Nice layout.
Mark, Nice engine and caboose. I like the colors. I guess I got a thing for orange. 
I'm not familiar with the B&P. Enjoy them.
The B&P- a CSX spin off, a remake of the BR&P that was bought by the B&O. The B&P goes from Butler, Pa. to Buffalo, NY.
jim pastorius posted:The B&P- a CSX spin off, a remake of the BR&P that was bought by the B&O. The B&P goes from Butler, Pa. to Buffalo, NY.
Thank you Jim for giving Pat the scoop!
Pat Kn posted:Mark, Nice engine and caboose. I like the colors. I guess I got a thing for orange.
Pat, I'm glad you like them. A little Western New York-Western Pennsylvania color for a fall day.
"Orange" you going to add any cars between them?
That layout sure has changed since the last I had a good look at it. Please let me know when you do a "tour" again, OK?
Thank you Frank!! I just made a note to post some more hopefully this evening.
Adriatic posted:"Orange" you going to add any cars between them?
That layout sure has changed since the last I had a good look at it. Please let me know when you do a "tour" again, OK?
I'll add all the orange cars I gathered together for Halloween. Stay tuned!
I added a couple new things to the stable. The Legacy Trainmaster was actually in a box with a crushed shell, but I found out Lionel had shells and got it back on the road. I had bought it intending on repairing the shell, but that proved to be more of an issue than I first imagined. The Lionel Trainmaster has a nicely designed wiring layout, it was a breeze to move the wiring over and taking the shell on and off is a piece of cake for this model.
The GP-35 was a recent OGR forum purchase. After adding cruise control and redoing the lighting, it's ready to carry the freight. 
As opposed to the Lionel engine, the spaghetti wiring and oddball lighting configuration of the Atlas engine is certainly odd. The lights only worked part of the time, so I ripped out what they had and rewired with new stuff. Even though LED's fit perfectly in the headlight openings, for reasons only known to Atlas, they used crappy plastic inserts that blocked most of the light, the headlights looked more like parking lights. The number boards are translucent, but for some reason they weren't lighted, now they are.
Yep, I know the front step isn't aligned correctly, which looks odd on the Reading logo, I didn't spot that until after I had the pictures.
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John, They are both really nice! Great upgrades on the Reading Geep! Good story about the new shell for the Trainmaster! I hope to get a Virginian TM someday!
John, nice work on the Atlas rewire. I hate working on those, its sooooo tight in there like looking under the hood of a Cadillac. Thre are so many upgrades and lighting features I want to do to some of my locos but I just need to get everyone elses stuff fixed then I can play with mine
Mark, C Sam, and Gunrunner John, beautiful Work, These pictures are So Bright and Colorful. C Sam, I like those HO Diesels, so nice....Gunrunner, your Gift of Repair is Amazing....Thank you all for Posting those pictures...Now, take a look at my forum purchase.....C&O Berkshire, Legacy Control...
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Matt Makens posted:John, nice work on the Atlas rewire. I hate working on those, its sooooo tight in there like looking under the hood of a Cadillac. Thre are so many upgrades and lighting features I want to do to some of my locos but I just need to get everyone elses stuff fixed then I can play with mine
You just wrote my biography. Too many projects, too little time.
leapinlarry posted:Mark, C Sam, and Gunrunner John, beautiful Work, These pictures are So Bright and Colorful. C Sam, I like those HO Diesels, so nice....Gunrunner, your Gift of Repair is Amazing....Thank you all for Posting those pictures...Now, take a look at my forum purchase.....C&O Berkshire, Legacy Control...
Nice and shiny, looks brand new!
Technically the outside is brand new
leapinlarry posted:Mark, C Sam, and Gunrunner John, beautiful Work, These pictures are So Bright and Colorful. C Sam, I like those HO Diesels, so nice....Gunrunner, your Gift of Repair is Amazing....Thank you all for Posting those pictures...Now, take a look at my forum purchase.....C&O Berkshire, Legacy Control...
Larry,
Thank you! The Berkshire looks great!! One of those would look good pulling my C&O heavyweights! I'll have to keep one in mind.
The Canadian Xmas seals from 1956 sort of dates this Western Germany set.
If the artists rendition looks somewhat prototypical, none of those similarities transferred into lithographed tin.
The curious articulated vestibule design does hearken back to the streamliner toys of the '30's. It's motor seems to be a combo of 3 volt electric and friction flywheel. Also included was the 8 piece circle of track and the battery holder / controller.
Bruce
Bruce,
That set certainly is interesting! I never saw anything like it before.
Sort of Zephyr meets Sharknose meets Lil Joe meets Super Chief meets Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers. ....but yea, I'd run it
Note the bars on the forward windows.
They must have had to lock the engineer in the cab to get that loco loco to the next station on time. It gives captivating a confusing twist, eh?
I expected rods and pistons down low too. Actually I'm kinda disappointed there aren't any 
Whats the size anyhow? OG gauge? Y gauge? ( Oh gee, why )
Gives new meaning to hi-rail.
Seriously what's the gauge Bruce. Despite the jokes the paint is nice, it looks to be in perfect shape, and it is interesting too boot.
These landed at my door today. I know the real EP-5 were not well liked and they never made it to nice blue Conrail paint.......but I sure like these models!!! and after all my world is in a basement with 3 rail track....so blue EP-5 is OK. These are the Williams powered and dummy set of two. I may leave these in the shinny blue without and weathering!!! 
I paid more than I normally do for my 2nd hand locos......but still cheap by today's standards........love 'em! thx
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