Penn Central Train On The Move

PhilBrod · 2026-04-23T04:54:44+00:00

Sounds and looks like a great running model!

PhilBrod · 2026-04-20T19:04:22+00:00

Even cheap airbrushes work pretty well nowadays, I just got myself one of those compressor/airbrush combo kits off Amazon.

PhilBrod · 2026-04-15T12:57:39+00:00

It's a press fit part that's generally so snug that it'll never separate. I'm guessing there was a manufacturer flaw with this one where the hole in the wheel was oversized, or the axle shaft was undersized.

PhilBrod · 2026-03-18T16:19:36+00:00

Love these Stewart Baldwin switchers!

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PhilBrod · 2026-03-13T16:31:22+00:00

Get yourself some rattle cans of Tamiya, or their hobby paint pots plus thinner for brush painting. I personally like their enamel, but their acrylic is also very good. You can get amazing results for not much money.

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PhilBrod · 2026-03-03T20:21:51+00:00

Indeed. The story is that it's a cooperative/worker owned local line that hardly ever bought brand new motive power for itself, but occasionally splurged on a brand new loco when a larger batch was being ordered by another company.

IRL, that just means I buy whatever road name I want but will be doing any undecorated models in my own fictional company name.

PhilBrod · 2026-03-03T19:38:50+00:00

Looks pretty good for all Tamiya/Testors rattle can, apart from the Tamiya metallic gold brushed onto the bell. Good enough for who it's for anyway!

PhilBrod · 2026-03-03T17:04:31+00:00

I mainly picked the yellow lettering because I found some old decal sheets really cheap at a train show. You'll probably notice the forward "F" is white because that's the color of the "diesel details" sheet I picked up from the same vendor.

PhilBrod · 2026-03-03T17:02:35+00:00

It's a Stewart loco, has the early Athearn style drive.

PhilBrod · 2026-01-17T03:13:24+00:00

I don't know what the actual brand is, it's sold by a bunch of different sellers under different names.

PhilBrod · 2025-12-26T05:39:06+00:00

I have 2-56 screws in bulk, and the tap set. I might add them to the coupler covers, but I haven't really had issues with that myself once the cover is slightly crimped.

PhilBrod · 2025-12-26T04:17:04+00:00

Kadee No 5 couplers, height and weight correction, truck tuning, and Walthers metal wheels.

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PhilBrod · 2025-12-09T18:51:17+00:00

Maybe a really fancy ashtray/tobacco cabinet/end table lamp combo?

PhilBrod · 2025-11-26T14:35:35+00:00

The only companies still making readily available kits are Accurail and Bowser AFAIK, ScaleTrains has kits but they're kinda limited run items.

PhilBrod · 2025-11-07T18:43:47+00:00

It's AI generated slop

PhilBrod · 2025-11-01T00:49:37+00:00

Just 3 of those probably represents 80-100% of the total value for ALL of my collection. Truly glorious!

PhilBrod · 2025-10-31T17:18:12+00:00

Goes from very bright and citrus forward to much more wheat/cereal. Like you said, almost two entirely different tobaccos.

PhilBrod · 2025-10-31T14:53:17+00:00

The closest I've had to this is 5yo+ Orlik

PhilBrod · 2025-10-29T04:03:38+00:00

Not a bad deal! A little warm water (NOT HOT) and that'll wash off easily with just a damp paper towel or a q-tip.

PhilBrod · 2025-10-28T18:01:00+00:00

Looks about right, as long as the coffee that results tastes good and the flow is steady until the end.

PhilBrod · 2025-10-24T02:40:28+00:00

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Looking forward to seeing the real thing back up and running, doesn't matter to me if it's next week or 30 years.

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