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Frequent poster 890 posts Verne Niner Frequent poster 890 posts
Verne Niner

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I finally got around to finishing the detailing and weathering on this little loco, and it is now one of my favorites. I will post more photos and information, come along for the ride!

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See my website here: The  Maverick Canyon Branch of the Rio Grande Southern 
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Verne Niner Frequent poster 890 posts
Verne Niner

Something old, something new...

I was out braving the heat on the E&SG today and I saw 'something old, something new' backing past the Cielo Incline:
 
That's old #2 with a new tender, running light back down the switchback. 
 
Here she is just below the incline. I got on my trusty mule and chased the loco to Apache Wells. (Hey, we're railfanning in 1920, ok?)
 
At Apache Wells, we get a closer look. New crew, details and weathering have made her a 'foreground' model. 
 
Here she is leaving Apache Wells after taking water. That engineer is sure friendly, he waves for every photo!
 
We get a better look at the small tender, which has a TCS KA2 Keep Alive capacitor inside, and pickups on the wheels. I've shared the step by step process for wiring this up in a previous blog entry. Doing this turns the little loco into a solid performer with great sound and smooth acceleration.
 
That big acetylene headlight on the back tells us #2 can handle the night shift when necessary. On a further note, count on model photos to show any flaw...I forgot to paint the wheels under the tender! I will remedy that shortly.
 
This was a fun project, finishing up my ugly duckling Porter. I will shoot a video of it soon.

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See my website here: The  Maverick Canyon Branch of the Rio Grande Southern 
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Alexedwin Regular poster 428 posts
Alexedwin

Definitely my cup of

Definitely my cup of tea!

Great looking little loco

Alex

One day I might be modeling the Puffing Billy Railway, Victoria, Australia.

My location - Queensland, Australia.
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Bill Brillinger Moderator 4,905 posts
Bill Brillinger

I just love these!

Verne,

I just love your little locos, they have so much character!

Great work as always.

Bill Brillinger

Modeling the BNML in HO Scale, Admin for the RailPro User Group, and owner of Precision Design Co.
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hobbes1310 Frequent poster 907 posts
hobbes1310

Great looking  loco, Very

Great looking  loco, Very well done in the weathering , which matches  the climate the loco is used in

Regards Phil
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Dave O Prolific poster 1,145 posts
Dave O

Great Looking Figures!

One of the nicer things about the larger scales, is the people look so much better and become "individualized".  Wonderful modeling.  Well done!  Thanks for sharing.  
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Verne Niner Frequent poster 890 posts
Verne Niner

Thank you

Thank you all for your kind comments...

Dave, the individual nature of the figures in O scale is one of the great benefits of large scale modeling (there's a guy on my layout that looks like my pastor, but I haven't figured out how to break the news to him!). That is actually a slight problem, because I like reusing some useful figures, especially engineers. So, they get different hats, hair color, beards vs. clean shaven, etc.

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See my website here: The  Maverick Canyon Branch of the Rio Grande Southern 
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Chainsaw Active Member 69 posts
Chainsaw

Porter #2

I totally agree with  Alexedwin.  Its a great looking loco.  It reminds me of some of the 2' gauge "Cane trains" I saw in my younger days working the sugar mills of North Queensland.  The cane mills had a hodge podge of loco's, some home made, some shop bought from the States, the U.K. and others from Germany.

Nearer to Brisbane Nambour Mill  had either a Shay or a Climax (cann't remember, K.R.A.F.T. disease  or Oldtimers is kicking in)

Someone recently posted a link to the strange Queensland  2 ft loco's. and freight cars.

Keep up the good work and the postings.
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Graeme Nitz OKGraeme Prolific poster 1,695 posts
Graeme Nitz OKGraeme

Nambour Mill Shay

The shay is currently being restored cosmetically by the Nambour Historical Society for display at there museum. They also have Eudlo another sugar cane loco from the Nambour Mill.

 

OKGraeme

Graeme Nitz

An Aussie living in Owasso OK

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pschmidt700 Prolific poster 2,584 posts
pschmidt700

Nicely done, Verne

Worthy of the Gazette as well as MRH. Paul Schmidt
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gonzo Regular poster 204 posts
gonzo

Looks great Verne! The

Looks great Verne! The figures also look just right, like they belong.
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Bob R. New member 1 post
Bob R.

Dealing with the Little Guys

Dealing with the Little Guys like this and then adding the scenery and most important, your imagination. It's like being engrossed deeply in a good book, when I was a child I had great adventures in some books and would go back and re-read them so as to get that feeling of being a character in that book. The pictures sort of get me in that happy mode that returns from within my memories. Thanks----Bob R.

"Doc"
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