Maine Central RS-11

[westernmaine]

Here is a view of a current workbench project. Painting and redetailing done prior to reinstalling factory parts and re-assembly.

[Randy Earle]

Very good job aligning the stripes!

[westernmaine]

Thanks for the feedback on the stripes - yes they are a challenge to get straight, and especially, parallel. I just take my time, chip away at it a little every evening. I start with the curved nose pieces first since theya re the most critical-fit parts, fuss them into position with a wet paint brush, using door latches, grab iron locations and other body details as landmarks. I add decal solvent at the very end only after those are set the way I want them. Then, after those are dry I align the horizontal striping with the nose stripes, connect the end pieces with the horizontal stripes etc. It took me at least 5 evenings to do this engine

[westernmaine]

Here's a view of the model re-assembled on it's chassis and on its test run with sister 801. Next step will be some light weathering

[Randy Earle]

Brandon, all you have to do is click on the photo, and then when the img brackets come up put the address in between the two imgs.

[sarge]

That is some great decal work!

[liquidfantasy]

Great Job!!!

I own an Atlas RS-11 in Conrail blue, so not too much painting work to do... but I see details like lift rings on your model which I will have to apply as well, and also the handrails - Yours appear to be much smaller and more prototype then the Atlas ones...

Could you do a quick listing which details you added to the basic model?

Thanks,

[westernmaine]

This is a Proto 1000 model, not an Atlas; the Proto engine came with most of what you see; all I added was a Details West 3-chime Nathan M-3 horn, and a side-mounted bell (also Details West) to match Maine Central specs. Lift rings, coupler lift bars, moveable drop steps, grab irons, fine handrails etc were all factory-equipped and dead-on for my protoype. The were easily detachable for painting and decaling, The biggest modification that I had to make was that I shaved off the un-prototypical thick exhaust stack and substituted a smaller exhaust stack salvaged from a Proto FA-1.

[liquidfantasy]

hey, thanks a lot for the reply!

I will have to look out then what I'll do ... I just have seen that Smokey Valley are back and I think they have what I need - appart the handrails everything else I can do my self, and exchange trucks (sideframes) are ordered already with Atlas...

btw... never knew that Proto had an RS-11 release!

[westernmaine]

attached are a couple of photos comparing a Proto 1000 (D&H) to an Atlas (MEC) side-by-side. Both are factory unmodified. You can see that the Proto has a slghtly more arched, less squat look, thinner handrails, a drop step, and access door handles. You can also see the oversized Proto exhaust stack on the roof of the D&H unit

[liquidfantasy]

I see! Thanks for sharing - I think I won't be able to feel happy with my Atlas loco unless I have other handrails + some more detials ... but at least I know now what exactly to look for.

thanks