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Post by backshophoss on Jul 25, 2014 18:11:14 GMT -5
The ex-CNW F-7's,don't remember an ad about them,but great looking models, not sure if the HEP could stand a couple of ML-I/II's,a 4 car set of comets will work!  |
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Post by cab4 on Dec 17, 2014 15:21:41 GMT -5
PRSL RDC M-403 upgraded with Mount Vernon Shops decals   I picked this Arrow I up for $20! This may have been one of Mike Bartel's original display models, guessing from the pantograph. If it is, that would be interesting (I also own the Arrow III displayed on his website).  Not a huge rapid transit modeler, but I did snag a few R44 subway cars shells. Since much of my family lives on Staten Island, I had to have some! I have two more A cars, but I need to find some matching B-cars for a second set. I have thought about the 3D print shells but I am afraid to invest in them.  So far, here is my NJ DOT locomotive fleet. 2 ex CNJ GP7s, 2 E8As, 2 GG1s, 1 GP40P. Unfortunately, most of them are incomplete, and there are decals I need to really complete most of them. That said, I am pleased to atleast have the physical, working models in my possession. The GP40P Only needs paint and a decoder to get running. I also have a small bunch of Jersey builder cars that only need patches and NJ DOT logos to go with it. The GG1s are running, but my PC commuter cars are all still in various stages of completion, mostly because these are being built from core kits.   I am excited about my Ex CNJ units. GP40Ps are rare, and its nice to have a prototypically accurate GP7 as well! those light cabinets on the ends of the long hood were hard to find! I'm pleased with my detail work on that GP7 so far. The GP7 is specifically based on 5861, formerly CNJ 1523. The GP40P will probably be #4109, but that may change depending on photos.  In addition to the Walthers 44 Seat and 60 seat ACF cars (which are perfect matches for small sub classes of the Jersey builder cars), I also have a pair of the Rapido CNJ/NJ DOT cars. These are a canadian prototype adapted to look similar to the ex KCS cars that the CNJ purchased.  I also had some of my Commuter fleet on display at the NJ layout Design/ RPM event.    I recently added a Penn Central MP54 to the roster as well.  |
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Post by cab4 on Apr 2, 2015 10:41:06 GMT -5
Penn Central MP54    Lucky $20 find at last year's Model Trolley & Transit Show, an "RTR" Arrow I.  New E60CP by American GK. The model is an E60CH, but adding steam generators shouldn't be a problem with all the photos I have.  Metroliners, Set 1  Metroliners, set 2  GP40P in the paint shop. Gotta dig up my decals, can't seem to find them!  A Totally different generation of Walthers products! I'm glad to have these new amfleets though!  PRR B1 Switcher  Working on making X995 DC compatible  Got the nose bell, need to collect a few more details for this F7  |
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Post by backshophoss on Apr 2, 2015 18:06:48 GMT -5
Cab 4,you have some great pics! Where did you find that X955 model(RC-4)at?
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Post by cab4 on Apr 2, 2015 23:48:23 GMT -5
Cab 4,you have some great pics! Where did you find that X955 model(RC-4)at? I scooped it from Ebay. I'm actually very happy about this one, since normally these X995 models go for quite a bite of money. Apparently, everyone missed this one, and I got it for about half the going rate for these things. The only complication is that given its Marklin origins, its a three rail model. Unfortunately, I cannot simply trade the guts of an AEM7 to get this thing going. I can apparently rewire the AC moter to be DC, but I will also need to isolate the wheel sets somehow. |
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Post by backshophoss on Apr 3, 2015 20:33:42 GMT -5
Wonder if there's a conversion kit to change AC powered models to DC/DCC??
The only other option would be a same wheel base DC model to transplant the body shell to.
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Post by cab4 on Apr 4, 2015 23:04:25 GMT -5
Wonder if there's a conversion kit to change AC powered models to DC/DCC?? The only other option would be a same wheel base DC model to transplant the body shell to. No conversion kits I'm aware of. Unfortunately, the shell does not contain all of the body. the "smooth" area beneath the fluted sides is part of the heavy metal frame. Apparently, the AC motor can be wired to run on DC (instead of "field magnets" like in a DC motor, there are coils that alternate the magnetic polarity to keep the motor going. Wiring it to run one way will turn it into a "field electromagnet"). The real problem is that the wheels are not insulated. I need to study the gears again, but I'm not sure if I'd be able to swap AEM7 wheels for it. |
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Post by backshophoss on Apr 5, 2015 1:27:17 GMT -5
So if you apply power to the track,you wind up with a direct short!  and you need to pitch the "center rail slider" to boot! Are the drive axles OUTside bearing or INside bearing?? |
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Post by slowfreight on Apr 5, 2015 8:11:12 GMT -5
Do you have access to a drill press? If you can get NWSL insulated axle bushings that would fit the axles, you could press off wheels on two sides and drill out those wheels for the bushings. Everything would press back together. If you insulate opposite sides you'll have a unit that can pick up DC track power, but you'll probably have to insulate one truck from its bolster.
And then there's the wrong shade of blue on that stripe.
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Post by backshophoss on Apr 6, 2015 22:03:16 GMT -5
Believe both the X995 and X996 were a shade darker then ph I blue at that time,as both were painted at their Factories in Europe,before being shipped stateside. While X996 was "unhappy" under NEC wire,X995 with it's HEP generator car was running regular turns between WAS and NY Penn with then new Amfleet I's I rode behind x995 from DC to NY Penn,2 cars back,the HEP Generator and the "Boston" Coach were ahead, didn't know untill Penn when I got off that train and herded up the stairs to the LIRR concourse  |
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Post by cab4 on Apr 17, 2015 16:05:30 GMT -5
They might have been not exactly right, but I don't think they were as far off as the models. I strongly suspect that when Marklin went to paint these models, they used the then current (1990s) Amtrak shades, which are noticeably darker. They may not have realized the discrepancy until they already produced the model.
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Post by backshophoss on Apr 17, 2015 23:45:57 GMT -5
That may have been the only color choise avaible to Marklin back then,
This was about the time of phI/ph II transistion,and Amtrak was still
an oddity to European modelers.
ASEA's RC-4 was the prototype for the AEM-7.
It's unknown(to me at least) if a model of X996 was done,it was a well respected motor
on SCNF rails.
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Post by jwb on Apr 25, 2015 11:45:32 GMT -5
I guess this qualifies as a commuter loco, since it originally had electrical generators in the long hood for B&M commuter service pre-McGinnis, and the MBTA eventually used B&M geeps to pull depowered RDCs. It's a Bachmann GP7 with Custom Finishing electrical cabinet:  I used Tru Color B&M blue on the casting, which unfortunately doesn't match the Bachmann blue very well. Since Bachmann has also done a GP7 in the maroon and gold scheme, when they would really be commuter locos, that would be an interesting project -- and a challenge to see if you could get gold B&M decal striping to match the Bachmann paint. |
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Post by fl9m2026 on May 3, 2015 23:43:53 GMT -5
Well, figured I'd start throwing up a few pics of my fleet. I'll start with some MBTA motive power. Currently I own four locomotives from the "T", a pair of MPExpress MP36PH-3C's (True Line Trains plastic models of #'s 010 and 011) and a pair of F40PH-2 "Screamers", the version originally delivered to the T in '78 and '80 (Overland Models brass models, custom painted and detailed to appear as the second batch did in the simplified paint scheme with one personal preference - all of these locos eventually ended up in this scheme, but during the process lost the "cheek" markers during overhaul. I always liked the looks of these and had them retained). These were basically Amtrak versions geared for commuter operation with some spotting differences and did not have the separate HEP generator seen on the later F40PH-2C's built by EMD and Morrison Knudson.
The F40's were painted and detailed by a modeler with ties to the "T" so that he was able to match the paint right off the original locomotives. The 1007, from the "T"'s first batch, received the windshield post-mounted bell that the second batch was delivered with, and all first batch locos received on their first overhaul/repaint. All of the striping is airbrushed. The only decals were the "T" emblems, road numbers, number boards and misc. small detail decals.
I noticed after taking the pics that the unforgiving eye of the camera pointed out I need to straighten the "ghetto grille" on the fireman's side windshield on 1007! I lucked into these two locomotives back in 1991 at the train show at the Big E in West Springfield. They were painted/detailed a few years later. IIRC there were only 25 of these models imported by Overland. They don't look too bad considering the paint work was done 21 years ago! I am seriously thinking of having them re-powered and re-lit now that there are much more reliable and quiet drives and LED lighting available.
The TLT model is straight from the box with no modifications. I only photographed 011 for the time being for the comparison shots of it with the F40.
  
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Post by fl9m2026 on May 3, 2015 23:45:06 GMT -5
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