JAMO Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 These Alcos are nice too. I hope in the background it's fog and not smoke I like this one too... maybe cleaner. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted October 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2017 Let’s have a “let’s spoil Jason Day” 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 By spoil, you must mean give me more than enough. Keep going! Not wishing to bore the thread devotees, my love of the D&H happened like this. 1974, trip to NY to see my aunts, then Montreal to see my cousin. On the way D&H's 'Adirondack' passed Colonie Shops, Hmmm.... Capital Model Railroaders in London, Spanish member Frank turns up with an American couple who rescued him on Amtrak's SF Zephyr (signature on CC doubted - caused by terrible track). They're in London for Charles and Di's wedding and we spend a couple of days picking vantage points. Visited them in Albany, son works for D&H at Colonie Shops...! Toured site, called in the traffic control office, got fixed up with a freight train ride to Binghamton. Rode in a leased Conrail B23-7, got invited into lead GP38-2, sat in the engineer's seat for a few minutes and blew L-L-S-L for a crossing... ... ... ...sorry - hairs on back of neck moment. Friendly staff of all types, few years later realised a couple of guys checking in a motel next to me were a D&H crew(!), said hi and after a couple of mins chat was presented with a D&H lantern. Trouble with being 70 is admitting that not every day is better than the previous one. Ah well, repairing Atlas C424 tomorrow. Jason 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikjd Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) One of my O scale Alco's - The very hard to find Atlas C424/C425. I'm not sure what happened to the handbrake chain ...... It just needs the numbers and letters removing, to enter service with the Cincinnati Belt & Terminal (tag line: We go round the middle - Not the outside). ......Or could it end up in PC black ?! Mick. While we are on the subject, the original owner bought this to repaint into D&H. A year on it's still in Wabash blue ...... but at least it's in service (I'm not sure about the factory QSI sound, lovely horn at least). Edited October 20, 2017 by mikjd 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted October 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 20, 2017 While we’re at it: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Mick, on the end of the long thin thing (chain carrier in real life?) round the back there should be a v small square metal bit with a hole in the middle. The chain attaches there with a small wire loop thru the chain end. Dream #149: Atlas C424, Atlas C630 spare part - long hood, Overland Alco ZWT hi-ad tks, Microscale Susquehanna decals = Susie-Q C430. Aaaah, American O-scale Jason 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NINJA Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Alco in coal country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Australia? Sorry, somebody had to say it... Coat, hat, etc... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Easier for my head like this: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NINJA Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Thanks JAMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I'd love to see more pictures of your layout, Ninja. Nice ALCO, btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Here's a Fb snip about the PA book I mentioned earlier. I used to enjoy getting stuff like this before paying by credit cards or Paypal was commonplace. Hang on, do you think they don't know there are D&H, etc fans over the horizon? Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Alcos you say...? I've just got out of N scale, and used some of the money to start a new version of the Midland Belt shortline, basing it this time on Genesee Valley Transportation, with their known 99% Alco fleet. The fleet so far consists of: Switching power - Proto 2000 Alco S1 - currently DC but I've got plenty of decoders to go around. Road power - Proto 1000 RS-11 - DCC onboard. Finally, for raw, brute strength, we've got this Bowser C630 - DCC sound. The shortline also has a couple of GE switchers - one each of 44t and 70t examples, but there's another thread for those... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 Ah an Alco fleet! Very good! I like a lot! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted December 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2017 Not mine, but anyone considering modelling Conrail in the 70s in S Scale might be interested in this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Overland-Brass-S-scale-RS11-lehigh-Valley-patch-Conrail/253308068867 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
torikoos Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Currently working on what will become Southern Pacific S4, 1798. This is an old Atlas/Roco model, with cast on grabirons etc. I have cut these off, sanded the shell smooth and replaced by separate details where possible. It won't be 100% accurate, but as a 'clubrunner' it will be just fine. The unit will receive a Loksound V4 decoder with a sugarcube style speaker. Here is the shell, after detailing and a first coat of Tamiya primer, to be able to better see any blemishes etc before continuing with the next paint coats. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Not mine, but anyone considering modelling Conrail in the 70s in S Scale might be interested in this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Overland-Brass-S-scale-RS11-lehigh-Valley-patch-Conrail/253308068867 I was going to do the fingers in ears, "la la la I'm not listening" thing, but then I looked anyway & saw the HOW much???!!!??? ... which helped my resolve no end!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted December 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2017 Not mine, but anyone considering modelling Conrail in the 70s in S Scale might be interested in this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Overland-Brass-S-scale-RS11-lehigh-Valley-patch-Conrail/253308068867 Oh dear.I have succumbed to temptation. No idea why, but don’t tell the missus... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Oh dear. I have succumbed to temptation. No idea why, but don’t tell the missus... At least the box will be smaller than O scale, & so easier to sneak in the house... theoretically. The N Gauge lads have it SO easy!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 What, because carrier bags full of trains are sooooo much easier to sneak into the house? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 What, because carrier bags full of trains are sooooo much easier to sneak into the house? Well if you like to live dangerously... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 These two burly haulers are due a repaint into something suited to switching a cement plant. Might just rebrand and renumber them and leave the pain scheme intact. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted December 28, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2017 These two burly haulers are due a repaint into something suited to switching a cement plant. Might just rebrand and renumber them and leave the pain scheme intact. The pain in question being Alco’s propensity to produce clouds of clag? RSD-12s, I take it? Very tasty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I think it's more in relation to that paint scheme being known as the Bloody Nose scheme. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Some very nice models in this thread. Although my main interest is British 4mm scale, a few years ago I modelled SP in 1/29 scale and scratch built this former Alco RS-11 demonstrator which was taken into SP stock as no. 5722. The running gear and some other parts were taken from an Aristocraft RS-3 and it has an Aristo sound unit fitted. I had a layout "Oakland 3rd Street Yard" which has since been dismantled - it went to several shows but the baseboards were just too bulky. Photo was taken recently on display at our local show with other mainly scratchbuilt 1/29 stock; first time it has been out of its box in a couple of years. Hope it is of interest. Martyn. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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