Alcanman Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hi,  Here's a couple of pics of my latest acquisition for Palmetto, although it's not a completely new model.  After seeing this car on 'Harrington' I just had to get one - a Walthers Gunderson 50' Hi-cube paper box car, in their 'Platinum Line'.  Although a tad expensive at £18.60 ($30.00) the level of detail and finish is superb. I would love to get hold of the CSX 'Big Blue' one.        regards,  Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Nice model, Mal. A little uncoupling detail and it would be great. Â Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 And paint the shiny wheels... Â Seriously, looks good and I like your weathering as well - enough to look distressed but little enough that it doesn't draw attention to itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Here's a couple of things which turned up in the post yesterday:  Donor for my remote control cab  Atlas centrebeam flat car   Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Those centerbeams are lovely Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Think I want to get a couple more. And to add the rigging (on the "one day" list). Be interesting to see how well it runs unloaded if I bring it next month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Another nice model. Â Btw is the center beam flatcar concept used in the UK? Â Thanks for posting, Jon. Â Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Another nice model.  Btw is the center beam flatcar concept used in the UK?  Thanks for posting, Jon.  Best, Pete.   I don't think so - not enough space in our loading gauge I would guess...  and just for Jon...   UPY137, officially known as a Control Car Remote Control Locomotive or CCRCL... no prime mover, just radio gear. It allows non RC fitted locos to be run by a single operator with a chest pack, like this fella here riding the tankcar in Tucson Yard   Nice hat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 No centerbeams here, I don't think we move enough stuff like finished lumber to make developing the car worth doing - plus they do limit how you load/unload, you have to have access both sides etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Â Â ...and just for Jon... Â Â UPY137, officially known as a Control Car Remote Control Locomotive or CCRCL... no prime mover, just radio gear. It allows non RC fitted locos to be run by a single operator with a chest pack,... Â ... and, while it's not a "bought one", here's a kitbash of said that's still "W.i.P", but is almost done... Â http://www.youtube.c...bed/GBkDuq0ftd0 Â (Really suspect Jon and I should start a seperate "Remotes and CCRCLs" thread... :-) ). Â BTW, apologies for the video quality, shot quickly under odd lighting via BlackBerry... Â Happy Modelling, Aim to Improve, Prof Klyzlr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Â Â I don't think so - not enough space in our loading gauge I would guess... Â and just for Jon... Â Â Â Dear Jon, Dr G-F, Â Whoops, detail gotcha. Believe Jon is interested in modelling UPY 16x which has a nose headlight and a blanked-over cab headlight. UPY137 as shown has no nose headlight and the cab 'over + under' headlight active... Â As always, when aiming to model a specific unit, check the photos... :-) Â Happy Modelling, Aim to Improve, Prof Klyzlr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I think you should both model this handsome combo... Â unpatched Cotton Belt GP40-2 Â UPY137 CCRCL, formerly B32-7 Â UP GP60, former SP unit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Think I want to get a couple more. And to add the rigging (on the "one day" list). Be interesting to see how well it runs unloaded if I bring it next month. Â As it's Atlas i'd expect they have put a reasonable weight on it? And on our layout whilst the train length is long-ish it's fairly flat and with fairly big curves, we don't generally have to change the weight of RTR stock for reliability so it should be okay I suspect. Look forward to having a good look at Barrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Whoops, detail gotcha. Believe Jon is interested in modelling UPY 16x which has a nose headlight and a blanked-over cab headlight. UPY137 as shown has no nose headlight and the cab 'over + under' headlight active... As always, when aiming to model a specific unit, check the photos... :-)  An ancestry thing maybe, ex Mopac GE's versus ex SP GE's?  (Edit - I think yes, UPY137 was a B23-7 - ex UP143 ex MP4643 ex MP2332) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Yes my interest is in UPY 162, ex SP 5107, Built as B23-7; rebuilt to CCRCL 5/29/04 Â Other possibilities are UPY 159 or UPY 165 - which interestingly has the same light arrangement as #162, but its ancestry is ex UP 141, ex MP 4641, ex MP 2330 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 Er, how do you guys keep up with these changes? Â Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Piszczek Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 This showed up in the post today. One of those ebay opportunities, at just over $80 new in the box, I just couldn't pass it up. The U50s, which use the same running gear, are in-country, and I suspect someone is making space in the warehouse. Â Although Uncle Pete was my absolute favorite when I was young, it isn't my preferred flavor of motive power these days, unless of course it is something unique to the UP... Â After 20 minutes each way on rollers, she was given a quick workout on the test track, and couldn't be a sweeter run, very smooth on straight DC. Of course, she's going back in the box, I have way too many projects going on right now, and that gas turbine is just going to have to wait its turn for sound. Â Â Really nice job on the cab, the stock lighting sucks though, but hey, that's not a hard one to fix. Â Â I like porches. I always thought they were attractive on SD-40s and I think Athearn did a fine job on the Veranda's porch. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted September 16, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2011 Very nice Pete! I love my turbine, sweet as a nut when it comes to running qualities too. Ulrich hobbies do superb lighting and sound kits for the Veranda, here's mine. Had to leave the tender off due to clearance issues  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Piszczek Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Very nice Pete! I love my turbine, sweet as a nut when it comes to running qualities too. Ulrich hobbies do superb lighting and sound kits for the Veranda, here's mine. Had to leave the tender off due to clearance issues   Thanks, very nice, yes, I've already had a recommendation in regards to the Ulrich lighting kit.  Does your Veranda have the QSI or Tsunami sound fitted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Er, how do you guys keep up with these changes? Â Best, Pete. Â I bet they make them up.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Â I bet they make them up.... Â Â nah, I just copy and paste... http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/ and http://www.locophotos.com/ are my friends! Â I can't speak for Martyn though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 lulz, as the you   nah, I just copy and paste... http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/ and http://www.locophotos.com/ are my friends!  I can't speak for Martyn though.  lol, as the young people say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted September 16, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2011 Â Thanks, very nice, yes, I've already had a recommendation in regards to the Ulrich lighting kit. Â Does your Veranda have the QSI or Tsunami sound fitted? Â It's the QSI sound chip Pete, the Tsunami was unavailable at the time. Usually prefer tsunami's in my diesels but the the QSI turbine sound is pretty good. Mind you, I've never heard a real turbine so it could be someone's hair-dryer for all I know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Er, how do you guys keep up with these changes? Â Best, Pete. Â Dear Pete, Â It's called too-much-time Googling, LocoPhotos.com , RailcarPhotos.com , rrpicturearchives.com , and railpictures.net , (amongst others), a want to "get the model I'm building reasonably correct", and a vaguely firm idea of what I'd like to model from the outset... ;-) Â Happy Modelling, Aim to Improve, Prof Klyzlr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I can't speak for Martyn though. Â I'd just add Utahrails for UP roster history stuff and the BN/BNSF photo archives for BNSF family roster history stuff. Â And lots of Googling as Prof sez. Lolz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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