Model Train Journal

E7 wrote:

milepost57 wrote:so the question is, did Midwestern model works show up at the show with any diesels to some level of completion?

No, just painted models of their Bethgon.

ok, so what is the truth?

so the question is, did Midwestern model works show up at the show with any diesels to some level of completion?

this talk about the stripe on the Lionel J being the wrong shade of red reminds me of when the Lionel Pennsy GG1 had die parting seams on the roof. they sure got upset over that one.

ScaleCraft wrote:

milepost57 wrote:this is the original post photo. looks like a C&O T1 to me

Where?

dont ask me, i attached the file but nothing shows up

this is the original post photo. looks like a C&O T1 to me
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendA ... 135236.jpg

to set things correct, the model engine was a C&O class T-1. it was not a Pennsy J.
not that that changes anything as its still a fantasy paint scheme.

that little gear head motor is not what these models came with originally.

This is the toy train mentality of the seller.

There are as many methods of painting brass as there are recipes at a country pie contest. Some remove the lacquer, some don’t. some use primer and some don’t. there are many methods of cleaning and preparing the brass surface. For example, bead blasting using aluminum oxide. Using vinegar, cleaning...

also you never know how much dirt is in the clear coating until you start to paint over it.

I had an NJ custom brass (aka custom trash) model that I tried to remove the clear coating. it was hell trying to get this off. I tried all kinds of powerful strippers and still there was coating residue left on the model. All I could do at that point was to keep applying, soaking and scrubbing unti...

minimum radius for the C&LS WM M2 is 62 inches.

is the overland "tank drive" the one that has problems with the center mounted gear box warping?
i seem to recall that the gear box housing had a problem with zinc pest.

I too have the MoPac #8019 PA2 and removed the Ow5 wheel sets during the process of converting to P:48 wheel sets. Scott's original wheel sets measure 0.872" where the wheel meets the flange, making that portion a scale 42" in diameter. If the prototype measures elsewhere for diameter, pl...

I think you may have the center sill up side down. the flanges of the milled wood center sill should face down.