Below are a couple of pictures of my latest a New Haven 9E. These pictures are fresh out of the paint shop no touch ups yet. This is from a 9E kit I bought at auction and probably one of the last bild a Loco motors MTH had.
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I’m liking it so far . Keep the progress photos coming .
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Looks great. Very nice work so far.
@Pete in Kansas posted:
You are doing a fantastic job on your 9E!! I’m looking forward to seeing the end results.
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nice
Fantastic !! Here’s a question for you, will you be making a set of matching passenger cars to go with it ? 🤞🤞
I already have a set of Baby State cars that I did in a paint scheme similar to the MTH Orange and White but I may do some in a more traditional NH paint scheme. I don't think I'll do the bland Black and Orange though, maybe I'll do one of their experimental paint schemes.
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@Pete in Kansas posted:
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this gem!!!! 😎
@Pete: and you added pony trucks. Nice touch.
Steve
A set to definitely be proud of !!
I love this. Just stunning!
@RideTheRails posted:@Pete: and you added pony trucks. Nice touch.
Steve
I found that by spacing the frame up about 1/16" the pony trucks would swing freely and not have the derailing issues others have had. I put an extra nut on the screws that hold the motor mounts to the frame. The nut goes on the screw between the motor mount and the frame and effectively moves the frame up for more space.
VERY NICE WORK!