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Thanks! It sure is nice to see some progress! Lately, I have been busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest! In other words, progress has ground to a halt...:rolleyes:

You and me both. I want to build about 3 BN B30-7A's, the BN-only cabless versions. Per conversation in email I had with Atlas; "I do apologize for taking so long. The spare body shells have not come in yet per the tech Wayne. They should be coming the middle of December...

Thanks folks! Little did I realize, till I posted the pics here, that the ballast bucket & ballasting tools and a roll of duct tape were in the background of the very first picture!! OOps!:oops: I need to finish painting that tan color on the entire west side of the layout, and finish...

After taking a short lunch break, our railfan is back in Coure D'Alene, ID, ready for more action. It doesn't take long for something to catch his eye. Across the yard, at the gravel tipple, a ballast train led by a CB&Q Redbird Geep 20 is spotted at the loader: It wasn't too long after...

A local railfan was busy last night... Here we see M-PASKCK, in the big cut near Granite, ID, headed by a pair of BN Deuces: In this shot, a local job with SP&S 45, an aging SW9, in the lead with a cut of empty centerbeam/bulkhead flats to head back onto the Kettle Falls branch to be...

NP?? In Big Sky Blue?? The blasphemy!:eek: You mean Great Northern in Big Sky Blue... Like this one:

TigerMAC! *stock, custom-painted Kato SD80MAC* Detail shot of Kato Alaska RR SD70MAC: WhiteMAC set: *custom SD9043MAC, Katos, with MT modified fuel tender tank car. Superdetailed, freestanding grabs* Kitbashed SD40-2 mid-production phase: *chopped Kato Snoot, detailed, freestanding...

ST, I think a guy named Craig Martyn, the BLMA guy, did one a while back. You may want to check w/ him.

Mike, if you can shave off that little protrusion on the light casting holder, the black thing that keeps the cab from lighting up, the one on the very end that goes under the forward end of the long hood, assembly is much easier. Disassembly is the part that makes me soo mad! The hardest part...

This is the last one I plan on doing. The paint job is easy, but the disassembly of these beautiful beasts is enough to make a preacher swear!! If they could come as a kit of disassembled parts, I may rethink the above statement. They are fun to build, though! I have it on TSAWDMH, as it...

My wife knew better than to allow me to hold that SD45 when I saw it.. Being brass, I'll bet it weighs a bunch. I like Z, but those TEENY rail joiners are a PAIN to install!!!

Great shots, SmolderZ! I have some Z, too, well, my WIFE does... I almost begged for the AZL BN SD45 I saw at Caboose Hobbies in Denver... If they had it in GN, it would have been all over but the cryin'!!! MT Z scale F7 next to an N scale SD40-2:

Thanks folks! I used standard Squadron white putty. Detailed! Smokejack, antenna, grabs, window drip rails, tool box, ends, underframe. Whaddaya think? I need to finish touch sanding the sides, to get them smoother, wash and dry the model, then to the paint shop it goes!!!

Re: I dunno,... The academy??:cool: I'm flattered.. I didn't think my work was that good.... Thanks for the kind words, all! I have to add grabs,a nd paint it, then wait for my decals to come to the LHS. I had to order them. Even N Scale Supply was outta stock!!!

This one is gonna be a doozie!!! Warning to dialup folks, this is image-heavy! The prototype: OK, I started late last night, and as of today, I have the basic caboose structure done. It really looks neat, and it's not painted yet!!! From the top, here's how it came from a basic...

SW1500, right? I would venture a guess as this being a CP Rail engine... What are you using for the conversion? Details!

Too cartoonish? Not after some real quick mods, and touch-up... All I did was remove the unprototypical 'skirting/body kit',shave the undercarriage to match, and painted mirrors silver, underbody flat black, and glued the wheel assy back under. They all need new wheels/tires also, unless they...

This man knows what I'm TALKIN' about!!!

SD70BNSF: Welcome to the Gauge Scott, Congrats on your making the 2004 Great Model Railroads issue. My layout will be a little smaller than your but the same basic shape. (12x20 room). So I may have to ask you a few questions when I get the chance. SD70BNSF, If you knock down the size...

Don't forget to add ridiculously large spoilers, double-decker wings, 5" tachs, humongous tailpipes, Nitrous oxide bottles in the trunk, tons of sponsor stickers, booming stereos, and neons to them!