Further progress on detailing an Atlas N scale RSD-5 for a Milwaukee Road prototype. Horns have been moved, stack has been extended, and...
All-weather windows can be seen as "bump-outs" in this view from above.
All-weather window on fireman's side.
All-weather window on engineer's side.
Grab-irons added to corners per prototype photos.
Another view of the stock shell.
The stock undecorated shell from Atlas. Note the molded on grab-irons, the horn placement, and the "side-by-side" configuration of the...
The BNSF Whatcom Yard formerly Milwaukee Road was sold to the state for highway expansion and is being removed. May 2010.
6/7/2009 - MILW 33283 at Chehalis-Centralia Railroad.
Cut down Life-Like SW-9/1500
Bachmann Consolidation with new tender modified from old Atlas 0-8-0 switcher tender.
Atlas RSD-5 with Milw numberboards added.
Milwaukee Road 261 leads a steam special through Hastings, Mn. on its way to Sturtevant, Wi. & return after making some trips during the week...
This is a quite old model that I chose to improve with GMM stirrups, roofwalks and brakewheel. Also added Atlas metal wheels to improve running....