Representing early and late generation Hoboken Shore Railroad locomotives. All that is missing is the HH660. Yes, I would have to computer model and 3d print all but the 44 tonner... Backdating at some point with catenary? Fun to think about...!
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Sabado, Nobyembre 26, 2016
The Heart Of Georgia Track Plan
With over 20 of these produced by modelers all over the US, it has become a staple among track plans. I've seen it in HO, N, On30 and an S-scaler is taking a crack at it. Click on the drawing to enlarge.
Sabado, Nobyembre 19, 2016
Tools of the trade and other things
Well, finally finished up the upper level track change. The trackage is done, did all the wiring and complete the signals. This new track makes so much sense. No pics of that because wiring is necessary but boring. Tonight I wanted to cover a couple of tools that make my work on the layout so much easier.
The first one is my Klein Tools electrical nippers. I have had these forever and believe at one time they were my dad's back when I was building a crappy layout in the basement in my late teens. These do it all. Pull nails, strip wire, cut Kadee trip pins, cut wire, cut wood, pull staples are a few. I would be lost without them. The bent shape them makes perfect for pulling nails out of the road bed. The thing is, I have never sharpened them once in all these years.
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| The best tool I own. |
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| Wire and alligator clips soldered together. |
Here are the two signals down on the east end of the layout. They are a simple 3 light signal from Tomar. They have been hooked up to toggles and are ready to go.
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| The electrical boxes in front of the Carolina trailer are temporary. Been working hard in this area. |
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| Lastly, is a Tangent hopper that was painted into a Michigan Interstate hopper. The MCIS is the railroad of Greg McComas and I do some of his custom work. You can find the link to his blog on the right side of my blog. MCIS #7282 has shown up on the Midland with grain for Mid-Atlantic Feeds. |
Lunes, Nobyembre 7, 2016
Video update of progress
Uploaded a You Tube video on my progress so far on the layout. This covers the expansion on the upper level and the entire lower level. I'm reworking the track on the Mine Run Branch in the sand loading spur. It will give me more space for dropping and picking up cars. As always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me or comment below.
Martes, Oktubre 11, 2016
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Biyernes, Setyembre 9, 2016
4th and final part of the layout tour video
Here is the last part of the Virginia Midland layout tour. In this 4th part, we take a look at the Mine run Branch and the town of Orange. Make sure you subscribe to stay up-to-date with new videos coming out every couple of weeks.
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Linggo, Agosto 14, 2016
Last Throwback Thursday of 2015 December 31 2015
This goes back to January 23rd 2007 and our first snowfall(very late) of the 06-07 winter. This test train was in Remington, VA on Norfolk Southern. A very ACL looking locomotive. Even got the pic in Railpace Magazine.
Miyerkules, Agosto 10, 2016
Lots of Changes
Wow! Everyone has so much on their plate these days. Errands, getting kids from school, work, dealing with renos.... the list goes on.
What about your downtime? Your Sanity (temporary as it may be - ha ha). It is so important to have a hobby, especially in today's busy world. Better yet, to share that hobby with your family. Building a model railroad layout together, putting together a model kit and then designing a diorama to display that model, perhaps Rocketry. Come down to either of our stores and we can help you find a hobby (even if we may not sell it).
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Sabado, Hulyo 9, 2016
Scale Trains Crude Oil Tank Car Review Comparison of the Rivet Counter Operator Series
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| End detail comparison between the Operator version (left) and the Rivet Counter version (right). |
Okay, time to get back to something more relevant to my primary focus for this blog (well, in theory anyhow) – model railroading.
Tonight I thought I’d take a look at some of the differences between the Scale Trains Operator and Rivet Counter lines which offer differing levels of detail for their “crude oil tank car” model.
The Prototype
The advent of easy to reach light sweet crude oil in the Bakken formation extending over much of the United States and Canadian prairies spurned a boom in the need to move this oil to refineries. Whereas pipelines offer greater capacity, they are stubbornly fixed in place, while railcars can be routed anywhere on the North American rail network. This is particularly beneficial to refineries beyond the reach of pipelines, such as those near the Pacific or Atlantic coasts (many pipelines tend to run generally north-south).
While some of this demand could be met by existing equipment, new tankcars were required to handle this boom in oil traffic. Light crude is less dense than some other bulk liquid commodities so capacity could be expanded to just over 31,000 US gallons (30,000 gallons was the previous standard size). An industry-lead move to enhance tankcar safety resulted in the so-called CPC-1232 standard, whose key features over a standard 111A100W1 tankcar include: half-height head shields, fittings protection (in the event of a rollover), and increased tank thickness (9/16” vs previous minimum 7/16”). One builder of this new standard of car is Trinity Industries (the prototype Scale Trains modeled), which produced thousands of CPC-1232’s to meet the oil boom demand.
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| VMSX 310781 (owned by Valero Marketing & Supply) eastbound at Bayview Jct, ON, on 9 October 2016 with a load of ethanol (UN 1987). This car is the same prototype modeled by Scale Trains. |
The Model
As noted previously, two versions of the car are offered: a basic model (“Operator” line) and a more detailed version (“Rivet Counter” line). I could tell you that “the model closely matches prototype dimensions”, but this isn’t Model Railroader. Instead, this post aims to identify some (not all) differences, and comment on the execution of each model. For this review, I acquire one of each version of the car, DPRX 259272 (Operator Line, Deep Rock Refining), and TILX 350417 (Rivet Counter Line, Trinity Industries Leasing fleet).
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| Side-by-side comparison of the two boxes for the Operator and Rivet Counter lines. It's easy enough to tell the difference from the front, but a difference of colours would make it even easier to tell the two lines apart. |
Operator Version
I think the concept of the Operator line is a brilliant move on Scale Trains’ part, especially for a car such as the crude oil model, which like the prototype is likely to operate in unit train consists. This appeals to someone wishing to run an HO version unit train, which would probably be prohibitively expensive to do with a solid train of Tangent-like quality. The Operator line comes with the same basic details including handrails metal wheels, side ladders, wire handrail stanchions, and most of the graphics. What it lacks compared to the Rivet Counter version includes:
- Coupler operating levers
- Double-shelf couplers
- Rotating roller bearing caps
- Wire grab irons
- Placard decals
- Mesh running boards
- Thicker head shields (only slightly)
- Complete brake gear (rods/plumbing)
- Some graphics (such as “2 inch HF comp shoes” on side sills)
- AEI tags
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| Overhead view of Scale Trains' Operator line. Note that this model incorrectly lacks the yellow reflective striping applied to all new cars built after 2005. |
This is not to say that this is a “cheap” version in any way – this model still exceeds the quality of some other RTR models, even including some newer Walthers releases (prior to their Proto line). The graphics are still razor sharp, and if desired, the modeler can still add most of the omitted details (e.g. hazmat placard decals, cut levers, air hoses). In fact, I think for the retail price of $22.99 US, this is indeed a bargain, especially considering it’s a new model, not a re-release.
Rivet Counter Version
Whereas the Operator line is a basic-detail version, I’d say the Rivet Counter line is above par compared to other high-end HO manufacturer’s in terms of details offered and their execution. Several details are noteworthy and not common to many other HO offerings including:
- Car ID stenciled on truck sideframes
- Rotating roller bearing caps (Athearn Genesis did have these, but not blue ones)
- AEI tags on side sills – that’s cool!
- Full brake gear including rods, levers, and brake hangers
- Orange dot painted on handbrake chain – how cool is that?!
I’d say that the level of detail in the Rivet Counter line exceeds any other modern HO tank car previously offered, including the Athearn Genesis modern LPG tank car which is also a highly detailed model. Retail price for the Rivet Counter line is $38.99 (US).
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| Side view of the Rivet Counter model. Check out all the wire details - brake gear, grab irons, handrails, as well as coupler cut levers and double-shelf couplers. |
General Comments
While Scale Trains did go above and beyond in some of their details, there was one gaff of note: some cars did not come with the yellow reflective conspicuity stripes. These stripes were made mandatory on new equipment starting in 2005, long before these CPC-1232 cars hit the rails. First built in 2012, all CPC-1232’s are equipped with the stripes; I believe the omission of stripes from some models was an erroneous effort to make the model applicable to modelers who want to depict the pre-stripe era.
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| Overhead view of the two models - not much different from this angle as the basic tank shell casting and fittings and manway cover appear to be the same between the two models. |
Both lines come with well-designed packaging that includes a soft plastic sheet to prevent scuffs from plastic packaging shell (the manufacturers finally seem to have made this somewhat-standard on new models). The colour scheme and product numbering scheme for the two lines is similar, at first glance it’s difficult to tell which line is which. Personally I think two different colours would be a better way to differentiate the two lines, but it’s easy enough to do when looking at the front of the boxes.
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| A comparison of the ends of the two models illustrates the differences including: couplers, grab irons, graphics (stenciling on had shield and placard decal), roller bearing caps, and air hoses. |
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| From above, the thinner head shield on the Rivet Counter line is obvious, though in my opinion, the head shield on the Operator line is not obstructively or obviously thick. Also note the wire vs cast plastic crossover platforms, and the grab irons on the Rivet Counter model. |
Conclusion
This was Scale Trains’ first RTR offering in HO, and being a tank car (with a lot of exposed details), it’s not an easy thing to get right. And that they did – I think the split offering satisfies modelers at both ends of the spectrum, some desiring a few highly detailed models, others a whole train of slightly-less detailed models. The models are well-executed and if this is an indication of things to come from Scale Trains, Atlas, Athearn, Walthers, and others should take note that there is a new, serious, player in the game. I think their recent announcement of a carbon black hopper will only continue the success generated from the Trinity 31,000-gal crude oil tankcar.
'Til next time,
Cheers,
Peter.
Huwebes, Hunyo 23, 2016
A little write up about me in the 2015 Winter edition of the Potomac Flyer
Did a interview for the Potomac Division of the NMRA for their upcoming Potomac Flyer publication that comes out four times a year.
NMRA Potomac Division Website
On the left click on Potomac Flyer and then click on Winter 2015. My article is on page 21. This a good publication and has lots of good articles.
I want to thank Roger Sekera who contacted me and did a great write up. Also wanted to thank Norm Wolf on the thoughtful quote.
Lunes, Hunyo 20, 2016
That Photo of No 26 I Promised
I finally got the older photo of Erie no.26 scanned (the previous one had merger Erie-Lackawanna herald).
I like the detail of the steel tanks on the walkway. Also note the cloth flap at the front grill - I assume to keep the engine warm on bitter Northeastern nights. There also appears to be a cloth awning to provide some shade to the engineer when he hangs his head out the window. Got some detail projects now.
Martes, Mayo 24, 2016
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Sabado, Marso 5, 2016
Progress has been slow as of late
Well it seems that ever since my leak last week (couple of posts ago), progress has been very slow. Had a few other things come up also. My wife just got her tonsils removed on Thursday so I've been tending to her and the kids alot. She is in a lot of pain and I've heard that it really bad when they are removed when you are an adult. She's a tough cookie but this is kicking her butt. I also did a small train show yesterday to sell a few excess items of mine. I've always enjoy the smaller shows and if you have some stuff to get rid of, these are the places. You also will find some deals for you also.
This upcoming week, I hope to get my butt into gear and finish up some projects. Plan on completing the scenery that I did my improvements to the helix today. This summer has only seen a few improvements to the layout. Took care of my motive power shortage also. I'm also going to retire the red B39-8 I have. Let me know if you want to buy it. It's got the whole 9 yards. My objective this week is to get the Valley Sweetners building built or at least the frame of what I want. Stay tuned!
Martes, Pebrero 23, 2016
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Lunes, Nobyembre 9, 2015
Scenery Update USPS frustration and a sketch of the lower level trackage
This past weekend I had planned on getting the helix out to the garage and start installing it. Well the USPS made sure that did not happen. As I posted last weekend, I ran out of track for the helix. The track has to be laid as you go up. So on Tuesday, I ordered from Mainline Hobby (the best only train shop on the east coast!) in PA. As always, I usually get my items 2 days after I order them. Bonnie who runs the shop always sends out the tracking number on the USPS priority packages. So it would be here in Thursday as per the tracking. Thursday comes and no package. To boot, I was off on Friday because of the weather. OK, it will be here Friday, Nope! Did not come Saturday either. I was a little ticked. The worst thing was it still said delivery on 1-9 even on Sunday! This package went to a distribution facility near Baltimore, MD for 2 days, then to another one in Baltimore for a couple of days and then to Richmond, VA for a Sunday trip. It finally came today. Very frustrating!
While waiting for the track, I turned to my creative side and put the finishing touches on the scenery at the end of Battlefield Yard. This is just about complete except the railroad tie retaining wall by a switch.
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| This is the tail track of the layout. The tie retaining wall will by the switch stand on the left center. |
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| GP11 #280 tkes a peek at the new scenery. |
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| A detail shot of the weeds and growth. |
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| Add some of my leftover trees to the scene. Need to probable put a few more in. |
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| I just about have my track plan for the lower level. The top is complete. It's the lower left corner that's tough. I'll go with what I have. |
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