[Stumpy]

I really do need to put together another consist.

 

[Sideways]

Looks fantastic!

 

[Gramps]

Very nice!

 

[Sideways]

@Stumpy, I'm sure you've mentioned both of these before, but what era do you model, and do you run DC or DCC?

 

[Stumpy]

I try to stick to transition era... 1920s-1950s... Southeastern US road names.

My original intention was to go BD (before diesel). But, alas, some EMD GPs and Alco RSs followed me home.

And lately I've gotten this thing for UK steam. Right time frame, wrong continent. Although some were shipped over here for celebrity tours (see "UK Locos" thread in General Discussion).

DCC.

 

[Stumpy]

I dug out these Mantua cars because... I don't know.

They're heavy. NMRA standards at least.

Started off with the water car.

Popped the tanks off, masked them, and hit the inside with flat black. Then I painted the outside flat brown.

Mixed up some water and poured it in. Some leaked at the tank seams, but that's ok. We'll pretend it sloshed out onto the deck of the car. And I toned down the DOT yellow car.

I hit the trucks with some flat clear spray and laid them on a paper towel. Then I dusted the paper towel with some weathering powders and blew the powder onto the still tacky trucks.

My truck tuning tool went on hiatus. When it gets back I'll ream the trucks so they'll be amenable to Kadee wheelsets.

 

[Stumpy]

So I tried the same powder technique on the entire horse car.

Before (UPRR masked).

The powder clumped and I put on way too much. Looks like it's been driving down a logging road in the rain.

After it dried I tried to "blend" it with a teethbrush dipped in alcohol. It looks some better, but still too heavy. This is why we practice on the cheap(er) stuff. On the bright side, the masked road name is less conspicuous.

 

[Stumpy]

The ubiquitous SR gondola # 1246. I guess Bachmann made a bazillion of them.

Vallejo light and dark rust.

On the exterior Vallejo rust wash.

On the truck frames, Vallejo med. rust watered down.

 

[Stumpy]

This will be the load... 100 Miniature White Stone Blocks O HO scale 1:43 1:35 diorama model wargame 40k | eBay

So, some powdered paint...

 

[Stumpy]

Get anything new?

A first... from Amazon

Been waiting all day for this to get here so I could start converting the FT A/B set to DCC. It's getting kinda late so I checked the tracking.... Unfortunately, a problem occurred during shipping and we had to cancel your delivery. The package is being returned, and we will issue a refund...

www.modeltrainforum.com

Now that all that mess is out of the way..

That LED headlamp is BRIGHT.

 

[Stumpy]

Digitrax "Z" decoder.

Works great.

 

[Stumpy]

If you want to solder with a needle this seems like a good kit... so far.

 

[Stumpy]

Added this thing to a Micro-Mark order to get the free freight. I think it was on sale for $10. Had no idea I'd use it as much as I do. Might be my gateway drug to anvil shooting though.