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by BrianMoore
Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:20 am
Forum: Operations
Topic: Car Cards & way bills
Replies: 19
Views: 45805

Re: Car Cards & way bills

Jock, I agree with you in respect of the Vasona Branch site; it's one of my favourites, and there's always so much to learn. The concept of his layout is also seamlessly transferable to the type of operations we are undertaking with the Devon modular meets (which use the non-waybill, computer-genera...
by BrianMoore
Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:52 pm
Forum: Loco & Rolling Stock
Topic: Early SD9s
Replies: 6
Views: 11098

Re: Early SD9s

SP SD7 5318 was originally painted "black widow" but still retaining the original orange "Southern Pacific" on the sides and cab numbers, and I've done a model of that, as its from 1954. The one I've not needed is the short-lived "Halloween" scheme given to, amongst a f...
by BrianMoore
Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:33 pm
Forum: Operations
Topic: Car Cards & way bills
Replies: 19
Views: 45805

Re: Car Cards & way bills

I'm with Koos in respect of wanting to eventually use "proper" waybills on my home layout, which has a timeline of Summer 1954. All very basic to start with but each car will have its own individual pocket, where the instructions will be placed.

Brian
by BrianMoore
Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: Loco & Rolling Stock
Topic: Early SD9s
Replies: 6
Views: 11098

Re: Early SD9s

Some problems have been encountered in removing the printed on "Southern Pacific" lettering on the side panels, without compromising the rest of the models' paint jobs, but we're getting there. Once they are off, some Microscale replacements will be put on, lower down across the louvres. S...
by BrianMoore
Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:28 am
Forum: Loco & Rolling Stock
Topic: Early SD9s
Replies: 6
Views: 11098

Early SD9s

My present modelling task is to work on three Proto 2000 SD9 SP black widow shells, to represent brand-new locomotives 4348, 4349 and 4350, as seen at San Luis Obispo in April 1954. On page 37 of Strapac's SD7/SD9 book, there's a snap by Rod Crossley of three SD9s at SLO, but only the number of 4348...