Back At It- the DT&I Thread

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Back At It- the DT&I Thread

Postby ogauge47 » Mon Jun 08, 2015 11:16 pm

I had a couple free hours (whoa, what's this free time you speak of?) so I cleaned the crap which magically appeared on my workbench in the 10+ months I had been gone and started on two new DT&I GP9s. I had a matched pair of Atlas GP9s in C&O which will be the victims this time. All I need is another non-dynamic brake hood cover, a few DT&I specific detail parts and decals and I should be good to go. The powered unit will have TMCC, sound and smoke and both will have the full lighting array (headlights and colored markers)

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Re: Back At It

Postby J. S. Bach » Thu Jun 11, 2015 10:28 am

I am glad to see that you have not lost any of your modeling modeling ability.

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Re: Back At It

Postby jlong » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:50 pm

Lookin good.
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Re: Back At It

Postby MEC Mike » Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:10 pm

Looks good. I know what you mean about free time. My layout and projects are on hold. Seems like work, family and projects around house and the internet consume all my time. Maybe the next rainy weekend day.
Still waiting for some O gauge Amtrak Viewliners.

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Re: Back At It

Postby ogauge47 » Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:32 pm

Painted today

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Re: Back At It

Postby ogauge47 » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:05 am

Got most of the decals on the bodies of the engines. Still need numbers. The DT&I boxcar on the left was also decaled up tonight

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Re: Back At It

Postby MartyE » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:22 pm

Looking good!
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Re: Back At It

Postby christopher2035 » Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:11 pm

Nice job!
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Re: Back At It

Postby chuck » Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:14 pm

Very nicely done!
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Re: Back At It

Postby ogauge47 » Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:01 am

Thanks everyone!

Got the pair numbered, assembled and clear coated. All I need to do is put the window glass in and these are done

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...and a family photo. DT&I 985, 982, 987 and 989
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Re: Back At It

Postby rogruth » Sun Jun 14, 2015 10:05 pm

I remember the DT&I trains that passed through South Charleston, Ohio in the late 1960s.
That is where they used the PRR/PC to move to Cincinnati.The DT&I and AA orange was
a nice break from the PRR/PC black. Those orange units were also usually clean. :shock: :shock:
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Re: Back At It

Postby ogauge47 » Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:32 pm

I figured if I was going to do these models, I'd do them right.

Adding full-length brass handrails

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Re: Back At It

Postby chuck » Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:43 pm

Very nice work. I like the "awnings" over the cab windows and the wiper blades. Do the kits have the door handles too?
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Re: Back At It

Postby ogauge47 » Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:00 pm

chuck wrote:Very nice work. I like the "awnings" over the cab windows and the wiper blades. Do the kits have the door handles too?


Yes, they have door handles. These are actually Atlas models, using the old Red Caboose tooling, but these won't break if you breathe on them. :)

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Re: Back At It

Postby chuck » Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:08 pm

Very nice work!
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Made it race against time.
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