@@ConrailSteve also if you hit the insulators with a color like that funky green that mimics the glass. You can take really cheap poles and turn them into real head turners.
Love those CORNELL red U23Bs! I have a photo of 2780(LV 504)at the roundhouse (still red) in Sharonville , OHIO,,May 1980. I saw these both as LV and CR red. Even caught two(both red) on a TV train in 1979 or 80 at RH tower Cincinnati. I saw 2777 many times in red. I have a connection to LV. My G G Grandmother was a CORNELL. I am in the Cornell family line. Last I heard about 20 years ago a former LV U23B was working some industry in Md. 2777-2788 (LV 501-512) Those were the days.
I see you have a lot of projects going on , your not alone. I have many i am focusing on to get them caught up. Also i run u boats on my layout as a short line company . I am also 90's to early 2000's . They just will come out of staging here and there.
Trying to stay busy and keep things rolling here on the channel at the same time. I have a U23B in Conrail blue I eventually plan on patching out and using as a switcher on a future layout build. Can't beat how the Atlas units run!
Great video Steve, I too have been subbed to the Q&NE channel for about 6 years, I was just joking with him the other day when he showed off his new home road boxcars, I told him after those cars end up in a outbound Conrail train they'll come back Graffitied up!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank You! Hopefully the build videos should start at the beginning of April with the ballast car builds. I may have a locomotive build and boxcar project video before then as well.
Primer gray would work and I have used that in the past on ballast cars. I would recommend going with a lighter gray if you plan to weather the cars as it'll make the weathering process easier with a lighter gray versus a darker gray.
It technically doesn't have a way out due to space on the layout being limited. I did the best I could to blend some of the roads into the backdrop but that is one spot that it doesn't blend well. The road is supposed to go between the buildings but is kind of hard to see.
Thanks for the shout-out! Big fan of Conrail too!
No Problem! Always have to give credit to the layouts and modelers like yourself that inspired me to build my layout!
Hi Steve. Layout looks great. Looking forward to seeing your further progress!
Have a great day!
Thanks, you too!
Enjoyed the video! Looking forward to seeing your upcoming projects. The slug will be very interesting to watch.👍
Thank You! Hopefully will have some progress to show on it in the next layout update and have a build series of it mid to end of April.
Fantastic layout and phenomenal modeling.
Looking forward to seeing more of your brilliant modeling work!
Thank you!
Impressive update, you have been busy and it all looks great, very cool the slug. Well done
Thank you!
Spectacular update!👍👍
Thank You!
Great video! Nice build on those hoppers!
Thank You!
Drybrush the line poles with a light gray...it doesnt disappoint. Love the channel
Thank You for the tip! I will being trying that out with the poles.
@@ConrailSteve also if you hit the insulators with a color like that funky green that mimics the glass. You can take really cheap poles and turn them into real head turners.
@@jeffreyknoop2450 I will definitely add the green for the glass. Thank you for the tips! can't wait to work on the new poles.
Love those CORNELL red U23Bs!
I have a photo of 2780(LV 504)at the roundhouse (still red) in Sharonville , OHIO,,May 1980. I saw these both as LV and CR red. Even caught two(both red) on a TV train in 1979 or 80 at RH tower Cincinnati. I saw 2777 many times in red. I have a connection to LV. My G G Grandmother was a CORNELL.
I am in the Cornell family line. Last I heard about 20 years ago a former LV U23B was working some industry in Md. 2777-2788 (LV 501-512) Those were the days.
Thats awesome! Wish I could have been around to see them back then!
Your patch job on those Lehigh Valley units looks nice.
Thank You!
Didn't have time to watch the freight car video's yet, but make time for these. You do the 70's patch paint jobs that CR was known for so well!!!
Thank you! I really wish I had to time, space, and budget to do more 70's stuff but for now it'll have to stay as occasional projects.
Cool to see the q n e car. Love that channel also.
One of the best layouts on UA-cam!
I see you have a lot of projects going on , your not alone. I have many i am focusing on to get them caught up. Also i run u boats on my layout as a short line company . I am also 90's to early 2000's . They just will come out of staging here and there.
Trying to stay busy and keep things rolling here on the channel at the same time. I have a U23B in Conrail blue I eventually plan on patching out and using as a switcher on a future layout build. Can't beat how the Atlas units run!
Great layout 👌
Thank You!
Great video Steve, I too have been subbed to the Q&NE channel for about 6 years, I was just joking with him the
other day when he showed off
his new home road boxcars, I
told him after those cars end up in a outbound Conrail train
they'll come back Graffitied up!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you! I have been watching the Q&NE for about the same time, can't wait to weather up my two boxcars!
Looking forward to the slug build & other how to videos
Thank You! Hopefully the build videos should start at the beginning of April with the ballast car builds. I may have a locomotive build and boxcar project video before then as well.
Steve, what color of gray should the Conrail ballast cars, or other MoW cars be painted. I was considering a primer gray. Your thoughts?
Primer gray would work and I have used that in the past on ballast cars. I would recommend going with a lighter gray if you plan to weather the cars as it'll make the weathering process easier with a lighter gray versus a darker gray.
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Curious, how does the transport get out of the corner?
It technically doesn't have a way out due to space on the layout being limited. I did the best I could to blend some of the roads into the backdrop but that is one spot that it doesn't blend well. The road is supposed to go between the buildings but is kind of hard to see.
Were do you get the shuts for the ballast cars
Highball Graphics sell one style that is 3D printed and Bowser MFG makes the other style.