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Mark in Oregon 

Nice!

beautiful

DIDN'T SCOTT MAKE ONE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO  I have to check my boxes NOBODY DID IT BETTER THAN PSC

You are lucky.  There are something like 126 parts in each tender truck, and they were prone to short-circuits.  I did some work on these, but could not see myself tackling the trucks.  Jim found a guy in the Midwest who worked for six bucks an hour, and he fixed them.  My rate at the time was $50/hr.

I agree - these are elegant models.  Sunset made them for a different market, and for a lower price.  Sunset did an exceptional job.

Bob, shhhh don't tell anyone, but the tender is Sunset.... The engine came without a tender, I just threw some stuff at it LOL

Santiago,

Beautiful model! I especially liked the ashpan detail and the cab hatch.

Ron H

I have Scott's 50's version... hence the tender.... Very nice model... I set up the decoder to work with both models

too bad the tender doesn't depict the augmented capacity noticeable by the small "step" after the top curvature... It's ok I can live with that!

Absolute stellar may be an understatement in the case..... beautiful locomotive!

Thanks, Paul! I love her... what a legend! 

I acquired 3rd Rail's spoke wheels versions a while ago. Very well done for the price.

After a few tweaks 3rd Rail's version runs just as well as the PSC.

YOU ARE THE MAN FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That layout is also very well done for the price.  It makes a background worthy of your models.

You will love the Sunset if those PSC tender trucks ever short out.

I had to put my glasses on to soak it all in. Great stuff.

Doing some work on the 3rd Rail Hudson whilst I wait for the decoder... The tender needs the most work... whoever researched this project for Scott wasn't very thorough

Santiago,

I just saw your video for the first time. Simply wonderful. I closed my eyes as I listened to the music. I was transported! Really nice.

Thank you.

Jerry

Glad you enjoyed it, Jerry!

Phenomenal still camera and video photography!!!!  Incredible detail in your passenger cars with an audio track enhancing memories of a bygone era. Uniquely brilliant work.

Humbling comment, Bruce. Thank you!

Very nice models and beautifully composed video.  Thank you for sharing, your work is inspiring.  The center boxpok drivers reminded me of the Reading's G-3 Pacifics.

Just great!

@SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Humbling comment, Bruce. Thank you!

My wife and I (middle couple) in the Hiawatha Skytop Lounge. I can attest, first hand, you did a perfecto job detailing the interior your Skytop model. (Reportedly one of Frank Sinatra's favorite cars.)

The Queen pulling the obscure Missouri Flyer!

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Hi Santiago, great looking locomotive and superb video!  You have a lot of patience to work with video and audio.

I'm curious about your mention of using your own reflector in your headlights.  Do you source them or make them?  Reason I asked is I'm a bug about reflectors and make my own out of aluminum rod. I don’t have a lathe but use a drill press and round reamers to get the concave shape then polishing powder and paste to get a mirror finish.  Hardest part of the whole job I’d getting the hole for the bulb (I use 1.8 mm LED's) centered. I notice you use an incandescent bulb.

Personally I think a properly polished reflector just makes a steam model's front end POP. Great work.

Peter

Peter, thanks for asking. As I read your post I felt as reading a description of my own process for making parabolic reflectors. Almost no difference, really.

I prefer incandescents for color, but also for effect. Since the bulb protrudes, the parabolic effect takes place depending on your point of view. I enjoy that.

Thank you for your post.

@Bruce Brown posted:

Phenomenal still camera and video photography!!!!  Incredible detail in your passenger cars with an audio track enhancing memories of a bygone era. Uniquely brilliant work.

What he said! Beautiful.

Thanks Santiago. I agree on the color but I have found the 1.8 mm warm white LED's have a nice color and the "bulb" is almost scale size.

What I really love about them is at night they actually throw a beam down the tracks.

Peter

I came across this shot showing the relative size of the 1.8 mm LED "bulb" in the reflector on this 2-8-2T "Minaret" by Toby.

Peter

@Peter E B posted:

I came across this shot showing the relative size of the 1.8 mm LED "bulb" in the reflector on this 2-8-2T "Minaret" by Toby.

Peter

Another option for making reflectors is stamping them from brass sheet, using a doming set available at Harbor Freight Tools, ….the tool set is fairly cheap, and has quite a few sizes for making bowl type reflectors. I use .010 sheet brass, and when stamped, they become very strong, as the coining process adds rigidity for working the metal. A chrome paint pen is then pooled into the reflector to give it a chrome mirror finish. I too use incandescent bulbs to get that golden glow,…..

Pat