Model Railroading > Back when I started watching trains...

This is what I saw. Since modeling is not living in the "now" I tried to recreate it with some DIY focus stacking in Elements. I learned some things so the next one will be better.

The train is SD40 6303, B30-7A 4106 and SD40-2 7828 and some Intermountain grain cars.

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NICE!!!!!

Old Bob out in Lost Wages

Looks good to me. It looks like the real McCoy.

Im real life, I've never seen a BN GE "B" unit this clean.

Very nice!

Gary

atsf5701 Wrote:
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> Im real life, I've never seen a BN GE "B" unit
> this clean.


I also found myself wondering how often those Twinkies turned up in grain service, but the modeling is very well done.

Love it!

- Jeff

Great looking models, Thanks for sharing.

~Ryan

Very nice.

- Chris
milepost15.wordpress.com

bery nice photo! Good conversion job on the B30-7-AB

I remember days like those in the early-mid 1990's. One element you are missing is a leased EMD SD40 or SD40-2. For a time it seemed you couldn't find a grain train without one. Eventually I will buy a Kato Conrail SD40 and paint over the Conrail markings and add the EMD decals.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

funnelfan Wrote:
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> I remember days like those in the early-mid
> 1990's. One element you are missing is a leased
> EMD SD40 or SD40-2. For a time it seemed you
> couldn't find a grain train without one.
> Eventually I will buy a Kato Conrail SD40 and
> paint over the Conrail markings and add the EMD
> decals.


You could also cover that with a Morrison-Knudsen SD40 or SD45.

Nice one, talk about prototype. Eastbound Toston, MT '87.
JB

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Very well done. I like the detail on the 6303. It has -2 style dynamic brakes just like the prototype. Great models and image!

Al Seever
Phoenix, AZ

alco636 Wrote:
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> Very well done. I like the detail on the 6303. It
> has -2 style dynamic brakes just like the
> prototype. Great models and image!


Thanks, all, for the compliments. Thanks, Al for noticing the dynamics, I didn't think anyone ever would. I was happy to see I could get rid of the RPP part but the Athearn SD40-2 part is narrower. A couple pieces of styrene and a little putty took care of it though.

JB, thanks for the photo at Toston, that is what I remember.

Next time I'll put a on leasor and take off the Twinkie.