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My LOTW is a FA2 & FB2 P2000 set from Walthers. A few added details and custom paint. This was an early paint job for me. The lettering was individual dry transfer letters. It needs a front shield, just never got that done. I think the caboose is an AHM. Regards, John ******************** A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding. <> Isaac Newton Originally posted by JRG1951 - May 19 2014 : 10:21:26 AM

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My LOTW is a FA2 & FB2 P2000 set from Walthers. This was an early paint job for me. Originally posted by JRG1951 - May 19 2014 : 10:21:26 AM

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< Story before post > Well, I made a trip up to visit my buddy in Acme PA this past weekend. Along the way, I was going to hit some flea markets and local sights along I-70 / I-76 corridor. First stop was Bedford, PA west of Breezewood, a local flea called Hoke-E-Geez, indoor, some very neat stuff. I managed to find one HO train piece I wanted, a Life-Like circus flat with wagons on it, for $8. Also, a local antique car club stopped in the parking lot to let members catch up, I got some great pics of some very interesting old cars, from the '30's up to the '60's. Then, on to Mann's Choice, PA where a little hole-in-the-wall hobby shop sat, I passed it on a Sunday a few years back, and said next time up, I'm gonna stop in. So, 11 AM Friday morning, there I was. Had to call the guy to open the shop, he was right next door. Inside, he had quite a bit eclectic collection of N, HO, O gauge stuff. Inside his case, though, after I'd selected "almost" everything I wanted, I spotted something....green. With a pantograph. Hmm, BN engine, #7123. Is this an E60CF? Look similar, but it has the trapezoidal pantograph, not the elbow type like the CF has. I can't find any reference to it anywhere on "the Internet". Of course, it may just be the search terms I'm using, but so far, haven't found any exact match yet. If anyone can ID it, let me know! All I know it's green, unusual , and I like it that way. :D Jerry Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GT - May 19 2014 :  7:34:59 PM

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Walt, your little Plymouth is blocking all those emergency services. Stephen, you stole that 2-6-0 for $25. Here's something I was nudged into buying by another member who shall go nameless. As if my own compulsive buying wasn't enough, now I have to deal with peer pressure? This Rivarossi Blackjack GG1 was for sale at the LHS, without any box or paperwork. I always figured I'd wait for a complete unit, but the price wasn't bad. Not bad tampo printing on the pantographs for the 70's. If you look closely, you can see the body paint is a different shade than the truck frames, which are painted black. There was some dirt on the roof I had to work to remove, and finally I tried a little alcohol on a rag. I made one light pass, and the paint wiped right off! Fortunately it was superficial, but when I looked at the rag, it was a dark forest green! Yes Virginia, Brunswick Green really is green after all. I'm just amazed it wiped off, since Rivarossi paint usually only comes off with a flamethrower. About the nickname... I remember there was a blurb about this in Model Railroader back when these were issued. The people at AHM were sitting around trying to figure out why it was called the Blackjack when one of them hit on it: 4+9+3+5 = 21. Originally posted by NickelPlate759 - May 19 2014 :  10:56:33 PM

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Jerry: Gentlemen! Good Grief! Now THAT my friend is an electric locomotive!! What you have found is none other than the famous, rather rare, and quite valuable American GK E60C-2! The model came from American GK as a shell and detail parts to fit over an Athearn SD9 frame. Unfortunately, .... The model came with a modern half-pantograph, made of (of all things) white metal castings. Likewise, you are missing the insulators and bus bars. Mine;s missing those too. Yours, however, still has the triangular bits along the top of the carbody next to the pantograph! Mine are missing... could you pleeeze take measurements of them and tell me so I can make my own from styrene? Finally, there the heck is Mann's Choice? Living in PA, I ought to go see what else is there if they produce such stuff as this. Originally posted by PRR 4800 - May 19 2014 :  11:01:19 PM

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That has got to be one of the best posted business hours signs I have ever seen ! I WISH my jobs hours were That ,,,ummm,,,,Flexible Originally posted by jbsmith966 - May 20 2014 :  10:11:34 PM

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Mine is an eBay find. I have been wanting one of these for a while. Found this one in pretty rough shape priced to sell. Some cleaning, lube, and new traction tires resulted in thus fine runner: Originally posted by raysouthernpac - May 20 2014 :  11:35:52 AM

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Pecos Valley Southern. Lived in the Town of Pecos City for a little over a year, population...3000? Minus 2,500 correctional inmates? That is one mighty fine locomotive ensemble you got there. Again, in model railroading, we can take it where we want to go. Loving it. In that world, the PVS really got some sand under the wheels! Originally posted by Chops124 - May 22 2014 :  01:58:57 AM

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I love that cg-1, Nickelplate. Looks really nice!Anyway, that engine may not run too good but man is it gorgeous. Originally posted by kovacste000 - May 20 2014 :  12:34:37 PM

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quote: I love that cg-1, Nickelplate. Looks really nice!Anyway, that engine may not run too good but man is it gorgeous. Originally posted by kovacste000 - May 20 2014 :  12:34:37 PM Thanks. Actually, it runs beautifully... quiet and smooth, and I didn't even have to strip out the original grease, which hasn't dried at all. These do cog a little at the lowest speeds due to the 3 pole motor, but they aren't bad. P.S. Excellent custom paint jobs John and Jerry! Originally posted by NickelPlate759 - May 22 2014 :  4:35:51 PM

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That 4-6-0 is pretty slick Steven. I'd like to see more photos of that. I don't believe I've noticed Bachmann's 4-6-0 before? Originally posted by Barry - May 24 2014 :  11:31:42 PM