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Steps for
Building – Hobo R.R. #959 the George VanDyke
By James E. Harter Jr.
This modeling project has been designed to allow the
model railroad enthusiast to build a highly detailed and accurate model
of the Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad’s - Hobo Railroad #959 the George
VanDyke. The Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad is the parent company of both
the Hobo Railroad of Lincoln N.H. and the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad
of Meridith, New Hampshire This project pack is designed for building
the Hobo Railroad #959. Be advised that some minor modifications to the
engine frame and the optional snowplow are required when building this
engine. Also it is sometimes difficult to find the Atlas switcher
engines, you may have to check with more than one hobby shop.
Parts List:
- Atlas S1 switcher engine preferably an
undecorated version.
- Details West – Air Horn AH-190 Leslie RSL-3L-R
#235-190*
- Details West – Snow Plow PL-120 “1st&
2nd gen. hood” #235-120*
- Details West – Steplights SL-172 - #235-172*
- Custom Finishes – 201 Sinclair Antenna -
#247-201*
- CAL-SCALE MARKER LAMPS MA-280 (1 pair) -
#190-280*
- PRECISION SCALE Co. 48291 Clear jewels .053 (12
per envelope) - #585-48291*
- Detail Associates – LT 1012 Dual Headlight “Pyle
conversion plate” - #229-1012
- One Kadee #5 for front and one Kadee #26 for
rear (needed to extend over snowplow), (#380-5, #380-26*)
- Paints Floquil Primer, CSX Black Gloss,
Central Wisc. Maroon Gloss, CNW Yellow, Testors Gloss Clear spray
- Tamiya Color PC-6 Yellow paint for polycarbonate
material (plastic hand rails – paint resists cracking and flaking)
- Custom Decal Sheet. - NECR#0029R1 Included
- One bottle of Microscale – MICRO SET (blue
label), and MICRO SOL (red label) setting solution for irregular
surfaces).
- One bottle of Scalecoat Paint stripper. This
item only necessary if an undecorated engine is unavailable.
- OPTIONAL - decoder for DCC upgrade. Either NCE
Decoder ATLS4 or TTX AtlasSW (same unit different label)
- OPTIONAL – Miniatronics Ultra Bright White LED’s
#12-300-02
(* Walthers numbers
#MMM-PPPPP where MMM is a manufacturers code and PPPPP is a part number) |