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That engine appears to be a 6-2-0 😮 😆
Note the birdcage and the bowling pin on the pilot. 😆 😆 : 😆
bargetanikaParticipantNovember 25, 2020 at 8:00 pm in reply to: Missouri-Illinois Book information and reservations #10016bargetanikaParticipantThe corporate history of the predecessor lines was really good. All railroads started like that.
The more I read the more I love the M-I. I’m into the stations now, slowly going west toward the river, reading everything, and realize what a great prototype to model this road is. No really huge yards or terminals, small engine shops, mostly small carloading on line customers largely Ag branch and small town type stuff, small steam engines, country interchanges. All are things that fit well on a layout. I’m captivated and finding a thousand ideas for my layout. With more to come.I really like the super-enlarged photos. You can lose yourself into being in them.
bargetanikaParticipantIt took a couple of viewings to see the lighted switchstand lanterns , market lights, and drumhead. That’s some serious modeling.
bargetanikaParticipantMan. Those are huge. I had no idea.
bargetanikaParticipantPlease post a typical photo. I am unfamiliar with this.
bargetanikaParticipantI remember them being in banks and barbershops in the early 1950s and being truly nasty.
bargetanikaParticipantI’m interested but could you post it better so we can read
bargetanikaParticipantIs your railroad property remotely located from your house? How far? I’ve heard of one guy that has a massive layout in a warehouse type structure but it’s almost 20 miles from his house. Can’t “op till you drop” at 2 AM in that one, although I bet he’s got a bunk in there and a shower too. He’s got a full time employee to run a train over all the layout every day to keep the track clean and maintain it. A model railroad with an actual maintenance employee. 😮 😆
bargetanikaParticipantIf you don’t like that video your grandkids will!
bargetanikaParticipanthttps://www.intermountain-railway.com/ho/images/49225wl.jpg
They are listed as “needing reservations.”
I think someone at intermountain told me they need 90 reservations to break even producing a given boxcar scheme. I don’t know if it’s the same for locomotives, but really, I can’t imagine interest worldwide in 90 MP FT unit sets, as much as I want them.
They did run the original grey and yellow Cotton Belt scheme years ago. Beautiful. Apparently a bad decision for intermountain. They were the last ones in remaining stock. I got an ABBA set for near half price. Got em to run on a now gone club that closed down before I ever had a chance to run them. They are still unopened.
bargetanikaParticipantI did a few grey wood flatcar decks with just the colored art pencils. They look a lot better than before (and needed no brush cleanup) but don’t have the depth the washes give.
The art pencil weathering is a great tip I learned from you several years ago.
bargetanikaParticipantHow did you weather the flatcar boards?
I thought you weren’t modeling this period any more.
Looks like intermountain is thinking about MP FT units again. Any scoop on that?
September 10, 2020 at 8:05 pm in reply to: Missouri-Illinois Book information and reservations #9940bargetanikaParticipantReceived my book, it is a beautiful production. It’s going to take a very long time to get through it. I’m just thumbing through and looking at the pictures to start. It has gotten me fired up about modeling the MP again. It’s even made me reactivate the thought of a New Iberia and Northern article for the Eagle although supporting material and documentation is nonexistent.
Now I know why we haven’t seen Charlie showing us much work on his layout the last couple of years.
Anyone besides me notice the neat little “detail” slipped in on the top of the book binding? Pretty subtle.
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