Robatron86 Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 Thank you everyone for your excellent replies. John, that is a very kind offer thank you. I shall PM you my address. I hadn't thought about MOW stock, but I do have a crane and tender on pre order from Athearn so that is an idea. Thank you Adrian for taking the time to write that very in depth reply. What sort of motive power would be heading a commuter in the fifties? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) What sort of motive power would be heading a commuter in the fifties? PRR used K4s pacifics into the '50s http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1587840 as well as Baldwin passenger sharks http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1157751. The ATSF seems to have gotten rid of most of its steam by your timeframe, so I'd expect that it could be any of the passenger roster http://www.thedieselshop.us/ATSF.HTML They could also be used as rider cars on the end of a train of baggage and express cars (parcels train in UK terms). Adrian Edited October 21, 2015 by Adrian Wintle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 Thank you again. That page has been book marked for future reference. Well with the F7A/B and PA/B units I have and on pre-order, I could probably put together a couple of consists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I rather wish I had gone now Rob as the GETS was cr@p in all honesty! I've just seen your new website and it shows you'll be at the Solent show which is a stones throw from my house so I'll see you there I hope lloyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Oh that is disappointing Lloyd. I hope you do come along to the Solent show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 According to an article I found, this could be a passable representation of an SF commuter train Oh, the B unit is now motorised too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Excuse the untidy living room. Courtesy of my 1 year old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Things have been ordered and are on their way. Namely, Blair Line manhole covers, Walthers electrical pole set, insta-fence panels, american trash cans and a International KB11 kit, both from Wiseman Models. Oh and a Mini Metals Greyhound Scenicruiser 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Electrical Utility Poles...that's a whole new world to try and understand.... How it looks so far. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 What a way to spend an hour or two. New fencing has been added. And the first stage of wiring has been added to the poles. (If you can even see it!) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 I did have that concern too, but by choosing the 35 foot poles in the kit, there is ample room above and below the wires to reach in. I can also reach down from above should I need to. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Looking good Rob, the details are really transforming the layout. Well done, dude! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Rob, Have you used EZ Line for the wires ? - they stretch if you manage to catch one accidentally http://www.misc.kitreview.com/tools/ezlinereviewbg_1.htm great stuff! Edited December 9, 2015 by shortliner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 No, I used the monofilament that was supplied in the kit. It doesn't have much give! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Thanks Dan. The devil is in the detail as they say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Let's play...name that tractor unit! (Disclaimer: there are no cash prizes for correctly guessing the model. Maybe a half eaten pepperami, and a few toffee bonbons) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted December 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2015 Looks like it's out of the Waltons TV series 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Night John boy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted December 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2015 Let's play...name that tractor unit! (Disclaimer: there are no cash prizes for correctly guessing the model. Maybe a half eaten pepperami, and a few toffee bonbons) Weren't these tractor units used in the 1957 version of Ice Road Truckers? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Looks like something by Chester Fesmire - and for those who don't know who he is - he is a brilliant modeller/painter/converter of old vehicles - See http://modelingin1-87.blogspot.co.uk/ & http://www.87thscale.info/models_by_chester_fesmire.htm Edited December 11, 2015 by shortliner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 A fifties version of Ice Road Truckers? Now I'm having ideas..... The correct answer is....an International KB11. Made from a Wiseman whitemetal kit. Some more details have been added. Noch bicycle and Faller surge drain Another surge drain and man hole cover. (These haven't been properly installed yet) Mini Metals Greyhound Noch ladder, Wiseman trash can and Noch dog (placement of dog subject to change) 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 The KB11 has been painted up. It will probably get a dusting off snow to suggest it had been in the yard all night. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 A bicycle? In a Chicago winter? That is one hardy employee. One detail you would likely see on anywhere that people would be walking (I'm thinking in particular of the access door with the steps up to it) would be bins/pails containing sand or salt (grit). Ca.t have people slipping. It might be a big bin somewhere with an employee detailed to treat all the pedestrian areas, or it might be a small bin or covered pail in the angle of the handrails on the steps so that anyone using them could treat them. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robatron86 Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 I think the bike belongs to the warehouse manager, the one with short sleeve shirt on That is a fantastic suggestion thank you. I'm guessing the grit bins are nothing like UK ones. Could a trash can been used for such a thing? My Google search wasn't very helpful... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I think the bike belongs to the warehouse manager, the one with short sleeve shirt on That is a fantastic suggestion thank you. I'm guessing the grit bins are nothing like UK ones. Could a trash can been used for such a thing? My Google search wasn't very helpful... A central bin would likely have been locally fabricated from wood. I'd guess at 4' wide, 2' deep and maybe 3' high at the back and 2' high at the front, with a lid (or lids) that hinged at the back. A pail would also likely have been of wood (although metal is an option for sand). It wouldn't have been a trash can as these tended to be made of galvanized steel and would rapidly rust through if used to hold salt or a salt/sand mix. If you Google 'salt bins' you will find photos of modern plastic equivalents. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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