Great work everyone! I wish I had something to add to this thread, Maybe someday this coming winter! But as for me I will keep watching till then!
@mike g. posted:Great work everyone! I wish I had something to add to this thread, Maybe someday this coming winter! But as for me I will keep watching till then!
Well considering that you need a new workbench with a house attached first.........
@mike g. posted:Bob great point! LOL We think we might have found one, just waiting to see what the seller is going to ask for it!
Refurbished my new to me 1665. Had a little bit of a rough life. Front coupler was bent and broken at the pivot rivet. Cab plugins were missing. Engine ran well, but someone replaced some of the linkage screws with regular screws E-unit worked but on inspection the board supporting the switch contact was broken and the previous glue job was not holding. It came with a frankenstiened 615T tender.
Rebuilt an E unit, replaced the front coupler and light assembly. It was too bent to fix well. Added slight bend to drawbar to keep it from sparking along the center rail. Added the plugs in the cab and rewired it all. Fix linkage with proper linkage screws. Original bulb still working.
Has a good patina, but some external cleaning and touchup to do. The 1662. 1663 and 1665 used the same motor and wheels with deep flanges. They bump through the switches and Control tracks. This was corrected on the 1656 and 1615. This might be fixed by replacing the wheels with ones from a 229. I think I will leave this one as is. I am putting up a section that wont have any switches that this will run through.
6403B tender on the way.
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@RSJB18 posted:I received the cab interior and engineer figures from Lionel yesterday. The New Haven ran their early Alcos long hood forward, which is how the engine is marked. I ordered the correct cab interior to cover the motor to the rear of the cab with the seats facing in the right direction. What surprised me a little was that the control stand is on the left side of the piece, which would make sense for short hood forward (engineer on the right).
So my question.....did Alco switch the controls to be on the right side of the cab for long hood forward or did the engineer sit on the left side in this configuration?
A minor point, but my cuiorisity gets the the better of me sometimes.I will have to modify both the shell and the interior piece to make it fit. It's fits under the cab, but not in between the side walls of the body.
Bob
Excellent question Bob. Also, how will the length of the engine handle your switches and curves?
Jay
@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:Excellent question Bob. Also, how will the length of the engine handle your switches and curves?
Jay
RS3's are fine on 027 curves. Surprisingly I've had problems with my RS1's. The fuel tanks hit the covers on the switches. I fixed a couple on my main level so that I can run them. I converted them to manual.
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Finally finished. This was my first kitbash and I learned a few things. The engine didn’t come out perfect, a bunch of tiny flaws, but I enjoyed building it. Doing a N&W C-425 with a high short hood next.
Here is the MTH PS3 Alco C-630 in Pelver blue. The ShellScale decals were a pleasure to work with…
Tom
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@Krieglok posted:Finally finished. This was my first kitbash and I learned a few things. The engine didn’t come out perfect, a bunch of tiny flaws, but I enjoyed building it. Doing a N&W C-425 with a high short hood next.
Here is the MTH PS3 Alco C-630 in Pelver blue. The ShellScale decals were a pleasure to work with…
Tom
Tom I am with Bob, Looks great!
@Krieglok posted:
Well done Tom! Nice to know that you have another project to bring to the bench. My boom cars (2) will be dull coated tomorrow as I did some decal work yesterday and today. They maybe ready for show and Tell this week.
Cheers, Dave
Tom, it really looks great!!!
Thank you guys! I really appreciate your kind words!
It was a nice break from painting freight cars!
Tom
Both Boom Cars are finished, off the bench and ready for some heavy lifting. They will not be riding the rails as they will find a home in the yard awaiting the need. Next on the bench is a Crown Model outside brace box car that I may also assign to the maintenance department. I’m running low on things to do - I may be forced into trying some weathering! At least the weather is becoming favorable for outside air brushing!
Cheers, Dave
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The boom cars look great, Dave!
@darlander posted:Both Boom Cars are finished, off the bench and ready for some heavy lifting. They will not be riding the rails as they will find a home in the yard awaiting the need. Next on the bench is a Crown Model outside brace box car that I may also assign to the maintenance department. I’m running low on things to do - I may be forced into trying some weathering! At least the weather is becoming favorable for outside air brushing!
Cheers, Dave
Bravo! Bravo! 
@Mark Boyce posted:The boom cars look great, Dave!
Let me say something more about Dave’s boom cars. Here is my boom car, stock K-Line. It’s a very nice pair, but I know it lacks certain elements of realism.
Dave, you say you are running out of projects. You and others on the forum make more projects for me daily! 😃
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Dave, the boom cars are great looking and if your running short of things to do, I see Mark might have a boom car for you to redo! LOL
I know I have a MTH one that I want to repaint and put new BNSF logos on! But that's for another day!
I fit the cab into my RS3 last night. I had to cut the side walls of the body and trimmed the interior insert down as well. I mounted the twins in their seats too. I will install the cab light next and then I can finish the assembly and glue it in place.
I think I have enough clearance for the motor to spin and move freely but I'll road test it to be sure. I had learned my lesson the hard way when I did my SantaFe F3's and added a cab interior.....
Bob
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Bob, it’s looking great! I have 3 engines I want to do similarly, 2 MTH RS3 and a Weaver RS3.
