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Tramp · Postby **Tramp** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:13 pm

I hear you, brother, I hear you.

Gary is sorting this out on the Berk. He really is the best.

2railjon · Postby **2railjon** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:54 pm

Help me out here, 'bo's!!! The fella that boards at my mom-in-laws used to study with Henry Hensche and offered a sample of his work to redo my screwed up trainroom backround. Here's how the sample is going so far. Give me some honest input.

P&R Pete · Postby **P&R Pete** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:34 pm

Jon, it's certainly beautiful, but maybe a little too impressionistic for me as a train background. I personally wouldn't want your background competing for my attention, after all your beautiful modeling work.
I'll be curious to see what others think.

Will · Postby **Will** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:59 pm

Okay. Honest opinion.

Don't like it. Sorry. There is no light on the clouds, the purple is all wrong- and why is it in the sky below the clouds- looks like its trying to be a reflection. The values in the clouds and sky are all wrong- the clouds have no form or depth, there's no perspective and the trees are a caricature.

Not well painted.

2railjon · Postby **2railjon** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:03 pm

Pete & Will, I appreciate the honesty!! Those were kinda my concerns as well. I think in the next day or two I'll shoot the panel in the trainroom for a better feel of it.

hev52 · Postby **hev52** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:25 pm

Trees aren't to bad.............but the sky has to go. Just my opinion........................don't git mad at me................... :lol:

hev

Tramp · Postby **Tramp** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:51 am

Jon, I think I can safely say that the fellow knows very little about representing sky, clouds, or land. There are basics to doing that. None are exhibited in the above effort.

2railjon · Postby **2railjon** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:05 am

Yep!!! Thanks, Tramp. It ain't gonna work.
Now for more bad news. The lease company went and picked the SD-90 back up. But all is not lost. My brother said he'd loan me his motorcycle. I wonder if we can get a sidecar attached?

penncentral8885 · Postby **penncentral8885** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:20 am

I like air brush for sky work.

2railjon · Postby **2railjon** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:39 am

OK, I posted the builders plate over on railroad.net and here is what they came up with!! This guy knows steam engines!!!!!!!

Oh, what I do in the interest of scientific discovery. One might think I know something about steam locomotives, but I didn't get to Eddystone until 1954 (and was even in a different department) and that was very near then end of ALL locomotive production. But anyway, here goes: The locomotive was indeed part of a large order for the Pennsylvania R.R. Co. with deliveries during the Summer and Fall of 1926, so the "10" on the plate in question was for October. For the year, 1926, it was #614 for all production to that date, and #191 out of 260 on that particular order. Yes, it was a Mountain type, 4-8-2 with a Pennsy number of #6875. And a raft of "screwy" numbers 14 - 48 1/4 E 191. These are: E indicates that eight wheels are connected as driving wheels. A figure (in this case - 14 - is used to indicate the whole number of wheels under the locomotive, The addition of the fraction - 1/4 - indicates that there is a truck at each end of the locomotive. 191 is the individual designation gives the "class number" for that locomotive in addition to the serial number = 59500. The piston stroke was 30"; weight of engine and tender was 600,300 lb. I would think the RR Museum of Pennsylvania would have a photograph (a copy from original negative) and they were charging a small fee for copies. That would really add to your name plate. Take care, Hank Rentschler.
_________________
Henry A. Rentschler
Sorry - - - I neglected to define one number - 48 - this meant the cylinders were 27" in diameter. Take care, Hank R.

rogruth · Postby **rogruth** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:14 am

From the horses mouth. I was going to suggest the PRR Technical & Historical Soc. You can find them on MTJ under O-Guage Resources. The thread is,I think, Keystone Modeler. That was really good info. I don't think that I have seen that before. Hope you can get a photo as suggested.

P&R Pete · Postby **P&R Pete** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:20 pm

Wow! How ultimately cool is that?!

This is part of how and why I like to acquire the REAL railroad artifacts: they just reek of history, but rarely am I able to procure the 'provenance' of the items I have, (like you've been able to do with your builder's plate), and I'm left to my imagination (always a dangerous thing) to wonder about the stories behind them.

What a treasure trove Hank R. turned out to be, and I'll wager this adds to it's personal value for you!
You HAVE to keep us informed as you track this stuff down.
If you don't, I might be forced to send the Redhead down to take care of business!

2railjon · Postby **2railjon** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:07 pm

Pete, you can't imagine what a "high" it was reading it!!! All this time I always thought it was off some puny 0-6-0 swamp switcher. But off an M-1 Mountain!!!! WOW!!!!:D

The only thing that could top that would be a plate from a NYC Hudson!!!!!

P&R Pete · Postby **P&R Pete** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:16 pm

How'd you happen to acquire it?

I'm picturing Hev furiously pumping a handcar while you worked the wrench, at about 70 MPH... :lol:

2railjon · Postby **2railjon** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:37 pm

Pete, It was a gift from my sister-in-laws-ex-thug-husband. My mother-in-law seems to remember him saying it was given to him by his aunt. That's his story, anyway. :roll:

I'm picturing Hev furiously pumping a handcar while you worked the wrench, at about 70 MPH...

LMAO!!!! You know darn well you can't operate a handcar and drink beer or obtain a speed of 70MPH at the very least!!!!

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