Peter, Nice work sir, you definitely are a craftsman.It will look right at
home on the Chartiers Branch.
Gary Carmichael
In a message dated 2/16/2011 4:05:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Hi All,
I am happy to report that I am officially finished with the Pennsylvania
Railroad RS-1 engine kit. This is an S-scale (1:64) model that took me
exactly 12 weeks to build, paint, and assemble. A lot of patience was
required, but I am very pleased with the end result.
I have completely and thoroughly documented the construction of this
model on my web site. There are over 140 photos in the 13-page article.
You can see the end result and the article here:
_http://pmrr.org/Equipment/RS1/index.htm_
(http://pmrr.org/Equipment/RS1/index.htm)
(click on the "Building the Kit" topic near the bottom of the page to
see the whole story)
I had never built a model engine, so there were some first-time
challenges. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the project even though there
were times of extreme frustration, long hours, and several late nights
(especially in the last week). Knuckle-biting was also required at
times. :-)
I had set myself the goal of completing this model before the February
19th "Greater Houston Train Show" here in Stafford, Texas (south-west of
Houston). I hope to have the engine running on the Houston S Gaugers'
club layout this Saturday (it needs some running time to wear off some
of the "new-ness"). If you are in town, please come by and take a look.
Here's the show's flyer:
_http://sanjac.leoslair.com/SanJac_pdf/2011%20Public%20Flyer.pdf_
(http://sanjac.leoslair.com/SanJac_pdf/2011%20Public%20Flyer.pdf)
By the way, the last page of my online article states my conclusion
about the kit.
Enjoy,
- Peter.
--
Peter Vanvliet ([email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) , or
[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) )
Houston, Texas
"It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..."
_http://pmrr.org/_ (http://pmrr.org/) (my model railroad - RSS feed
<_http://pmrr.org/rss.xml_ (http://pmrr.org/rss.xml) >)
_http://fourthray.com/_ (http://fourthray.com/) (my company)
_http://houstonsgaugers.org/_ (http://houstonsgaugers.org/) (model
railroad club)
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