Switzerland

Thanks Jonathan :-)

regards

Bas

After the paintjob....





Still lots of things to do....

Best regards

Bas

Hello everybody

Here is my latest project I'm working on...an Alaska Railroad GP7L.
I lowered the hood, milled down the frame and put on a new cabine, winterazation hatch and new alco trucks.

This used to be a Bachmann Baltimore and Ohio GP7, but now it is my startingpoint for my Alaska Geep.





This is how it will look likewhen I'm done


Picture by Jeff Childs, from my favourite website alaskarails.org by John Combs

Still lots of things to do.....

Best regards

Bas

Still a

Here is another project I'm working on....a Bachmann GP30 in Alaska Railroad delivery. Not completly ready yet, I'm waiting on the parts that dear uncle Walthers should deliver.

Maybe also an idea for the Bachmann :-)

Maybe not 100% correct in every detail, but I'm satisfied if people recognise the locomotive ;-)









best regards

Bas

Hello everybody

Today I started working on my Alaska Railroad F7 # 1526.

I started with an Bachmann Rio Grande F7. I changed the body with 4 small black stripes into 1 larger stripe, added a winterization hatch and F7 plow from Calscale. At this moment I'm cutting away one of the cooling fans, because the ARR only used three. The first one was mostly plated. I also changed the hight of the headlight in the door. This was in my opinion to low and to big. Now it is raised a few mm and integrated in the door. This headlight was a dummy on the bachmann, but now it is fully functionable. A small SMD led provides the needed light here. The upper light will be the marslight, or an extra headlight. Haven't found information about the upper light yet, what it exactly is. An ESU sounddecoder will deliver a perfect EMD 567 Sound. Finally the roof was painted black.



More pictures will come as work continues...

Hello Jack

Did you manage to find more hidden sounds?

Regards

Bas

Hello everybody

I've bought the 3 McKinley cars with plastic wheels. Which metals wheels need to be installed to get better performance?

Best regards from the snowwhite Swiss alps and a merry christmas to all

Bas

Hello Jack

I also like doing this. And aspecially Bachmann trains are very good "targets". You can modify and detail a lot of things on those locomotives, but for me the most important thing is: Target is reached if you can clearly identify the engine and see some clear specific details, for example the L shaped window on an Alaska GP40. Bachmann doesn't make this, so I build it myself. But it stops for me if you start "rivetcounting".

Regards from Switzerland

Bas

Hello wb2002

Simple solution....use a ESU decoder and the standard Bachmann motors looks like replaced. I habe several F7's, and am really pleased with the quality. So if you use the standard Bachmann decoders, get rit of them, put in a good decoder and be surprised what happens...   

regards from Switzerland

Bas

Simple solution...use a decoder with a good capacitor, and you will have no problems at all...If power is interrupted, the capacitor takes over untill connection is restored. Works perfectly for me.

Regards from the snowwhite swiss alps

Bas

On 2 of my Davenports I've noticed the same problem as you have, but it still runs fine...

Regards

Bas

Hello Bach-man

And if you could also whisper in their ears that the F7 in blue-yellow Alaska painting would be more then welcome :-)

Regards

Bas

The CP bought some GP40's from the Ex Boston and Maine. This one is the #4655. It was an Bachmann Rio Grande GP40, where I milled the dynamic brakes from the hood, airbushed, decalled and wheatered it. Now it is waiting on the delivery from airhoses and other details from america to be finished. (And I just noticed I've forgotten a CP decal on the front...)











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Bas

Hello everybody

My class III "Port Nicole Railroad" purchased some old engines from different companies. In the Port Nicole shops some elements were added, like MU-hoses and grab irons where needed. Decals were printed on my own ALPS printer. This engine was bought from the Canadian Pacific , where it was #4372











Regards

Bas