CSX #136

[Smoke]

Finished this one up a couple weeks ago. Enjoy!! ;D

[kcs1967]

Very nice Andrew, great weathering, I have one question, are their window on the market for that locomotive that would fit flush, that paint looks too nice to have windows sitting too deep. Please take no offense you have done a superb job, but since joining this forum I am looking at everything I do, and feel the best way to have us all get better, is to have folks tell us what they see. personally I am about strip models that I though were almost good enough, mine are in fact, not good enough, I will no longer rush myself, I Understand, we all have our stopping points, when enough is enough, but I bet some flush windows and maybe some wipers, and your units would be indistinguishable from the real thing. Of course if this is N or Z scale, please help me remove my leg from my mouth.

[gnsteve]

Nicely weathered. What's the story behind the CSXX/CCSX? One of those "lets tweak the foamers" things done by the guys in the paint shop?

[kcs1967]

Here is the other side www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146792

[Rudy Garbely]

That's..... um.... odd...... ;D

[mrlfan]

Andrew, another beautiful model and the weathering is spot on.
Glenn

[conrailjon]

Very nice! Is that a Kato model or an Athearn? It still amazes me no one has a made a decent factory model of a CSX AC4400CW. I think they have more than any other railroad!

[Smoke]

Mar 14, 2010 0:42:36 GMT -5 kcs1967 said:

Very nice Andrew, great weathering, I have one question, are their window on the market for that locomotive that would fit flush, that paint looks too nice to have windows sitting too deep. Please take no offense you have done a superb job, but since joining this forum I am looking at everything I do, and feel the best way to have us all get better, is to have folks tell us what they see. personally I am about strip models that I though were almost good enough, mine are in fact, not good enough, I will no longer rush myself, I Understand, we all have our stopping points, when enough is enough, but I bet some flush windows and maybe some wipers, and your units would be indistinguishable from the real thing. Of course if this is N or Z scale, please help me remove my leg from my mouth.

No offense taken, I am always looking ways to make my models better.

I'm not sure if there are windows that are flush with the cab on the market or not. I didn't realize that the glass wasn't flush till I was finished with the engine as its the last thing I out back in. This was a customer model and didn't know if there were any window sets for it. It really shows in pictures, but not as much as in person. It is an Athearn BB but I think the RTR versions of the AC4400CW have flush windows.

Mar 14, 2010 13:59:59 GMT -5 conrailjon said:

Very nice! Is that a Kato model or an Athearn? It still amazes me no one has a made a decent factory model of a CSX AC4400CW. I think they have more than any other railroad!

The original model was an Athearn BB.

[spud7378]

great weathering nice ac!

[icghogger]

VERY Nice Work, Andrew!

[Rudy Garbely]

Mar 14, 2010 19:19:38 GMT -5 Smoke said:

Mar 14, 2010 0:42:36 GMT -5 kcs1967 said:

Very nice Andrew, great weathering, I have one question, are their window on the market for that locomotive that would fit flush, that paint looks too nice to have windows sitting too deep. Please take no offense you have done a superb job, but since joining this forum I am looking at everything I do, and feel the best way to have us all get better, is to have folks tell us what they see. personally I am about strip models that I though were almost good enough, mine are in fact, not good enough, I will no longer rush myself, I Understand, we all have our stopping points, when enough is enough, but I bet some flush windows and maybe some wipers, and your units would be indistinguishable from the real thing. Of course if this is N or Z scale, please help me remove my leg from my mouth.

No offense taken, I am always looking ways to make my models better.

I'm not sure if there are windows that are flush with the cab on the market or not. I didn't realize that the glass wasn't flush till I was finished with the engine as its the last thing I out back in. This was a customer model and didn't know if there were any window sets for it. It really shows in pictures, but not as much as in person. It is an Athearn BB but I think the RTR versions of the AC4400CW have flush windows.

You may need help removing your leg from your mouth after all! ;D This is a FANTASTIC example of what can be done to an old Athearn BB model to bring it up to today's standards!

[kcs1967]

Mar 15, 2010 12:50:40 GMT -5 Rudy Garbely said:

Mar 14, 2010 19:19:38 GMT -5 Smoke said:

No offense taken, I am always looking ways to make my models better.

I'm not sure if there are windows that are flush with the cab on the market or not. I didn't realize that the glass wasn't flush till I was finished with the engine as its the last thing I out back in. This was a customer model and didn't know if there were any window sets for it. It really shows in pictures, but not as much as in person. It is an Athearn BB but I think the RTR versions of the AC4400CW have flush windows.

You may need help removing your leg from your mouth after all! ;D This is a FANTASTIC example of what can be done to an old Athearn BB model to bring it up to today's standards!

mmmph, mmmph!!! too true, he did a great job, can you help pull, I've got my shin out, but I need a little help getting my ankle and foot all the way out. LOL!

[railfan1354]

Do all the doors and panels fit correctly no matter where they are placed on the 1:1 ? Maybe this is a unit that has had things replaced using parts from another unit? Ya know.. kit bashing!
Just a thought.

Paulie