dieseldude said:Thanks Kevin and would be very glad to meet you! Ditto if you're ever up this way, Dew Drop Inn.
I noticed that your from Toronto. I'm in Buffalo, NY. If you happen to be south of the border, send me an email and you can check out the tank in person. -Kevin.
Wowā¦both you and Kevin are close enough to come to the Invasion in July! Any plans to attend?
Wife is planning a family reunion either in Kingston NY or W. Masacheussetts (sp?) and the date not certain, but very close to the invasion.
You have a long way to come. I plan to attend if the dates donāt conflict, Bruce, and I look forward to meeting you & your fellow Yanqui invaders. In the cornfield ? 
John Le Forestier said:
Wife is planning a family reunion either in Kingston NY or W. Masacheussetts (sp?) and the date not certain, but very close to the invasion.You have a long way to come. I plan to attend if the dates donāt conflict, Bruce, and I look forward to meeting you & your fellow Yanqui invaders. In the cornfield ?
I know how that goes John - I missed it last year due to my daughterās wedding.
Hope we can meet this July!
David Russell said:You are right David this has been a great thread. I knew there were plenty of talented folk out there that wouldn't mind sharing their build ideas and inspiring folks like me to keep tinkering, trying and coming up with my own custom jobs. To those who haven't posted don't be shy we would love to see what you have been up to. Todd
Keep them pics coming and thanks for the thread Todd. :)
Bruce- Iād love to come to the āInvasion,ā but weāll be on vacation that week. It would be a great opportunity to meet some of you guys. Maybe next year.
-Kevin.
Hello Again Here is my latest custom work for the RR. Fresh from the paint shops is my NW2 painted in the local Cape Cod Central colours. The CCC doesnāt own a NW2 so I had to be creative. They donāt actually have a GP38 as seen in the back either but they do have a chopped down GP9 I think it is that I borrowed the paint scheme from. Good enough for me.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/capecodtodd/_forumfiles/NW2CCCPaint.jpg)
Hereās a couple of my custom āBillboardā cars. I did the artwork and printed the decals on my laser printer for Ralphieās Scales. Bruntās Head Brand Provisions was born from an idea I had based on Boarās Head. John Radder kindly provided the picture and artwork, Stan Cedarleaf the decals.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/DSCF3407cM.jpg)
Locomotive is custom painted. I also switched the wood cab for a steel cab.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/DSCF3402cM.jpg)
The J/S cars are also custom painted. Iāve got some better pictures somewhere, but these will have to do
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/GR6M.jpg)
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/GR5M.jpg)
Have a few more custom jobs, but Iāll have to hunt down the pictures. Ralph
Todd and Ralph: Admiring your paintwork hereā¦ sure could use your talents around the Littleton and Smallville! Todd, ordinarily I ignore diesels, but this is the second time in as many months that youāve made an admirer out of me! Ralph, that passenger consist is superb, I envy your custom lettering, and LOVE that old timber frame bridge in the backgroundā¦ Thanks to both of you guys for your posts.
Iād better hunt up another pic of my own soonā¦ ;>)
Hi Guys, Here is another little project I did back about 2004 (?), it is one of Bachmannās original side tank Porterās and still is I guess but somewhat shorter. I took the electric motor and reversed it and mounted it vertically so I could shorten the firebox to a more realistic length. This meant shortening the boiler and the side tanks as well, about an inch and a half if memory serves. I think I did a few other modifications to it as well but it has been a few years ago 
It still runs great but does have a little trouble on switches because of the short wheel base. A couple of pictures.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rick_marty/_forumfiles/RRupdatefile/oldbuild12.jpg)
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rick_marty/_forumfiles/RRupdatefile/oldbuild13.jpg)
Great thread, keep them coming. Rick
I built a Jackson and Sharp diner from two Bachmann J&S cars (a combine and a coach). Turned out pretty good, and I rebuilt an LGB Bobber caboose into ādonation jarā for our club.
They really are cool, but I donāt have good pictures available. Trust me.
Stan Cedarleaf supplied the decals for the J/S cars. Here is a little better view of the paint.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/PVRRCOACH.jpg)
The PVRR caboose. Jon Radder designed the herald. I donāt think Jon was serious, and was probably quite surprised when I ran with it. I printed the decals, which are used on several cabooses and a box car.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/caboose.jpg)
A better view of the Bruntās Head Brand Provisions reefer. The idea and slogans were mine. I think the art work is one of of Jonās best efforts to date. When Jon sent me the artwork, I laughed so hard it brought tears to my eyes. I sent the artwork along to Stan Cedarleaf. Stan called me and seemed a little hesitant about printing them. I assured Stan that our buddy Ken had an excellent sense of humor and there wouldnāt be a problem. Ralph
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/RSTOCK011M.jpg)
Ralph Berg said:
Stan called me and seemed a little hesitant about printing them. I assured Stan that our buddy Ken had an excellent sense of humor and there wouldnāt be a problem. Ralph(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/cabby/_forumfiles/RSTOCK011M.jpg)
Good thing, too, huh? Actually I find it a bit flatteringā¦
You should be flatteredā¦I wouldnāt do that to just anybody
Ralph
Never mind the fact it was one of the best pictures of Ken Iāve taken, itās the rarity of a photo of Ken without a hat The only other one taken that day Ken was in a rather compromising position
I was trying to find a spot to fit this news, and this for scratch building thread was closest topic I could find.
Machinery House in Aus/NZ is celebrating its 95th birthday and has offered up plans for a replica flat bed. While this is not in Large Scale, they have provided plans for A3 and A0 size paper!
But Wait Thereās More!
If you have a Laser or Router, they have made DXF files, that might be scaled down.
Borrowed the design from Kevin ( Diesel Dude and built a bridge ( now 3 ) using aluminum window screen framing
, then I copied Rooster and built a replica of the house I grew up in, not as nice as Roosters house but still tons of memories
That is a sharp looking bridge Pete.
I like that house too. I have a Cape style house on my RR that is a mimic of the one we live in. I even used the same paint on it.
Thank you for the accolades Pete however my house model does not sit out year round on my ROUNDY ROUND unoperational unprototypical model railroad like your fantastic model does. It has come out from time to time for photo ops even though itās not really part of the hobby according to some.
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Peteā¦
ā¦just take a deep breath and count to 60ā¦
