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Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps

 by Acela82 ¦  Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:37 am ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦  Replies: 64 ¦  Views: 10395

So, model number 3 is ready as well...

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Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps

 by Acela82 ¦  Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:53 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦  Replies: 64 ¦  Views: 10395

I already did the NYC and it was a pita so I guess I wouldn’t made another one anyways… :-D

Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps

 by Acela82 ¦  Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:06 am ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦  Replies: 64 ¦  Views: 10395

Well, my guess was right then...

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Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps

 by Acela82 ¦  Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:50 am ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦  Replies: 64 ¦  Views: 10395

I also did 211 based on an Athearn P40...

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Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps

 by Acela82 ¦  Sat Sep 16, 2023 4:40 am ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦  Replies: 64 ¦  Views: 10395

I´m not sure wether this is the right forum but i couldn´t resist painting an HO scale version of 201... I know, its a P40 and no a P32ACDM but its a nice stand-in i think...

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Re: Source for Custom Painting?

 by Acela82 ¦  Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:31 pm ¦  Forum: Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam ¦  Topic: Source for Custom Painting? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 1428

jwhite07 wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:55 am Many model railroaders claim you can't use a "rattle can" to paint models.
The pictured model from my previous post was painted that way. I made around 50 models before switching to an airbrush...

Re: Source for Custom Painting?

 by Acela82 ¦  Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:11 pm ¦  Forum: Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam ¦  Topic: Source for Custom Painting? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 1428

Whats that model covered with? Is it white paint or sort of putty?

I did such a paintjob many years ago, if you don´t mind shipping it to germany and back i could do this:

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I could also try to buy a AMD103 here and paint it for you...

Re: Amtrak Metroliner/Cabcar B-End

 by Acela82 ¦  Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:18 pm ¦  Forum: Self-Propelled Railcars ¦  Topic: Amtrak Metroliner/Cabcar B-End ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 12150

PERFECT! Thanks!

Amtrak Metroliner/Cabcar B-End

 by Acela82 ¦  Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:52 pm ¦  Forum: Self-Propelled Railcars ¦  Topic: Amtrak Metroliner/Cabcar B-End ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 12150

Hi guys, does anyone has a pciture of the B-end (non cab) of an Amtrak ex Metroliner Cab Car? Background is, i´m currently rebuilding an old HO scale Bachmann Metroliner into a modern Amtrak cabcar. The Metroliner seems to have some kind of backup light on the b-end and i would like to know weather ...

Re: Finished - Amtrak #9800

 by Acela82 ¦  Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:31 pm ¦  Forum: Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam ¦  Topic: Finished - Amtrak #9800 ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 4316

Nice work. do you have cab cars for sale? Beside this one at ebay,no, but i will build some more in the future. Looks great. Do you have before and after pictures? Yes, here is one that shows an out of the box Bachmann Metroliner and the 9800, paint removed and two windows closed: http://us-modellb...

Finished - Amtrak #9800

 by Acela82 ¦  Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:36 am ¦  Forum: Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam ¦  Topic: Finished - Amtrak #9800 ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 4316

Hi guys, i have built several Amtrak Cab Cars out of old Bachmann Metroliners in the past but this time i wanted something special, so i decided to built Amtrak #9800, the conference cab. The prototype was was built out of a Metroliner Parlour car, so shell modifications were bigger than in the past...

AMT Montreal E60C-2`s?

 by Acela82 ¦  Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:13 pm ¦  Forum: General Discussion - Passenger Rail: High Speed and Heavy and Light Rail Systems ¦  Topic: AMT Montreal E60C-2`s? ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 1124

Is there any update about the E60C-2´s that AMT bought from Mexico several years ago?

2 historic trains collide during celebreties

 by Acela82 ¦  Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:06 am ¦  Forum: Worldwide Railfan ¦  Topic: 2 historic trains collide during celebreties ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 922

The 125 year celebreties of the historic narrow gauge "Lößnitzgrundbahn" near Dresden in eastern Germany were overshadowed by a heavy train collision, injuring over 50 people, 4 of them critical and several children, on saturday evening. The two steam powered trains with over 250 passenger...

Re: CSX K340 Coke Cars

 by Acela82 ¦  Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:26 pm ¦  Forum: Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam ¦  Topic: CSX K340 Coke Cars ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 990

Yes, these ones. I would like to build them in HO scale...

Michael

CSX K340 Coke Cars

 by Acela82 ¦  Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:20 am ¦  Forum: Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam ¦  Topic: CSX K340 Coke Cars ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 990

Has anyone ever built a CSX K340 coke express car? Which "normal" hopper could be used as base?

Thanks, Michael