Love to see other Milwaukee Road layouts. I am the proud owner of these late model better detailed K-line F-7s. Have three sets, one never run. Never had a problem with them. Don
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Some Prewar American flyer and a JAD standard gauge poking out of the tunnel.
NWL
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Tom, those are beauties. I have the tricolor Bipolar but someday want to get the black version. Somehow to me they say Milwaukee Road. My black GE boxcabs made it on the cover of OGR one issue. I had a set of tricolor boxcabs and couldn't afford another set. Then one of the trains shops put the back boxcabs with Rock Island letter on sale. I guess no one wanted them in Rock Island. Got them very cheap, removed the lettering and made them into Milwaukee. Don
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Here's a video heavy on Milwaukee Road from my friend, Dr Jack's, layout - the link is here
We did a special run of Milwaukee F7's and they have arrived at MTH - should be here next week.
- MTH 20-21383-1 - F-7 A Unit Diesel Engine "Milwaukee Road" w/ PS3 #83A
- MTH 20-21383-3 - F-7 B Unit Diesel Engine "Milwaukee Road" #72B (Unpowered)
- MTH 20-21384-1 - F-7 A Unit Diesel Engine "Milwaukee Road" w/ PS3 #84A
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Some Classic Prewar American Flyer
NWL
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Here are some more shots of a JAD Hiawatha, after I upgraded the lighting in the cars and loco to LEDs. This is the only Milwaukee Road equipment in my collection. I'd love to find a set of the Phoenix Hiawatha O-gauge cars someday.
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Some Milwaukee Road items from Lionel (F3, Northern), Weaver (Baltic), MTH SW-1), and K-line (Chippewa). The rolling stock is Atlas, Lionel, and Weaver (I think). The switcher is heading up the "roller coaster" to service the homasote flats breweries.
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Another Flyer tinplate item
NWL
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@SANTIAGOP23 posted:
Excellent video Santiago'... Beautiful...
I love the way you combined history along with the fantastic models of the E-6. And of course, Frankie, what could be better' Thank you for presenting such a fine feature'..👍🏻👌❤
Thank you, @Quarter Gauger 48! I’m picking up Scott’s Hiawatha next week. A dream for me!
@SANTIAGOP23 posted:Thank you, @Quarter Gauger 48! I’m picking up Scott’s Hiawatha next week. A dream for me!
You are welcome'... I love the Hiawatha'.. one of the most beautiful locomotives of all time'... I wish I had larger radius curves, the GGDs just won't fit... ☹ Please post another video of your new baby.....😃
@JeffPo posted:
Wow what a great lantern. I have one, but not with that colored globe! Nice!!
@marty track posted:
Very nice electric, and I really like the bridge scene especially the gulls. Where does a guy find them??
Ebay. Small plastic birds come in 2 sizes. Gy26075 And gy26050 they come unpainted but a little dark color on the wings a yellow beakand your good to go
OK Thanks. I'll take a look on e-bay.
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Here is my Milwaukee Road #8035, celebrated its 50th birthday last week!
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@Rick Wright posted:
Under Pennsy signals????
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The loco is an original Lionel that was converted to outside 3rd rail a long time ago. When I bought it it was all apart and the paint was chipped and was very dark from a very thick coat of shellac. The conversion was done with a purpose built chassis with very detailed rods and valve gear. The only Lionel parts that were used are the boiler and tender bodies, everything else was replaced. I put a center rail pickup on the loco and tender. It runs quite well on 072 Fastrack. There is also a pretty well detailed cab interior. I am assuming that this was done with a conversion kit that was available in the 1940s. If anyone has any information on this please let me know.
The passenger cars are original 1930s Walthers built kits that I had collected over the years. They were all in horrible shape. Most of them had scratch built interiors in them. I added interiors to the cars that did not have anything inside. I restored them a few years ago and put K-line trucks on them.
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Any of you OGR railroaders have a model of Milwaukee Road U25B 5057? It is currently being restored to be placed on display in fromt of the Cle Elum, WA depot by the Cascade Rail Foundation. Check'em out at www.milwelectric.org
When fully restored, 5057 will be one mean clean machine for sure!
@BAR GP7 #63 posted:
Johan, this shot looks absolutely real! Nice work!
MILW ALCO RS1 #1677.
Wow! I looked at the photo and said to myself "Nice prototype photo." I never imagined it was a model until I saw Paul's comments above. I still didn't believe it and I had to enlarge the photo. The only giveaway was not the model. It was the figure on the right.
Fabulous weathering and scenery.
Bob
@PAUL ROMANO posted:Johan, this shot looks absolutely real! Nice work!
Paul. Thank you very much.
Johan
@RRDOC posted:@BAR GP7 #63 posted:MILW ALCO RS1 #1677.
Wow! I looked at the photo and said to myself "Nice prototype photo." I never imagined it was a model until I saw Paul's comments above. I still didn't believe it and I had to enlarge the photo. The only giveaway was not the model. It was the figure on the right.
Fabulous weathering and scenery.
Bob
Bob. Thank you very much. 🤝
Johan
SIRT, great looking Milwaukee yard.
Scale Rail: Your little freelanced electric looks like something right off Bob Hegge's Two Rail O scale Crooked Mountain Lines.
Wonder why Bob (RIP) didn't construct the CML to 1/4" fine scale standards? He was a master builder, using Code 100 rail on the layout and after removing the overhead on the island terminal laid third rail in it's place.
Any Crooked Mountain Lines fans here besides me? Let's hear from you! Better yet, are there any O gaugers who have built a layout using the CML plan modified to fit their needs?
Item: Oh yes, how silly of me, I almost forgot. I'm a big fan of the Milwaukee Road Little Joes! Love the cut off buffer plates on the pilots. Cool!
Joseph Toth Jr.
Godspeed
Please pray for World Peace. Our children deserve it, as do their children's children too!
My MTH Bi-Polars are A-OK on 072 but do not like 061, they bind on the 061 curves to a point that they struggle to get through with a heavy load. I run them on just my 072 main lines.
I bought this on eBay a while ago. It was advertised as a partially finished prototype built by Glenn Guerra of Mullet River models. As you can see it needed some help to straighten it. I had to build a frame and floor. The ladders are from a Lionel bay window caboose. I added some interior details from Scale City Designs and LED lighting. The trucks and pickups are vintage Walthers. Decals are Champ.
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Really nice job on the caboose 👍
Bob
I recently purchased 2 kits from HRM Laser Models. They are highly detailed craftsman type wood kits. I have the Freight House built and am starting on the depot. Shipping was very fast and I highly recommend this supplier. He also has a coaling tower and handcar shed available in O scale.
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I recently purchased 2 kits from HRM Laser Models. They are highly detailed craftsman type wood kits. I have the Freight House built and am starting on the depot. Shipping was very fast and I highly recommend this supplier. He also has a coaling tower and handcar shed available in O scale.
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American Flyer never made a Milwaukee Road streamline passenger set but I was able to purchase some AM F-units and AF cars painted in Milw. Rd. colors. Be gentle, the cars are not prototypical but the paint scheme is very nice.
Ray
@scott.smith posted:
If you're only going to own one, that's the one to have.
@Rick Wright posted:
I love the black Box Cabs
@PAUL ROMANO posted:Johan, this shot looks absolutely real! Nice work!
stunning.
I see there is truly heaven on the forum, and it came in Orange , Maroon , and a little Grey!
@Krieglok posted:
I like them in the Black the best
Couple boxcars, Lionel 9731 from 1974, 75 and a repaint Op. car 9228 CP 1986
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I finally found a set of Phoenix Railways Hiawatha cars. Here they are behind a Pride Lines steamer. It's not a perfect color match, but pretty close.
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@BlueComet400 posted:I finally found a set of Phoenix Railways Hiawatha cars. Here they are behind a Pride Lines steamer. It's not a perfect color match, but pretty close.
not matching is ok deferent batches of MR paint could be slightly off
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@Yellowstone Special posted:
nice
These are no comparison to the nice models being shown here but it is all my MR except one boxcar I can’t find. The NW2 is an All nation that runs smooth as silk, the reefer is Atlas and I built the caboose. I have yet to weather the loco.
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@Brother_Love posted:
I have just pulled out my caboose book , to order supplies to make 3 of these , this is the most common style they should have been making in O . great job on all of them.
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wow a full stable