Mike's Shanty

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December 1975 - Schlitz Reefer. I always liked the reefers with the splashy, unusual or humorous adverts.
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December 1975 - Schlitz Reefer. I always liked the reefers with the splashy, unusual or humorous adverts.

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27 Jun 2009
October 1975 - One of my favorite locos, the ATSF FP45. A present on my 12th birthday.
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October 1975 - One of my favorite locos, the ATSF FP45. A present on my 12th birthday.

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27 Jun 2009
Oct75 Scratchbuilt engine house with the Shark.
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Oct75 Scratchbuilt engine house with the Shark.

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27 Jun 2009
October 1975 -A.R. Sennic, a division of Widowmaker Chemicals, right behind Pottler's Potholes.
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October 1975 -A.R. Sennic, a division of Widowmaker Chemicals, right behind Pottler's Potholes.

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October 1975 - Pottler's Potholes, one of the unusual industries on the layout.
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October 1975 - Pottler's Potholes, one of the unusual industries on the layout.

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27 Jun 2009
October 1975 - The coal mine.
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October 1975 - The coal mine.

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October 1975 - Filling up the 0-4-0.
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October 1975 - Filling up the 0-4-0.

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27 Jun 2009
October 1975 - The second layout, a little more elaborate, but on less real estate - 4x6 feet instead of the former 4x8. We had moved, so there was less room. Most of the buildings and other structures are scratchbuilt by my Dad.
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October 1975 - The second layout, a little more elaborate, but on less real estate - 4x6 feet instead of the former 4x8. We had moved, so there was less room. Most of the buildings and other structures are scratchbuilt by my Dad.

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27 Jun 2009
Another view of the big Train Master. CN only had one of these, delivered as 3000, but renumbered a year later to 2900. It wasn't until CN acquired SD40s that they got engines with as much tractive effort as the TM.
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Another view of the big Train Master. CN only had one of these, delivered as 3000, but renumbered a year later to 2900. It wasn't until CN acquired SD40s that they got engines with as much tractive effort as the TM.

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30 May 2009
She's done! I finally finished repainting and detailing the Train Master. Formerly N&W 174, she's now CN 2900. This is my second repaint job and I'm getting better at it. And discovering the joys of Micro Sol... Also finding out that this kind of work is addictive!
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She's done! I finally finished repainting and detailing the Train Master. Formerly N&W 174, she's now CN 2900. This is my second repaint job and I'm getting better at it. And discovering the joys of Micro Sol... Also finding out that this kind of work is addictive!

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30 May 2009
ATSF F7, October 1974. Loco number 3, also a Christmas gift in '74.
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ATSF F7, October 1974. Loco number 3, also a Christmas gift in '74.

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07 May 2009
Doggie Dinner Reefer, August 1974. Cute.
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Doggie Dinner Reefer, August 1974. Cute.

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07 May 2009
Blast from the past - My second loco, a Cox GP35 - it was also my second favorite loco... I got this one for Christmas '74, along with a whole load of rolling stock. This picture was taken in September '74... going through the old slide collection, I notice that Dad piled up the train stuff throughout the year... and did photo ops on my layout while I was in school.
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Blast from the past - My second loco, a Cox GP35 - it was also my second favorite loco... I got this one for Christmas '74, along with a whole load of rolling stock. This picture was taken in September '74... going through the old slide collection, I notice that Dad piled up the train stuff throughout the year... and did photo ops on my layout while I was in school.

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02 May 2009
Blast from the past - First layout June '74. A closer view of one end of the layout, with the trusty old (well, new at that time) Shark leading a short train around the loop.
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Blast from the past - First layout June '74. A closer view of one end of the layout, with the trusty old (well, new at that time) Shark leading a short train around the loop.

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02 May 2009
Blast from the past - First layout June '74. An overall view of the 4x8 layout. Cheesy looking, but for a 10-year-old, it was heaven on earth!
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Blast from the past - First layout June '74. An overall view of the 4x8 layout. Cheesy looking, but for a 10-year-old, it was heaven on earth!

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02 May 2009
Blast from the past - My "layout" - the track "laid out" on the living room floor, Christmas 1973. Yep - that's the same Sharknose as in the recent picture...
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Blast from the past - My "layout" - the track "laid out" on the living room floor, Christmas 1973. Yep - that's the same Sharknose as in the recent picture...

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02 May 2009
Blast from the past - My first train set on the day I first laid eyes on it, Christmas 1973.
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Blast from the past - My first train set on the day I first laid eyes on it, Christmas 1973.

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02 May 2009
0-4-0 PRR 383 - Forgot this cute little tyke... At the time, my mom called it "the silly thing". It's sitting behind glass in a bookcase now.
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0-4-0 PRR 383 - Forgot this cute little tyke... At the time, my mom called it "the silly thing". It's sitting behind glass in a bookcase now.

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26 Apr 2009
GP35 CN 4000 - a more photogenic view of my first repaint/detailing job. Used to be a stock Athearn in Southern Pacific garb, bought it used at a train show/sale in Kemptville, Ontario, for $25. Added the antenna on top of the cab, the cab bell, some hoses on the pilot (#26 insulated wire!). Most fun with trains I have had in, well, 30 years... Had to grind out the ribs on the inside of the body to clear the flywheels - the loco didn't run with the body on... Makes me wonder if someone dropped a geep shell on a cab-unit frame?
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GP35 CN 4000 - a more photogenic view of my first repaint/detailing job. Used to be a stock Athearn in Southern Pacific garb, bought it used at a train show/sale in Kemptville, Ontario, for $25. Added the antenna on top of the cab, the cab bell, some hoses on the pilot (#26 insulated wire!). Most fun with trains I have had in, well, 30 years... Had to grind out the ribs on the inside of the body to clear the flywheels - the loco didn't run with the body on... Makes me wonder if someone dropped a geep shell on a cab-unit frame?

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25 Apr 2009
SD40 CN 5243 - Bought used at same show as GP7. Runs nicely, snowplow pilot, a subtly weathered, my first loco after the 30-year drought. This is the one that made me decide to model CN. I will probably renumber it to 5000 - 5243 is a wide-cab model and that's a bit harder to do than messing with decals...
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SD40 CN 5243 - Bought used at same show as GP7. Runs nicely, snowplow pilot, a subtly weathered, my first loco after the 30-year drought. This is the one that made me decide to model CN. I will probably renumber it to 5000 - 5243 is a wide-cab model and that's a bit harder to do than messing with decals...

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25 Apr 2009
CFA16-4 CN 8720 - Proto 1000 bought at the same sale/show as the GP7. It was practically new in the box - the grab rails weren't all installed yet.
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CFA16-4 CN 8720 - Proto 1000 bought at the same sale/show as the GP7. It was practically new in the box - the grab rails weren't all installed yet.

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25 Apr 2009
GP7 CN 4816 - bought this $25 used at a sale/show in Ottawa. Replaced the motor and finished the detailing - added the bell, and renumbered from 1776 to 4816. The logos on the ends were Central Vermont (as was the decal under the road name on the sides...). There was no light - I added a LED in the long hood.
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GP7 CN 4816 - bought this $25 used at a sale/show in Ottawa. Replaced the motor and finished the detailing - added the bell, and renumbered from 1776 to 4816. The logos on the ends were Central Vermont (as was the decal under the road name on the sides...). There was no light - I added a LED in the long hood.

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25 Apr 2009
1973 Sharknose - My first loco ever, an xmas gift along with a few freight cars and a caboose. The only survivor of my early hobby, and still runs like a new one!
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1973 Sharknose - My first loco ever, an xmas gift along with a few freight cars and a caboose. The only survivor of my early hobby, and still runs like a new one!

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24 Apr 2009
GP35 no4000 - my first repaint job ever. Not perfect, but not shabby either! To the right, peeking its short hood into the frame, is a Train Master I'm working on, will become CN 2900.
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GP35 no4000 - my first repaint job ever. Not perfect, but not shabby either! To the right, peeking its short hood into the frame, is a Train Master I'm working on, will become CN 2900.

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24 Apr 2009
Mike VE2TRV, Apr 24, 2009
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