Recent content by DanRaitz

Another option would be to use the one from either the WS or Walthers set and make a mold of it. Then you can cast as many as you need. :) Dan

Heath, Check out this Woodland Scenics set! (center rear) http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/785-206 Dan

The local redi-mix company around here uses a blue cab, black chassis and white drum. http://www.schwartzrmex.com/ I think it looks pretty sharp. Dan

Their even easier with this Details West product :mrgreen: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/235-194 Dan

Here she is in green & black. Now, its on to decaling, installing handrails, windows and then touching up any paint that needs it. Then off to the "weathering shop".:mrgreen:

I had some custom decals made up about 10 years ago. Dan

Here are some images of my Minnesota International Railway.

Finally able to get back to the F45 (after a year). I got the rad grills installed. I used 1/32" fine mesh from K&S Engineering (item #02701). For the dynamic grills I used the Plano #202, Apex-slotted pattern grill material. Here is what she looks like in primer.

Sumpter250, Yeah, I know if you change the red to blue it is real close to EMD's 50/60 series demo scheme.

I been woking on paint schemes for my private leasing company "DRLX" and when I did this one, it struck me that I had seen something every similar on the prototype RR's. But, I have racked my brain and can't recall which RR or Demo unit had a scheme very much like it. So I thought to throw it...

Here's a Rock Island boxcar at Fresno, CA in 1990 and a Frisco diesel fuel service tankcar at Denver, CO in 1992.

All three of these were taken 1989. GN #171392 at Hanford, CA NP #73601 on Tehachapi Pass GN #170191 at Bemidji, MN

Here's one. BNSF uses this for a shoving platform here at Grand Rapids.

Here's some from the SP in California first the depot at Tehachapi, CA, photo taken in 1968 then the depot at Lone Pine, photo from 1971 lastly the SPng depot at Laws, 1987

and a couple more for your viewing pleasure:wave: first the CB&Q/BN depot at Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin then the St. Maries River RR depot at St. Maries, Idaho