD35s for that added touch....
Operating sessions appear to be very limited. Here is their calendar: http://www.moffatmodelers.org/calendar/schedule.html#. They appear to have...
Holy cow, James. I haven't even had a chance to make significant headway on the DD35 re-runs, and here you are twisting my arm makin' me get more...
And this is serious stuff. A buddy runs a private varnish leasing operation. He had an otherwise-inspected car break an axle at track speed (79...
I see you're getting close on the pre-rebuild tender! Eagerly awaiting. UPS says the DD35 shell re-runs should be here on Thursday. A day or two...
Interesting development... I sent that picture to Shapeways, and they're re-running it at no cost to me. I'm really curious to see what the...
Heptane soak. You're right, it seems to be soft and most came off with vigorous brushing... but not all of it. There is still some relief...
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Bob, James... any thoughts about this before I dig out the X-Acto #17 and start carving? [IMG] BTW, the other end of both is fine. Odd.
Things are moving slowly... I had some delay in replenishing our supply of Bestine. First shell came out of the soak just a few minutes ago....
James, have you considered modifying your DD35 dummy trucks to replace the outer frames of the Bachmann powered trucks? It would save time in...
James - received the Shapeways package today. Looks amazingly good "raw" - I'm quite impressed the long hood could be rendered without warping....
Aww, just givin' everybody grief. Actually, the SD50 looks pretty good with the doubles.
