Amtrak Cascades?

Wildcatfootball · 05-12-2006, 07:25 PM

If this topic has been discussed to much, just tell me and I'll delete it. I did a search, and came up with nothing conclusive. So, does anyone know if there are any plans in the pipeline to make Amtrak Cascade talgo cars and the power cars at each end before the F59PHI's? Being from the Northwest, I see the casecades all the time, and love the color, and its a big priority to have it at my RR. Thanks. (First post, so don't get to mad.)

MilesWestern · 05-12-2006, 07:52 PM

Welcome! "Wildcat football rules!"

Don't worry, we don't get mad around here.

It's just a hobby 'round here, but at other forums...well..

Anyways, The talgo sets are mad by E-R models, which can ber found here:

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?quick=talgo

...and the whole set is on sale for $60.00 here.
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/262-3251
The only unfortunate thing is that yoiu might have to paint the Cascades cars yourself...but 2/3 of the battle is already done for you in the fact that you don't have to buy brass! (...or scratchbuild

) Enjoy! I hope you get them, I think the cascades would be a really cool thing to add to your layout.

Say what dfoes your layout look like? Post some pictures! Search for photo posting in the search bar, and there should be a sticky showing how-to. Can wait to see the pics!

lester perry · 05-12-2006, 08:08 PM

Don't know what Amtrac Cascades is but hope you find it. Welcome to the guage and yes post us some pics of your layout we love to see what others are doing. In fact if you are interested you can go to "Photo scenery books and Videos" and see a lot of what everyone else has.
Les

Wildcatfootball · 05-12-2006, 08:18 PM

I'm currently right in the middle of tearing my old one up, and building a new one actually. My family inherited the house from my grandparents, and my grandpa had a layout. It got old, brass and/or copper track wouldn't conduct anymore, so I'm tearing it all up, and building a new one. The old one looked like this...

The first one was my main yard.
The second was a little over view. The object above is a scale airport (scaled 1:400 so it didn't have anything to do with the RR.)

lester perry · 05-12-2006, 09:54 PM

So how do you get to the airport. Not from trains but for you from floor?
Les

trainboyh16-44 · 05-13-2006, 01:35 AM

Wow, that GE Warbonnet looks great with the F unit!

Wildcatfootball · 05-13-2006, 02:47 AM

The airport was on ropes, and I could either tie it off in that position, or bring it down and use it.

Ralph · 05-13-2006, 08:45 PM

Hi and welcome!

Wow! Two layouts of sorts in the same room! Best wishes with the railroad rebuild...any chance of a look at the airport?

Ralph

Wildcatfootball · 05-13-2006, 09:16 PM

Heres the airport. Its 1:400. A fun little hobby. The planes are beautifuly done, about 25-30 a pop.

Ralph · 05-14-2006, 05:05 PM

That's great!! If you photoshopped a city bckground and sky I'd have easily been led to believe it was real.
Ralph

lester perry · 05-14-2006, 06:17 PM

That is really cool. I hav enever seen anything like it.

LongIslandTom · 05-14-2006, 07:32 PM

That airport model reminds me very much of the "Ouija Board" onboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier..

The Ouija Board is the scale model of an aircraft carrier's flight deck, and the Plane Handler (also known as the Plane Mangler) in Flight Deck Control uses it to direct a deck crew to move and park aircraft. Very neat.

Oh... There is also one square airport like that for real in the world: Kansai International Airport outside Osaka, Japan:

(And just to keep things remotely on-topic, Kansai is served by a high-speed rail line, via the bridge visible in the photo!)

green_elite_cab · 05-15-2006, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildcatfootball

Heres the airport. Its 1:400. A fun little hobby. The planes are beautifuly done, about 25-30 a pop.

I spy a C-17 globemaster 3! My first love was airplanes. right off the bat i see a L-1011, a 707, a DC10 ( or KC10? i figure you have more passenger planes, but it is grey....), and the normal host of Boeing 7#7 planes. cool stuff.

I think i see a Lockeed Constellation in there too, almost missed the concorde and that guppy.

MilesWestern · 05-15-2006, 09:12 PM

I also spot a Fokker F.22 Propliner between the Connie and the 707...also an alaska MD-80/DC-9, and the Airbus Beluga (the Guppy is the bulbous version of the Boeing C-97 Stratoliner) is an interesting addition to this lineup on the tarmac.

..say how is that cool black tarmac made?

green_elite_cab · 05-15-2006, 09:36 PM

oh, i mix those obese planes up. thats still some neat stuff though. i wonder if aircraft get moved to those arizona plane graves by trains.

05-12-2006, 07:25 PM	#1
Wildcatfootball Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 142 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Amtrak Cascades? If this topic has been discussed to much, just tell me and I'll delete it. I did a search, and came up with nothing conclusive. So, does anyone know if there are any plans in the pipeline to make Amtrak Cascade talgo cars and the power cars at each end before the F59PHI's? Being from the Northwest, I see the casecades all the time, and love the color, and its a big priority to have it at my RR. Thanks. (First post, so don't get to mad.)

05-12-2006, 07:52 PM	#2
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,916 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome! "Wildcat football rules!" Don't worry, we don't get mad around here. It's just a hobby 'round here, but at other forums...well.. Anyways, The talgo sets are mad by E-R models, which can ber found here: http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?quick=talgo ...and the whole set is on sale for $60.00 here. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/262-3251 The only unfortunate thing is that yoiu might have to paint the Cascades cars yourself...but 2/3 of the battle is already done for you in the fact that you don't have to buy brass! (...or scratchbuild ) Enjoy! I hope you get them, I think the cascades would be a really cool thing to add to your layout. Say what dfoes your layout look like? Post some pictures! Search for photo posting in the search bar, and there should be a sticky showing how-to. Can wait to see the pics! __________________ BTW, what's this all about? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-13-2006, 08:45 PM	#8
Ralph Remember...it's for fun! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 6,852 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi and welcome! Wow! Two layouts of sorts in the same room! Best wishes with the railroad rebuild...any chance of a look at the airport? Ralph __________________ Now interchanging with the freelanced KINGS PORT & WESTERN My blog about riding the Empire Builder: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-14-2006, 05:05 PM	#10
Ralph Remember...it's for fun! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 6,852 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's great!! If you photoshopped a city bckground and sky I'd have easily been led to believe it was real. Ralph __________________ Now interchanging with the freelanced KINGS PORT & WESTERN My blog about riding the Empire Builder: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-15-2006, 09:12 PM	#14
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,916 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I also spot a Fokker F.22 Propliner between the Connie and the 707...also an alaska MD-80/DC-9, and the Airbus Beluga (the Guppy is the bulbous version of the Boeing C-97 Stratoliner) is an interesting addition to this lineup on the tarmac. ..say how is that cool black tarmac made? __________________ BTW, what's this all about? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-12-2006, 08:08 PM	#3
lester perry Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Townsend Delaware Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Don't know what Amtrac Cascades is but hope you find it. Welcome to the guage and yes post us some pics of your layout we love to see what others are doing. In fact if you are interested you can go to "Photo scenery books and Videos" and see a lot of what everyone else has. Les

05-12-2006, 09:54 PM	#5
lester perry Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Townsend Delaware Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So how do you get to the airport. Not from trains but for you from floor? Les

05-13-2006, 01:35 AM	#6
trainboyh16-44 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub. Calgary,Great White North Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow, that GE Warbonnet looks great with the F unit!

05-13-2006, 02:47 AM	#7
Wildcatfootball Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 142 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The airport was on ropes, and I could either tie it off in that position, or bring it down and use it.

05-14-2006, 06:17 PM	#11
lester perry Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Townsend Delaware Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is really cool. I hav enever seen anything like it.

05-14-2006, 07:32 PM	#12
LongIslandTom Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 729 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That airport model reminds me very much of the "Ouija Board" onboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.. The Ouija Board is the scale model of an aircraft carrier's flight deck, and the Plane Handler (also known as the Plane Mangler) in Flight Deck Control uses it to direct a deck crew to move and park aircraft. Very neat. Oh... There is also one square airport like that for real in the world: Kansai International Airport outside Osaka, Japan: (And just to keep things remotely on-topic, Kansai is served by a high-speed rail line, via the bridge visible in the photo!)

05-15-2006, 09:36 PM	#15
green_elite_cab Keep It Moving! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hainesport NJ Posts: 1,959 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	oh, i mix those obese planes up. thats still some neat stuff though. i wonder if aircraft get moved to those arizona plane graves by trains. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. My layout here on Zealot- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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