Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

[2railjon]

Experimenting with some cheap Hobby Lobby “LED rope lights”. They actually appear to be filament bulbs and not LEDS. Liars!

I’ve got a roll of 3100K strip LED’s on the way that should work.

[rogruth]

Beautiful, Jon.
I can't tell from the photo, have you put "people" in the car?
If not, do you intend to?

[2railjon]

Hi Roger! The early MTH aluminum cars had no interiors or people. I’ll be running them with a few of the newer plastic body cars that have have interiors and peeps, though.

[E7]

One truck complete!
PS: those silly silhouette people got to go!

Now hold on just one minisle! I think one of them is Lamont Cranston!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

One truck complete!
PS: those silly silhouette people got to go!

Now hold on just one minisle! I think one of them is Lamont Cranston!

Dr. Jack Griffin is still there, I think,

[2railjon]

This 3100K LED strip lighting should work out fine.

Maybe too good, as it now clearly shows the lack of an interior!

Who sells drop-in interiors?

Wiring in the pick-up’s.

[2railjon]

I see this company sells interior items, but at $2.50 a seat I’ll spend more on 1 interior then I spent on both cars!
https://www.deltamodelsusa.com/streamline-cars

[Chris Rock]

I've caught the tail end of this thread and it looks like a lot of good stuff.

I think I have 2 unopened boxes of MTH passenger trucks. I don't think I'll have any use for them but I have to go look at what I've got.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I may have a few dozen seats for you, Jon.

[2railjon]

Chris and Rufus, That’s cool! See what y’all can dig up and PM me a price!

[2railjon]

6 cars and a water tender ready for the rails!

[rogruth]

Jon,
What will be your locomotive of choice?
I assume one from UP.

[2railjon]

Roger, my plan is the UP 4-8-4, but there’s always the UP Challenger for backup duty!

[rogruth]

I have thought that a UP loco with the cab and tender painted to match the train would have been a real looker.

[J. S. Bach]

Roger, my plan is the UP 4-8-4, but there’s always the UP Challenger for backup duty! ...snip...

My personal preference would be the Challenger for first-line duty.