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Hmm, I need a railroad icon
Dec. 11th, 2011 09:38 pmOn the spur of the moment this morning, we decided to spend the afternoon at the Great Midwest Train Show in DuPage County. Bit of a drive, but it was a huge model railroad flea market and fun to browse. Here's the point where I'm supposed to admit that I bought a bunch of stuff I didn't need, but the truth is, neither of us bought anything. Still, we had fun and saw a lot of interesting things.
Now, here's a picture of two N scale boxcars with Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR markings:
But I didn't get these at the show. I bought them off Ebay last week for $4 apiece. We saw two or three just like them at the show, offered for the same price. I saw no other DT&I rolling stock, though. If I had seen some appropriate items without markings, I might have bought them to customize myself, though. These two cars need some detailing to make them stand out better, but all that requires is a fine brush and a little thinned down paint. I'll photograph them again when I'm done with that.
I was really hoping to find a bargain on an N scale locomotive, but no such luck. I have very specific ones in mind, and again I want to be able to "brand" them for the DT&I. I'd like a good steam locomotive, and for the post-WWII era I'm after, it should apparently be a 2-8-2 heavy Mikado style engine, at least as far as I can tell from period photographs. I'd also like a GP-7 or GP-9, or even a pair, and preferably the earlier 7. Most of the Diesels we saw were later, heavier models, but the Geeps were what DT&I used at that time period.
Now, here's a picture of two N scale boxcars with Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR markings:
But I didn't get these at the show. I bought them off Ebay last week for $4 apiece. We saw two or three just like them at the show, offered for the same price. I saw no other DT&I rolling stock, though. If I had seen some appropriate items without markings, I might have bought them to customize myself, though. These two cars need some detailing to make them stand out better, but all that requires is a fine brush and a little thinned down paint. I'll photograph them again when I'm done with that.
I was really hoping to find a bargain on an N scale locomotive, but no such luck. I have very specific ones in mind, and again I want to be able to "brand" them for the DT&I. I'd like a good steam locomotive, and for the post-WWII era I'm after, it should apparently be a 2-8-2 heavy Mikado style engine, at least as far as I can tell from period photographs. I'd also like a GP-7 or GP-9, or even a pair, and preferably the earlier 7. Most of the Diesels we saw were later, heavier models, but the Geeps were what DT&I used at that time period.
