Jordan Spreader

Mine is based on a CNW spreader assigned to Ironwood, MI.

KGB&W X190

Mine is a Walthers kit based on the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western X-190 as it looked in the 1960s.  The decals were created in MS Word and printed using an inkjet printer.

 I took the photo outdoors on a snowy Wisconsin January day using a small diorama as shown in the second photo. (That's my tripod in front, but the camera is not attached ... I needed it to photograph how I staged the model photo!)
 

IAIS Jordan Spreader

Not a Walthers model, but it has a similar plow, wings, and frame, so I thought I'd share some pics in case it helps with your project.  This started life as an Overland UP model, but I stripped, kitbashed, painted, and weathered it to represent IAIS 9500 (ex-RI 95319).  More details, including a number of prototype pics, can be found at  https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/iaiss-west-end-completed-jordan-spreader-12199461 .

IAIS 9500 at Atlantic, Iowa, May 27, 2006:

Front view of completed model at Council Bluffs.  New horn, headlight, cab heater, and associated vent pipe were from the scrap box

Side view.  Cribbing was cut to various sizes from Campbell ties to match prototype pics and weathered with Pan Pastels.  Box for cribbing, hiding behind the wing on the lower deck, just ahead of the diesel fuel tank, was scratchbuilt from styrene and filled with more tie scraps.  The prototype 9500 had been painted yellow when it arrived on the IAIS as RI 95319, and that yellow is visible through various scrapes and scratches.  The trucks are original OMI equipment and don't match the prototype 9500, but in attempting to replace them, I discovered that the larger correct trucks wouldn't swing sufficiently to allow this model to operate.

Spreaders

Very impressive looking spreaders Gentleman!!

Charlie

 Nice work guys, I like

Nice work guys, I like yellow but the black really looks good on the spreader, I was wondering how I would go about lighting it up with a headlight,..would I need a decoder, or could I use a light kit from a caboose ?

Chet

battery and a reed switch?

@ CNW Chet

What I would suggest, if you want to power up a Jordan with a head light & maybe two flashing strobe lights, find a dummy b-unit (F-3 or 7) and stick your battery and switch in there, then just run your wires & connectors to the Jordan. When not in use turn it off, and unplug the connectors.

Charlie