Southern Pacific E7's dressed for Daylight

Oh Me like!

Isn't THAT something...how well does it run? 

Please continue to show we "mere mortals" anything else you have on those shelves, please...

Thanks, Carey.

Mark in Oregon

Mark, bet you have never seen this E-7 and what it started out too be. Don

@scale rail posted:

Mark, bet you have never seen this E-7 and what it started out too be. Don

That's when it was an E2.  After being rebuilt into an E7, it was slightly shorter than a factory E7.

Rusty

Your sharp Rusty....

Thank you, thank you!  Stunning!  I too have some SP doorstops to share.  Afraid mine are weathered and not quite as striking.

I have two real doorstop SP Diesels - the CLW PA, and a brass Exacta E7.  My paint, and my snowplow.  both are double-powered with no U joints.  The sprockets are dying, so next step is Jay's sprockets or tooth belts.  Both were excellent runners two decades ago.

I am not the world's best painter, but have learned that if I let Scale Coat dry (after baking) for a week, I can lay perfect stripes with a "Pilot" fine line pen.  I can also do it with a ruling pen, but that has a way of getting messy if you make a mistake.  The "Pilot" stripes wipe off easily if you err.  A coat of whatever they now call "Future Floor Wax" will fix the pen lines forever.

Matching coaches:

I have three different styles of Daylight coaches.  First, and most accurate, are the Speer extrusions, which I cut anyway I want.  They are not 100% accurate, but I believe they are closest to accurate of any O Scale Daylight cars yet produced, in terms of corrugation styles and numbers.

Second is the Kasiner - to make Daylight coaches out of Kasiners requires some bondo and some imagination, since the corrugations go the wrong way.  And my floorboards are too thick, as evidenced by the stairwell.

Last is the Kasiner, next to a B-C Models (Ken Caswell) car.  The B-C was done by a Sacramento modeler using SP shop paint.  It is older enamel, and while it will last forever, these things do not like to be wrapped in tissue paper or bubble wrap.

Third rail came really close a few years ago - I could only fault small divergences in corrugations and the Hat trucks.  They are probably best if you just want a Daylight train.  I have seen the rather expensive Pecos River Brass versions, and am not impressed.  This, of course, is all just opinion.

As usual, your pictures are great and your "opinions" most welcome. 🙂

Mark in Oregon

I was just begging - on MTJ - for more Daylight photos.  I am stunned that nobody but Corey and me has any Daylight equipment.  I would even like to see a "still" of a scale 3-rail Daylight.  Where are you guys - out partying?

Begging?  I was very close to prostrate!

@bob2 posted:

I was just begging - on MTJ - for more Daylight photos.  I am stunned that nobody but Corey and me has any Daylight equipment.  I would even like to see a "still" of a scale 3-rail Daylight.  Where are you guys - out partying?

Begging?  I was very close to prostrate!

Daylight MTH Premier Alco PAs and Premier GS4. That helpful?

I have a set of PAs in Daylight by MTH in one gauge and the AFT GS4. Our grandson wanted me to get the Daylight GS4 in 2 rail also. I don't have the money to keep up with him! 

I'll be getting my first southern pacific in my fleet. GS4 vision when it arrives. love the pic's.

Thanks!  Yes, fun to see others' stuff.

@bob2 posted:

I was just begging - on MTJ - for more Daylight photos.  I am stunned that nobody but Corey and me has any Daylight equipment.  I would even like to see a "still" of a scale 3-rail Daylight.  Where are you guys - out partying?

Begging?  I was very close to prostrate!

Sorry, I have a ton of SP but did not want to unpack them.  MTH GS-4, MTH Alco PA-1 AA. Weaver E-8 AA, Williams PA-1 ABA, Atlas SD-35, Lionel SPSF SD-40-T2.  two Lionel SP Atlantics.  6 Williams SP 80' aluminum cars,  Two MTH 5 car Streamline sets couple of extra domes, RPO, 5 K-Line heavyweight cars. Everything, except the SD-35 and SD-40 and some freight cars, is in Daylight colors. One of the Atlantics is on my work bench so how bout a shot of that.  j

That works!  Thanks!  I did an article on how to build an A-3 Atlantic.  I may yet doan A-6 in Daylight colors.

Sorry you have to keep them packed away.  Difficult to truly enjoy them that way.

I love the pictures, but the only SP stuff I have are my two Scale Craft Mountains. But I guess one of those could be streamlined lol