Atlantics 2023

[R.K. Maroon]

Pete will tell you that there are two Great Southerns and that Lorrell's was not the first.

The station cart was manufactured by Stoes:



I don't know when these were on the market, and I have not otherwise heard of Stoes.

Jim

[E7]

Pete will tell you that there are two Great Southerns and that Lorrell's was not the first. Jim

Can't say I'm surprised!

[bob turner]

I should note that both Joe Ferriaoli and Ed Bommer have done gorgeous A-N Atlantics. I might be able to do a picture of a picture ofJoe’s Atlantic. Maybe a friend of Ed’s can help post?

[WindyPines-1810]

[quote="bob turner"]And happily (?) we have finished Atlantics, and this thread can go wild. My only lament is that so few of us have photos of Atlantics to share. [quote]



The only Atlantic(s) I have are both 3 rail; one early '90s Lionel and Williams brass, so there's probably no interest here. I'm hoping "harmonyards" Pat from over at the OGR site can do a chassis swap with the Williams...

MM

[bob turner]

After some agony related to pdf vs.jPeg, I got Joe Ferraioli's Atlantic scanned. I haven't heard from Joe in decades, and am hoping he does not mind seeing his photos here. Check out the masterful modifications on this one - and the paint job, which I hope to duplicate some day on my AN Ten-wheeler.

[J. S. Bach]

I wish that we had a "like" button. That is a great-looking model.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

After some agony related to pdf vs.jPeg.........

Huh? Converting pdf to jpeg is a direct conversion.

Nice loco!

[bob turner]

Even brain surgery is trivial when you do it every day.
I used to program computers in ones and zeroes - even did a Viterbi decoder in Fortran, among other complex things. But even hotmail baffles me.
In my defense, at least I figured out how to use Shutterfly as a host.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Even brain surgery is trivial when you do it every day.

Ummmmm...........no. Not brain surgery,

And, I did not claim trivial. It's a simple "Save as" choice to convery a pdf to a jpeg.

I used to program computers in ones and zeroes - even did a Viterbi decoder in Fortran, among other complex things.

Ones and zeroes, Fortran, and a few others - same. Considered that path 50 years ago but found another one to be more fun.

In my defense, at least I figured out how to use Shutterfly as a host.

And teaching others is to your credit: "how to" is valued here -- we need more people posted their models and projects.

[bob turner]

Thanks.
As you can see, once I discovered that pdf was not working, I did simply re- scan with jPeg selected on the scanner. Took about five minutes. I was going to ask Maroon to post them, but Martin is right - easy if you know what you are doing.

Same with the medical profession - they may indeed be the best and brightest, but I discovered about a quarter century ago that they have "cookbooks," and pretty much most of them color between the lines most of the time.

In every field there are innovators (except maybe airline pilots, where the best you can do is one day say "is that what that switch does?").

[bob turner]

It is almost time for an update on my Atlantic project. Last night I machined the cylinder head covers and partially finished the valve spindle guide area. Alas, I have run out of NWSL gearboxes - should have sent Raoul a massive order back in the day - so this one will be unpowered.

Tonight may be "running board" night. Always a pain - they have to fit the boiler closely, then be notched for boiler bands. I may also rough out the very long 100C tender - see Maroon's Atlantic on page 1. I always thought the 90C was long enough, so never got around to one of these elongated tanks. As always, Arnold Menke's work guides me when I cut metal for tenders.

[brownillini]

After some agony related to pdf vs.jPeg, I got Joe Ferraioli's Atlantic scanned. I haven't heard from Joe in decades, and am hoping he does not mind seeing his photos here. Check out the masterful modifications on this one - and the paint job, which I hope to duplicate some day on my AN Ten-wheeler.

Wow, love it.

[gregj410]

I serviced the Bob Hall CB&Q Atlantic the other night and took it over to Michael Ross's layout for a test spin yesterday. We had a big scenery project to finish, so I only had time for a once around while running light. It's a smooth runner.

That’s beautiful scenery, I love the fall layouts. Are those Weaver company houses on his layout about 48 seconds in?

[R.K. Maroon]

Are those Weaver company houses on his layout about 48 seconds in?

Greg is referring to the video on the CB&Q Atlantic that I posted last week, which can be found at this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ymddoi2ju4sjcuw/Bob%20Hall%204-4-2%20CB%26Q%202591.mp4?raw=1

Michael tells me that the company houses were kits offered by Keystone Locomotive Works, which he say is long out of business.

[bob turner]

I am about ready to share photos of my latest SP Atlantic, which will be #3001 in Daylight colors. Gad, how I miss Scale Coat!
Bear in mind that this thing is under construction, and has a long way to go. I am setting it aside, and going back to my Skytop attempt, which will be a nightmare in progress. I am up to the verticals on the windows, which get overlaid in brass once I get the dimensions sort of correct.