George Washington WAS Walter E. Disney?

Hi Metsfan,how did the conversion turn out? I’m going to do the same if I can find an engine. 

So, I never got around to finishing it. I started slowly rubbing away at the paint on the tender and the WDW logo is definitely under there and fully painted. I just stopped because I wasn't have success in completely removing the George Washington face without also starting to remove the WDW paint and some of the fine striping around the circle logo as well. I think I'm just going to end up putting on decals. I don't have a permanent layout, so I don't have alot of time to work on these things, but I'll let you know when I end up getting around to it.

In the meantime I have started working on a Protosound file for both the Walter E Disney and CK Holiday. I was able to add the custom sounds to the TIU much to the enjoyment of my Disney-obsessed kids, next step is getting them into the sound file itself.

Well, if you get tired of it, i’ll take it off of your hands, lol.  Seems these are very hard to come by.  I’d like to hear your Proto sound file when your done, I didn’t realize that was possible.  Thanks

I had back story about this but can’t find it anywhere. It may still be on here on another thread. I just cant find it. It explains the planned project that these engines would be involved with at the Park

SDIV Tim posted:

I had back story about this but can’t find it anywhere. It may still be on here on another thread. I just cant find it. It explains the planned project that these engines would be involved with at the Park

Not much of a detailed backstory description (though, I see I referred to when one was on display at Disneyland back then), but I found a few threads with mention of this train back then(or some may be general Disney train related) : 

(sorry, I didn't remove the link to specific posts, so you'll have to scroll up to see the start of the threads, if you care to)

https://ogrforum.com/...81#41271600876029081

https://ogrforum.com/...42#41271599142863642

https://ogrforum.com/...417#8047031335237417

https://ogrforum.com/...845#7343020879069845

 It's hard to believe it was over 6 years ago when this came about.  Time flies!

-Dave

Yep. Basically they took measurements of the Walter E. Disney at WDW. Had a display model set up with a couple of prototypes. They started production of them when the licensing deal fell through, so the models were painted in the American Circus, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln schemes. Didn't realize until I got my own that they actually were painted for WDWRR before the deal fell through and had to have the markings covered up.

I lucked out as a hobby shop I found using the MTH search tool had the George Washington and was willing to negotiate, I got it brand new for under $300. I see them pop up from time to time on ebay, but never really all that cheap. 

And there's a whole thread below dedicated to altering Protosound files. It requires some minor programming skills and patience, but it's pretty cool when you realize what can be done. I've already broken up the Disneyland RR announcements into individual MP3 files, but I still have some work to do before my coding skills/patience are up to the task of getting them into the sound file..

https://ogrforum.com/...es-on-your-pc?page=1

I tried doing the same in trying to remove the presidential paint scheme but had no luck.  What's left of the WDW paint is just too thin.  So decals it is.  Here's a quick shot of Mr. Lincoln running on this years Christmas layout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE-WNw-c90M

Does anyone have artwork to print labels for the Walter E. Disney?

I found some artwork for the tender. Its decent, but I haven't found anything for the lettering below the Cab windows.

I tried taking pictures, but it's tough to get a clear shoot when it's running in the park and when I did the Florida sun glare is a problem.

I plan to try taking pictures on a cloudy day once the RR reopens in 2021.

Mark W.

MWasko posted:

Does anyone have artwork to print labels for the Walter E. Disney?

I found some artwork for the tender. Its decent, but I haven't found anything for the lettering below the Cab windows.

I tried taking pictures, but it's tough to get a clear shoot when it's running in the park and when I did the Florida sun glare is a problem.

I plan to try taking pictures on a cloudy day once the RR reopens in 2021.

Mark W.

I have something resembling decals that were sent to me, but theyre not the best quality. However I found the exact font and plan to use that to better quality decals.

PM your email address and I'll send them over.

METSNO1FAN- I just sent you an email. PM failed.

SCOTT- Thanks for the artwork

Thank you so much to both of you. I purchased the Great American Circus version last fall. The grandkids are going to love it when they see the new artwork.

Mark W.