(Edited by Devon LaChance)
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Photos From Our CRO Readers
The Model Work of Rob Arsenault
Rob who models CN 1980's era, has just finished off a trio of Atlas GP40-2LW units with various weathering styles. These units still running in service today are often in pretty paint! He posted photos the grubbiest one first. However, once he ran them on his layout, he was not overly impressed with the QSI sound units in them, they sounded almost synthesized to him! However they sure run very smoothly! He also loved the Altas manufacturers flexible handrails too.
CN Pointe St-Charles Caboose is a great looking brass model from Overland:
Athearn Genesis CN hi-nose GP9 4411:
Not to leave out Canada's other CLASS ONE, here is reworked Proto-2000 Canadian Pacific GP30 in the as-delivered CPR Tuscan Red and Grey.
CN GMD1 1012 with a trumped up weathering job. I have no idea what the real one looked like. I used some colors mixed from Microlux paints from Credit Valley Railway. (Rob Arsenault).
Jeremy McPhereson completed his mini project by adding a tie grapple to his Norscot Cat 315C. It looks great with a CN Gondala loading scrap, Ties etc.
Recently master HO scale modeler Pelle Keld Soeborg made a thorough examination of the quality of the weathering on his older freight cars and found a good handful that needed to be taken care of, and updated. First of all, they needed yellow reflecting stripes to meet the requirements issued by the FRA but an improved weathering wouldn't harm them either. The first two of the bunch are finished, and back in service.
Pelle Keld Soeborg who models present day Union Pacific, wonders if the UP have any idea how much trouble their renumbering circus cause him? He had to update his UP SD9043Mac #8073 to #3540.
Braedan Dunne's HO Scale CN GMD1
This Rapido
model started out as CN GMD1 1012, but he quickly began working on renumbering
the unit to CN 1063. After renumbering, he added the details, like grab irons,
hood-mounted sandboxes and sandbox filler caps. The sandboxes were
scratchbuilt from Evergreen strip styrene, and the front filler caps done by
using the backs of two Details West horns. The rear sand filler caps were
finished using filler caps from another diesel.
The weathering completed the whole model, with special thanks to Rob Arsenault
who did the prototypical weathering job, based on the real life CN 1063 back
in 2006.
The prototype photo was taken by Trevor Sokolan, and shows CN GMD1 1063 in 2006 while sitting in the deadline in Edmonton, AB.
Modeling from the Prototype:
PRLX 8149 is a second hand ex-BNSF SD60. George Manley on August 6th, on BARPAS rolling out of Stockton, CA.
Photos of the McCLOUD RIVER RAILWAY Double Large Plug Door Box Cars are somewhat rare. This photo of MR 1276 is from the 1970's by Bill Grandin.
Craftsman Modeling with Dave Woodall
Dave Woodall's Canadian style N-Scale Grain Elevator project is nearly complete.
Train Clubs:
ONTARIO:
St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway
www.stjacobsmodelrailway.com/
St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway is North Americas finest "O" Scale Layout
and showcases Southern Ontario during the 1950's.
QUEBEC:
West Island HO scale Modular Railroad Club
http://wimrc.ca/
The Montreal, Vermont and Essex Model Railway Club
(Montreal, QC)
www.montrealvermontrr.com
The Montreal, Vermont and Essex Model Railway Club is an HO
Scale layout modeling CN, CP, CV, and B&M in Quebec and Vermont in the 1950's,
but members also operate 1970's, and 1980's trains as well on occasion.
Vermont and Essex Model Railway Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/514127815316977/776687015727721/?notif_t=group_activity
Societe de Modelisme Ferroviaire de Quebec (SMFQ):
http://smfq.org/
Sorel - Tracy Model Railroad Club (FACEBOOK PAGE)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chemin-de-Fer-Sorel-Richelieu-et-St-Laurent/129214287194241
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