by
kampfflieger
1/144 Caproni Ca.3 WWI Italian bomber.
Developed in late 1916, the Caproni Ca.3 biplane bomber used the same airframe and landing gear as its predecessors, the Ca.1 and Ca.2. With more powerful engines, improved performance and increased bomb capacity, the Ca.3 bomber series was produced in large numbers and remained in service until the end of the war.
Developed in late 1916, the Caproni Ca.3 biplane bomber used the same airframe and landing gear as its predecessors, the Ca.1 and Ca.2. With more powerful engines, improved performance and increased bomb capacity, the Ca.3 bomber series was produced in large numbers and remained in service until the end of the war.
Perfect for the wargamers and collectors.
by
AmericanArchetype
Built in 1912 at the Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona shops, the prototype battery-powered tractors served the Pennsylvania Railroad in Baltimore, MD and Jersey City, NJ, moving box cars in narrow city streets where standard locomotives could not be used. This model represents the switcher as it appeared from about the late 1920s to the early 1950s. The switchers before and after this time period featured different wheels and tires. Modifications in the mid-1950s also included conversion from electric to gas, when a large exhaust pipe was added to the roof. These tractors were often seen caked in heavy layers of dust, mud and grime, especially on the wheels and spokes.
Learn more about the prototype at http://prr.railfan.net/RubberTiredSwitchers.html.
Instructions available at http://www.americanarchetypemodels.com. Wire handrails and other small details are not included, but the instructions explain how to add them.
by
stonysmith
1:220
The entire time I was designing this, I kept thinking of Phil Harris of Deadliest Catch, and the time that his supplier shipped him the propeller with the wrong "hand" to it., so here's to you Phil... a matched pair.
The entire time I was designing this, I kept thinking of Phil Harris of Deadliest Catch, and the time that his supplier shipped him the propeller with the wrong "hand" to it., so here's to you Phil... a matched pair.
by
mmyers05
In late 1916, the Denver & Rio Grande took delivery of 1,500 “Fowler clone” boxcars from Pullman-Standard. The design of these cars was directly inspired by a class of "Fowler" boxcars delivered to the Rock Island in 1915. They were 40’ long, single-sheathed and equipped with ‘Vulcan’ trucks. The Rio Grande assigned them road numbers 66000-67499 and operated them well into the 1950s. This is the "late" (post-WWII) version of the car and is therefore equipped with an "AB brake" set. Like all of my designs, this model requires trucks, couplers, paint and decals to complete. I recommend equipping it with standard Micro-Trains roller bearing trucks (to my eye the side frames of roller bearing trucks are the best available stand-in for Vulcan trucks). It is designed to navigate curves as tight as 9 3/4" radius when equipped with the recommended trucks.
by
paulburkittgray
1:160 scale General Electric EP-5 as built + paint guides
Introduced in 1955 to haul passenger trains on the New Haven Railroad, the EP-5s were nicknamed "Jets" after the roaring sound they made. In addition to their two main pantographs, the locomotives were equipped with third rail shoes and a third smaller pantograph for use on New York Central's tracks approaching Grand Central station.
When Penn Central took over the New Haven in 1969, the six EP-5s still in service were transferred to Grand Central - New Haven commuter trains and reclassified as E-40s. All were withdrawn from passenger service after 4971 caught fire in Park Avenue tunnel in 1973. 4973 and 4977 were rebuilt for light freight use and remained in service for a further three years until withdrawn by Conrail.
This version of the model depicts the locomotives in as-built condition, with fairings around the underframe equipment. It also includes very finely engraved lines to help guide the application of the complex New Haven McGinnis livery depicted in the rendering.
Assembly Instructions
Exploded View
Sprue of separate parts
Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with the truck sideframes and all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
I suggest using a Dapol class 58 chassis to power the model. The truck wheelbase and overall wheelbase are the closest known match to the EP-5, and the UK loading gauge chassis will fit better within the low roof of the loco than most US designs.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.
Suitable transfers for the New Haven Railroad logos and numbers are available from Microscale Industries (product code 60-937).
Introduced in 1955 to haul passenger trains on the New Haven Railroad, the EP-5s were nicknamed "Jets" after the roaring sound they made. In addition to their two main pantographs, the locomotives were equipped with third rail shoes and a third smaller pantograph for use on New York Central's tracks approaching Grand Central station.
When Penn Central took over the New Haven in 1969, the six EP-5s still in service were transferred to Grand Central - New Haven commuter trains and reclassified as E-40s. All were withdrawn from passenger service after 4971 caught fire in Park Avenue tunnel in 1973. 4973 and 4977 were rebuilt for light freight use and remained in service for a further three years until withdrawn by Conrail.
This version of the model depicts the locomotives in as-built condition, with fairings around the underframe equipment. It also includes very finely engraved lines to help guide the application of the complex New Haven McGinnis livery depicted in the rendering.
Assembly Instructions
Exploded View
Sprue of separate parts
Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with the truck sideframes and all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
I suggest using a Dapol class 58 chassis to power the model. The truck wheelbase and overall wheelbase are the closest known match to the EP-5, and the UK loading gauge chassis will fit better within the low roof of the loco than most US designs.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.
Suitable transfers for the New Haven Railroad logos and numbers are available from Microscale Industries (product code 60-937).
by
paulburkittgray
1:160 scale General Electric E44 - locos 4460-4465 as built
First delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1960, the E44 heavy freight locomotives were a development of the earlier E33 design then running on the neighbouring New Haven railroad. Their class designation denoted the 4400 horsepower available to first sixty locos delivered. Locomotives 4460-4465 were to an upgraded design capable of 5000 horsepower, using silicon diode rectifiers in place of the ignitron type in earlier batches. The Pennsylvania Railroad, and its successors Penn Central and Conrail, gradually upgraded the original locomotives to the higher specification.
When Conrail abandoned electric operation in 1981 all E44s were withdrawn. Some were sold to Amtrak and New Jersey Transit for passenger working and switching, but saw little use and all were scrapped by the early 1990s with the exception of 4465, preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
There were many detail variations within the E44s between different batches and as they were upgraded to silicon diode rectifiers. This model has the correct details for locos 4460-4465 in the condition in which they were originally delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Assembly Instructions
Exploded View - front and left
Exploded View - rear and right
Sprue of separate parts
Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
The model is designed to fit over an Atlas Alco C628 chassis. Some metal will need to be removed from the chassis block for it to sit inside the body, and a small amount of plastic needs to be trimmed from the outer corners of the truck frames to allow them to rotate freely.
The part-relief underframe equipment detail should be attached to the side of the chassis block.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.
First delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1960, the E44 heavy freight locomotives were a development of the earlier E33 design then running on the neighbouring New Haven railroad. Their class designation denoted the 4400 horsepower available to first sixty locos delivered. Locomotives 4460-4465 were to an upgraded design capable of 5000 horsepower, using silicon diode rectifiers in place of the ignitron type in earlier batches. The Pennsylvania Railroad, and its successors Penn Central and Conrail, gradually upgraded the original locomotives to the higher specification.
When Conrail abandoned electric operation in 1981 all E44s were withdrawn. Some were sold to Amtrak and New Jersey Transit for passenger working and switching, but saw little use and all were scrapped by the early 1990s with the exception of 4465, preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
There were many detail variations within the E44s between different batches and as they were upgraded to silicon diode rectifiers. This model has the correct details for locos 4460-4465 in the condition in which they were originally delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Assembly Instructions
Exploded View - front and left
Exploded View - rear and right
Sprue of separate parts
Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
The model is designed to fit over an Atlas Alco C628 chassis. Some metal will need to be removed from the chassis block for it to sit inside the body, and a small amount of plastic needs to be trimmed from the outer corners of the truck frames to allow them to rotate freely.
The part-relief underframe equipment detail should be attached to the side of the chassis block.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.
by
paulburkittgray
1:160 scale General Electric E44 - locos 4426-4459 as built
First delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1960, the E44 heavy freight locomotives were a development of the earlier E33 design then running on the neighbouring New Haven railroad. Their class designation denoted the 4400 horsepower available to first sixty locos delivered. Locomotives 4460-4465 were to an upgraded design capable of 5000 horsepower, using silicon diode rectifiers in place of the ignitron type in earlier batches. The Pennsylvania Railroad, and its successors Penn Central and Conrail, gradually upgraded the original locomotives to the higher specification.
When Conrail abandoned electric operation in 1981 all E44s were withdrawn. Some were sold to Amtrak and New Jersey Transit for passenger working and switching, but saw little use and all were scrapped by the early 1990s with the exception of 4465, preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
There were many detail variations within the E44s between different batches and as they were upgraded to silicon diode rectifiers. This model has the correct details for locos 4426-4459 in the condition in which they were originally delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Assembly Instructions
Exploded View - front and left
Exploded View - rear and right
Sprue of separate parts
Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
The model is designed to fit over an Atlas Alco C628 chassis. Some metal will need to be removed from the chassis block for it to sit inside the body, and a small amount of plastic needs to be trimmed from the outer corners of the truck frames to allow them to rotate freely.
The part-relief underframe equipment detail should be attached to the side of the chassis block.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.
First delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1960, the E44 heavy freight locomotives were a development of the earlier E33 design then running on the neighbouring New Haven railroad. Their class designation denoted the 4400 horsepower available to first sixty locos delivered. Locomotives 4460-4465 were to an upgraded design capable of 5000 horsepower, using silicon diode rectifiers in place of the ignitron type in earlier batches. The Pennsylvania Railroad, and its successors Penn Central and Conrail, gradually upgraded the original locomotives to the higher specification.
When Conrail abandoned electric operation in 1981 all E44s were withdrawn. Some were sold to Amtrak and New Jersey Transit for passenger working and switching, but saw little use and all were scrapped by the early 1990s with the exception of 4465, preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
There were many detail variations within the E44s between different batches and as they were upgraded to silicon diode rectifiers. This model has the correct details for locos 4426-4459 in the condition in which they were originally delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Assembly Instructions
Exploded View - front and left
Exploded View - rear and right
Sprue of separate parts
Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
The model is designed to fit over an Atlas Alco C628 chassis. Some metal will need to be removed from the chassis block for it to sit inside the body, and a small amount of plastic needs to be trimmed from the outer corners of the truck frames to allow them to rotate freely.
The part-relief underframe equipment detail should be attached to the side of the chassis block.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.
by
BoneValley
Goes with "girder 2" to complete the bridge portion used for boats to go under.
