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Southern Pacific PS-2 covered hoppers
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:11 am
by BrianMoore
I've almost completed some PS-2s to run on the club modules. The first three are resprayed, decalled (mostly using the new Microscale SP PS-2 sheets) and weathered Kadee models:
SP 402070 by
bxmoore, on Flickr
SP 401470 by
bxmoore, on Flickr
SP 401163 by
bxmoore, on Flickr
Re: Southern Pacific PS-2 covered hoppers
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:19 am
by BrianMoore
This one's an SP Kadee model, with some added decals:
SP 401152 by
bxmoore, on Flickr
Here's one done with the cheaper Atlas PS-2 model, with new ladder grabs, resprayed, decalled and weathered:
SP 401400 by
bxmoore, on Flickr
It initially proved difficult to get a good match for the light grey of the Kadee "out-of-the-box" PS-2 , but I finally found that Pollyscale SP Lettering Grey to do the job.
SP 3428 and cement train by
bxmoore, on Flickr
Re: Southern Pacific PS-2 covered hoppers
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:39 am
by warbonnetuk
V nice Brian!
Dan
Re: Southern Pacific PS-2 covered hoppers
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:54 pm
by torikoos
They are lovely models. Not knowing much about these hoppers, in what time period were these in service? Steam/diesel transition, or much later still?
Koos
Re: Southern Pacific PS-2 covered hoppers
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:23 pm
by BrianMoore
torikoos wrote:They are lovely models. Not knowing much about these hoppers, in what time period were these in service? Steam/diesel transition, or much later still?
Koos
They were introduced in 1956/57, but over the years got repainted/reweighed/refurbished, Koos, so by the time of the early eighties which I am modelling, it was truly the case that "no two were the same". I really like the chance to use the yellow and red decals too. The Cotton Belt had some too, and they were inter-mingled with the SP ones, so I'll do one or two of them as well (when I can force myself to engage with them again...).
I've still to complete the weatheriing, and I'll blacken the wheels a bit more, having been informed by a helpful poster on Trainorders that: "Wheels on cars with journal bearings like yours get a lot of oil seeping onto the outside so they look dark gray to black. Some of your wheels are black but some are rust color. Rust color is normal for roller bearing wheels that have no leaks. The inside of the wheels and the axles of all types are rusty."
Also, the Atlas versions I'll be doing will hopefully also have upgraded Plano roof walkways.
Re: Southern Pacific PS-2 covered hoppers
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:19 pm
by torikoos
Thanks Brian, and that's a great weathering tip/insight!
The majority of my rolling stock 'fleet' has roller bearings, but the occasional journal bearing will surely be weathered a lot darker/blacker having read this insightful tip.
Koos