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You will probably agree that these drawings of the new N Scale USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado Steam Locomotive N scale USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado steam locomotive by (Black paint scheme) KATO Precision Railroad Models look good. Item # Roadname Eng.# Scaled from prototypes based on USRA specifications, the. KATO Mikado looks to be the crown jewel of your railroad. 126-0101 Santa Fe 4016 ... The KATO "Mike" is designed for double heading with two interchangable pilots. Inside the cab, the backhead is finely 126-0102 Santa Fe 4088* detailed. The appearance of this model is richly increased with added detail parts such as metal handrails, a brass 126-0103 Canadian National 3801 ... bell, a tender ladder and marker lights. Internally, "Mike" is 126-0104 Canadian National 3803* equipped with KATO's highly-regarded five-pole, brass flywheel motor for smooth and efficient operation. Operating 126-0105 CB & Q 5506 performance is further enhanced by additional tender pick '"
up. Our model also features constant lighting and high 126-0106 CB & Q 5514 quality markings. 126-0109 New York Central 9505 Yes, the KATO Mikado drawings do indeed look good. But once on your layout, you will find that this model looks, 126-0110 New York Central 9506 and runs, GREAT.
"Mike" is the first North American steam locomotive model 126-0113 Southern Pacific 3303* produced by KATO USA and will be steaming into your 126-0114 Southern Pacific 3304* local hobby store soon. Place your reservation with your dealer for the KATO USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado today. 'Because several railroads made modifications to steam KATO U.S.A., INC. locomotives, the prototypes of these models are similar to USRA construction specifications of the heavy Mikado. WoodD l IL 2-8-2 D ...... -'-' 7w 8"'.! 11..,! l.I.i lI.l-'.on...... ,D!.'-r'.l'iv:>'.e, 60191 '--____ '-'L...L-..L.- .... a e Volume 7, Number 5
AllTechniques: Scales: Diesels,N One-Detail-At-A-Scale:Time: 9 Diesel Number Changes with Dry Transfers and Decals 14 EMD SD9 as Burlington (C&S) 823 39 Weathering Diesels with Powdered Pastel Chalks 56 Your Top Tips-reader's "better ideas" for modeling Freight Car Modeling: 27 International Car Wide-Vision Caboose from Athearn or Bachmann Track Planning: models 37 Modoc Mine Division of the Santa Fe Southwestern in 17 feet 7 feet x 28 International Car Wide-Vision Caboose from Con-Cor models 6 inches
Techniques: Scenic Modelng: 43 N Scale Trucks from C in C Kits 50 Trees That Grow, Modeling Specific Tree Species, Part X
Layout Tour: Time Capsule: 44 Gary Saxton's Carbondale & Kingston Railroad 55 Local No.7, Northbound, at Ocee, Tennessee, July 23, 1953, on the L&N Scenic Modeling: 50 Trees That Grow, Modeling Specific Tree Species, Part X
Locomotive Pc,·ronmlnce: 18 At las EVID G P7 Test Report 52 Summary of All Previous Locomotive Performance Test Reports TechniqueHOs: Scale: 4 Add "One-Detail-At-A-Timc" to the Proto 2000 EMD SD7. as C&S 810 12 Kadce Couplers for the Proto 2000 SD7
Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: 14 EMD SD9 as Burlington (C&S) 823
Diesel Modeling: 16 Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet, Atlanta 1995 Freight Car Modeling: o & S Scales: 16 Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet, Atlanta 1995 Diesels, Onc-Detail-At-A-Time: 20 AAR SO-foot Steel Automobile Cars of the Forties from Proto 2000 14 EMD SD9 as Burlington (C&S) 823 kits 26 Internmional Car Wide-Vision Caboose from Athearn or Bachmann Freight Car Modeling: kits 20 AAR 50-foot Steel Automobile Cars of the Forties from Old Pullman 27 InternationalCar Wide-Vision Caboose from Atlas models kits 38 CN "Slab Side" Covered Hopper from Atlas kits 28 International Car Wide- Vision Caboose from Atlas kits 42 Areo Pulymers 62-Foot Granules Car from McKean Model kit
Locomotive Performance: Locomotive Pc,-for·nulllce: 52 Summary of All Previous Locomotive Performance Test Reports 52 Summary of All Previous Locomotive Performance Test Reports
ON THE COVER: The new Proto 2000, by Life-Like, HO scale SD7 is one of the best-detailed plastic models, but it Departments: can be made to be a precise match, right down to the 48 Experience-At Your Fingertips: More about what's in this issue. from minor details, numbers and weathering. Learn all the steps articles in previolls isslles 5-1 Calendar to upgrade any diesel, beginning on page 4 of this issue. 57-61 New Products -Robert Schleicher photo.
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RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 3 TECHNIQUES
2000 EMD SD7 Proto as Burli ngton (Colorado & Southern) 810
By Robert Schleicher
How to add the specific detail parts Life-Like includes some extra detail on pages 14-15. You will also want to that make the S07 unique to your parts with each of its Proto 2000 SD7s add many of the other details marked particular favorite real railroad's so you can make them a closer match for with asterisks on pages 14-15 to these diesels. There's an index of previous the specific real railroad. The models other models. articles on step-by-step detailing include all-weather cab windows, cab If you want to go a step further, tech-niques and on other detailed awnings, rerail frogs, a winterization renumber the locomotive to match a dif diesel models on pages 48-49 of this hatch and a three-piece steam generator ferent prototype. Tn the case of the SD7, issue. set. Life-Like has molded holes on the the Burlington had three different rail inside of the body to accept the mount roads carrying the same paint schemes. t's the individual details that make ing pegs for the winterization hatch and Life-Like elected to letter its SD7 for the one railroad's diesels different from for two of the three pieces of the steam parent CB&Q, numbers 300 and 303. the same locomotive on another ra il generator set (J couldn't locate the hole The Burlington had SD7s in number road. You can easily add those details for the third piece). The rerail frogs plug series 300-324 and 400-41 I. Burlington to any model diesel to make it a clos into holes in the sides of the trucks. The subsidiary Colorado & Southernhad er match for a particular prototype. We cab awnings or all-weather cab windows SD7s in series 810-819, while sub show all the details you can add to the must be attached to the sides of the cab sidiary FW &D (Fort Worth & Denver) Imodel in the monthly "Diesels, One with thickened cyanoacrylate cement. had almost identical SD7s in number Detail-At-A-Time" series that has You can easily upgrade an Athearn series 850-860. These locomotives car appeared in every issue of "The SD9 or a Rail Power Products SD9 body ried small FW&D or C&S letters on the Journal." When you start with a loco (or backdate the SD9 to an SD7-see front corners of the sides of the cab just motive that is already as highly detailed the article on the prototype on pages 14- beside the locomotive numbers. as the new Proto 2000 SD7, the extra 15 for the necessary parts and di ffer The EMD SD7 as purchased by the details that are needed are often only ences) with these additional parts specif Burlington for the CB&Q (and the sub those that identify the locomotive as ic to the Burlington SD7s. The parts are sidiary C&S and FW&D) had cab belonging to a particular real railroad. available from several sources as shown awnings. an extra pair of high-mounted
PAGE 4 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 headlights on both hoods, steam genera tive on pages 14-15 of this issue as part diesel from Life-Like, runs and looks tors and winterization hatches over the of our ongoing "Diesels. One-Detail-At even better than the previous BL2, forward radiator fan. Spark arrestors A-Time" feature. GP 18 and E8A models in this series. were subsequently added on each of the Three articles on the fo llowing pages There's a full performance test report in exhaust stacks. Later a few of the loco show how to apply new numbers (using the July 1995 issue. The chart fr om that motives received all-weather cab win decals and dry transFers), how to install article is reprinted here, with corrected dows, and all were fitted with rotating Kadee couplers and how to weather the 4.2 average "Performance Rating" (the beacons on the roof. These details, as locomotives to look like well-used pro original report listed 4.6 for an incorrect well as the "standard" EMD SD7 totypes. average). RMJ details, are shown on the SD9 locomo- The SD7, the newest Proto 2000
The pilot simply plugs in with four pegs and holes. The eight To remove the body, push upward and flexible plastic air hoses on each end must, however, fit into the pry inward on each of the six mounting pockets on either side of the coupler. bosses.
Each of the Proto 2000 models includes extra details you can add that were specif ic to each real railroad's diesels. In the case of the Burlington locomotive, both cab awnings and all-weather cab windows are included-both were not used togeth er. A steam generator set, winterization hatch and two rerail frogs are included. The piece of wire is for prying open the hinged doors on the cab! The Proto 2000 body has holes pre-drilled on the inside of the body for the steam generator parts (and for the winterization hatch). The holes must be drilled on through the body, however. The Proto 2000 steam generator stack and intake are a bit smaller than those on the prototype C&S SD7, so I substituted Details West 118 parts. If you use the DW parts, drill out the two holes in the Proto 2000 body with a no. 55 drill bit held in a pin vise (use a no. 40 bit if you are using the Proto 2000 parts).
I could not find a hole inside the Proto 2000 body for the third steam generator part (the exhaust), so I located it per Details West instructions just ahead of the intake filter. Drill the third hole with the no. 55 (or no. 40) drill bit. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 5 EMD SD7
The Details West 118 steam generator set includes (left to right) the Use a jeweler's file or sharp hobby knife to trim away the exhaust stack, engine exhaust and air intake filter. The Proto 2000 molding sprue from the bottom of the Details West exhaust parts are at the bottom. The steam generators were used when the stack. locomotive hauled passenger trains, a rare assignment for Burlington SD7s, but the Burlington units all had them . (though many Burlington SD9s did not).
Cement the Details West parts to the body with thickened hobby-type Use a no. 60 drill bit in a pin vise to drill out the three mount cyanoacrylate cement. • ing holes for the winterization hatch.
The Burlington SD7s had spark arrestors over each of the two exhaust stacks in later years. Remove the stock exhaust stacks by cutting them away with flush-cut diagonal cutters as shown.
Use an X-acto no. 17 blade to shave the exhaust stacks flush with their mounting plates. PAGE 6 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 I found that I needed to locate the hole for the rear Detai s West 123 The hole for the front exhaust stack spark arrestor can be spark arrestor about 1/32 inch closer to the dynamic brake bulge than drilled right in the center of the original exhaust stack loca the stock exhaust so the spark arrestor would clear the winterization tion. hatch. Use a no.17 drill bit in a pin vise. " JI"'IlIIIIIiIIiII1IIl\if&;
Cement the winterization Carefully file any casting sprues from the ends and sides of cyanoacrylate cement. the Details West spark arrestors. Cement the spark arrestors in place with thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement.
Remove the lower lips of the rain gutter from the sides of the cab. Use the X-Acto no. 17 blade to slice into the gutter to the face of the cab wall.
Use the number 17 blade to chisel the ends from the rain gutters.
Cement the Proto 2000 cab sunshades (awnings) with thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylatecement. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 7 EMD SD7°
------� Railmodel Journal locomotive Performance Report No. 91
Life-LikeHO Sca leProto EMD SD72000
Observed Performance: ction Analysis: (as purchased
Minimum Speed (scale miles per hour) I used Details West 116 highlights, but Detail Associates 1008 With full-wave power 1.07 are similar. The Custom Finishing 256 headlight has realistic With pulse power .47 mounting brackets built in-you'll have to build-up your own Over no. 6 switch, pulse power .52 mounting brackets with the other brands. Use thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement to mount the headlights. Maximums No load top speed, full wave, smph: 73.3 Uphill grade maximum, percent: 23.1 Tractive force, level, ounces: 3.58 Number of cars pulled, level: 83.0 Number of cars pulled, 4% grade: l3.7
Modifications Replaced lubricant with LaBelle No.: Added additional weight, ounces: Adjustments:
Subjective Judgments Noise at fast speed: Excellent Basic shape and proportions: Excellent Painting and marking quality: Excellent I mixed a grey to match the Proto 2000 Downhill run smoothness Fine color using about nine parts of the new Polly Scale Military 505051 Light Blue (it's Electronic Responses almost white), one part 414137 Grimy Motor current at full load, amperes: .35 Black and a few drops of 414119 Reefer Throttle response al no load, volts: 4.2 Orange. Dab the paint onto the detail Throttle response at mid load, volts: 5.0 parts. If a touch gets on the body, blend it Throttle response at full load, volts: 6.4 into the surrounding areas. The weather Motor stall current at 12 volts, amp.: 1.4 ing colors and clear DullCote will blend it more completely. Performance Ratings (1 to 5) Tractive force: 4.0 Efficiency: 2.0 Noise: 5.0 Speeds: 5.0 Assembly workmanship: 5.0
4.2 OVERALL RATING:
Add a fillet of thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement to stimulate the bracket that retained the top headlights and to add strength to the mounting. Let it dry over night.
PAGE 8 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 DIESEL NUMBER �
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\ ...s. You could use decals on decals for the number boards, but the number decals would float free when you soaked the number boards. Alternately, you could apply decal num You can make any ready-painted bers directly to the number boards on the model, one number at a time. It's far easier, I diesel belong to your particular rail find, if you use dry transfers and rub-on the number before soaking the decal number road by simply chan ing the number boards. I use an artists burnishing tool but a blunt pen or pencil tip. I applied Woodland g DT512 87-904 boards and on the cab. Scenics dry transfer leHers to Microscale's Number Board Backgrounds. The numbers type face is not, however, completely accurate for the Burlington. I later dis covered that Clover House, P.O. Box 62, Sebastapol, CA 95473 9650-11 numbers had the correct type face.
Remove the painted-on numbers with a toothpick dipped in paint thinner. If you can stand the slivers, the fiberglass erasers also work well for this task.
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Cut each numberboard from the decal sheet with scissors.
Dip each numberboard into warm water, then set in on a piece of facial tissue while the water soaks through the paper backing.
Hole the decal in place with a dull knife blade while you slide the decal backing from beneath it with tweezers.
The side of the model must be level while you apply the cab decals. Support the long hood portion of the body on a pencil. PAGE 10 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 Cut each number from the decal sheet with scissors and dip it in Use a hobby knife to push the decal off the paper and to push water. This time, though, place the decal directly on the model the paper out of the way. along with a drop of water that will likely come along.
Wick-up excess water with a piece of facial tissue. Reposition the decals, if necessary.
Apply a drop of Microscale's Microsol (or Champ' s So l vaset) to help seat the decals. Reposition them again if necessary. Let the fluid dry overnight. Use a piece of wet facial tissue to scrub away any visible decal glue or other residue.
Let the surface dry completely, then spray the entire model with a light coat of Testor's DuliCote. It's a good idea, how ever, to mask the windows so they are not frosted with the flat finish. The model is now ready for the weathering techniques shown on pages 39-41 . RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 11 TECHNIQUES KADEE COUPLERS
For The Proto 2000 SD7 Diesel
By Robert Schleicher
Kadee's new no. 23 couplers have a shorter shank than the common no. S so the locomotives can be coupled more closely together. The no. 23 couplers include no. S-style coupler pocket that's easier to use than the hairpin spring-style supplied with the (also short) no. 33 Kadee couplers.
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The rear of the no, 5-style coupler pocket (supplied with the no, Cut the rear from both the top and bottom of the coupler pocket. 23 couplers) must be cut off so it will fit flush with the rear of the Use a hobby knife to slice the Kadee mounting screw to a copper spring to clear the Proto 2000 mounting bracket, 1/ A-inch length under the head, I would suggest you substitute a A-inch 2-56 flathead screw from Walthers, NorthWest short 1/ x Line or Woodland Scenics, Use a hobby knife to bevel out the inside of the Kadee pocket to clear the tl athead screw head,
Slice the mounting loops from both sides of the coupler pockets, PAGE 12 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 Use a number 50 drill bit in an electric drill to drill-out the hole in Cut a 2-56 thread with a tap held in a pin vise. Work the tap the Proto 2000 bracket. just a quarter-turn at a time, then back it out and repeat the process until the thread is cut through the bracket. File the top of the mounting bracket to remove about 1/64 inch of material. You may need to remove more after you check the coupler height with the Kadee no. 205 gauge.
Assemble the Kadee no. 23 coupler and modified coupler pocket onto the Proto 2000 bracket.
Check the height of the coupler and the actuating hose with the Kadee no. 205 h coupler eight gauge. If the coupler is too high, remove it and file a bit more from the top of the bracket.
The screw head must be filed to within 1/32 inch of the top of the coupler pocket to clear the inside of the Proto 2000 body. You can use pliers to remove the screw if necessary (or substitute a flat head screw, as suggested earlier).
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 13 EMD SD9
As Burlington (Colorado & Southern) 823
Photo by Robert Schleicher, circa 1972
The parts, paint and decals you'll the early years of the Burlington Power body (or you can wait a year of need to duplicate this full-size diesel Northern merger. C&S and FW&D so until Life-Like brings out the Proto in miniature. locomotives carried the same paint 2000 version of the SD9). schemes and mostly the same details as N Scale: Atlas's SD9 has the classifica the parent road's units, with the addition tion lights and steps of an SD7. There's he six-axle SD7 and its succes (on most locomotives when built or an article on upgrading the Atlas model sor. the SD9. were heavy duty repainted) of a small "C&S" or with detail parts and paint (to match SP road locomotives of the mid "FW&D" near the numbers on the right 44 18 in the "Kodachrome" yellow. scar Fifties. EMD produced 188 of and left sides of the cab. C&S 823 was let and black paint) in the July 1991 the I ,500-horsepower SD7s part of number series 820-830, built in issue or "The Journal." between February 1952 and November 1957. o Scale: None known, but some brass 1953 and 47 1 of the 1,750-horsepower There's a "Diesels. One-Detail-At-A models have been imported. TSD9s between January 1954 and June Time" fe ature on a Baltimore & Ohio 1959. The 1.800-horsepower SD 18 and (Chessie) Phase II SD9 in the Paint the turbocharged 2,400-horsepower September 1993 issue of "The SD24 effectively replaced the SD9. Journal." There are also articles on a Bul'lington Grey: Badger Accu-Flex These were the hood-style locomotives Southern Pacific SD7 (143 1) in the 16-04. Floquil 1 10012, Polly Scale that began the serious use of multiple September 1993 issue and a Southern 4141 16. units to pull longer trains. In the case of Pacific Phase I SD9 (number 44 1 8) in Black: Pick your favorite. the Burlington. the SD7s and SD9s were the July 1991 issue-you can compare often operated in multiple with F3s or the differences in the spotting features Decals F7s to produce some unusual lashups. between the SD7 and SD9 on two loco The SD9 is distinguishable from the motives from the same railroad by com HO Scale: Microscale 87- 15 plus 87- SD7 by the protruding classification paring the two Southern Pacific locomo 159. Champ BRH- 1 plus HON-4. or lights and stair-style steps common to tives. There's a prototype photo of Walthers 934-40750 plus 934-804 108. all SD9s. Early SD9s (Phase J) had bolt Burlington (Colorado & Southern and N Scale: Microscale 60-15 plus 60-159. on handrail stanchions like those used Fort Worth & Denver) SD7s on pages on the SD7. Phase II SD9s had the more 39-4 1 of this issue. so you can compare One-Detail-At-A-Time modern wrap-around style still common the Q's SD7s and SD9s with similar (HO Scale) today. Phase III SD9s had two larger combinations of detail parts (single 48-inch radiator cooling fans versus horn,second set of high-mount head Step-by-step instructions on how to three smaller 36-inch fans on the roof, lights, cab awnings, steam generator set install many of these detail parts plus a single 48-inch dynamic brake fan. with high stack and spark arrestors) that appeared in the June 1989 issue of "The The Phase IV SD9s had a taller short are unique to these Burlington locomo Journal." That article is also reprinted hood (with matching cab height) than tives. in the book. Tuning & Upgrading long hood to give them a "hammerhead" Athearn Locomotives. appearance. The extra height is in the battery boxes. Scale Model SD9s Note: All parts marked with an asterisk The Colorado & Southern was the * are included as separate plastic parts north-south subsidiary of the primarily HO Scale: Athearn. Rail Power ( ) with the Proto 2000 HO scale SD7 east-west Chicago, Burlington & Products (7283 N. Stagecoach Dr., Park model. Some modelers may want to Quincy Railroad. The C&S, in inter City, UT 84060) also makes an SD9 replace the plastic lift bars, grabirons, change wi th the Fort Worth & Denver body (with a hood the correct width) to chain and handrails with the metal parts (another Q subsidiary), moved freight fit a modified Athearn chassis. Proto listed below. The parts without asterisks and passengers from Texas to Montana. Power West and Overland Models also are unique to this particular unit and can The Burlington Route included parent make chassis for the Rail Power be added to the Proto 2000 model to CB&Q as well as C&S and FW&D. The Products body. The Proto 2000, by Life make it a more precise replica of this two subsidiary roads, with their separate Like, SD7 can be updated into an SD9 specific locomotive. locomotive number series, survived into with parts from the Athearn or Rail
PAGE 14 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 Cal-Scale (division of Bowser Mfg. * 16-22 10 Chain 2.25/12" *1-39118 Air hoses $1 .50/1 0 Co., Inc.), 21 Howard St., 17---2302 Cab arm rests 1.25/8 *2-3968 Windshield wipers 1.2514 Montoursville, PA 17754·0322: * 18-2505 .0 15 inch-diameter wire *4-39080 Fuel filler 1.00/4 * 1-320 Air hoses $1.85/2 sets for handrails (plus Precision *6-39059 MU hoses (4) 1.75/4 *2-419 Windshield wipers 3.50/2 pro Scale or Smokey Valley *9-39018 Drop step \.75/2 *3-422 Air horn 2.50/2 stanchions, below) 2.50/10 * I 0-39039 MU stand 1.50/6 *4-431 Fuel fillers 2.50/set 19-290 I Flashing beacon 1.50/2 *13-48277-1 lift rings *20-300 I Sand filler hatch 1.25/6 (eye bolts) 2.25/2 Custom Finishing, 379 Tulley Rd., * 16-48237 Chain 2.50/10 in. Orange, MA 01364: Details West, P.O. Box 5132, *18-4968 .012 inch- *3-219 Air horns $2.49 ea. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745: diameter wire \.75/6 *5-256 Headlight 3.19 ea. *3-190 Air horn $2.50 ea. *25-3935 Handrail stanchions 4. 40/20 *6-258 MU hoses 2.39/4 sets *4-166 Fuel fi ller 1.00/4 *26-3942 Pilot with handrails (sets of 4) 5-116 Headlight .70/2 and steps 3.75/pr. *6-221 MU hoses 1.95/2 *27-48427 Piping set 1.50/set Detail Associates, Box 5357, San Luis 11-123 Spark arrestors 1.50/2 Obispo, CA 93403: 21-118 Steam generator set 1.50/set Keystone Locomotive Works, P.O. *1-6206 Air hoses $1.25/6 *22-132 Brake stand (on left Box J, Pulltney, NY 14874: *3-1601 Air horn 1.75/2 of short hood) 1.00 ea. 28-Cab interior $9.98/set *4-3102 Fuel tank fittings 1.00/set *23-164 Winterization hatch 1.00 ea. 5-1008 Headlights 1.00/2 *24-188 Cab sunshade .8014 A-Line, Box 7916, LaVerne, CA *6-1508 MU hoses 2.00/16 91750: *2-29200 Windshield wipers 7-1017 SD9-style Overland Models, Inc., 3808 W. $1.85/8 *24-Cab sunshades classification lights 1.25/6 Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN 47304: I.95/3 pI'. 8-1 104 Lift rings 1.00/16 *3-9010 Air horn $3.50 ea. Smokey Valley Railroad Products, *9- 1 402 Drop step 1.50/2 *6-9351 MU hoses P.O. Box Plantersville, MS '"10-1507 MU receptacles 1.25/12 (set of 4) 6.75/4 sets 339, 38862: *25-101 Handrail stanchions $1 1 .95/28 11-2101 Spark arrestors 1.25/2 11-9561 Spark arrestors 5.85/2 * 12-2204 Coupler lift bar *12-9150 Coupler lift bar 1.75/2 Ordering Information: All of these 2.00/2 19-9 103 Flashing beacon 2.95 ea. w/brackets parts are available to any hobby dealer, *13-2206 Lift rings (eyebolts) 3.00/36 23-9772 Winterization hatch 7.75 ea. so your dealer can order for you. If you * 14-2207 Ladder must order direct, order the fu ll package (etched brass) 3.50/4 Precision Scale, 3961 Highway 93 quantities shown, and include $5.00 per *15 -2208 Pilot steps 3.25/2 North, Ste,'ensville, MT 59870: order for postage or UPS and handling. PROTOTYPE MODELING RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODELERS
At The 1995 NMRA National Convention
By Robert Schleicher
The NMRA national convention in Atlanta, Georgia, included a separate room with display tables for modelers who wanted to exhibit their super detailed diesels and freight cars (just the type of stuff that articles in "The Journal" feature). Nearly all of the hundred-plus models on exhibit this year were HO scale, but the loose knit group is open to others. Similar exhib its (without, necessarily, the Railroad Prototype Modelers name but with most of the same peo le), David Hussey's superb GE C40-8W diesel was on display. This is the same locomotive p "The Journal" occur during the year and we include that was featured on the cover of the November 1992 issue of with a step-by-step illustrated article on how he does it. them on the "Calendar" page as soon as plans are firm. A similar exhibit (with $25 entry fee but with modeling clinics) is slated for October 28 at the Naperville (Illinois) Sheraton. The huge National Model & Hobby Show is that same weekend in another nearby Chicago suburb (Rosemont), so you can attend both. A prototype modelers meet is scheduled as part of the NMRA Pacific Coast Region con vention in San Rafael, California, John Welther had this finely detailed set of Walthers five-unit Thrall cars based on pho May 1-5, 1996. There is also one tographs and an article in the April 1990 issue of "The Journal." planned for the next NMRA National, in Long Beach, California, July 15-21, 1996. These exhibits are great places to meet other prototype-oriented modelers and to share your models with others.
Jim Providenza displayed a cut of well weathered MDC and Atlas two-bay cov ered cement hoppers.
Larry Peters added details, new paint and decals to duplicate NC&StL GP7 713 from an Atlas model. It took first place in the "Popular Vote" for Classic Era Locomotives. PAGE 16 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 Alex King displayed a variety of locomo tives in the Railroad Prototype Modelers room at the NMRA national convention in Atlanta. Most are detailed Rail Power Products bodies on modified Athearn or Rail Power products chassis. This particular one, however, was entered in the NMRA's contest and won third place in "Diesel or Other" and the new T estors "Excellence in Finish Youth Award." We'll have more of his work in later issues of "The Journal."
Keith Retterer modified an IMWX box car with a Des Plaines roof and scrotchbuilt waffle-style "Deco" ends to duplicate the C&O's unique 5400-series box cars. He made the pattern from strips and used thin plastic, vacuum-formed, to make the actual ends with the radiused edges. It won the "Popular Vote" for Classic Era Freight Cars.
Johnny Johnson started with an all-metal Athearn round roof car (Bowser now has them in plastic). He builds his own ladders from vertical strips of .015x.020-inch Evergreen styrene with .01 O-inch-diameter Evergreen plastic rod for the ladder rungs.
Ed Ryan completely rebuilt this MDC box car with wire rung grabirons, ladders and a host of body changes. His ultra-detailed Rail Power-bodied SD70 was the most popular "Modern Era" model.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 17 . PERFORMANCE. EMD GP7 BY ATLAS IN N SCALE
By Robert Higgins
Atlas N Scale EMD GP7 Observed Atlas's GP7 is an all-new model with Performance: accurate proportions. It's the first in a Action Analysis: (as purchased) series of new N scale diesels being made for A�as in China. Minimum Speed (scale miles per hour) With full-wave power .77 he full size GP7 locomotives, With pulse power .66 built by the Electro-Motive Over no. 6 switch, pulse power .48 Division of General Motors, weighed approximately 240,000 Maximums pounds and were powered by No load top speed, full wave, smph: 237. I ,500-horsepower model 567 diesel Uphill grade maximum, percent: 21 .7 engines. Traction motor reduction gear Tractive force, level, ounces: .57 Tratios of 65: 12, 62: 15, 61: 16, 60: 17 and Number of cars pulled, level: 33. 58: 19 provided safe fast speeds of 55, Number of cars pulled, 4% grade: 9.2 65, 71, 77 and 89 miles per hour, respectively. A total of 2,62 1 GP7s Modifications were built in the 1950-54 period. Replaced lubricant with LaBelle No.: The Atlas GP7 model is made in Added additional weight, ounces: China and weighs 2.67 ounces. A two Adjustments: piece diecast metal frame provides weight for tractive force. A powerful Subjective Judgments motor with ceramic magnets, brass Oy Noise at fast speed: Average wheels and a five-tooth armature with Basic shape and proportions: Excellent skewed laminations has brass worms for Painting and marking quality: Excellent driving both trucks. Downhill run smoothness Fine Reduction gearing in the truck uses a 19-tooth worm gear. Compounded with Electronic Responses the worm gear is a IS-tooth spur gear. Motor current at full load, amperes: .'194 This gear drives 16-toolh gears on the Throttle response at no load, volts: 1.0 driver axles through 19-tooth idler Throttle response at mid loCld, volts: 1.4 gears. The reduction ratio is 19 times Throttle response at full load, volts: 2.0 19/15 times 16/19, or 20.27: 1. Motor stall current at 12 volts, amp.: 1.1 Direction-controlled headlight light ing is provided by circuit boards at each Performance Ratings (1 to 5) end of the frame castings. Tractive force: 4.0 Efficiency: 3.0 Performance Rating Noise: 3.0 Tractive force was rated fine, and Speeds: 2.0 workmanship and assembly was excel Assembly workmanship: 5.0 lent. Operating noise and drive efficien cy were good, for an overall rating of 3.4. RMJ
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1995 BER RNAL - OCTO RAILMODEL JOU PAINT & DECALS AAR 50-FOOT STEEL AUTOMOBILE CARS OF THE 19405
The Prototypes for Life-Like's First HO Scale Proto 2000 Freight Car Kits
By Richard Hendrickson
This is the 50-foot box car produced by Athearn as a steel kit, both in HO and in 0 scales, back in the Forties the time when these cars were just being delivered to the real railroads. In the early Sixties, Athearn pro duced the model in plastic. The Athearn 0 scale kits passed through several owners and are now being produced by Old Pullman. This is the first kit in a new series of highly detailed HO scale models from Life Like's Proto 2000 line.
Typical of the 50-foot auto cars deveioped in the mid-1930s from the AAR standard box car design were the identical A-50-14 and A-50-15 classes built by the Union Pacific in h he development of automobile its o.wn s ops begin�ing in 1937. This builder' � portrait shows one of the auto rack h box cars through the 1920s was equipped A-50-15s In t e 454400-454799 series when new at Grand Island in April 1938; note the auto rack markin s on the main door. (Cars without auto racks were described in the July 1995 issue g numbered 154 1 00-154499, and there were also 200 cars with end doors numbered of "The Journal. " As noted 161000-161 199.) All these cars were painted oxide red with white railroad Roman there, steel-sheathed automobile stencilling and yellow slogans ("Serves All the West" was on the opposite side); Gothic cars were built for some railroads in the style lettering wasn't adopted by the UP until 1939. -Union Pacific photo, Terry T1920s, but most auto cars were of com Metcalfe collection posite construction, with steel framing and wood sheathing, until about 1931. After that date, almost all box and auto before and after its adoption, this stan were thus forced to purchase new ones mobile cars were steel-sheathed. dard box car rendered all previous (or rebuild old ones) in order to remain There were several reasons for the designs obsolete. The 1932 AAR box competitive. widespread adoption of all-steel con car was almost immediately put into At first. these new auto cars were struction in the 1930s. One was eco production by the major carbuilders, essentially refinements of 1920s car nomic: The kind of wood needed for though the timing of its development, building practice. The Pennsylvania freight car fabrication was rapidly which coinc ided with the economic Railroad's X3 1, X32 and X33 class becoming scarcer and more expensive at depression that fo llowed the 1929 mar round roof cars, for example, were the same time the cost of steel was com ket crash, delayed its full impact for essentially taller (and, with the X32s ing down. A second reason was that several years. and X33s, longer) versions of the most railroad car shops had evolved to Relatively few new fre ight cars were Pennsy's earl ier X28 and X29 classes. the point where they were better manufactured in the early 1930s, but of However, the railroad industry quickly equipped to maintain and repair steel those that were built during this period. recognized that the basic design of the cars. many were automobile cars. Th is fact 1932 AAR box car could be adapted to Another important influence was the can be attributed mostly to the develop both 40-foot and 50-foot automobile standard steel box car design adopted in ment of Evans double-deck auto racks. cars. The first 50-foot cars to ex ploit 1932 by the American Rai lway Auto racks nearly doubled the number this possibility were 10 auto cars built Association (soon to become the of autos that could be loaded in a rail by Pullman-Standard in 1935 for the Association of American Railroads, or road car, but they required an interior Kansas City Southern. Though they AAR). Technologically advanced for height of at least 10 feet. Railroads that were 50 feet 6 inches long and 10 feet 4 its day and extensively tested both did not already own tall auto box cars inches high inside, their underrrames PAGE 20 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 and body construction largely fo llowed those of the 1932 standard box car design.
A De racto Standard Emerges In the next couple of years, a grow ing number of rai Iroads ordered 40-foot box cars of 1932 standard design except that they were 10 feet high inside, and in 1937 the AAR issued revised specifications that incorporated this i ncreased height. Forty-foot auto cars were also built which closely fol lowed the AAR standard design but had The Illinois Central got 800 50-foot steel auto cars from General American in 1937. double doors. At the same time, several Originally numbered 161501-162300, they were later renumbered 41000-41599 and railroads followed the Kansas City 44000-44281. IC 44207 is shown here as repaired and repainted at Centralia, Illinois, Southern's lead and acquired 50-foot in 1960. Square-cornered ends were the only significant difference between these early steel automobile cars based on the AAR cars and the later cars with W-section corner posts represented by the forthcoming Life standard box car, including the Chicago Like model. -Paul Dunn photo, Rich Burg collection & North Western, Illinois Central, M-K T, Nickel Plate, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. Though the details varied, these mid- 19305 auto cars were so similar in dimensions and construction that their design amounted to a de facto standard. They were at least 10 feet high inside,
Below, the 50-foot auto cars of the mid- 1930s weren't all brand new; Santa Fe rebuilt hundreds of wood-bodied auto cars dating from before World War I by apply h ' ing new AAR-style steel bodies to t eir Built by Mt. Vernon in April 1937, the Chicago & North Western's 51196-51998 series existing underframes (note the inset deep auto cars had strai ht side sills, Viking corrugat d roofs and 4 Dre dnaught ends. f l g � ( � � ish bel y side sills) Among the first of They were among the first freight cars to carry billboard advertlsll1g. Route of the these rebuilt cars, ATSF 8006 of the Fe-8 "400" and the Streamliners" was short-lived, but "Route of the '400' Streamliners" class was rolled out of the Santa Fe's appeared on many C&NW cars a decade later, after the '400' trains got streamlined Chicago Car Works in August 1936. - equipment. -National Archives of Canada, Negative PA 185626 Santa Fe photo, Frank Ellington collection
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 21 AUTOMOBILE CARS and most of them had interior heights of 10 feet 4 inches to 10 feet 6 inches. They had 50-foot versions of the AAR standard underframe, 4/5 Dreadnaught ends with square corners, and 14-foot wide double doors with the auxiliary doors offset to the left of center. Some were equipped with full height and width end doors to accommodate loads that were so large they wouldn't fit through the side doors. (Note: Some 50-foot steel double-door box cars built during the 1930s were intended for paper, furni ture and similar lading. General American delivered 425 50-foot Though sometimes stencilled "automo A-50-12 class auto cars to the Southern bile" or "automobile and furniture," Pacific in mid- 1937. Like some other early these cars were not designed with auto steel auto cars, they had 4/5 ends rather racks in mind so they were lower [sel than 5/5, in spite of their 1 O-foot 4-inch dom more than 10 feet high inside] with interior height. Numbered 64100-64524, narrower door openings [usually 12 all were fitted with Evans racks for loading trucks when new, and a decade later all feet], and sometimes the doors were but one were still rack-equipped. Freshly centered rather than offset. Though painted SP 64456 is shown here at similar in appearance to the taller auto Oakland, California, in 1947. -Howard mobile cars of that era, they were really Ameling collection a different car type and will not be dis cussed in detail here.) 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends Auto Cars by the Hundreds replaced the earlier 5/5 design, and in Beginning in 1939, the nation's 1946, postwar Youngstown corrugated economy improved dramatically and ends began to appear, while diagonal orders for new freight cars poured in to panel roofs were introduced in 1948. the carbuilders. Among them were The prototypes for Life-Like's new large numbers of 50-foot steel automo HO scale models, then, are the 50-foot bile cars built to some version of the automobile cars that were built in large mid- 1 930s de facto standard design. numbers circa 1940-45. Photos of fi n These cars were all about 10 fe et 6 ished models, as well as additional pro inches high inside and had 5/5 Dread totype photos, will appear in "The naught ends with W-section corner Journal" as soon as complete Life-Like posts and Murphy rectangular panel kits become available. Life-Like also' plans to offer end door versions next roofs. Some 50-foot cars were equipped " with end doors, and some had Superior year, and at that time we' II publi sl�' seven-panel welded doors (first intro equally comprehensive photo coverage duced in 1940) instead of corrugated of the end door cars, both prototypes doors. Variations were generally con and models. RMJ fined to the side framing and sheathing --rivet courses weren't always in the same places-and the side sills, which were sometimes straight and sometimes Pullman-Standard built 500 Fe-24 class notched like those of the AAR standard 50-foot double-door cars for the Santa Fe box car. in late 1941 and early 1942. The first The de facto standard was belatedly 200 cars were equipped as box express established as an official standard by cars for passenger train service and paint the AAR Committee on Car ed Pullman green with Dulux yellow sten Construction in 1942, with drawings cilling, while the others were assigned to h and specifications being issued for both freig t service. Two years later, another single- and double-door cars. Double hundred Fe-24s were modified for passen ger express service. This photo shows door automobile cars of this type con ATSF 10207 in November 1943, after tinued to be built until wartime produc being converted but before being repaint tion controls were imposed in late 1942, ed. Soon afterward, all the passenger and their construction was resumed in equipped cars were renumbered 4100- 1944 as the war was beginning to wind 4399. -Santa Fe photo, Frank Ellington down. Beginning in 1945, however, collection
PAGE 22 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 - M-K -T 62001-62100, built by American Car & Foundry in 1937 closely resembled other 50-foot auto cars of similar vintage. (Note the square-cornered ends, as rounded ends with W-section corner posts didn't appear until 1940.) On these long cars with wide door openings, however, the Katy specified fishbelly center sills rather than the straight Z-section center sills of the AAR standard underframe. -AC&F photo, Hawkins Wider-Long collection
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 23 AUTOMOBILE CARS
By the time the St. Louis-Southwestern's 47050-47099 series were rolled out of the railroad's Pine Bluff,Arkansas, shops in the summer of 1940, W-section corner posts and round-cornered Dreadnought ends had become standard practice. Note the notched side sills resembling those on AAR standard box cars. Though this photo dotes from 1963, SSW sten cilling hadn't changed except for the addi tion of the bold Gothic "Cotton Belt" and the deletion of the lines above the report ing marks and below the numbers. -Howard Ameling photo
At first glance, Rock Island 262951 looks like other 50-foot double-door cars of its era, but note the inset side sills, narrow The Missouri Pacific purchased 100 50-foot steel auto cars from American Car & side sheathing panels and unusual grab Foundry in 1941; note that, like the earlier Katy cars, they also had fishelly center sills. iron mountings. The Rock Island's 200 MP 88300-88339 and 88400-88434 were delivered as auto parts cars, and the latter cars in series 262800-262999 were built group had Evans utility loaders. The other 25 cars, numbered 86150-861 74, were con by American Car & Foundry in January verted to baggage-express cars less than a year later, receiving steam and signal lines, 1941. -AC&F photo, Hawkins-Wider· passenger cor draft gear and Allied full cushion trucks. -AC&F photo, Hawkins-Wider Long collection Long collection
PAGE 24 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 This model has been slightly modified to accurately represent its Santa Fe Fe-24 prototype (side sills and steps changed, retainer valve and pipe relocated, route card board added, air brake reservoir mounted crosswise instead of lengthwise). Also, the treads of Life-Like's blackened metal wheels were polished. Otherwise it's a stock kit, assembled just as it came out of the box. -Richard Hendrickson photo.
Southern Pacific's A-50-14 class, built by Mt. Vernon in the winter of 1940-41, was nearly identical to the earlier A-50-12 class except for having 5/5 ends with rounded corners and W-section corner posts. There were 500 A-50-14s, num bered 64925-65424. By the late 1940s, about half were in general merchandise service, 180 cars had Evans auto racks, and the rest were equipped with special loading fixtures for auto parts service. -National Archives of Canada, negative PA1 85598
Shown here is the first of 300 50-foot auto cars in lot 694B, numbered in the 62300- 62599 series, which the New York Central received in 1941 from its own Despatch Shops in East Rochester, New York. All were equipred with auto racks. Another 500 cars a lot 701 B, also built in 1941 and numbered 64000-64499, were not rack-equipped. -1 943 Car Builders Cyclopedia photo, reprinted courtesy of Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
As shown here, the Erie stencilled both "Automobile" and "Furniture" on its pre war 50-foot cars. A hundred cars with AAR-style notched side sills, numbered 66000-66099, were delivered by American Car & Foundry in December 1941 . Sides were mineral red, while ends, roof and underframe were black, as were the National Type B- 1 ride control trucks. -AC&F photo, Hawkins-Wider Long collection
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 25 PAINT & DECALS INTERNATIONAL CAR WID E-VIS ION CABOOS E
From Athea rn or Bachmann HO Scale Models From Bachmann's N Scale Model Car Spotters Guide No. 24A By Jim Eager
There is a specific prototype for Athearn's HO scale model and this is the car. The full story about these modern era cabooses begins on the following page. Rock Island 17011, series 17000-61, built 1958-64, differs from the Atlas model because it has a non-overhanging roof and a small toilet window aft of the cupo la. More substantial, it's 2 feet shorter than all other International wide vision cabs. That's because all of Rock Island's wide visions were built on underframes and trucks from retired wood-bodied cabs that were only 29 feet long. However, this dis tinction makes them almost dead-on to Athearn's wide vision caboose kit! Apparently, Athearn based its kit on a Rock Island car, although the roof should have diagonal panels. -Todd Sullivan, October 1979 Decal: Herald King C-543; Champ HC- Athearn's HO scale wide vision caboose. 476. PAINT & DECALS INTER NATIONAL CAR WIDE-VISION CABOOSE
From Atlas HO Scale Model Car Spotters Guide No. 248 By Jim Eager
The prototype wide-vision cabooses were made in a large number of vari ations. Here's a guide to the dead accurate prototypes for Atlas, Athearn, Bachmann and Con-Cor HO, N and 0 scale cars and the closest possible prototype. You can decide, from the photos and chart, if any of these cars are good enough "stand in" models as-is or if it's worth the trouble to install new windows, move the cupola or replace the roof to get an exact replica of your favorite spe cific prototype car. There's an index of the previous "Car International built cabooses with a standard offset cupola that are otherwise quite simi Spotters Guide" articles on pages 48- lar to the wide vision cars, and some of them could be kitbashed from the Atlas model. NW 518612 is from series 518500-699, class C31 P, built in 1969-70, and aside from 49 of this issue. the cupola and one window, it's very close to the Atlas model. It could be duplicated by plugging the carside with sheet styrene and fabricating a new cupola using parts of the wide ane. GM&O also had similar cars, but their windows were different. N&W's earli er C3 class had a non-overhanging roof, while the later C32P class had a centered ontemporary ra ilroading has cupola. -Jim Eager, July 1983 certainly changed over the Decal: Herald King C-50; Champ He-500; Microscale 87-482. past decade. The number of Class One railroads continues to shrink dramatically; third generation high tech diesels have not only dispatched the remaining Geeps to Cshortlines and regionals but have deci- mated second generation units as well: the ubiquitous box car has been replaced by "boxes" riding on "platforms" or in double-stack "wells." And the caboose ... it's been supplanted by a "Fred," acronym for flashing (or worse) rear-end device. These changes are undeniably part of the renewed health of the railroad industry, but personally I'm nonplused. As many modelers have fo und, time has caught up with me and I find myself modeli ng what is rapidly becoming rhe more distant past. "Modern" is an entire ly relat ive concept, after all. Of course, one of the beauties of modeling is that we can turn the clock back to our favorite era at will, ane! that just got a bit easier fo r some of us. If you prefer today's intermodal railroading, and I concede that it can be exciting, then Atlas's new HO scale wide vision caboose. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 27 WIDE-VISION
happy modeling. But if your favorite era is roughly 1960 to 1985 and a caboose at the end of every train is part of the attraction, then read on. Until the advent of diesels, railroads tended to be highly individualistic about locomotives, but in great part, they remained so with cabooses until the end. They could vary greatly in size and shape, from long drover or rider cars used by many Western roads, to ultra-short transfer hacks used by ter minal roads. Many favored a cupola SSW 38 is from Cotton Belt's second order for International wide vision cabs, delivered in 1963. It has an overhanging diagonal panel roof where as the first order had the non design, but it could be at one end, in the overhang ing roof, but the cupola still has two separate side windows. Note the vertical middle or off-center, and it could be edge of th e step wells on this early car. -Bob's Photo. quite tall as on the Soo Line or UP, or Decal: Herald King C-570. hug the roof as on the New York Central. It could even be streamlined, as were some CB&Q, GN, Wabash or Pennsy cars. Other roads preferred bay window cabs, but the size, shape and location of the bay could vary. Many cabooses were built in rail- . road shops or constructed to individual railroad design by carbuilders, even in the relatively modern era of all-steel cabs. The Santa Fe, B&O, Erie, GN, Milwaukee, NP, Pennsy and IC are some prime examples, among many others. However, a few designs did become more or less standard and were shared by several roads. An early example is the so-called Northeast Standard caboose used by the Reading, Santa Fe leased several Ce8 cabs to the TP&W in 1982-83, as the 749 (ATSF 999749) Lehigh Valley, L&NE, WM and other demonstrates. -Howard W. Ameling, September 1983 North-eastern roads. Life-Like and Decal: Champ HC-473 plus TP&W initials. Eastern Car Works both offer excellent models of these cabs, many of which were sold off to shortlines and even other Class Ones. A similar car was built by Magor for both the C&O and MoPac. Pullman produced a design known mainly as a New Haven caboose, but the B&M and Chicago Great Western bought them, too. A few of the bigger roads' designs also fo und favor with other roads as well. The familiar Santa Fe cab was built for the Clinchfield and the GM&O, for exam ple, and many other roads operated Santa Fe cars secondhand. Athearn's 1250-series kits are st ill fine models of these cabs. The B&M opted for the Pennsy's N5 cabin, available in HO from Bowser, while the Utah Railway ATSF 999807 is one of Santa Fe's 75 center-cupola Ce- l l 's built in 1981 with side purchased clones of UP's center cupola grabs for access to the X-panel roof. The 54 additional Ce6 and Ce8 cabs were similar. cab. (A kit is reportedly in the works -Bob's photo for these, too.) Decal: Champ HC-473; Microscale 87-1 21; OMI. PAGE 28 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 WIDE-VISION
International Extended Vision Cabooses
International Railway Car of Kenton, Ohio, produced several "standard' all steel caboose designs beginning in the late I 940s, including cupola, bay win dow and transfer cabs, and by the 1950s International was the industry's leading manufacturer of cabooses. One of the builder's more popular cars had a rivet ed 31-foot carbody with a slightly offset cupola. This car was purchased by the __ _ JIll"'-' -- - Cl&L (Monon), D&TSL, DT&T, Rio Grande 01503 was one of 15 international cabs delivered in 1966, series 01500- KO&G, L&NW (with side doors), 14. All of the carbody windows were of the rubber gasket sealed type. Note the V MO&S, P&WV, RS&P and SAL, shaped end sill, a characteristic of all International wide vision cabooses. -photo by although customer options such as inte John Tudek, February 1971 , Richard Yaremko collection Decal: rior layout and placement of windows Champ HC-256; Microscale 87-200. made each of these roads' cars slightly different. (Overland has imported brass models of several versions). In 1953, International modified this design to produce a car with an extra-wide cupola for the DM&lR, series 200-2 19. Th i s first extended vision, or "wide vision" cupola combined the best of the cupola and bay window designs, providing a dramatically improved view for obser vation of the train during operation, but there were no other customers for the innovation at first. In 1957, the Frisco (SLSF) ordered 75 of the extended vision cars, series 200-274, later renumbered to 1200- 1274. By then, the carbody was of Conrail 22137 (ex-Reading) was the prototype for Atlas's model. The Reading's wide welded construction, but the offset vision cabooses came from International in 1970-71, series 941 00-1 19. classes NEa cupola still had two separate side win and NEb. They were pretty typical of International's wide-vision cabs, with a few excep dows as with the DM&IR cabs. The tions. They were built with the overhanging diagonal-panel roof but without ladders or Frisco cars also had cushion under running boards, and their steps had only partial risers or kick plates. RF&P 90 1 -903 were almost identical. Ten of the Reading's cars were conveyed to Conrail in 1976, fr ames and rode on Commonwealth series 221 30-139 class N20, while the other ten went to the D&H, series 35790-99. trucks. (Overland has imp0I1ed these -photo courtesy David Newell. cabs, too).
Katy 109 was delivered in 1966 as part of series 100- 124. -Bob's IRCX 3500, International Car's Engineering Research photo, August 1972 Caboose and demonstrator, is shown here at ICC's Kenton, Decal: Champ HC-499; Oddballs 187-1 55. Ohio, plant in 1974 with two DM&IR cabs awaiting ship ment. It's a fairly late version, with a centered cupola and Stanray X-panel roof as purchased by Santa Fe, Rio Grande and GTW-CY-DW&P, and it also has several dif ferent sizes and type of windows. -Bob's photo RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 29 WIDE-VISION
Colorado & Southern 10637, series 10637-646, delivered in 1972, is typicalof the hun dreds of International wide vision cabs delivered to Burlington Northern between 1970 and 1978. Most differ only slighly from the Atlas model, mainly by having smaller, alu minum-framed windows in the ends of the cupola, plus having full ladders and running boards. -photo by Charley's Slides, August 1972
SCL 05753. SCL's MS-7 class has minor side sill differences from the Atlas model, and it has a roofwalk since it was built for seaboard Air Line in 1963. -D. ScoH Chatfield photo, Smyrna, Georgia, July 1986
GN (BN) 10088. Very close to the Atlas model, except for BN 10026, an ex-SP&S cab with its windows plated over. The smaller coupola end windows and Apex roofwalk. It was lower sills are painted black. Note the roofwalk's orientation is the originally GN X-1 28. The blanked windows, wheel inspection same as a freight cars, which is reversed from normal caboose dot and consolidated stencil mean this photo was taken after practice. 1978 (the slide has a 1985 copyright). -Bledsoe Rail Slides, -D. ScoH Chatfield photo, Centralia, Illinois, September 1989 D. ScoH Chatfield collection PAGE 30 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 BN 12601 , shot down-on, shows this cab's roof FW&D 198. Probably the last wide-visions built are the BN 12300 class, which was repainted green. Silver (unpainted galvanized included a few for the Fort Worth & Denver. Built in 1980 after the safety glaz panels) is more common. The sticker next to the ing rules went in effect, these have no side windows. The roof is unpainted and number says "Assigned Mandan Coal Service," but the side sills are black. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Sioux City,Iowa, November this cab has been working the South Dakota 1993 branches for a couple of years. Though it lost its roofwalk, it still has the corner grabs on the cupola roof. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Mitchell, South Dakota, April 1995
D&H 35714. A very early version of the wide-vision cab, the original D&H cabs have window and side sill differences and a non-overhanging roof with Apex roofwalk. At the same time, it shows how little the design changes over the years. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Albany, New York, October 1989
MP 13587. Significant variations on the International wide vision cab are rare. MP had over 1 00 with the cupolas offset for to the rear. Some, including 13507, have x panel roofs, others the more common diagonal panels. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Dupo, Illinois, June 1993
Soo 61 . Soo's 50-class cabs have fewer side windows (and this one has them plat ed over), only one end window, and square cupola end windows. It appears to have an X-panel roof. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Kansas City,August 1989 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 31 WIDE-VISION
Athearn's HO Scale Extended-Vision Caboose
In 1958, the Rock Island was also in need of new cabooses, and the Rock had Morrison Railway Supply, which was then affiliated with International, construct 30 new welded steel carbodies with offset extended vision cupolas on the underframes and trucks from retired wood-body cabooses. The carbody of these cabs was consequently only 29 feet long, but they were otherwise typi C&O C-3189 v.;as delivered in 1968 in C&O blu�, but it's shown here in ivery. cal of what was to become one of the It matches Atlas s new model very� Iosely except that it �as end ladders and full running most widespread cabooses of the 1960s boards, although some C&O cars In the upper 3200s did not. C&O wide vision cabs had the same steps and window placement as the Reading cabs that the model is patterned to 1980s, with a single, double-sash after, but there are differences in the underbody arrangement. -Russ Monroe photo from cupola side window and oblong sealed Bob's Photo, July 1983. windows on the cupola ends. (Athearn's Decal: Herald King C-140; Champ HC-505. 5360-series models match these shorter RI cars fairly closely. See the first page of this article).
The Prototype For Atlas HO Kit
The O&H, Rutland and the Cotton Belt (SSW) all ordered new 3 I-footers in 1959 from Morrison International, and the Rock had 20 more cars built on salvaged underframes in 1960. All these early extended vision cabs were built with a non-overhanging boxcar-style diagonal panel roof manufactured by Standard Railway Supply (later known as Stanray), but the interior layout and window placement varied somewhat, MEC 643 differs from Atlas's model mainly in its late X-panel roof, running boards and and the Cotton Belt cars had two side t�e. absence of the round-corner carbody window. MEC bought nine International wide windows in the cupola and cushion vIsion cabs between 1972 and 1980. -Ronald High photo from Bob's photo underframes like the Frisco's. Decal: Accu-Cals 5812. After yet another name change to OM&IR, O&TSL, DT& I, Maine caboose evolved over the years, the International Car Corporation (fCC), the Central, Milwaukee Road, NdeM, basic design remained largely unchanged builder produced cars for SAL in 1963, Nevada Northern, Reading and Soo throughout production. The carbody was and the SSW also reordered that year. Line. Of course there were still more 31 feet 1 inch over cornerposts by 9 feet Additional orders came from the CB&Q window variations, and in the early '70s 33/4 inches wide on most cars. The cupo and GM&O in 1964, and the Rio the roof style was changed to Stanray's la was 10 feet 7 1 h inches wide by 7 feet Grande, GN, MKT and Soo Line in X-panel design on many of these cars, long, usually offset 21 inches from cen 1966. The design had evolved slightly while a few had a smooth roof with ter. Length over the distinctive Y -shaped with these orders, with a change in roof internal carlines. Santa Fe, Rio Grande platform sills was 36 feet 7 1 /4 inches. to a reefer-style diagonal panel type and GTW-CY-OW&P bought cars with The majority of cars had sliding-sill which overhung the carbody eaves. All a centered cupola, while MoPac ordered cushion underframes, 39 feet 1 112 inches these cars had cushion underframes, but cars with the cupola well toward one over strikers. Truck centers were 23 feet there were also additional window vari end. 2112 inches, and trucks were originally 5- ations. In addition to reorders, C&O International Car was merged into foot 6-inch 50-ton friction bearing, but was the next big road to adopt the Paci fic Car & Foundry in the late 1970s, later cabs rode on 5-foot 8-inch 70-ton design in 1968, along with Burlington and caboose production continued for ro ller bearing trucks. subsidiaries C&S and FW&O, and the only a few more years, with BN Customer options accounted for a NP and SP&S followed in 1969. BN, accounting for most of the orders. BN's good deal of variation, however. Interior C&O, RF&P and Reading obtained cars last batch of cars was del ivered in 1980, layout of seating, desks, lockers, stoves, in 1970. while the Santa Fe and NdeM received sinks, refrigerators and other appli ances More roads purchased or reordered cars in 1981. was a matter of railroad preference, extended vision cabs from International As mentioned above, even though labor agreements and local laws and reg in the 1970s, including BN and sub International's "standard" wide-vision ulations, which in turn could dictate win- sidiaries C&S and FW&0, C& IM,
PAGE 32 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 International Car Co. 31 flo Wide Vision Cabooses compiled by Jim Eager©6/1 5/95
Very close to the Atlas model Similar but with window differences
RR Yr. Series Class Notes RR Yr. Series Class Notes
RoG 70 941 00·09 NEa unusual sleps, no running boards BN 115005 71 941 10·19 NEb SOO 68-73 505, 1105, 1305 some X roof and no running CR 76 221 30·39 N20 boards D&H 76 35790·99 SP&S 69 900-905 C&O 68-70 31005, 32005, 34005 unusual steps, running boards BN 70 10025-30 upper 32005 no running boards SSW 59 1-25 non·overhanging roof Chessie 9030005 63 205-50 RF&P 70 901 -903 no running boards SOO 66 15 running boards
ICC but very different
Close but with slight differences
RR Yr. Series Class Notes C&IM 72-73 70-75 small cupola end windows. no run GN 66·69 X96·155 small cupola end windows ATFS 74 999538-541 Ce6 centered cupola, X roof and no BN 70 10056-95, 10146- 165 78 999700-749 Ce8 running boards BN 70-78 10500·596, 10700-849 some no running boards 81 999750-824 Ce 11 122005 small cupola end windows TP&W 7305 C&S 72-78 10637-6505 small cupola end windows CV 72 40405 centered cupola, smooth roof FW&o 71 165-167 small cupola end windows GTW 759605 and no running boards, OW&P 759605 extra targe windows DOoX 900 more offset cupola D&RGW 76 01515·24 centered cupola, X roof & no run Similar but with window differences MP 71 ·74 135005-6005 more offset cupola, some X roof and no running boards RI· 58-64 17000-061 shorter, non-overhanging roof BBCX· 10005 •ASEA Brown Boveri, no run CNW 80 12556-88 (·only ones that match BN 80 123005 built without body windows, no run OKKT 02,24,35 Athearn's kit) CB&Q 64-69 13590-714 MSoGC 1781 BN 70 10000-24, 10096·145, 10176-225 NIRC 2001 MRl t0130s C&S 68 10625-636 FW&o 67 151-162 Not built by ICC but similar D&H 59 357105 non·overhanging roof o&RGW 66 01500-14 oM&IR 53 C-200-219 riveted, non·overhanging roof CRR/FAM 74 10905 M-8 rbll with ICC style cupola 74 C-220s-30s no running boards SCUFAM 74 01 1805 M·8 rbll with ICC style cupola o&TSl 72 1305 running boards? SBo GTW 81 MKT 68 125·134 bit by Darby, cntrd ICC style cup DT&I 74 140-145 X roof and no running boards UP GTW 84 Ex IHB 305 Not built by ICC and completely different GM&O 64 2950-58 ICG 199040·48 CC&P 199042-48 ACR CN design IC (new) 1993005 CN CN design MEC 72-80 CP CP design 643-670 some X roof and no running boards GM&O 67 2600-39 rblt by ICC with cupola MllW 75 992300-01 no running boards ICG 199000-39 SOO CC&P 199002-36 MKT 66 100·124 IC 68-69 95005, 96005 built by Darby and IC UP 1405 ICG 1995005, 1996005 NoeM 75, 81 441 005 some no running boards MSoR 1996005 NN 72 6 no running boards PAL 96005 NP 69 10400-424 IC (new) 1994005 BN 70 10031 -55 nx 100 RF&P 904-906 X roof and no running boards MKT 2105 rblt w/centered cupola RUT 59 50·51 non-overhanging roof UP D&H 61 MON 815305 home built cupola SAL 63 5700-59 l&N 9105 65· 5760 "rebuill w/lCC wide cupola, riv ONR CP design SCl 05700-05760 M7 PGE PGE design SBo 025705 BCOl SlSF 57 200-274 non-over, Commonwealth lrucks SlSF 17005 long, built with ICC style cupola Re#to1 200s BN 115005, 116005 69? 12705-805 TH&B CP design
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 33 dow placement. Several types and sizes ' were used, including sealed or sliding sash rectangular metal-framed win dows and sealed round-corner ones with either rubber gaskets or metal frames. GTW-CV-DW&P ordered extra large conductor's windows, while BN's last order had no side body win dows at all. Many roads added wind deflectors, screens or rock-grilles. Some roads used traditional coal stoves while most used oil, usually required on cabs used in pool service. Interior arrangement also dictated the location of smoke jacks and toilet vents on the roof, and waste hoppers below GM&O 2954 was delivered in 1964 as Modeling Extended-Vision the floor. In addition to the brake sys part of series 2950-58. It looks fairly close Cabooses tem components, the underframe could to Atlas's model except for the lack of the also be cluttered with spare knuckles, small round-corner carbody window in HO, N and 0 Scales tool boxes, battery boxes and axle gen above the ampersand, however, the win Several wide-vision cabooses have erators. Other individual features dow arrangement on the opposite side is long been available in HO scale, include radio antennas and signal or quite different. -Bob's photo Decal: including Athearn's popular 5360- warning lights at the ends. End ladders Herald King C-290; Champ HC- series kits and train-set clones from and running boards (roofwalks) were 625. Bachman, Cox, IHC and Model Power. deleted on many late orders, and some could be modeled by combining two But there is a major difference between cars did not have a fascia at the end of carbodies and repositioning the cupola, Atlas's model and the Athearn kit. the roof. out you'll be on your own for the X Apparently, Athearn patterned its panel roof. Atlas Scale Caboose model after the Rock Island's wide HO There were a few other wide-vision vision cars, and since the Rock's cabs cabooses not built by International, but were built on shorter, salvaged under All these options naturally make it most were quite different and only a frames, Athearn's kit is shorter than all tough to offer a model of a "typical" couple could conceivably be kitbashed other International wide vision caboos International wide-vision caboose. from Atlas's model. Darby built some es, too. A plus for Rock Island model Atlas had to pick a version to base its center-cupola cars for the MKT in 1968 ers to be sure, but a bummer for the rest model on, and the Reading's cars were that are easily mistaken for of us. selected. Conrail, D&H, C&O and Internationals except for their channel Atlas's HO scale car also has the RF&P modelers can use the model, platform sills, and Family Lines' home more common overhanging diagonal too, with fe w modifications, but those built M-8 class is close. Both have a panel roof, where Athearn's roof is the modeling other roads will need to mod non-overhanging roof. non-overhanging type, again correct for ify the car to some extent to match Another kitbash possibility would be the Rock Island cabs, although it should their prototype. Since the Reading cabs some of the standard-cupola cabs built have diagonal pressed panels instead of were built without end ladders and run by International. GM&O, GN, NP and parallel ribs. C&NW, OKKT (MKT's ning boards, these will need to be N&W purchased cars that are otherwise subsidiary operating over former Rock added in most cases, although many nearly identical to the wide-vision Island lines), Northeast Illinois RR and cabooses had their running boards design. The carbody will need to be the Metropolitan Sanitary District of removed in later years. The majority of plugged and a new cupola fabricated Greater Chicago all operated ex-Rock C&O's wide-visions are nearly identi using parts of the wide one, but the roof Island cabs, and there may well be cal to the Reading's except for their . will be correct as-is. Of course there Will others. running boards. Perhaps Plano or some be the usual window surgery and detail AHM and Model Power once other aftermarket firm will offer a ing, and ladders and running boards will imported a ful l-length wide vision cab retrofit kit. (Hint, hint). need to be added. in HO scale, but it, too, had a non-over The window arrangement will be Atlas is to be commended for produc hanging roof and, inexplicably, truss the main difference among other proto ing an accurate, well detailed model of rods! It was of train set quality but was types, and it will be a tougher obstacle. this widespread caboose, even though sought after by modelers desiring a A few cars differ slightly from the some will gripe that their favorite proto scale length body to be combined with model, such as the smaller cupola end type wasn't chosen. Granted, BN might stretched Athearn underframes. Brass windows on BN's, GN's and C&IM's have been a better choice based on terri models of several different roads' cabs. Some cars can be modeled by tory served or sheer numbers, but then International wide vision cabooses have enlarging or adding one or two new . someone else would have griped. Look also been imported over the years by windows or plugging only a few eXIst on it as a good way for you to put some Overland and Oriental Limited. ing openings, but other cars will be "modeling" back into your hobby-or as Atlas has long produced an Interna more of a challenge. Again, perhaps a business opportunity to provide con tional wide vision caboose in 0 scale, someone could market etched brass or version kits. Let's hope someone will too. I believe it is the correct length, but laser-cut side overlays to match other now tackle International's equally popu it has a non-overhanging roof with par prototypes and make the job easier. . . lar bay window caboose, since allel ribs. Con-Cor has a wide vision Rearranging underbody appliances Will Athearn' s kit is based on-what else car in N scale, but the proportions do be simpler. The few center-cupola cars an SP-only prototype. not look convincing to my eye.
PAGE 34 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 Milwaukee Road 992301 was one of only two wide vision cabs on the railroad's ros ter. They were built without ladders and running boards. Decal: Microscale 87-789 loco set.
Bachmann's N scale wide vision caboose.
CB&Q 13647 was delivered in 1967 as part of series 13640-677. Its carbody and cupola end windows are quite different from Atlas's model. -Harold K. Vollrath photo, February 1966 Decal: Champ HC-470. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 35 WIDE-VISION
Con-Cor's N scale wide vision caboose upgraded as shown in the July 1994 issue of "The Journal."
BN 10303, series 10261-10310, is an ex NP cab built in 1962, part of series 101 00- 149, originally 1100-1 149. Its widow arrangement would requite a bit more work. GN had cars that were a bit closer to start, series X66-X95, BN series 10226-245 and 10166-175, but GN also had International standard cupola cabs with the non-overhanging roof. -Todd Sullivan Decal: Herald King C-41 O; Champ HC- 477.
Soo Line 3 was another dose match to Atlas's model. Built in 1966, it has the ignominious fate of so many cabooses in the d 19805, its carbody windows plated over rather than have expensive safety glazing installed. The cupola end win ows were originally the type sealed with black rubber gaskets, but they have been replaced with the aluminum frame type. The ladders and running boards have also been removed. -photo by Robert Schleicher Decal: Herald King C-1 00; Champ HC-474. PAGE 36 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 TRACK PLANNING MODOC MINE
DIVISION OF THE SANTA FE SOUTHWESTERN
By Ed Vo ndrak, Artwork by Rick Johnson
A walk-in plan for 7-fo ot 6-inches x and rumors of "lost treasure" still occa motive power can be used on the 17-feet for HO scale. If you want to sionally surface. branch. As branchline trains depart from duplicate the plan with N scale equip Dick's available space is a corner Hurley Junction, the first thing they ment, I would suggest you utilize the area measuring 7 feet 6 inches by 17 encounter is a bad combination of a exact same space, just move the par feet along two walls, with access avail steep grade on a tight curve in a tun allel tracks a bit closer together. able along the other two sides. I chose a nel-a nightmare for the crew, but a G-shaped walk-in design, which works picturesque setting on a model railroad. out nicely in this space using 24-inch After reaching the "branchline alti few years ago I received an minimum radius curves for the main tude," crews have an easier job, switch inquiry from New Mexico line. There is room for a limited amount ing three of the mines with little or no modeler Richard Hiss, ask of staging trackage under the scenery additional grades, and with a runaround ing if I might consider help along the walls. track placed conveniently near mines 2 ing him design an HO lay Dick asked if it might be possible to and 3. Only the trip to Mine no. I out. I readily agreed, and this article also squeeze in a branchline, so squeeze requires an assault on another 5 percent describes the result. Dick named his rail we did. The branch provides quite a grade. I oriented the mine no. 4 spur so Aroad as a division of the Santa Fe contrast, with 16-inch minimum radius that any runaway rolling stock on that Southwestern, which is a model railroad and 5 percent grades. grade would not roll down all the way to club layout in Las Cruces. According to Towns and mines are placed so as to Hurley Junction . Dick, the Modoc Mine is an actual "lost maximize the length of the run. Trains I numbered the mines in the track mine" located somewhere in the Organ begin their journey at the Philipsville plan for convenience, but Dick has other Mountains of New Mexico. Dick says Yard and travel over the mainline ideas. Mine no. 1 will be the Lost the mine produced gold in the 1800s, through the valley at Belen, eventually Vincente Mine, which produces potash. and rumors of "lost treasure" still occa going through a tunnel and arriving at Mine no. 2 will be the Haras Copper sionally surface. Hurley Junction, where the branchline Mine, a uranium mine. Dick tells me the Dick's available space is a corner begins. prototype Santa Fe does indeed have area measuring 7 feet 6 inches by 17 feet Because of the tight curves and steep interchanges in New Mexico with along two walls, with access available grades, trains are short and only small potash, copper and coal mines. RMJ
Mine No. 2 Mine No. 1
24" wide
+ 36" aisle
HURLEY View-block JUNCTION backdrop
Classification yard
24" aisle
PHILlPSVILLE YARD Locomotive servicing
--- Main line Scale: 3/8 " = 1 foot Modoc Mine Division --- Branch line Overall layout size 17'0" x 7'6" of the +4%� Grades All turnouts No. 6 on main line, NO. 4 on branch Curve radius in inches Minimum radius 24" on main, 16" on branch Santa Fe Southwestern -@--
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 37 TECHNIQUES
CN "SLAB SIDE" COVERED HOPPER KIT CONVERSION
From Atlas HO Scale Kits
By Doug Fleming
This is an extensive conversion of an Atlas PS-2. The ribs are removed from one body, and two additional hopper bays are taken from a second body. New sides, roof and end braces are constructed from Evergreen styrene sheet and strip and, finally, wire grab irons and air lines are added, al�ng with Detail Associates roof hatches and Walthers coupler ockets. Overland has importe s this model in brass. ------1 Bill of Materials
Atlas McKean Models .020 x .100 styrene strip (for side and Two 1800 undecorated covered 10 Modern brake set end ribs) hoppers Tack boards on car ends .080 x .156 styrene strip (for side and Detail Associates Life-Like end ribs) 2206 Eyebolts 100-ton open hopper (steps only - Paint 2505 .0 1 5-inch wire (for air line) thinned) Floqllil Grimy Black and Engine Black 2506 .0 19-inch wire (for grabirons, cut Evergreen mixed 50:50 levers, air pipes, brake linkage) .01O-inch thick sheet styrene Floqllil Flat Finish 62 12 Square covered hopper roof (laminated with .0 I 0 for sides) Polly S Rust hatches .020-inch th ick sheet styrene Decals (laminated with .020 for sides) Walthers Herald King H-2 (for reporting marks .040-inch thick sheet styrene (roof) 1030 Cushion coupler pockets and data) .010 x .060 styrene strip (for side and Herald King C- I (for white portion of Kadee end ribs) logo) 5 couplers .020 x .030 styrene strip (for side and Herald King W- I (black and yellow 36-inch wheel sets end ribs) wheel inspection dots) Front Range Products .030 x .030 styrene strip (for side and Herald King LlIbe-2 (FRA panels) Roller bearing trucks end ribs)
PAGE 38 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 TECHNIQUES
WEATHERING DIESELS With Powdered Pastel Chalks
By Robert Schleicher
The simplest and easiest way yet to provide the subtle changes that nature (including wind- and rain blown industrial dirt) works on loco motives when they move through the environ-ment for a few years. There's an index of previous articles on weathering with powdered pastel chalks and airbrushes on pages 48- 49 of this issue.
The out-of-the-box Proto 2000 diesel. Add any extra detail parts (as shown on pages 4-8), change any numbers (as shown on pages 9-11) and install Kadee couplers (as shown on pages 12-13) before applying the weathering.
Use waterproof India ink to accent "open ings" in the exhaust spark arrestor stacks, the grille on the winterization hatch and the intake grille and exhaust stack on the steam generator set.
Large art supply stores sell several brands of pastel chalks. These are drier than the normal pastels which are oil-based. Buy black, a light grey, burnt sienna (a color similar to box car red), burnt umber (a color like roof brown) and ochre. Rub the pastel chalk on fine sandpaper to reduce it to a powder. Store the powder in a labeled jar.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 39 The Finished lashup of three EMD SD7 diesels, each weathered to a slightly differ WEATHER DIESELS ent degree, but all based on the Proto 2000 model.
Brush a heavy coat of the burnt umber onto the trucks to impart a slightly rusty and greasy appearance. Streak the same color down the fuel tanks, and around the pilots and underFrame.
Apply a lighter coat of black to the sides and rooF. Darker colors, like black, will bleach in the sun. To simulate that effect, dust-on some of the light grey. Use a cotton swab to remove most of the light grey. Let it remain in some of the gaps to accent panel lines and louvers.
PAGE 40 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 Apply liberal doses of the powdered burnt sienna to the couplers and to the journals on the trucks to simulate rust. If you apply too much of any color, you can scrub most of it off with water and a paper towel or cotton swabs and start over. If you want darker colors, dampen the brush when you apply them and rub them around with the cotton swab. When you are satisfied with the colors, spray the entire model (mask the clear windows) with Testors DullCote. Apply just the faintest spray so it does not dissolve the pastel. The clear coat will reduce the weathering effects, but you can apply more pastels and another coat of clear.
The prototype photo that served as reference for the models. A Colorado & Southern SD7 and a Fort Worth & Denver SD7 pull freight near Castle Rock, Colorado, in June 1963. -Hoi Wagner photo RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 41 PAINT & DECALS ARCO POLYMERS 62-FOOT GRAN ULES CAR
From McKean Models HO Scale Kit
By Ed Sanicky
Ed Sanicky used Terry Stuart's photos of the prototype car as a guide to painting, lettering and weathering this McKean Models four-bay ACF covered hopper. The model was upgraded by removing the grabirons and stirrups and replacing them with products from Detail Associates and A-Line. Kadee no. 5 couplers and Herald King decals complete the mo�el.
Bill of Materials
McKean Models Kadee 1500 undecorated ACF four-bay 5 Couplers covered hopper
A-Line Cal-Scale Style "A" stilTup steps 276 Air hoses
Athearn 10424 Handrail stanchions (for airline) Paint Accupaint 102-7 Conrail Blue Details Associates Floquil 110058 Conrail Blue 2202 Wire grabirons 2206 Eyebolts 2504 .0 12-inch brass wire (for coupler Decals lift bars) Herald King PR-86 ARCO Polymers 250S .0 IS-inch brass wire (for airline) Herald King LUBE 2
PAGE 42 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 TECHNIQUES SCALE TRUCKS N From C In C Kits
By Scott Seekins Photos by Gerald Gustafson
Some tricks and tips to make it easier to paint and assemble these cast metal N scale trucks and automo biles.
hen it comes to mod eling in N scale, the need for credible authentic cars and trucks is of paramount necessity. Often, commercial releases in N have the cumbersome clunky look of extras from Gumby-land or the Flintstone era. So when a casting of quality comes along, you tend to snatch it up, and hope for more of the same. A series of precision miniatures is currently being released by C in C Soft Metal Casting Inc., 8090 University Ave., N.E., Fridley, MN 55432, a firm that previously specialized in Micro Armor-models of historic T -34s and Tiger Is to modern postwar armor. The same exactness that exemplifies these models is now apparent in a new selec tion of trucks, among them a 1951 Ford F5 I I h-ton stake and flatbed, a '74 Chevy 2 1 /2-(on delivery van and a '74 Chevy C60 2 1 /2-(on in landscaping/grain flatbed versions, with more to come. I selected the ' 51 flatbed to model. It comes in a boxed kit. with all detail as soft metal castings that can be cemented together in minutes with Hot Stuff gap fi lling cement. I recommend employing an Optivisor to view the small parts. The sit and marvel at the detail. I painted to be weathered. Also, the addition of a cabs are see-through and wheels and mine by hand with a combination of lose load seemed appropriate, so I underframes are of excellent detail, as Floquil and Testors enamel paint prod cemented a couple of Micro nice as anything currently oul. In fact ucts. Engineering V -8 engine blocks and there was an extensive enough parts A person with an airbrush would some scrap Northeastern scale lumber selection with this one model that I had have a field day with this project, on the bed. to have my fr iend Dave Engler help put though I resorted to hand painting, Fingal Hagstrom, seen standing by the thing together since he knew where since I was going to weather it anyway. the cab, and the doomed doe are Preiser everything went. r employed oil pigments straight out of figures, added to enhance the highway Even before painting, one could just the tube, dry-brushed lightly over areas shot. RMJ
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 43 LAYOUT TOUR CARBONDALE & KINGSTON
By Gary Saxton Track plan by Gary Saxton Photos by Robert Schleicher
This lO x 6-foot N Scale layout by Gary Saxton is divided into five indi The Setting in hauling anthracite coal but made the vidual scenes or dioramas, each with transformation into a bridge line. It It is the summer of 1956-mid its own overhead lighting and back competes with the likes of the Delaware l Eisenhower era. The conversion to drop. The technique a lows each & Hudson, Lehigh & New England and diesel power was completed several scene to be treated like a realistic Lehigh & Hudson River railroads. museum diorama. years ago. The route of the C&K runs from the real town of Pittston, Construction he N scale Carbondale & Pennsylvania (Lehigh Valley connec Kingston is my first long-run tion), east 134 miles to Maybrook, New Construction started in December ning effort to build a layout. York (New Haven connection). The 1988. Work has proceeded at a very There were two previous route parallels either the Delaware & uneven pace. Two intense periods sand attempts. Twenty years ago I Hudson or the Erie most of the way. wich an 18-month hiatus during a job started a switching layout and only got This route could have interchange change. as far as the benchwork. The furthest I points with at least nine different rail The single-track mainline is 90 feet Tever got was a three-quarters complete roads. However, only two interchanges (nearly three scale miles) long and NTRAK module. When my wife gave are simulated. me the lease to the dining room for this The locals call the rough forested ter project, she probably thought it would rain the Pocono and Catskill Mountains. photo 8-Blakely Jet , the connection with Along the way, Scranton, Pennsylvania, be another "incomplete" and would be the Lehigh Valley RR. The tunnel on the able to invoke an abandonment clause is the largest city. Carbondale, right goes to Carbondale on the C&K. The before too long. Maybe, but I have Pennsylvania, is a small city. The rest of tunnel near the center goes to the five hid established some pretty strong squat the settled areas barely rate a couple of den staging tracks located under Carbon ter's rights. Let me explain my claim to traffic lights. As a result, there is little dale and Dickson City and shared with Van these rights. on-line industry. The C&K had its roots Plank Jct.
PAGE 44 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 makes four loops before returning to the origin. Three passing sidings having a minimum length of 5 feet, which can hold two locomotives, a dozen cars of the era and a caboose. Another 90 feet of track is needed for 10 industrial spurs, the four-track yard and five hid den staging tracks. I tried to develop as long a route as possible without falling into the "spaghetti bowl" look. I feel I have met this goal except at Van Plank Jet. Hopefully, I can come up with some inspired scenery to camouflage the problem. The benchwork is a 6x IO-foot oval with a depth of 2 feet. Thus, there are 48 square feet of exposed "landscape." Construction is conventional L-girder. The roadbed is Ih-inch Homasote® on 1 /2-inch plywood cut out "cookie cutter" style. The Atlas flex track joints are sol photo I-Carbondale's industrial area, birds's eye view. The Avoca turn is backing a dered, although turnoutconnections are box car past the C&K freight house toward the Brian Woodworking dock. Common kits just conventional rail joiners. Only from Heljan, Model Power and Design Preservation Models were hacked to various Shinohara turnoutsare used. No. 8s are shapes to give the feel of a major industrial area. The commercial part of town is in the used on passi ng sidings and where the background. spur is the straight-ahead route. There is one double slip in the yard (I just ran out of real estate). There are two curved turnouts. The rest are no. 6s. All visible turnouts are controlled by Caboose Industry hand throws. I will try slow motion stall motors on the four turnouts on the hidden staging tracks. Wiring on the 11 mainline and three siding blocks uses six-position rotary switches. Four positions are for the four momentum walk-around memory throt tles that can also activate the horn, bell and air compressor sound in Keith Gutierrez's SDX sound system. Two positions are spares. Hopefully one spare will eventually be used for a com photo 2-Carbondale's industrial area, street level. The Helian brewery was the starting mand control system. The yard, engine point for Brian Woodworking (right foreground) and Gordon Furniture (right back terminal and hidden staging track area ground). Model Power's GElBaldwin locomotive Works was the basis of th e office has 22 blocks controlled by toggle building (center background). Design Preservation's parts were used in the C&K freight switches that connect to either of two house (center foreground) and Berman's Warehouse (left background). Only the office six-posi tion rotary switches wired like building is rectangular. All the others were hacked up to fit the space available. the mainline blocks. Motive power consists of eight Atlas RS3s acquired over the years and two the East for export and consumption in supposed to be in another state-thus, Arnold S2s. So far, six of the locomo eastern ci ties. backdrops. I also wanted to fo llow the tives and six Life-Like Northeast Operations will start RSN (real soon advice of several authors who claimed cabooses have been painted and decaled now). Four synchronized analog fast that separated mini-scenes hold the for the C&K. clocks are installed. A schedule has viewer's eye and make the layout seem Car movements are controlled by a been simulated using time versus dis larger. But I had no idea how to com car card and waybill system. Several tance plots, and a crew has been recruit pose scenery that way. So J took a brute hundred pre-printed waybills are avail ed. We have to get together one night force approach: dividers. There is noth able to determine car routing. About 95 and see if it works. ing like three subtle walls to stop that percent of the C&K's traffic is through oJ' wandering eye problem. Separately, freight. Thus, 5 percent of the traffic Special Techniques I could not figure out how to light the comes from orders from the three dozen layout. Major surgery to the dining on -line customers. These come in ran The development of the dioramas or room ceiling was out of the question. domly as determined by the roll of two separate town scenes was serendipity. I Finally, one day while staring at all the dice. Overall, more traffic moves from did not want to be able to look across vertical backdrops and dividers, I saw a the industrial heartland over the C&K to the table and see someone who was way to hold up the lights.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 45 Most of the modeling techniques maximize working at the work bench and installing subassemblies on the lay out. Even the 6x 10-foot benchwork was built in the driveway and carried into the layout room. Why? Because the layout room is the dining room, and the layout sits on top of the dining room table and six chairs. Besides the com fo rt of working at a bench versus stretching over the layout, there is the advantage that paints, etc., cannot drip down on the furniture. The mountains and scenery were built at the work photo 4-Layout overview showing Avoca Street yard (left) and the farm at Blakely Jet. bench and placed on the layout. The The scenic dividers hold up the combined valence and light fixtures. The PLP (public lean removable mountains not only fa cilitate ing post) bar in front of the yard is conventional 2x4 lumber, stained, varnished and access to the hidden storage tracks but screwed onto the table using stair handrail hardware. The four walk-around throttles are also allow for easy tinkering and addi sitting on the table with the coiled wire connections drooping down. tions as new ideas are encountered or techniques developed. Because the layout is visible from the foyer, the lessor asked to avoid the lumber yard look of previous attempts. All exposed wood is stained and coated with polyurethane. The Masonite® pro file boards did not need stain but were coated with polyurethane. This puts a wooden picture frame around each of the diorama scenes. Lastly, the table has a cloth skirt made from a plain print that compliments the rest of the room decor. Finally, the layout is built to be moved because of an anticipated job transfer. It is not modular, but in theory, it can be torn down in an afternoon and reassembled in a similar timeframe. Photo 5-Layout overview showing Carbondale (left) and Dickson City (right). Paper Fortunately, the mobility hypothesis taped to the valence gives information to aid new operators. The second set of throttle has not been tested, but it makes for a receptacle jacks is in the center. Another PLP (public leaning post) and the all-important fold-down beverage holders are in the foreground. Added since the photo is a fast ana different design. For instance, since log clock at the center of each lighting valence. weight is a concern, only minimal plas ter is used, which also avoids cracking. Control panels are hinged to swing and lock out of the way. The lighting valence and backdrops are easily taken out by removing four screws. I have done this once, when [ repainted the backdrops. I will probably repaint the backdrops again, but I have other prior ities for now. RMJ
photo 7-Avoca Street Yard, Scranton, Pennsylvania, is only a commercial back drop. There is room to add a row of com pressed buildings between the track and the backdrop later. The two empty tracks (right foreground) will be an engine ser vice area. At this unusual viewing angle, the camera can see the room ceiling and the bulbs in the valence. PAGE 46 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 0< AVOCA ST. YARD
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photo 6-place holder scenery or "greened over" foam at Van Plank Jet. Expanded styrene foam is laminated using yellow car penter's glue, rounded off with a super coarse file-like tool, painted with an earth colored latex and coated with ground foam. I try to add the scenery to a new "diorama" every year or two. Thus, this particular area is about two years away from a serious scenery attempt. Van Plank Jet. simulates a conneetion to the New Haven RR via five hidden tracks that become the Lehigh Valley connection when they emerge at Blakely Jet.
photo 3-The commercial area of Carbon dale. Common kits were reduced in size so more could be squeezed into the space available. Three packed-in small buildings give the feeling of a bigger town than two out-of-the-box kits. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 47 EXPERIENCE
THE TREE-BUILDING SAGA as Canadian National 1396, step-by-step, by • Life-Like/Bachmann/AthearniProto Power Tony Horvath, October 1993. West EMD F40PH kit-conversion, by (Article appears on pages 50-51 of Ihis issue.) • AthearnlRail Power GE Dash 8-40B (incor Robert Schleicher, September 1990.
rectly titled B23-7 - with the proper proto • Spotting Guide to EMD/ATSF CF7 diesels • Building trunks and limbs from wire, type photo in the October 1993 issue) as October 1990. from Rail Power Products, by Scott Santa Fe 743 1, by Dana Stark. July 1993. Chatfield, August and October 1990. • Polyfiber limbs and ground fo am leaves, Athearn/RailPower GE C36-7. as Missouri • November 1990. Athearn/RailPower CF7, as Santa Fe 2543 Pacific 9028, by Warren Johnson, May and 2634, by Gordon Cardall, August and • Trees, by species, the Harvard Museum 1993. techniques, March 199 I. October 1990. • AthearnlRail Power EMD GP35, as Santa • Spotting Guide to the GE Dash-7 and Dash- • Trees by species. the Harvard Museum's Fe 2858, by Dana Stark. May 1993. pri meval forest diorama, May 199 I. 8 diesels from Bachmann and Rail Power' • Athearn SW7 kit-conversion to SW1 200, as by Scott Chatfield, September 1989 and • Building N scale (and background HO Soo 433 and 437, by Bob Rivard, April May 1990. scale) tree trunks from wire, the Reids' way, 1993. • June 199 I. Upgrading the Proto 2000 SD7 to match • AthearnlRail Power GE Dash 8-40CW, as Burlington prototypes with details, parts, • Trees, by species, the Harvard Museum's Santa Fe 814, with step-by-step superdetail numbers, Kadee couplers and weathering, "Second Growth Pine" diorama, July 1991. ing, by Dave Hussey, November 1992. October 1995. • Golden rod and wire tree trunks, for N scale • Athearn/Rail Power GE Dash 8-40CW, as (and background HO scale) trees, the Reids' Santa Fe 800 (minimal detailing), by Dana way, August 1991. TRACK PLANNING Stark, November 1992. • Trees, by species, the Harvard Museum (Arlicle appears on pages 36-37 of Ihis issue.) • Athearn/Rail Power EMD GP35, as Soo techniques, STEP-BY-STEP, December 736, by Bob Rivard, August 1992. 1991. Most of the articles on layouts already • Athearn/Kato/Rail Power EMD GP35 kit • Trees in context, scene-specific scenery, completed in our monthly series "Your Layout, conversion, step-by-step, as Rock Island February 1992. On Tour" include a track diagram that indi 32 I, by Bob Rivard, June 1992. • Modeling maple trees, February 1992. cates approximately where the track is routed. • Athearn EMD GP60M (kit conversion from • N Scale (and background HO scale) maple, These plans are intended to give you a general GP50), as Maersk 146, by Ed McCaslin, ash, linden and oak trees, May 1992. impression of the layout and where the photo April 1992. • N Scale (and background HO scale) birch, graphs were taken. Few modelers would have • Spotting Guide to GP35 diesels and elm and chestnut trees, July 1992. identical spaces where they might want to Athearn, Rail Power and Kato models, by • Using the Noch (from Walthers) natural duplicate these layouts exactly. Most of the Scott Chatfield. April 1992. growth trees, 1anuary 1994. track plans listed below, however, include the • Athearn/Smokey Valley EMD GP 15- I, as • Upgrading lichen trees and bushed with precise locations of curve centers, the locations Missouri Pacific 1680, by AI Barnes, Jr., ground fo am, May 1995. of turnout points and frogs and the locations of March 1992. • Using natural growths for living and dead track elevations. All of these locations are nec • AthearnlRail Power/S mokey Valley EMD trees, July 1995. essary to recreate and/or modify a plan in fu ll SD60M, as Soo 606 I, by Rick Groom, • Trees that "grow," Part II. Modeling trees size to build that model railroad. Some of the December 1991. with trunks made from natural growths, articles are discussions of track planning prin • Athearn/Rail Power/Smokey Valley EMD August 1995. ciples that apply to any layout. SD60M, as Soo 606 I, by Rick Groom, • Making N scale trees from rabbitbrush, pig • Ottawa Silica S and prototype plant photos December 199 I. weed and fine sawdust, October 1995. with both model and prototype track plans. • Athearn/Rail Power EMD SD50, as Rio August and September 1989. Grande 5507, by Gordon Cardell, • B&O on two decks in N scale (4x16 feet) or MODELING TODAY'S DIESELS November 199 I. HO scale (5-lhx29 fe et), March and June AS KIT-CONVERSIONS • AthearnlRail Power EMD SD60. as Soo 1991. IN HO SCALE 6009, by Warren Johnson, August 199 I. • ATSF/B N/D&RGW "Joint Line" on two (Article appears pages 4-8 of Ihis issue.) • AthearnlRail Power GE B23-7, as Union on decks, in HO scale, in 12-3/4 X20-lh fe et. Pacific 124, by Warren Johnson, July 1991. July and August 1991. • Athearn SW I 500 kit-upgrade as Western • Athearn/Cannon EMD GP60M, as Santa Fe • Thurmond, West Virginia. February 1990 Pacific 1501 by Clyde Queen, June 1995. 100, by Ernest Rizzuto, May 199 I. and April 1992. • Clear plastic Run 8-brand windows for Rail • Athearn/Rail Power EMD SD60, as Norfolk • Modeling the City, a Compact Track Plan Power/Athearn diesels (SD60M), June Southern 6672, by Warren Johnson, April (2lhx6lh feet in HO scale. Ix3 lh feet in N 1995. 1991. scale or 4lhx 12 feet in 0 scale, June 1992. • Athearn/Rail Power Products kit-conver • Athearn/Rail Power GE B30-7AB (cabless), • Jim Providenza's double-deck Santa Cruz sion, step-by-step (from motor installation as BN 40 I 8, by Gordon Cardall, February Northern, based on the Western Pacific to fi tting handrails), on an EMD SD60M, 1991. Railroad. appeared in the December 199 I October 1994. • AthearnlRail Power GE C30-7, as Santa Fe issue, and articles on the operations on that • AthearnlRail Power Products GE C44-9W 8077, February I 99 1. model railroad appeared in the May and July kit-conversion steps, February 1995. • Athearn/IHC EMD E8A, as Santa Fe 85, by 1992, May, June and September 1993 and • Athearn/Rail Power GE C30-7 as Union Albert Hetzel. January 199 I . July 1994 issues. Pacific 2448, by Mike Daniels, 1une 1994. • AthearnlRail Power SD60, as EMD Demo • 8x9-foot double deck HO scale layout, the • AthearnIRail Power EMD SD45 as Union I,by Bill Schultz, December 1990. Coquille & Crescent City, by Ed Vondrak, Pacific 25, by Mike Daniels, May 1994. • Athearn/Rail Power EMD SD60M, as BN August 1995. • Athearn/Rail Power GE Dash 8-40CW as 922 1, by Gordon Cardall, November 1990. • IOx20-foot track plan for Ed Spiller's HO Union Pacific 9400, by Dana Stark, • Athearn/Rail Power GE C30-7, as Norfolk November 1993. & Western 8024, by Gordon Cardall, scale Vermont-based Danby, Ludlow & Springfield Railroad, April 1995. • Athearn SW7 kit-conversion to SW 1200RS, October 1990.
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• \O-foot 4-inch x 9-foot-7-inch N scale • No. 5: Eastern Cars Works/Con September 1995. (adaptable. in the same space to HO scale) CorlWalthers HO scale and Atlas N scale • No. 22: McKean Models HO scale. Atlas shelf layout plan. The Westmont Central, by 70-ton Airslide covered hoppers (owned by and Bachmann N scale and Lionel 0 gauge
Ed Vondrak, June 1995. /'" ,ate owners - the railroad-owned cars CF2970 and CF2980 two-bay Center Flow
• appeared in No. 8, February 1991), covered hoppers, January and August 1995. 10-foot 4-inch x 9-foot-7-inch HO scale shelf layout plan, the Auburn & Winchester. December 1990. • No. 23: AAR three-bay, nine-panel hopper by Ed Vondrak. August 1995. • No. 6: Stewart Hobbies HO scale 40-foot cars, from MOC/Roundhouse HO scale kits.
• 17-foot x 7-foot 6-inch HO scale Modoc three-bay, 14-panel hoppers. January 1991. June 1995. Mine Division of the Santa Fe Southwestern. • No. 7: Athearn HO scale and Precision • No. 24A: InternationalCar wide-vision by Ed Vondrak. October 1995. Masters N scale 4740-cubic-foot capacity modern cabooses. from Athearnand covered hoppers (the similar 47S0-cubic Bachmann HO scale and Bachmann N scale foot capacity cars from Precision Masters in models, October 1995. AIRBRUSH & N scale and Intermountain in HO scale • No. 24B: International Car wide-vision WEATHERING TECHNIQUES appeared in the July and October 1993 and modern cabooses, from Atlas HO scale July 1994 issues), January and July 1991. model, October 1995. (Article appears on pages 39-4101' this issue.) • No. 8: Eastern Car Works/Con • An update for most of the previous Car Cor/Walthers HO scale and Atlas N scale SpOilers Guides appeared in the November • Weathering with conventional paints 70-lOn Airslide covered hoppers, railroad 1993 issue. appeared in the December 1989 issue. owned (the private owner cars appeared in • Basic airbrush selection and spraying tech No. 5, December 1990, February 1991. niques appeared in the January 1992 issue. • No. 9: Model Power HO scale cylindrical • Painting with water-based acrylics appeared covered hoppers (similar Intermountain HO in the March 1992 issue. scale and Precision Masters N scale cars • Weathering structures with an airbrush appeared in the May 1992 and April 1994 appeared in the April 1993 issue. issues), November 1991. • Painting Design Preservation and Magnuson • No. 10: Precision Masters N scale (and the buildings with paint brush appeared in the Walthers HO scale) Greenville-built two June 1993 issue. bay covered hoppers (the similar Tri nity • Weathering freight cars with powdered pas built cars appeared in the June 1993 issue), tel chalks appeared in the December 1993 April 1992. issue. • No. II: MDC HO Scale 4.700cubic foot • Simulating wood decks on plastic flat cars, capacity grain cars. August and December April and May 1994. 1992. • Weathering freight cars with repainted data • No. 12: Walthers HO scale 53-foot 6-inch markings. June 1994. Commonwealth cast steel flat cars, • Weathering covered hoppercars with gen December 1992. uine cement, July 1994. • No. 13: Walthers HO scale GSC fo ur-bay or • Weathering diesel locomotives with pow "quad" hoppers, January 1993. dered pastel chalks. November 1994. • No. 14: Walthers HO Scale 50-foot FGE • Painting auto racks and automobiles, April plug-door insulated box cars. February and and July, 1995. April 1993. • Weathering diesels (the Proto 2000 HO scale • No. 15: Con-Cor HO and N scale 57-fOOl SD7) with powdered pastel chalks, October RPL-class insulated box cars. March and 1995. May 1993 and July 1995.
• No. 16: Stewart Models HO scale CAR SPOTIERS GUIDES Pennsylvania RR Class H 39 triple-bay hop pers. April and May 1993. (Article appears on pages 26-35 of this issue) • No. 17: Athearn HO scale anel MDC This series of articles. most prepared by Jim (Roundhouse) N scale 57-foot mechanical Eager, presents specific prototype cars. usually refrigerator cars, December 1993. July and with a roster of all cars built and their buyers September 1995. and operators. Dozens of other articles, present • No. 18: Walthers HO scale Pullman 4427- ing prototypes for specific models.have cubic-foot-capacity covered hoppers, appeared in "The Journal." Those articles are February and September 1994. indexed on these "Experience - At Your • No. 19: Accurail HO scale three-bay ACF Fingertips" pages as they apply to specific CF4600 Center Flow covered hoppers. May freight car articles in each issue. and August 1994, September 1995. • No. I: Life-Like HO or N scale nat-roof box • No. 20: McKean HO scale, Micro-Trains cars, J Clnuary 1990. and Atlas N scale and Pacific Rail Shops S • No. 2: Details West HO scale 50-foot scale three-bay ACF CF4650 Center Flow smooth plug door box cars, March 1990. covered hoppers. October and December • No. 3: Details West HO scale and Con-Cor 1994. September 1995. N scale 50-foot double-plug door box cars, • No. 21: Athearnand Bachmann HO scale, June 1990. Atlas and Bachmann N scale and Weaver 0 • No. 4: Details West Ho scale double plug scale ACF CF5250 four-bay Center Flow door. exterior post, box cars, October 1990. covered hoppers, November 1994.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 49 SCENIC MODELING TREES THAT GROW
Modeling Specific Tree Species, Part X
By Herm Hoops
Modeling tree trunks with "rabbit forested areas. It has the texture and Yellow and red do not cover other col brush" and "pigweed" weeds and color of fo rest duff. You will find a ors well. As trees rarely are of one fine-grind sawdust. An index of pre hundred other locations for it. Large color. I usually add a second simi lar vious articles on creating realistic items in these compounds can be picked color: red-brown or green over red. tan trees and other scenery techniques out, but I don't sift them because most or light green over yellow, etc. This appears on pages 48-49 of this issue. of the larger stuff fal ls off the trees and also highlights and emphasizes the lacy it looks good along fe nce lines, border look. areas, etc. J also use fine sawdust for Holding trees by the trunk, spray leaves, the kind that comes from a cir fro m boltom to top. Your hanel keeps he setting for my N scale cular saw fi nishing blade. paint off the trunk, and spraying from NYO&W is the heavily forested Now that you have assembled every the bOllom up keeps paint off most visi East. To replicate that landscape thing, heat a quart of water in a large ble branches. Wearing surgical gloves on a limited budget required pot. Before it boils, turn it to warm and will help keep paint off your hands. thousands of inexpensive trees. stir in glycerine (about half as much as Spray close but do not apply too much Making hoards of cheap, realistic you have water). Glycerine can be paint to mat and clump the lacy leaves. trees involves haunting garage sales (for bought in most drugstores and helps Place the tree in Styrofoam or the edge Tan old blender) and a trip to the drug keep the plants pliable and keeps flow of corrugated cardboard to dry. After store (for glycerine) and discount store ers from falling off. Transfer a bunch of you have done several trees, go back (for spray adhesive). To date I have the plants into the pot and let them soak and give another light coat from the top planted over 3,000 trees using this easy for about 15 minutes. Remove the down, and place the trees back in the technique. plants one at a time and lay them on Styrofoam/cardboard. I give many of In the West, Rabbitbrush grows in newspaper to dry. the trees a final light, quick mist of abundance along roadsides, since it Cut-down corrugated cardboard brown to dull them down, and when requires sites with a little extra moisture. boxes or a piece of Styrofoam come in dry, a quick mist of DuliCote. Rabbitbrush can be identified by its pro handy when you make and paint the If you want to add fru it to trees. add fuse, showy light yellow flowers. Its trees. Grasp a tree by the trunk (base), smal l beads found in craft stores. A flowery branch ends are fine and repli spray it with adhesive and sprinkle saw swipe of light gray on the trunk of cate a variety of shapes: vase ro r elm, dust over the tree with the top down. small, bent trees gives the look of birch round for maples and oaks, lance for Shake the tree gently to dislodge large and aspen. poplars, and curved for aspen. In fall, or loose objects. Spray it again and I glue on fo rest duff, grass and (August-September), the flowers dull sprinkle a second layer of ground leaves shrubs before planting the trees. and shrink; this is the time to get your with the tree top upward. and again Most of my layout is extruded boxes and scissors and go a'clipping. shake lightly. This "double dip" treat Styrofoam, covered by a thin layer of Pigweed grows in wet depressions ment is important to get coverage and Hydrocal-dipped towels. l use an ice over most of the U.S. About the same keep the tree lacy. Poke the fi nished tree pick to punch a pilot hole, then push in time you go rabbitbrushing, you might into the Styrofoam or the edge of corru the tree. Make the hole deep to allow notice dark red-brown clumps. of pig gated cardboard and make more. you to push the tree in to any desired weed. 1 clip the cone-shaped tips for I use a very dilute solution of white depth. You can dab some white glue in conifers. glue for this process. Besides the longer the hole. I install small trees toward the In fall, when leaves have dried some, drying time, a little more care must be rear of the layout to help with the illu strip bunches from shrub branches taken to keep the trees from matting and sion of distance. Conifers are planted at (Chinese elm hedges work wonderful clumping. higher elevations. and a little lower on ly). You can harvest leaves in the sum Painting helps adhere and seal the northern slopes. Group a few similar mer; the only requirement for blending leaves. I buy the cheapest spray enamel colored trees in ra vines. "Planting" is that they be dry and small, to reduce available. The NYO&W setting is in the more green and brown trees makes a large stems in the final product. fal l, and the method of painting helps more natural fall selling. As you travel Put small amounts of leaves in the make colors natural instead of gaudy. around, notice how the edge of wooded blender and stockpile the mixture in cof Unless making green trees (there are areas is layered. Overtopped small trees fee cans. J usually adhere a thick layer always some green trees in the fa ll), I often grow under thick canopies; sol id of this residue with white glue under almost always start with light yellow. stands of young, similar trees pioneer PAGE 50 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 openings. Lowland, deep forests often have straight bowl (tru nk) trees with few lower branches. Open, lone trees are frequently wolfy-branching low and covering a large area. RMJ
"Rabbitbrush" is one of the more common Western weeds.
The individual grains of fine sawdust, obtained from a cabinetmaking shop, actually have the shape of longer leaves (like willows, eucalyptus and some ferns) that is not possible to capture with ground foam.
Pigweed is another common Western plant that can provide natural tree trunk shapes. The bare weed can be treated with A variety of rabbitbrush and pigweed trees, most textured with fine sawdust to simulate a small spruce tree. sawdust.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 51 PERFORMANCE
Th e more significant fig ures from Bob Higgin 's' Evaluations of model locomotives in past issues of this magazine. Th e issues with asterisks are out of print, but photocopies of these reports are available fo r $2. 00 each (a I/ow 30 days for shipment). Explanations of how Bob Higgins tests these locomotives appeared in the March 1990 and September 1992 issues. HO, N, 0 AND G SCALE LOCOMOTIVES
Manufacturerllmporter Protoype Scale Mile Max Pulling Magazine Per Hour Power Throttle Date Manufacturerllmporter Protoype Scale Mile Max Pulling Magazin e Speeds Min. (Tractive Response Per Hour Power Throttle Oat. Speed (over Max Force at midload Speeds Min. (Tractive Response #6 switch) Speed In Oz.) (volts) Speed (over Max Force at midload .6 switch) Speed In Oz.) (votts)
HO Scale Diesels Athearn (as·is) EMD GP38·2 .24 126.4 2.76 3.4 Jan. 1990' N Scale Diesels Alhearn (w/Helix Humper EMD GP38·2 .89 112.1 2.76 2.8 Sept. 1995 Arnold Alco S2 1.9 151.4 .44 2.0 Mar. 1991 can molor conversion) Can Cor EMD E7A .57 99.8 4.19 3.4 Dcl. 1992 Proia Power Wesl EMD F7 A (& F7B) .35 98.2 4.46 2.4 May 1990 Atlas EMD GP7 .48 237.0 .57 2.0 Oct. 1995 (Alheam w/can motor) (95.0) (8.92) (2.6) May 1990 (.26) AtlasiKalo GE U25B (two) .29 222.4 .64 2.0 June 1989 AthearnlPPW, weighted EMD GP9 .20 94.2 4.0f 3.0 May 1990 (.31) (189.6) (1.37) (2.0) June 1989 Alhearn w/NWSL motor EMD GP38·2 .21 60.9 2.30 1.8 August 1990 AtlasiKalo EMD SD7 1.29 231.9 .60 1.7 April 1990 Athearn w/NWSL motor, weighted EMD GP38·2 .24 61.2 3.88 2.2 August 1990 AtlasiKalo EMD GP35 1.07 213.7 .61 2.2 Nov. 1992 AtheamiProto Power Kala EMD E8A .26 222.4 .96 2.0 Aug. 1993 West w/reptacement EMD E8A & E8B .26 220.4 1.92 2.3 Aug. 1993 Wheelsets: Kato GE U30C .48 242.2 .88 2.4 Feb. 1990· NorthWest Short Line EMD GP38·2 .23 97.4 2.56 1.6 Oct. 1990 Bachmann EMD SD40·2 .74 148.3 1.03 2.4 Sept. 1989 Jay·Bee EMD GP38·2 .27 97.4 2.40 1.5 Oct. 1990 Bachmann wiN Scale Atlas Atco S2 .65 82.5 3.52 4.4 Feb. 1991 Nevada Chassis EMD SD40·2 .82 155.7 1.25 2.6 Sept. 1989 AtlasiRoco EMD FP7A .35 97.4 4.23 6.0 Dec. 1990 Bachmann/Spectrum GE Dash 8AOC .44 113.0 1.15 5.2 April 1993 Atlas GE U33C 1.18 89.3 3.81 1.8 May 1995 Key/Endo EMD F7 (& F7B) .39 145.3 .57 3.8 Mar. 1992 Bachmann·Plus GE B23·7 1.75 84.9 3.17 2.9 July 1992 (.50) (150.3) (1.27) (3.0) Mar. 1992 Con·Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .97 112.t 2.93 9.5 March 1991 Con·Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .29 99.0 2.91 3.2 April 1991 Life·Like EMD F9A (& F9B) 2.04 177.2 1.41 5.00 Aug. 1989 (with Mashima can motor) (1.84) (166.4) (2.78) (4.7) Aug. 1989 E·R Models (Frateschi) Atco FA 1 1.95 114.2 2.39 5.4 October 1993 Life·Like Alco FA2 (& FB2) 1.19 158.0 .91 4.0 May 1993 tHC EMD E8A (& E8B) 1.96 144.9 2.51 5.0 ( .66) (149.3) (1 .8t) i3.4) May 1993 (1.50) (136.6) (5.03) 14.8) January 1994 Life·Like EMD GP18 1.20 167.0 .84 3.0 April 1994 2.97 146.7 4.38 7.4 (with 25 ounce, added weight) Life·Like EMD E8A 1.63 149.3 1 .27 4.0 April 1995 (1.88) (136.6) (8.75) (6.4) January 1994 SamhongsalHatimark EMD F3A (& F3B) .29 150.3 1 .03 3.2 July 1989 Kato EMD SD40 1.18 81.9 3.29 3.0 June 1991 (.35) (151.4) (2.04) (3.2) July 1989 Kato/Stewart EMD F3A F3B) .38 83.1 4.28 2.9 Sept. 1989 (& Model Power/ isimilar GP7 models Mehanolenika EMD F40PH 3. 14 184.7 .83 3. 8 Sept.1990 by Atlas) (.31) (81 .9) (9.00) 12.B) Sept. 1989 K� �D �� 82.5 2.87 2.2 Nov. 1992' � Kala EMD NW2 .76 67.9 2.44 3.0 Feb. 1994 o Scale Diesels Keystone/NWSL GE 44·Ton .17 36.9 1.52 2.0 March 1990' P&D Hobby EMD F9A(& F9B) .25 77.1 5.79 1.2 June 1990 Hobbylown EMD E8A 81.4 5.92 3.3 Jan. 1991 .60 .24 74.1 1 2.80 1.9 June 1990 AjiniOverland Models EMD GP38·2 .42 79.2 1.95 2.0 Nov. 1991 P&D Hobby EMD F3B .25 77.1 5.81 1.6 Jan. 1993 MDC Roundhouse Alco RS3 .61 94.3 3.98 2.8 April 1994 Central Loco. Works EMD F7A F7B) .25 72.0 20.68 4.4 Sept. 1989 Model Power EMD GP9 .26 104.2 2.71 1.7 Nov. 1990 (& AjiniOverland Models EMD SW1500 .36 74.3 2.53 1.2 Augusl 1990 (.20) (65.5) (39.10) (4.0) Sept. 1989 AjiniOverland Models EMD SD60 .37 80.3 4.49 2.0 April 1991 Key/Samhongsa Alco PAl .41 76.2 21.85 5.6 April 1992 Mantua EMD GP20 .30 78.2 3.07 1.6 Dec. 1991 Red Caboose EMD GP9 .27 81.9 12.78 2.2 June 1992 Proto 2000 (Life·Like) Alco FA2 .20 90.7 3.14 4.2 July 1991 Weaver (0 scale) Alco FA2 .22 72.8 15.31 1 .9 July 1989 Proto 2000 (Life· Like) EMD BL2 .31 90.7 3.53 5.4 Nov. 1989' Weaver (Hi· Rail) Alco FA2 .21 100.8 12.53 2.2 August 1995 Proto 2000 (Life·Like) EMD GP18 .58 99.8 3.40 2.6 Feb. 1993 Alco FB2 & FA2 .25 94.9 19.25 2.0 Augusl 1995 Proto 2000 (Life·Like) EMD E8A .51 95.8 5.94 5.6 March 1994 Weaver EMD E8 .30 105.6 14.45 2.1 July 1993 Proto 2000 (Life·Like) EMD SD7 .52 73.3 3.58 5.0 July 1995 Spectrum (Bachmann) EMD F40PH Phase II 1.39 80.3 3.79 3.8 Feb. 1992 Spectrum (Bachmann) GE Dash 8·40C 1.96 87.4 3.69 3.4 May 1990 S Scale Diesels Spectrum(Bachmann) F·M H16·44 .41 82.5 2.34 3.0 Aug. 1994 Amencan Models EMD GP35 .54 78.0 7.85 2.0 June 1993 WalthersiRoco EMD SWI .21 53.3 2.47 1.4 March 1993 WaliherslTrainline EMD GP9M 1.18 73.8 2.64 4.0 March 1995 o Scale Steam Locomotives HO Scale Steam Locomotives SamhongsalHalimark On3·EBT 2·8·2 .22 33.8 9.09 2.4 Aug. 1989 Bachmann· Plus SP 4·8·4 .18 112.1 2.31 1.9 Sepl. 1993 Bowser(English's G Gauge Diesels Model RR Supply) B&O 0·4·0T .90 102.4 1.46 1.8 Dec. 1992 LGB Alco DL535E 2.67 48.0 27.01 NA April 1990 IHC 4-4-0 1.17 56.0 1.14 3.5 Dec. 1994 Lionel EMD GP7 .38 55.6 14.74 5.9 May 1991 IHC/Mehano B&O 0·4·0T 1.42 132.0 .92 2.0 Dec. 1992 Railway Express Agency Alco FA 1 3.79 68.2 15.25 NA July 1990 IHC/Mehano SP 2·6·0 .81 77.6 1 .90 4.2 Jan. 1994 IHe/Mehano C&O 4·8·2 .36 89.3 2.71 3.0 Sepl. 1994 Key Imports UP 4·8·8·4 .44 62.2 6.47 4.6 August 1991 G Gauge Steam Locomotives Life·Like B&O 0-4-0T 1.37 104.2 1.01 .9 Dec. 1992 Anslo·Craft (ART) B&0 4·6·2 1.15 51.9 2B.08 2.0 Oct. 1991 Mantua 2·6·6·2 3.0 70.2 5.27 7.0 June 1991 Ansto·Craft (ART) PRR O-4-0 .94 72.7 12.13 1.6 Jan. 1992 Mantua 0·6·0T NA 126.4 2.09 3.2 June 1991 and 0-4-0T Mantua 2·8·2 .65 76.2 3.36 3.5 June 1994 Lehmann (LGE) 0-4-0T 2.40 28.7 7.24 NA May 1992 Mantua w/Mashima 2·6·6·0 .24 50.6 2.17 4.2 June 1991 Bachmann 0-4-0T .31 25.6 6.38 2.6 Aug 1992 Mantua 0-4-0 .90 107.0 3.55 4.0 1995 June Bachmann Radio· Mantua with 812 Can Motor 0·4·0 1.86 84.9 3.39 1.B June 1995 Controlled Baldwin 4·6·0 .55 25.2 2B.81 NA June 19B9 AjiniOverland Modefs NYC 2·8·2 .50 74.3 3.79 1.6 Sept. 1991 Bachmann Track· SamhongsaiPowerhouse USRA 2·6·6·2 .28 57.1 B.78 3.0 July 1989 Powered Baldwin 4·6·0 5.50 38.4 11.23 1.0 OCI. 1990 Speclrum(Bachmann) Reading 2·8·0 .22 104.2 2.38 2.1 Dec. 1993 Spectrum (Bachmann) PRR 4·6·2 1.21 91.4 2.32 2.2 Ocl. 1994 Dellon Loco. Works D&RG 2·8·0 .12 40.9 17.0 2.0 Dec. 1989 Westside ·Classic· SP 4·6·0 .49 49.t 3.24 1.7 Augusl 1992 LGB 2·6·0 2.65 54.8 22.45 NA Nov. 1991 LGB Forney 0·4·4T 2.74 36. 1 26.39 NA July 1994 Lio el Baldwin 0-4-0T .12 54.5 9.6 1.B Dcl. 1989' N Scale Steam Locomotives n Pecos River ATSF 4·6·2 .44 87.2 .B8 4.4 Jan. 1995 Kalamazoo Toy Trains 0-4-0T .48 50.1 13.47 1.1 Jan.1991 Rivarossi USRA 2·8·2 3.00 177.2 1.14 9.0 OCI. 1991 Kalamazoo Toy Trains 4·4·0 .82 67.1 13.18 1.3 Jan. 1991 Rivarossi (w/N Scale of Anslo·Crali (ART) PRR 0-4-0 .94 72.7 12.13 1.6 Jan. 1992 NV frame & NWSL and 0-4-0T Sagami 1420 can motor)USRA 2·8·2 .49 160.3 .66 4.5 Oct. 1991 NOle: Figures in parenthesis are for two locomotives operated together.
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RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 55 TIPS
When using a razor saw, you can obtain far better control of the cut if you use just the very tip (or the very heel) of the blade. Work back and forth in just 1 fA. to 112- inch strokes. -Bill Wright
A common large comb makes an excellent rack to hold trucks and any hollow parts while spray painting. Just push the parts over the teeth of the comb, hold the comb with your hand (covered with a disposable rubber gloveL and spray away. -Dean Freytag
'. EARN ' '. We'll pay you $2$20:000.0 fo0r each "Top Tip" we publish. Just send us your tip, preferably with a sketch (photographs are optional) and enough of an explanation sci we can photograph a recreation of the idea or redraw it. Keep the tip simple; a minimum of one step and a maxi mum of three steps must complete the technique. If the tip is more com plex, you s�ould co�sider inquiring about our mterest In a full "blown article. "The ideas, sketches or pho tographs will not be returned, and their use as illustrations or as part of ideas or Top Tips, is our option. You may, of course; incorporate them The older you get, the harder it is to handle little things. Painting clothing on an HO scale into articles for this or other maga figure, for example, means at least a two- or three-step procedure. First hold it by the feet and paint the top, then when dry, b the upper half, the legs and feet, and more often zines. We pay approximately 45 y days after publication. Be sure your than not, repair the damage caused by handling with tweezers, clamps or fingers. Other little things are even more difficult: spokes and rims of a wagon or truck, lenses on a name and address is on each Top lantern, tools and tables in the shop are a few. Tip you submit. We reserve the right I found a type of clay in a craft shop that will hold small parts and not leave a residue to reprint the materia" in any form, oil on the part. A figure, for instance, can be held upright and totally painted without without further payment. handling, except for the shoes, which can be touched-up later. Another use for this clay Come on, share 'em! is to mold small parts, put in the oven and bake. (Time and temperature on the label). .. When it comes out hard, it can be carved and painted. -Bob Montague
PAGE 56 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 WHAT'S NEW/HO SCALE NEW FROM THE NMRA 1995 NATIONAL IN AT LANTA
By Robert Schleicher
Walthers will ship HO scale ready- Io-run models of the GE Dash 8-40B in both wide and standard nose versions with three different fuel tanks-each combina tion of cab and fuel tank matched to the specific real locomotive. The models are $59.95 each. They should run as well as the GP9M tested in the March 1995 issue of "The Journal."
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International Hobby Corporation (IHC) will be shipping this ready-to-run model of the EMD SD35 this winter. The model has RP25 wheel flanges and a can-style motor. Retail price is $59.95. We'll have a test report on one as soon as production models are available. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 57 WHAT'S NEW /HO SCALE
Walthers will produce this 4o-foot General American steel reefer in ART (WAB/MP), URTX/MILW, Swift, Armour, Dubuque and Wilson paint and lettering. It's due now.
Walthers will ship the unit train "Bethgon" coal gondolas ready-to-run in December. U s e .. .•. • � e ;h i :;��� l!��r?� g �..•. . . . . • ______will�� be;��� offered� in�J six:� packs��� for $69.98. --
Con-Cor is now shipping this three-unit "Farmers Co-Op" complex. Walthers is also going to produce this large brick packing plant The warehouse and office is $39.98, the tall grain elevator is with a separate stockyard. The packing plant is $39.98, and $28.98, and the round grain silos are $24.98. the stockyard is $24.98. Both are due in September. ",, � t.. _.�
Walthers is producing this replica of a Pacific Fruit Express ice platform and a simulated wood ice house (based on a pro totype in Antigo, Wisconsin). The set is $29.98 with add-on ice platforms $15.98. These are due in October. ; PAGE 58 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 WHAT'S NEW /HO SCALE
E&C Shops, P.O. Box 567, Roseburg, OH 97470, is now producing the Bethgon in both the 13- and 14-panel versions to match specific prototypes for each paint scheme. The kits are $9.95 with trucks and couplers. E&C also has the same car in N scale. r
Centralia Car Shops, 1468 Lee St., Des Plaines, IL 60018, is now shipping this unique IC caboose in injection-molded plastic. The model is $25.00 assembled in a choice of original lC, modern IC or ICG paint schemes.
Challenger Imports will have nine stream lined Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars with the Raymond Loewy paint scheme available this fall. This is the "Narrows" series observation. See your dealer.
I MTS Imports, Inc., P.O. Box 50, I Middletown, NY 10940, is now importing this Brill Model 55 gas motor car as an !• all-brass model in HO scale for $349.00.
Overland Models is now shipping fully painted models of the Aleo C430 in NYS&W, Reading, NYC and Aleo demo paint schemes with details specific to each prototype locomotive. See your dealer.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 59 WHAT'S NEW /HO SCALE
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Key Imports, P.O. Box 1848, Rogue River, OR 97537, is now shipping this fully painted and lettered brass replica of the New York Central "Empire State Express" streamlined Hudson. See your dealer.
Above left, A-Line, Box 7916, La Verne, CA 91 750, is offering painted and lettered versions of the common modern prototype 53-foot "plate trailer," including the Schneider orange and aluminum scheme.
Above, E-R Model Importers, 420 Dunham Rd., Waterloo, NY 13165, is now shi p ping ready-to-run models of a Conrail piCKUp truck from Trident for $12.95 each.
Bethlehem Car Works, 263 Parkview Dr., Souderton, PA 18964, is now producing injection-molded plastic kits with etched brass sides to duplicate Boston & Maine 4500-4580 coaches for $59.95.
American Model Builders' newest kit is a replica of an Atlantic Coast Line standard depot. The kit is $64.95 with simplified construction and all window and door openings laser cut.
Life-Like's new "Power-Loc" trainset track includes built-in ballast and a snap-togeth er locking system. The track can be used on the floor or built into a tabletop model ra ilroad. Eighteen-inch radius curves, 9- inch straights and matching right and left turnouts will be available by Ch ristmas. PAGE 60 RAILMODEL JOURNAL OCTOBER 1995 - , WHAT'S NEWjN SCALE NEW FROM THE NMRA 1995 NATIONAL IN AT LANTA
By Robert Schleicher
Walthers is producing the GSC Common wealth 53-foot 6-inch flat car (shown in liThe the December 1992 issue of Journal) in N scale with an all-metal body. It is also available with bulkheads (or the Gold Rush Models etched brass bulkheads should fit nicely). These should be at your dealer now.
Kato displayed pre-production samples of its new USRA 2-8-2. The detail is extremely fine, and the model is filled with metal weight. We'll have a test report on them as soon as production models are available.
Already available in HO, Walthers will have N scale versions of this cushion coil car (for shipping rolls of coiled steel) in October. The model has one-piece cast metal frame for maximum weight. Walthers will also produce the 50-foot N single-sheathed double-door box car in scale for November delivery. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 61 MARKETPLACE
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But Still the Same Qualitv LASER-CUT Kit From AMB Available 9/95 . ...Est. $39.95 See Your UP-TO-DATE Local Hobby Dealer Request LASER-KITS or Send To: 10 $2.00 AMB, INC,. Hanley Industrial Court st. Louis, MO c/o John Reichel...... 1420 63144 (314) 968-3076 1800 E 38th St .• Oakland. Ca. 94602. We currently offer 6 different sty1es of HO ditch lights. These �Control up to locos J 27 include the newest indepelldellfly atthe same Burlington Northern time on the same section strobebox, generic ditch lights with and without of track without blocking stand, and 3 versions to fit or computers! SouthernPacific In locomotives. NMRA Made The See these at your dealer, cl�.1U� or send SSAE for Price List. �'. Shown above - LTl013, LT1022, L Tl025, LTl026, LT1027, and LT1029 ready to add to your HO P.O. Box�� 1424 NcrClOSS, 3{)091GA diesel fleet. Box 5357 (404) i o 93403 441-7992 San Luis Ob sp CA Fax (404)441-0759 � CoolactY Loca oor Molded of black delrin wrth exter nal cam for strength. 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Only $4.95 -Solderless installation in Athearn engines. o mounllng rol ng slock Ihal 10 h has a slandard mounllng helghl NeW ! #1015-1 Assembled #1015 (lid down) headlights, backup lights. 275" (7 Omm) above Ihe ralls -2 2 (does nol include #1016 shank) 2 pro Only $5.65 Mounling heigh I .279" 17.1 mm) 2 pr Only S7.95 li ti Super constant gh ng I o 52100 Basic unit. 2 headlig ts, 2 bJckup lights S21.95 #1025 N-Seale Coupler 52105 Basic unit with h lights 2 ditch S29.95 • #1019 N-Seale Underslung COUPle�'" This is an unassembled # 1 023. 52110 Basic unit with beacon S31.95 r Exlended drall gear 2 Only $3.25 52115 Blsic unit with beacon and 2 ditch lights S39.95 pro support plaliorm aUaehed � 52300 Passscngcr car lighting unit S29.95 10 and aelualed by Iruek bolsler. 52305 Add 011 (0 52300 to light 2nd car S14.95 . • #1026 N-Seale Body Mount 52500 Steam unit, headlights, 2 backup lights Requires support hanger close 2 S28.95 Adaptor Draft Gear Microbulbs behind drall gear. 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Useful for mosl body moun HP t 'J situations, with a mounting Call, write, or E-moilfor ollr/ree complete c.:afaloglle Body mounling heighl of .30B" (7.Bmm) above rails. 2 pro Only S6.70 heighl of .293" (7.4mm) above Ihe pro Only S3.80 Ordering instmctions Mastercard. Visa, Check. Money • #2001 N-Seale Underslung Body Mount Coupler rails. 2 Order accepted. Order by mail, phone or E-mail. Include For Japanese prototype locomotives and street ress, es ri ion, stock name, add d c pt number, and quantity. rolling sloek which have piloVbody vlli/able fr olll your utllOrized Include S3.50 wi th all orders. International and large C> A A Plil S&H mount (nol trUCk) underset couplers. IWicro· Traills® Lille Dealer! orders call or \vrite fo r quotc. Dealer i n uiries elcome q w Body mounling heighl .293" (7.4mm) - above rails. 1 pro ea. long shank Elc:ctronics (816) 792-2724 E.B. 1 pro ea. short shank Only $5.25 � Laurel E-mail: SYS 807 Ave. _lliECOMPLETE COUPLER � Liberty, [email protected] �1�tfi"2k1I�t'il! � MO MO('8 P 1995 Micro-Trains® Line Co. · 351 P. O. Box 1200 . Ta lent, OR 97540-1200 © RontlP Ri\lllU D�,.a,IM::lI\I . _ leer a rrain GDriOI'II/I}I'&R/Y /1I.\'II'IIIIIl'IIHJ .\ 101 Hf pcuplt.: .lnn'[ Some of [helll 1,111 11I/-:h\\,I\-r:1I1 CIU» IIl/!� Lillt/.\'l/\ to ,u:ld .1t :;;: ()Ihcr� 1I!;1l0'C thc tl.l.. hill/! Ir:.:hl) or :,:�IC'> SIIII uIII<:,'> trc,>p�'>'> Oil Ir,11Il • t\lId I.• ,>. YC'I! .111111<:• .>.51)(I IIC.'ple \\crc kllle.I .), 1Il.lllllCd IJfupcn�. MODEL RAILROAD ELECTRONICS us Dcpon!TleOl Olllonsparlohon � . HO & 1·1'100-.';'\7-(,224 N SCALE Throll Pnwn Pacb-. Power k� - Supplies · Detectors Computer Program,\ NTRAK Supplies AMX \V eh.:olllc Card� C"II ror C"I"log FREE WHEN "GENERIC" ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH Dealer Vl c:: lcome Jllqlllric::� 800 359-6701 GD &R 378 Taylor Ford R"aLi Columhia. Kentucky.. 2725 Lenz DIGITAL . Plus Systems Command Control Systems for Model Over 50 correct variations of this caboose can be built using parts supplied with Railroads. Conforms to the tentative this kit Minor additions allow even more versions. Build correct cabooses for: NMRA Standard for Digital Command Reading, Central of New Jersey, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New England, Lehigh Valley Control suitable for all scales. Decoders Weslern Maryland, Conrail & many short lines. for all scales: Z; N; TT; HO; S; 0; I; G. Changing steps will build Pittsburg & West Virginia, Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk Western, Chessie Ideally suited for Tr olley and Tra ction System and Norfolk & Southern versions. and other high density traffic operations. North East Slandard Caboose kit...... M-U capability. 400 ...... $20.00 All kits are undecorated. Manufacturers of DIGITAL Plus Systems Eastern Car Works� Craftsman Style Factory Authorized Service Center and System Support " " P.O. Box 624 • rne, PA 19047 Injection Molded Styrene L La Post Office BOH: 9912 Cincinnali, OH 45289-8912 ngho HO Send SSAE for complete kil lisl Railroad Kits and Parts Phone: 1 -(888)-84 1 -9956 FaH: (513) 631-7574 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 69 r--�Mo�-;�;�;;N;;p;cisio�------l Ma40' PFEste Steelrs IceCa Reefers"r , , , , - , , , , , Precision Masters ' #1800 PFE first paint scheme is the never before offered PFE post- 1949 version � , with black and white heralds. First built in the 1940s, the R-40-23 Reefers were repainted in this _ , scheme between 1949 to 1950 and this paint scheme lasted until the late 1950's. Th e first re lease 2 3- ,� , pack sets price to be announced. , , s , �, ..,;;,i .� ;� L L LI 7 Page Catalog available - Send $1.25 to: #1634 SCU N FAMI Y NES #1629 WINCHESTER & WESTERN , Cars are painted Gray w,th Black Letters. , P recision M asters I nc. Cars are painted offYellow w,th Black Letters. � Road #203503, 224862 SI09Ie.. . $8.98 Road #1003, 100B, SI091e .. . $B.9B , � P. O. Box 2 S094 .. Lakewood, CO S022S-00 1 0 � • ,______.-.1 WHEELSETS-COUPLER MOUNTING PADS-LIGHTING KITS Whee/sets - 33 " & 36 " Dia. brass, RP25 wheelsets with E-R MODELS pointed axles and black nickel plating. Also 40 " Dia. solid nickelsilver replacement wheels for HO Scale FA-l Athearn diesels. Coupler Mounting Pads- ® Mabuchi can motor Twin flywheels All wheel drive Pads to body mount Kadee couplers directly �'> to the car body on all Athearn, Con-Cor and Rivarossi passenger cars. ��c� Lehigh Va lley: (Maroon, Black Stripes) 1022 3 Lighting K/ts- New Haven: (Green Gold) Complete li hting kits of "Drop In" design for �� 1023* & g Seaboard: (Green/Cream) Athearn, Con-Cor, Rivarossi and other passenger 1026 cars. The kits include all hardware and wheel sets 1027* Lehigh & New England when required along with a prewired lighting Available through your local hobby dealer. board. E-R Models, 420 Dunham Road, Waterloo, NY 13165 Inquire at your local dealer, or send SSAE to: 1-800-365-3876 315-539-1230 FAX 315-539-1304 Jay-Bee P.o. BOX 7031 • VILLA PARK, IL 60181 Can you serious modelers take a hint??? Retail Price $5.45 lfyou are going to have a vice... make it nice... make it a Kadee® double header Pin Vise. #240 Our DOUBLE headed pin vise, with TWO . reversible collets, gives you FOUR collet sizes This innovative, handy, solid tool is ideal fo r scribing, drilling to choose and tapping operations in various materials. fro m! Our area code changes to 541 starting with November 1995 , • © 1995 Kadee® Quality Products Coo, 673 Avenue C, Dept_ 4-M White City, OR 97503-1 078 Te l, (503) 826-3883 Fa" (503) 826-40. 13 - 1 � , Available� now at your local friendly hobby retailer, And don't fo rget to ask fo r Kadee® Magne-Matic® Couplersin HOn3 , HO, S, On3, 0, #1 and G Scales __------* The Best Thing To Happen To H.O. Since Electricity * ------, LD«J. euttNt � &�-�eIi� � TM Let41/Dlt ARM- 180 ...... $19.98 - * IjetP� Lad etfU -< A YM- 130 ...... $19.98 o c: &�!! n III ECONO-HELIX HUMPEf1rM What Perfection Runs Like ! ::l ... Benefits of Helix Humper™ to the hobby ... -III 0' a. I. Heat sink design case = Longer motor life by pulling heat away ::l from armature -sa Sealed brush area = Eliminates carbon dust as brushes o : 2. - ... wear. Keeps wheels, gear box, and ... Q) .!:! tril ck cleaner lonqer. '< o ro::l Two sizes cover 90% of market C" 3. -S. W a. Yard master Helix Humper'· for � - swi lches and eight wheel road engines. CtI CIJ � b. Road master Helix Humper'· for twelve 3 <.::l -o wheel road engines. F7 A and FA2 o Q) .:: engines. Excellent for PA- l 's also. � r CJ) Low voltage draw Unlimited lash·ups. Repowered o 4. = t Athearnlocomot ives will MU perfectly to Q) with ATLAS/STEWART KATO locomo !a Q. tives. Repowered SW7's and S- 12's MU :J: c: E::l perfeclly with ATLAS S- 2's and S-4's. J: 3 Smooth operation Low speed control from an Athearn >< 5. = "2, locomotive that you won't lJetievf' ::l a; 1 J: * * • ARM-180 Re-gowers: PA-1 , PB-1 , F7 A+B, GP-9, GP35, SO-9, SOP40, S045, S040-2, S040T-2, F45 , FP45, GEB, GE-C • AYM-130 Re-powers: SW-7, S-12, SW1 000, SW1500 • ALL UNITS INCLUDE - Pre-wired motor, motor mount, with precision turned 2mm - 1/8" Brass bushings to re-use stock flywheels. See your hobby dealer first! Or order direct! MAIL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: ALLENTOWN LOCOMOTIVE CO. PA Residents add 6% Sales Tax 642 Lehigh Street All orders add $5.00 S&H Allentown , PA 18103 24 Hr. (61 0) 845-7300 (610) 432-4645 '------* See How Real Your Trains Can Be! * ______..J �------MADE IN THE USA ------� 63' Modern Woodchip Gondolas HO 50' PS-1 Modern Boxcars s 5 Body Styles - 12 Roadnames C 2 Body Styles - 22 Roadnames A L E ------r-- .��Id .l II :I�I�:�. /' i Modern 53' Mill Gondolas Johnstown "Coalporter"@ 4 Body Styles - 14 Roadnames 2 Body Styles - 4 Railroads & 8 Utilities VISIT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY SHOP & ASK FOR E&C HO or N SCALE PRODUCTS Compuserve Address: • 1021 10, 3030 THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAILS' E &C ShOps, PO Box 587, Roseburg, OR 97470 MOTORS? fo r premium quality operation of yourfine models or experiments. � Precision miniature 12V DC motors suitable for N. HO. S. O. # 1 scale locomotives or other powered unit. Eliminate fast. poor power. high amp draw. noisy. unreliable operation with the aid of NWSL precision qualily motors. gearboxes. gearing. u-joints and olher mechanism components. tools. Ii See Us At The See the fu ll line NWSL catalog listings available at better hobby shops everywhere National Model & Hobby Show IOctober 26-29. 1995;, (too many special choices for most shops to stock). or inquire directly for further Rosemont Convention Center information and complete product listing handling [or product list; [or full . Illinois ($1 .00 $8 Rosemont. • line catalog). . \� NORTHWEST SHORT LINE BOX 423 ., . - (206) 932-1087 fax 935-7108 SEATTLE , WA 98111-0423 ... �·ir --. GORRE & DAPHETID "ANDREW� PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLES SHOWN PAGE 72 RAlLMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PFE R-40-23 Reefer Roofwalks fo r InterMountians Car HO Scale: #1 96 R-40-23 Reefer Roofwa lk Morton Round Pattern $ 2.25 #1 97 R-40-23 Reefer Roofwalk Apex Slotted Pattern $ 2.25 #1 98 R-40-23 Reefer Roofwa lk Gypsum Diamond Pattern $ 2.25 Products A vailable at your local hobby dealer or Now In Stock direct (add $1.50 S&H). at Yo ur Send an SSAE for complete pro duct listing. Authorized Sys tem One Plano Model Products 2701 W. 15th Street, Suite 113 Dealer: Plano, TX 75075 N6E�6�l�I�:J�g� Scale locomotives. Also recommended for low amperage HO and S locomotives NEW RELEASES SWITCH MACHINE DECODER - O� UP,lQ Kit 212- B & M Coach - $59.95 fo ur switch machines. Now #4500 - #4580 control your switch Kit 730- Lehigh Valley - $59.95 machines directly 70 ft. Baggage Car #775 - #784 from your Walk Kit 51 0- Western Maryland - $59.95 Around Cab 79 ft. Coach #825 - #839 Crafts man Quality Injection Molded parts with Brass Car Sides in Scale. HO Sold less trucks couplers. & At your local hobby shop or by mail. The Bethlehem Car Works, Inc. 263 Parkview Drive, Souderton, PA 18964. Mail order add shipping handling. $5.50 & Pennsylvania residents add 6% sales tax. John Aliens famous "Gorre & Daphetid" comes to life on your HO scale railroad. Assortment # 864 contains the following: 4 "New To oling" Old Timer Box Cars and 8 Overton Passenger cars (2 each - coach, combine, baggage, and business), all lettered lor the G&O. The 0-6-0 locomotive is available separately, kit # 318. See your MOC retailer for these exciting, one-time only items. - Reserve tod . ntities wil be limited. PEDDLER" MIXED- TRAIN Qu -' -- =------==---- -=-:.... !I L MODEL DIE CASTING, INC. P. O. BOX 1927 , CARSON CITY , NV 89702 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER 1995 PAGE 73 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • 31902 Groesbeck, Fraser, MI 48026 (810) 296-61 16 • · Open Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6, Sun12-5 • . •• • [3 [..1] •" VISA ' : . Fax: (810) 296-5642 • • IMMEDIA TE SHIPMENT WITH MASTERCARD, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • VISA , CERTIFIED CHECK DRMDHE Y DRDER! "0" SCALE EW \ NF UNIT DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES (Scale · 2 Rail Only) P&D Hobby Shop announces the re lease of the P&D "0" Scale F3, F7 and F9 Diesel Locomotives. The body shell has been engineered by P&D, made in the USA and produced in high impact styrene. Units are compatible in ap pearance with former Atlas and At las/P&D "A" Units. Operationally, units are compatible with Atlas/P&D F9 Units; P&D GP's; P&D RSD's; and Weaver RS3 and FA & B Units. Chassis consists of a brass platform, Pittman 8514 motor equipped with ball bearings, Weaver single tower trans mission or an optional extra cost twin tower transmission. Roof has peaked extension that can be removed to model later versions. Access hatches LAY-A-WAYAV AILABLE WITH 20% have simulated hex bolts for hold DOWN FOR 90 DA YS!. downs. Lift rings are brass. Side hand rails furnished in plastic to match the "A" Atlas Unit or a brass #.028" wire can be used. • Units available with or without dy namic brake ventilators. For F3's, a rectangular dynamic brake vent is fur nished. For later F's, a 36" fan guard or 48" fan guards are used. Side ventila tion grills are etched in brass. Grills also available in stainless steel. For the F3 "chicken" wire is used, for F7 and F9 horizontal or vertical grill ventilators • are used. Matching horizontal or verti • cal grills available for Atlas/P&D "A" • Units. Shaped clear plastic furnished • for potholes and end windows. For • scale models, a plastic coupler carrier • casting is made to permit use of • Kadee"', Weaver or Monarch couplers. • This casting also permits installation of • coupler operating rods and side-end • steps. Casting also provides for the air • line, signal line and steam heating line. • This unit can also be used on Atlas/P • &0 F9A. The center pair of steps are • attached to the brass platform. This • permits removal of the steps if the • modeler wants to operate on extremely • SEE FA CING PA GE FOR ORDERING INFORMA TION, sharp curves. Brass platform snaps into body and is held in place by eight • OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CUSTOM PA INTED • plastiC built-in clips. End is equipped MODELS SHO WN ABOVE. with brass grab-irons, a four hose MU bracket with plastiC hose and glad-hands. Unit can be equipped with steam generator equipment on roof hatch if required .• New Blomberg trucks are considered by P&D to be the finest available for "0" scale units and have been engineered jointly by DeS (Korea) and P&D for use in F units and P&D GP's. Truck will be available with three center plate heights - for F9's, GP's and the standard use. • All chassis units have been tested on 24" rad ius curves. Unit is designed to operate on 48" radius curves, however, with modification of the couplers, chassis driveline clearances and possible side steps, unit could operate on 36" radius curves.• Pittman motor unit rated at 8A on 12 volts. Ideally, unit should be ballasted to 5-6 pounds, however, it is suggested the modeler use judgment. As ballast increases, so does the wear. Ballast can be placed in tank area and inside of the roof. Available in many hobby SllOPS is an automotive type rim weight which can be shaped easily and placed in positions within the shell. . Furnished with kit is the body shell, side louvers, cab stops, brass eyelets for roof hatches, 36" fan guards, 48" fan guard for dynamic brakes, blank hatch for dynamic brake opening, two EMD brass 11Orns,two brass windshield wipers, steam generator roof components, two headlights with two lens per headlight, two front doors with brass handles, two brass number boards with plastiC lens and two plastiC classification lens with bases .•Basic unit equipped with EMD freighUpassenger pilot. Buffer plate is rubber insert. Coupler mounting holes located for the use of modified Kadee'"coupler pocket • Windows furnished for side, rear end and cab. · Brass wire furnished for grab iron, hand hold . and uncoupling rods .•Kits in series furnished as powered single tower units with eight drive wheels, as powered twin tower unit with eight drive wheels, as dummy units . with trucks and wheels, and a basic body shell without chassis. · The P & 0 assembled chassis platform is the standard for these units and power unit is equipped with . a ball bearing Pittman motor, modified Weaver drive lines and gearboxes and P&D/OCS Blomberg Trucks. · No couplers or lighting equipment is furnished due to the large . variation in the modelers requirements .• Interior kit available to install in all units except the twin tower unit. • The original Atlas power chassis can be used for the use . of the P & D/Atlas modification kit. . All units are now available for purchase .•All units now include appropriate grill arrangement in kit. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • � ...... 31 902 Groesbeck,...... Fraser, MI 48026 (810) 296·6116 . . .. • . Open Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6, Sun1 • • • • � 2-5 [II.. ,].• VISA ' : Fax: (81 0) 296·5642 : • & • •••••••••••••••••••••••• F3, F7, F9 PARTS, OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CUSTOM PAINTED AB SETS • Model # Description 5163 EMD F Unit Class. Light Base (R&L) •.•3.00 FlOOD F2, F3 PHl B Unit Body Kit (Less Coupler OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 5165 EMD F Unit Single Horns (R&L) Brass ..5.00 • Carriers) .•...... •.•...... $67.50 5171 EMD F Unit Pilot Buffer Insert •...•..3.00 Fl00l F2, F3 PHl B Unit Single Powered .285.00 1027 Brass Lilt Rings (14) ..•...... 5.00 5297P&D Drive Sprocket, SmallTop Replacement .3.00 Fl002 F2, F3 PHl B Unit Dummy Unit ....17 5.00 10Sl EMD F Unit Door Handles (2) ...•.•..4.00 5298 P&D Drive Sprocket, Large Top (New) ..3.00 Fl003 F2, F3 PHl B Unit Twin Tower ....305.00 2722 MU-Alr Hose Kit .••••.•...... 7.9 5 5299P&D DriveSprocket, Large Bottom Replcermt3.00 F2000 F3 PH2, F3 PH3 B Unit Body Kit 3007 P&D EMD Truck Bolster (1) ...... 3.00 5300 EMD Long & Short Batten Strips ...••5.00 (Less Coupler Carriers) ...•••.•••....67.5 0 4720 P&D/OCS Brass Blmg Type B Trk .....85.00 5302 EMD Square Door Set - B Unit (4) .....B.OO Designed for P&D Platform Units F2001 F3 PH2, F3 PH3 B Unit Sngle Pwrd .285.00 - F 5304 EMD F Unit Door w{large Hdlight ATSF) 6.00 F2002 F3 PH2, F3 PH3 B Unit Dummy ....17 5.00 4721 P&D/OCS Black Blmg Type B Trk •••.90.00 5718 EMD Brake Stand (Train Brake) Brass •.5.00 F2003 F3 PH2, F3 PH3 B Unit Tw in Tower .305.00 Designed for P&D Platform - F Units 5719 EMD Steam Line Connect.(Loco) Brass .5.00 F3000 F3 PH4, F7 PHl B Unit Body Kit 4722 P&D/OCS Plated Blmg Type B Trk ....90.00 5720 EMD Front Lift Rings (Diesel) Brass ...3.50 (Less Coupler Carriers) ••••••••••.•..67.50 Designed for P&D Platform - F Units 5723 EMD 3 Chime Horn - Brass .•...... •3.50 F3001 F3 PH4, F7 PHl B Unit Single Pwr . 285.00 4730 P&IIIOCSBras Blmg TypeB Trk for P&D GP .85.00 5734 EMD 3 Chime Horn (Small) Brass ..•.•3.50 F3002 F3 PH4, F7 PHl B Unit Dummy ••.•17 5.00 Pltfm & Eng Req Drive Clrnce thru Bolst 5735 EMD Brake & Signal Line Bracket ...•2.50 F3003 F3 PH4, F7 PHl B Unit Twin Tower .305.00 4731 P&IIIOCS Blk Blmg TypeB Trkfor P&D GP ..90.00 5736 EMD Uncoupling Bracket (4) •...... 2.50 F4000 F7 PHl (Late), F7 PH2, F9 B Unit Body Kit Pltfm & Eng Req Drive Clrnce thru Bolst 5737 EMD F Unit Passenger Pilot (Brass) ..26.95 (Less Coupler Carriers) •..•••••••••••67.5 0 4732 P&IIIOCS Plated BlmgType B Trk P&D GP •..90.00 5738 EMD F Unit Pass. Pilot Door (Brass) •••4.50 F4OO1 F7 PHl (Late), F7PH2, F9 B Unit Sngl PwnI285.00 Pltfm & Eng Req Drive Clrnce thru Bolst 5742 EMD Backup Light Housng E&F (Brass) .3.00 F4002 F7 PHl (Late), F7 PH2, F9 BUnt Dum175.00 4740 P&1lIIJCSBlmg Brass TypeTrk B for s1nd ...85.00 5743 EMD MU Junction Box (Brass) •...... 3.00 F4003 F7PHl (Late), F7PH2, F9 BUnt lWnTwr .305.00 Ht Bolst w/o Drive Clrnce (Dummy) 5744 EMD 45 Number Boards (Brass) (2) ...•5.00 F5000 EMD F·2A PHl - F-3A Portholes Body Shell 4741 P&D/OCS Blck Blmg Type B Trk for Stnd Ht 57BO EMD F Unit Freight/Pass Pilot (Brass) .26.95 (Lesscoupler Carriers & Pilot) ...... 72.5 0 Bolst ...... •...... 90.00 57Bl EMD F Unit "ATSF" Pass. Pilot (Brass) 27.95 F5OO1 EMD F·2APHl ,F·3A PHl- Prthls3 PwrdKit305.00 w/o Drive Clmce (Dummy) 5810EMD BlormergSpeed Tiuck Recorder(Brass) .3.50 (Single To wer/8 Wh eel Drive) 4742 P&D/OCS Plated Blmg Ty pe B Tr uck for Std Ht 5820EMD Blonmerg Truck SqJml Boxes (Brass)(4) 5.00 F5OO2EMD F-2A PHl ,F·3APHl·3 Prthls Dum Kit .190.00 Bolst ....•...... 90.00 7tDIK BallBearing ConversionKit .....•.....39 .00 (Complete with Tr ucks) w/o Driveflne Clearance (Dummy) 8514 Pittnm Motor(w/Bearings) •...•...... 40.00 F5003 EMD F-2A PH1 , F-3A PHl • 3 Porthole 5001 Body Shell - F3B (RD Dr)Shell Only ...37.50 92P6 P&D F Unit Motor MountSet (Plastic)(2) ...5.00 Powered Kit •••••••...... 335.00 5003 Body Shell - F7-F9B (Rd Dr) w/Grill Track 9301 FB'tII lOt IbrmIpo M Wi1!)SeI ...... 28.99 (Twin To wer/8 Wheel Drive) Shell Only ...... 37.50 (F2, F3PH1 "B" llnit) F6000 EMD F-3A PH2, F-3A PH3 • 2 Portholes Body 5020 Dyn Brake Plain Hatch .•.•...... 3.50 9302EMD F UnitDiamd Grm (Chick Wile) Set 28.99 Kit (Less Coupler Carriers & Pilot) ...... •72.50 5021 Dyn Brake Rect Vent Hatch ...••.•..4.00 (F2, F3PH1 "A " Unit) F6001 EMD F-3A PH2, F·3A PH3 - 2 Portholes 5022 Dyn Brake 36" Fan Hatch ...... 4.00 !1m B'tIIF Iti IIiirmI(DO M SetWi'e) •••••..•• .32.99 Powered Kit ••••.•.•...... •.•. ..305.DO 5023 Dyn Brake 4S" Fan Hatch ...••.....4.00 (F3, PH2, F3PH3 "B"Unit) ',' (Single To wer/8 Wheel Drive) 5024 Fan Roof Hatch •...... 4.00 !rot FB'tII Iti IbrmI(DO M Me)SeI ...... 32.99 F6002 EMD F·3A PH2, F·3A PH3 • 2 Portholes 5025 36" Fan Guard (High) (4) ...... 5.00 (F3, PH2, F3PH3 "A " Unit) Dummy Kit ...... •.....19 0.00 5026 36" Fan Guard (Low) (5) .•..•..•...6.00 9311 F-3 Dianmd Grill(Chick Wile ) Dyn II/t( GIl ...6.00 (Complete with Tr ucks) 5027 48" Fan Guard ...•...... 2.50 9320 EMD F UnitVert Vent Grill- I'll'Grill (B Unit) .32.99 F6003 EMD F·3A PH2, F·3A PH3 ·2 Portholes 502B Round Sand Filler Inlet ...... 3.00 9321 EMD F UnitVert Vent Grill- I'll'Grill (AUnit) .32.99 Powered Kit ...... •.•...... 335.00 5029 Sq Sand Filler Inlet ....••..••..•3.00 9330EMD F UnitVent Horiz Grill (A Unit) ...... 32.99 (Twin To wer/8 Wh eel Drive) 5030 Sq Window-End Door ...... 3.00 9331 EMD F UnitHorizontal Vent Grill (8 Unit) ...32.99 F7000 EMD F·3A PH4, & F· 7 PHl (Early) Body Kit 5031 Porthole Window Inserts ...... 5.00 (LessCoupler Carriers & Pilot) ...... 72.50 5046 Side Door Hand Holds Side/End Hand ..7.50 F7001 EMD F·3A PH4, & F-7 PHl (EcI1y) PwrdKit 305.00 5050 Side Steps ...... •.....5.00 (Single To wer/8 Wheel Drive) 5051 Sidel End Steps ...... 5.00 (Complete with Tr ucks) 5052 Side Steps (B) ...... •.••9.00 F7002 EMD F·3A PH4, & F·7 PHl (EcI1y) Dum. Kit 190.00 5054 Coupler Carrier (1) ...... 6.00 F7003EMD F·3A PH4,& F·7 PHl (EcI1y) PwrdKit 335.00 5060 Diesel Exhaust Stack (2) •••.•.....3.00 (Twin To wer/8 Wh eel Drive) 5061 Cooler Vent (l) .••..•...... 2.00 FOOOO EMD F·7A PHl (Late),F·.7A PH2.48" DyncmicBrake 5062 Steam Generator Roof Set ..••.....5.00 (lessCoupler Carriers & Pilot) ...... 72.50 5070 Diaphragm End Plate (2) ..••••.•...3.00 5700 Interior Kit Body Kit 5071 Atlas F-9 Replacement Steps (4) .....5.00 Cab for F SeriesA Units ••••• F8001 EMD F·7A PHl (Late), F·7A PH2 - 48" 50S0K EMD F Unit Mounting Bracket •.•..27.50 $32_95 DynamiC Brake ....•.....•...... 305.00 (Enables use ofP&D Body on Atlas Chassis) (Powered Kit (Single To wer/8 Whl Dr) 5120 EMD Cab Ladders (4) ....•...•....4.00 FS002 EMD F·7A PHl (Late), F·7A PH2 - 4S" 5121 EMD Louvers · Horizontal (4) .•••.••.4.00 Dynamic Brake ...... •...... 19 0.0 5122 EMD Louvers · Vertical (4) •.••••...3.00 Dummy Kit (Complete with Trucks) 5123 EMD Louvers · Filter Late F3 (4) .....3.00 • FS003 EMD F-7A PHl (Late), F·7A PH2 - 4S" 5130 F Unit Pilot PaSS/Freight ...... 12. 50 • Dynamic Brake •...... •....335.DO 5131 EMD F Unit Pilot Brakes (2) ...... 4.00 • Powered Kit (Twin To wer/8 Whl Dr) 5132 EMD F Unit "ATSF" Pilot ...... 13. 50 • : F9000EMD F·9A BOOtKit (Less Coop Garr. & Pilot) 72.50 5140 EMD F Unit Passenger Pilot ...... 12 .50 • F9OO1 EMD F-9APwrd Kit (SngtlINrl8 Wh Drive) .305.00 5141 EMD F Unit Passenger Pilot Door .....4.00 • • F9OO2EMD F-9ADummy Kit�Iete wITrucks .190.00 5151 EMD F Unit Door, Front (w{light) .....3.00 • • F9OO3EMD F-9A PwrdKit (lINnTwr S WhlDrive) .335.00 5150 EMD F Unit Nose Door w/o Light ..•..3.00 • • • ., • • • • • Lay-A-Way available with down for days. • 20% 90 • • Immediate shipment with money order, certified check, MasterCard or Visa. • • • • With personal check allow 2-3 weeks fo r shipment. • Mich. residents add 6% sales tax. • • • • Add shipping charge to ALL orders. • Send and Large SASE for latest 0 gauge list. • $5.00 $2. 00 • • • • •••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••• IIcm# Schcme 48017 Black/Yellow yes 48018 Black/Yellow Atlantic Coast Line 107 Purple/S ilver no 48019 Blaek/Ycllow Atlantic Coast Line 121 Purple/Silver no 48020 1218 BlacklYeliow Atlantic Coast Line Purplc/Si vcr no I 4802 1 1225 Black/Yellow no Burlington Northern 1574 GrecnlBlack no 48022 Black/Yellow yes Burlington Northern 1586 GreenlB lack no 48023 Eric Black/Yellow no Burlington Northern GrecnlB lack no Santa Zebra Stripes 48030 Fc 2693 Chica!2o & N\\' 151S no Santa Zebra Stripes 4803 1 Fe 2696 Chicago & NW 1525 no 48032 Santa Fe Zebra Stripes &NW INTERMOUNTAIN GIVES YOU ALL THE PARTS The new InterMountain coupler - for simple, effective performance on your HO layout - at home or at "the Club." This new coupler is Offered in black and magnetically actuat- rust colors, with or ed, sim without coupler boxes, ple in in 2, 10, design with or 25-pair integrated centeri ng packages. and knuckle springs, Yo u will be and will come fully amazed at the sim assembled, ready to plicity of design and insert into the coupler the performance of this box and install on your exciting new product rolling stock. from InterMountain. Economicallypriced at 2 pair for $1.99. INTERMOUNTA IN RAILWAY COMPANY P.O. Box 839 LONGMONT, COLORADO 80502-0839 PAGE 76 RAILMODEL JOURNAL - OCTOBER1995 �\ IV, �� FROM :etp! BUSCH/PRALINE 1964 FORD MUSTA NG CONVERTmLE HO SCALE # 47500 PRICE $10.95 Available through your local Hobby Shop please Te ll Our Advertisers Yo u Saw MODEL IMPORTERS E-R Their Ad in "The Journal" Dealers (800) 365-3876 Info (31 5) 539-1230 Fax (3 15) 539-1304 ® OUR 1ST HO SCALE CCURAIL • Injection-molded Styrene • lO-minute assembly • Accurail's famous wood grain effects • Prototype still in use • One-piece railing sections • NMRA standard clearance • Easy to kitbash -AND - ONLY . 98 Actual model weathered with India ink and alcohol wash. Accur$ai 7l products are available only thru your dea ler AI I HISTORY I SHOULD BE RECORDED THIS ACCURATE LY. In creating thenew SD-7's, our factoryapplied parts. Na�-ally,we couldn't goal at Ue-Ll WE BUILD THEM THE WAY THEY USED To . MD In a a ©1995 Life...LilwProducts, Inc., 1600 Union Avenue, Baltimore 21211· C n da: 140Applewood Crescent, Concord, Ontario L4K4E2. THE INSIDE STO RY ON THE BACHMANN PLUS LARGE SCALE EIGHT WHEEL WOOD CASOO - - h sure, Bachmann's new large scale caboose . " ' , "- • •' Ii . has all the Bachmann Plus features you've I comeO to expect. It's modeled in true narrow gauge � - ___ __ • ...... � """".\ F - IS •• S.. I ••1111. proportions, and its outside is beautifu lly finished. However, what might surprise you about this caboose is what's on the inside. Lift off its roof and you'll reveal a full interior. Outside and inside, our new caboose is modeled for true railroading realism. This model belongs on every large scale railroad, and is perfect for custom kitbashing and detailing. Visit your hobby retailer and get yours today! - - Hem # Description . Pennsylvania .. 1 ,1 938 14 # 1001 D �" , � -. 1...:. 938 18 & RGW #0505 93827 East Broad Top #28 CUPBOARDS 93830 Ely Thomas Lumber Co. #7 Painted, Unlettered 9380 1 BUNK -- CUSHIONS . ' . ,,' :1 - ...... , .... . , I Delivery: SHIPPING NOW FLOOR . List Price: $69.95 PLANKING :.-.. . r.."'.:':':-:� , ",;.11 I IN.... . I I I •• II1 Suggested Introductory Price: $49.95 POTBELLY STOVE - - . . . I - 1_ J�� _ � .. BACHMANN Philadelphia, PA OVERlANd liAS YOUR ModELiNG NEEds COVEREd • • • Overland Mo{fels has a wide variety of HO SCALE models for all of your model railroading needs. From Maintenance of Way Equipment to Cabooses we surely have something for everyone! Pictured here are just a few of our currently available offerings. Each is beautifully handcrafted in brass by Aj in Precision of Korea. Visit your friendly OMI dealer today.