Grand Trunk 713 - WIP

Almost done. Needs rails, piping, and dry transfers.

DRG&W Color Test

What do you think of this? It's Bright Light Orange, a hint closer to yellow than Medium Orange, but I think it's Lego's new Medium Orange. DRG&W Caboose in 1978 with Aspen Gold Trying to get the signature color of this railroad just right.

41-BNO-11 Trucks

For my PB-79-A, but potentially other lightweight passenger equipment. Used Matt C's excellent Osgood-Bradley Truck design and updated the frame and façade to look more like this prototype. Subtle differences, I know. Not sure if the nomenclature is a CN thing, a broader railroading one, or simply a part code used by Rapido's model trains. Anyone have more info? Also, if anyone else has attempted this prototype, I'd love to see your MOC.

Canadian National PB-79-A Air-conditioned Coach-Smoker

Second in a series of lightweight coaches built by CC&F in 1954, these cars quickly became signature cars of the Central Vermont Ambassador and Grand Trunk (New England) Train 16/17. Needs more accurate trucks than the Osgood-Bradley stand-ins, but otherwise ready for build. Full interior and underside.

CN 5288 WIP

After some debate over whether or not to do a MEC Pacific, I've decided to stay the course with CN 5288. She'll replace the CV #601 model at the head of the Ambassador and GT Train 16/17. Still some work to do around the pilot truck and tender. Q: Vinnie, it looks like you took your S-1-f model and slapped it on a Pacific chassis. Surely you're not that unoriginal? A: I think Montreal Locomotive Works had the same idea over a century ago. In fact, the first time I saw a photo of a J-7-b double heading with an S-1-f, I thought it was two Mikados. There's some minor differences, but the two designs seem to share a lot of common features.