Milliae the Magnificent

Gerry....Alex did a expert job on your cars just like he does on all of his projects!  He is the MASTER creator and technical wizard in our hobby.  I love your set Gerry and have been in the market for one for over a year....just haven't found one yet but seeing these pictures has got me going again!

 

Alan

Milliae the magnificent has a nice sound too it! great job!!!!

Great job! Really enjoyed the photos!

 

Dave

Great post Gerry.  Alex does great work.  I have always been a fan of that train.  My hope is to find one and trade it to Alan to get back  my Acela he now has.

Hi Gerry, Don, Alan, Dave, and Marty thank you for the kind words.

 

There's a bit of a good story with this project,Gerry don't sell yourself short hear, when Gerry opened one of these car's up and tried to put the interior seating inside, they actually don't fit. They are actually a bit too wide and you can't slide the body back over the chassis too reassemble them.

 

So what I had too do was cut the interior's right down the middle and shave off 1/8 of an inch from each side, then I was able too install them 1/8 away from the left and right side. So now I was able too slide the bodies right over the chassis with no problem. I had too leave a space down the middle (which cannot be seen) so I was able too run the lighting wires from back to front.

 

If you look closely you can see the 1/8 inch space on each slide to allow the bodies too slide through.

 

Thanks,

Alex

 

That is why you are Milliae the Magnificent and I am simply Gerry.

 

I gotta find out if I can copyright that.

 

Gerry

 

Great job on a great train.  I have the K line Crusader passenger set and was wondering how they compare to the Weaver ones?   Supposedly the K line cars have the correct interiors but there are no people.  That will be one of my projects to add people.  I am using the MTH Railking Crusader engine to head the consist.   How does the Weaver engine compare to the K line engine?  I did not know the dark green windows were prototypical either.  The K line set does not have those.  

 

 

 

MTH observation Railking car as comparison

The Weaver is a brass scale engine. I think it's really beautiful, but have never directly compared it to the K-Line. 

 

I don't either could have "correct" interiors because the seat backs in those old trains were hinged and you simply reversed them when the train went in the other direction. And since the cars were frequently underutilized, you usually had seatbacks in both directions randomly.

 

Your consist looks great. The main things about this stuff is simply to enjoy it.

 

Gerry

Gents...my 8x15 with a 6x6 extension is in the early stages of being built...however I have already had Alex build me quite a few structures, and can't even tell you how fantastic they turned out. In the heart of my town I have decided that I will have an avenue named after him... "Milliae Avenue". Wonder if that is a first?? 

A great looking set Gerry. I always liked that set but never got it. Alex does some nice work, wish I had his talent.

Gerry, congratulations on this wonderful idea to modernize this wonderful passenger train. Alex was the correct choice to do this work. Not only is his work superb, but he is really a super guy.

Those look great Gerry!  Alex is a true craftsman. Awesome work Alex.

That is a beautiful train and the softer lighting looks perfect.  I've always loved the look of this train.  Enjoy!

Great work. I liked Reading's approach using two observation cars as locomotives typically were cut loose from the train for servicing at the end of the run anyway. Much easier to give the loco a spin on the turntable than having the trainset turned on the closest wye.