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A GM 25 (E.M.D. type E 8) to be turned into a bar
Just for something different..!!!
A publican ( an ex train driver) in Bendigo, Victoria ,Australia has purchased a E-8 look-a-like known locally as a GM 25 and is turning it into a bar for the beer garden of his hotel. It seem like a good modeling project for old E or F type loco's.
Here is a link with video to the web page (from the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper)
Detail on Coach Cars
My tail sign coach cars for the El Cap train are almost finished. The two cars are detailed but one is slightly dirty and will receive some more weathering and the other one is fairly clean.
http://s806.photobucket.com/user/Trainsforyou/slideshow/El%20Cap%20Passe...
AF
Coach Car #530
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http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy345/Trainsforyou/El%20Cap%20Passeng...
Improvement model train
One of my last purchase is the J1 class 2-10-4 steam locomotive produced by Broadway Limited.
This model is in general good, but poor of details. Many particulars are missing.
After an accurate search on the web, viewing photographs of some prototypes, I hazardous improvement work ....
Update to The Train Fanatic - MRR Blog
Updated my blog yesterday. You can catch it at http://trainfanatic.blogspot.com
Here's a pix of some of my more recent work:
The Hand of God
I know some folks don't want to see any grafitti covered railcars at all but I felt like this one was too good to pass up. You might remember a few weeks ago I posted a picture a friend of mine took of a rather fantastic piece of art done on a box car.
Now this would be something to replicate.
Okay the attached picture is NOT photoshopped. This car really exists here in North Florida. This photo was taken by a good friend of mine yesterday and leads me to ask the question, "could I replicate this on the side of a boxcar?' The short answer is no. At least not freehand. The solution is a full size decal. So I have ordered some decal paper and we will see if I can make it look anywhere as good as whoever had enough time and energy to do the full size painting.
Photo / Image Software Questions
I am wondering about what software program would be a reasonable all around program to use in my model railroading projects. I would like to be able to:
1. create logos and signs for decals etc
2. edit photo's for use on backdrops (resize, remove sky and other objects,etc.)
looking for model building collections and builders
I'm working on a research project about people who used to (or perhaps still do!) make or collect small buildings as a hobby. I'm talking about small houses, churches, movie theaters, factories, bowling alleys, train stations, stores, and the like—from the ground up (with any material); no kits. For no particular reason--either as models, or as gifts, as a personal memento, to put by the Christmas tree or around the toy railroad track, as a garden club activity or state fair competition, or just as a way to pass the time.
Nostalgia reading
For those that enjoy reading old model railroading mags, this site:
has a lot of Railmodel Journal. Model Railroading, Rail News, Pacific Rail News, Model Builder (all the way to before WWII), Pacific News and Prototype Modeler available for online reading. FWIW. Jose.
Armchair Modeling
In the April issue of MRH mag some writers panned my area of comfort and expertise, Armchair Modeling. I have been doing it for many years and blogging about it for the last 2 years or so. There is also another down under.
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