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larger B&O
I-5 This B&O I-5 was
imported by Southwind Models in 1994. It is factory painted new and not
weathered at this point. I was very
happy to see that it had the prototypical looking draft gear
with a Kadee 802 coupler in it right out of the box!
B&O
I-12 The B&O Wagontops are my favorite Non-PRR Cabooses. I have 3
total including 1 that was a paint job for someone else. I bought it back
about 5 years later. They look great running behind my EM-1 and other B&O
power! This was my first attempt at putting the Kadee 802 coupler into a
prototypical looking draft gear. This model came with a nice draft gear
casting and dummy brass coupler. If you wanted to put an 802 in it to run,
you had to throw the whole dummy coupler and draft gear away. I thought that
to be a waste of a nice casting. I just got my Unimat so I put it to work
milling the draft gear casting out. I think it greatly added to the model and
helped set the standard for my future modeling. I also had to move the steps
outward slightly to clear the trucks. I added the step braces, cut lever and
hose chains, new cut levers, and additional window rain gutters. It is a
decal bash from many different sources.
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Chessie
I-12
I used a Mainline Modeler
article on the Chessie I-12 as a detail reference to finish the B&O I-12.
Looking at the article made me decide what to do with the second I-12 I had to
paint. While I did NOT paint
this model, I did all the “modernization” detail work beforehand. Most of the
work involved changing window frames and adding the window “rock guards”. This
also lead to a small and brief Chessie side interest.
I have since sold most of the engines, but of course, still have this I-12, an
SW-1 and some plastic freight cars.
Reading
Northeast Caboose Class NM
This is an Overland Models Northeast caboose. I bought it in
March 2009 as is to run with my Reading I-10sa
and Reading Camelback
and possibly in some mixed PRSL service.
Added
5-30-14
Revised
11-26-17
Reading
Northeast Caboose Class NMn
This is also an Overland Models Northeast caboose. I painted it
for my friend Ken Davis in May 2014 as if it was mine, with a much more
involved paint job than asked for of added draft gear and marker lights, hoping
it would come back to me at some point. It was a very involved 4 color paint
job. 11-26-17 was the day it became mine as Ken divested his trains. We have
been friends since about 1991.
Freelance
Bobber Caboose
Added
7-23-12
This is my freelance Bobber Caboose I made in July 2012 for my
logging train. It is my first freelance project. Bobber cabooses are very rare in
S Scale.
Logging
Bobber Caboose
Added
10-3-17
Drovers
Caboose
On
April 30th 2013 there was an estate auction for John Bortz’s S Scale Empire. I called John the #2 God of S
Scale. I won this caboose at the auction.
I have wanted a Drovers caboose since I was 13 and first saw it in S
Gauge Herald. I don’t know if it actually exists anywhere on a real railroad.
It was built from an Old School wood kit and is such an odd looking car. I have been told it was
built by Frank Titman for his first layout. There is some portion of an
American Flyer baggage car (I think) hidden in the car someplace. Frank wrapped
a new car around the A F car. That is what I see when I turn it upside down.
There is NO chance I would buy a kit and assemble it myself so I jumped all
over it to win. I did some TLC to it by taking off the truck mounted couplers
and added my body mounted draft gear with Kadee couplers. I repainted the roof.
Added
4-19-17
S
Helper Service Cabooses
After
about 6 months of some rather obsessive eBay searching, sometimes 3-4 times a
day, a Conrail S Helper Service caboose finally appeared. I now have the 3 SHS
cabooses I want. My set is complete.
Added
10-12-18
The
Seaboard caboose got my attention so I now have 4 SHS cabooses. There was 2
numbers of each scheme. I THINK 1 of each is good enough!
Y4
Scale Test Car
Since
the Scale Test car ran at the end of the train, I put it here.
This
was made by Southwind Models in the early 1990s.
Updated 10-12-18
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