Jerry B44 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I got four more MTH UP passenger cars from Ray. Hooked them to my five and pulled them all with the Challenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Looks Great Jerry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Great looking train Jerry! I think the Challenger looks good pulling a passenger set and I love my Challenger + passenger car set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 ...and a great looking layout! Waiting to see the night shot with the lights on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Miller Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Jerry, you got a nice one there. Always like that perticular MTH Challenger.............Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Living in Omaha and three houses from a RR Crossing, We will, once in a while, be treated the the real version of what you show there. I'm not sure of the exact engine they use but we can certainly tell it's something different by the bells and whistles it uses! Wenormal hear the loud blasts from the UP Diesels and we tend to "tune them out"... It's a whole different story when the old steamers come by... Nice setup by the way! Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benshell Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Wow that looks really nice! UP streamliners sure look good. I really appreciate how even today for special runs they pull a matching set of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I agree Ben. I have always felt too my Challenger just looked perfect for the role of pulling a long passenger train. Can you believe they are going to restore the 4014? You going to go see it when they move it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoles Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Nice shots, Jerry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royale Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Great shots, Jerry - still in the (very long) process of building my consist of UP passenger cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Newbie, You building your own cars from scratch? I made some 1/29th ones for my Aristo FA & B about 20 years ago, before anyone made streamliner cars. Made a wood form, heated the 1/8 plastic on it in the oven, pulled it out and held it down flat with gloves till it cooled. Used compuer labels for the windows, then sprayed the outside, peeled off the labels to expose the clear plastic for the windows. Had an article on it in GR about 18 years ago or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant-Kerr Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Wonderful work Jerry The U.P did have one boat tail dome unit. It was called Moonglow. After some years they cut the rear of so it could be used mid train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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