S.A.& A.P. Maintenance of Way builds

Discussion in 'Maintenance of Way' started by SAFN SAAP, Jul 15, 2012.

  1. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    Ha ha. No worries, Manny. I'm only a night or two away from having the track work completed on my Brownwood module. N scale is just me getting a "little" on the side. Pun intended. It's early era HO scale Frisco for my main squeeze.
     
  2. SAFN SAAP

    SAFN SAAP Member

    First car in the new and improved stances. Now included are brake wheel platform, air release valve, NBW's on grab irons, better scaling of NBW's, Pre-1911 Safety Act grab iron arrangements. Also better prototypical placement of grab irons.

    The Foreman Car...

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  3. SAFN SAAP

    SAFN SAAP Member

    Finished up all the details on the car and she received her coat of paint. With the roof simply sitting on top, she's taking shape. I won't do anything until tomorrow to allow the paint to dry. She'll receive a gloss cote shot and then on Thursday, decals will commence. I anticipate her being finished Monday or Tuesday next week.

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  4. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    Nice work. I like the corner braces, NBWs and brake gear castings especially. Sure is a shorty! What was this particular car's purpose?
     
  5. SAFN SAAP

    SAFN SAAP Member

    Thanks Jim. Originally a 25' steam tender, the tender was wrecked, and so the MOW Dept robbed the frame to build a car for the foreman of workers assigned to the work train. Here, the foreman maintains all train orders, schedules, records, communiques, schedules, etc., for his duties. The Superintendent has a similar car. Assigned to each Foreman and Superintendent Car is a MOW dedicated stock car to carry their horses in. That's what will be built next.
     
  6. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    Nice. Learned me sumthin. I like the unique and less commonly modeled subjects.
     
  7. SAFN SAAP

    SAFN SAAP Member

    MW 101 Foreman Car is completed. Thinking of adding a rerail frog, but I don't know when they started to be used, so I'm holding off on that.

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  8. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    It's all there: nice paint job, straight decal work and clean assembly. Another fine model, Manny.
     

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