It was really great to meet you in person at our local hobby shop the other day. Seems we both grew up the same time in the same area and I love to see the BCH and SRY. I too have one of my locomotives in BCH yellow and ‘am hesitant to repaint 😅. Keep up the amazing work you do on this channel.
Boomer, thank you for sharing the history of the Short Line. It is fancinating stuff. Having that personal connection really makes it special. The colour transition and the logo changes are interesting. You are capturing the story, and sharing it with us. Cheers, and stay safe, Michael
Dear Boomer, love the historical context on the BC Electric, your personal connection to the rails, the story of the SRY. Those kind of books are just an awesome resource for us modelers. Cool to see the old SRY paint job as well as the newer ones next to the contemporary livery. Just for posterity’s sake I would choose to just weather the yellow paint job. Can imagine the 381 will further inspire you to build an even more accurate (second) version of the 382 in today’s paint scheme. Beautiful detail job on the sand fill cap, and the break wheel. You called it a ‘Frankenstein’ model, but I’ll bet it is going to be your most cherished one, just for the way you were able to add the fading on the line design logo. That makes this locomotive look absolutely stunning and gorgeous. Cheerio
Today on my newly scratchbuild engine I tried your wetpaint method, wow thank you for learning us this method great results so far. Realistic weathering without an airbrush, love it, love it, love it.
Nice Build Boomer!! It's great having good photos of the Engines your working on, I'm lucky in the fact that the Conrail Historical Society has a ton of stuff on the 45 or so locomotives I have collected over the years, this is my favorite part of the hobby thanks to the many detail part suppliers in HO scale!!! Cheers Boomer!!!
HO scale is the best scale for detail parts availability for sure. Have you checked out Intercity Trains & Hobbies? They have an unbelievable detail parts section. Better than any I have ever seen.
For what it's worth, my vote is to keep the heritage unit as is with the appropriate weathering. Good study on the variations of the paint scheme over the years. It conveys the passage of time on the layout.
I would probably leave that old locomotive also in this early yellow design but bring it to a cool bleached; used looking. Yellow model-paintings are always a nice and tricky challenge! Greetings and happy modeling✌️ CHEERS, crazy Olli 👍😉
Excellent video as always. Ms Dusty had me cracking up at the start of the video and as a locomotive engineer I can tell you that it's a nice asset to have working dynamic brakes in your consist.
Yes indeed. I often wondered how Hydro dealt with the big hill on the way down from Surrey to the RIver without Dynamic Brakes. I guess the smaller consists were the reason.
Sweet cab interior detail. I find it enjoyable to look at my build pics now and again to appreciate my past efforts. Because it's usually never seen again 🤣🤘
Even with our trucks at work, it is funny to see the "passage of time" Our trucks are replaced every so many years, but the barrels are reused. We had fleet numbers 834. The truck was retired at the start of this season. 834 showed up at our sister factory. Popular belief is that the number truck keeps the barrel. Until 421 showed up with 834's barrel. Our fleet (at our factory) is mostly covered. There is a thermal layer over the stainless barrels for keeping the product cool. On the back of the cover on 421, you can see 834 as a shadow where the vinyl number was removed. It was suggested that the cover was moved. However the cable ties holding the cover are the original white ones that are no longer used. The same can be said for the factory there is still evidence of the old streets that had worker housing. Most of it has gone but for some reason in the middle of the grass there is still some road and storm drain visible. It is an interesting topic to model non existing elements. Or hints of structures or rail lost to time.
Looks great...always inspiring!! I am doing a similar build for 381 but I am kitbashing it out of Athearn Bluebox Shells going to opposite direction to the Yellow Scheme. It won't be as nicely detailed and weathered like yours but I am having fun with it. I like to run my Locomotives in pairs but could only afford one Scaletrains Locomotive.
I prefer to go the route you describe anyway. I only bought the scale trains to say I won one. ;-) I just ordered a simple Walthers GP9 and can't wait to get my hands on it for a build.
Hey Boomer great job as always. To further your point about the benefits of the small shelf layout. My layout is a shelf 16’x 10’ , just finished an operating session , took a little over two hours, doesn’t have to be big Cheers Bob
Another great video, loving all of them. I've been wondering, since BNSF took back a section of track due to the lease coming up with MRL and now all the MRL units go back to BNSF, does that affect the SRY at all?
I don't think so. Washington Corp owns both so not sure how that affects things. SRY has a monopoly with the autorack industry on Annacis Island (Vancouver, B.C.) so they are probably O.K.
I model with 6 guys who will not weather or alter their locomotives. They like what I do to mine, I have even said I would do weathering on a loco but so far no takers. There scenery is great and detailed but when I operate their layouts. Talk about a sore thumb. Thanks for the incite on the history, I know it is the SRY history but if you dig enough the information on different roads are there.
Nice video... Goes to show the need for historical data for such a deep dive approach... Your extensive research skills match your modelling skills. This video prompted a old question for me: are those round protrusions, next to your modified sand filler, classification lights, or what? I've seen various diesel pictures where they are seemingly lights, but others look like just round bumps (as on an Athearn blue box). My Dad and I would drill out and put in marker diamonds assuming they are class lights.... but I still wonder about those bumps sometimes.
Thank you for this new video, full of good history, tips and prototype information. For a SRY fan, it is priceless! Trapp yard in N-scale, yes, definitely! Count me in when I have a few more square-meters available in my house! :D How satisfied are you with the Vallejo French-blue? I know that paint is a subjective matter (and weather i snot helping) but I'm still looking for a quite-close paint for my locos,. So far, the best I found is their Blue 71.004. Happy modeling!
I tend to get my decals from Micro Scale and Cottage Industry locals in my area. Actually, sometimes I commision a custom set if I really need them. With larger models or graphics I like to mask and paint insignia if I can.
Your round patches on the hood may be holes cut to pull power assemblies from the block without removing said hood. They are more for the lift chains than the assemblies. May have been done where there is no overhead lift or crane, probably a boom truck. Shortline stuff. I helped pull assemblies out of one of our CF-7s back in the late 80s. Cheers Brother.
Well done! The amazing things a loco can teach us over time and ownership.
Couldn't agree more!
Thanks for sharing this with us!!!
The history is truly amazing, you’re nailing it, Boom.
Great work as usual and a great video. Ron
Thank you Ron! Cheers !
Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure!
Boomer, the locomotive cabs are awesome. Great work on everything!
Thank you. I really like the Cannon & Company Cabs. They build up nice if you put a little time into them.😉
It's very interesting to learn the history and transitions each locomotive has had over the years. Sadly, so many are forgotten.
It a testimony to the reliability of the EMD Locomotive.
Now this is type of modeling, locomotive weathering to prototype! Thanks Boomer!
Hard decisions to make at times as well. ;-)
It was really great to meet you in person at our local hobby shop the other day. Seems we both grew up the same time in the same area and I love to see the BCH and SRY. I too have one of my locomotives in BCH yellow and ‘am hesitant to repaint 😅. Keep up the amazing work you do on this channel.
Yes indeed! It was a pleasure to meet you. Cheers.
Boomer, thank you for sharing the history of the Short Line. It is fancinating stuff.
Having that personal connection really makes it special. The colour transition and the logo changes are interesting.
You are capturing the story, and sharing it with us.
Cheers, and stay safe, Michael
My pleasure!
Dear Boomer, love the historical context on the BC Electric, your personal connection to the rails, the story of the SRY. Those kind of books are just an awesome resource for us modelers. Cool to see the old SRY paint job as well as the newer ones next to the contemporary livery. Just for posterity’s sake I would choose to just weather the yellow paint job. Can imagine the 381 will further inspire you to build an even more accurate (second) version of the 382 in today’s paint scheme.
Beautiful detail job on the sand fill cap, and the break wheel. You called it a ‘Frankenstein’ model, but I’ll bet it is going to be your most cherished one, just for the way you were able to add the fading on the line design logo. That makes this locomotive look absolutely stunning and gorgeous. Cheerio
Thank you!
Today on my newly scratchbuild engine I tried your wetpaint method, wow thank you for learning us this method great results so far. Realistic weathering without an airbrush, love it, love it, love it.
Glad it helped!
Nice Build Boomer!! It's great having good photos of the Engines your working on, I'm
lucky in the fact that the Conrail Historical Society has
a ton of stuff on the 45 or so
locomotives I have collected over the years, this is my favorite part of the hobby thanks to the many detail part
suppliers in HO scale!!! Cheers
Boomer!!!
HO scale is the best scale for detail parts availability for sure. Have you checked out Intercity Trains & Hobbies? They have an unbelievable detail parts section. Better than any I have ever seen.
Solid, as always... Nice to see Dusty enjoying herself...
Always!
For what it's worth, my vote is to keep the heritage unit as is with the appropriate weathering.
Good study on the variations of the paint scheme over the years. It conveys the passage of time on the layout.
I would probably leave that old locomotive also in this early yellow design but bring it to a cool bleached; used looking. Yellow model-paintings are always a nice and tricky challenge! Greetings and happy modeling✌️ CHEERS, crazy Olli 👍😉
Sounds good. Maybe Scale Trains will issue a new SRY livery on another production run.
Sounds great!
Excellent video as always. Ms Dusty had me cracking up at the start of the video and as a locomotive engineer I can tell you that it's a nice asset to have working dynamic brakes in your consist.
Yes indeed. I often wondered how Hydro dealt with the big hill on the way down from Surrey to the RIver without Dynamic Brakes. I guess the smaller consists were the reason.
Sweet cab interior detail. I find it enjoyable to look at my build pics now and again to appreciate my past efforts. Because it's usually never seen again 🤣🤘
😁👍
Another great video. I love your incredible attention to detail. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much!
Even with our trucks at work, it is funny to see the "passage of time"
Our trucks are replaced every so many years, but the barrels are reused. We had fleet numbers 834. The truck was retired at the start of this season. 834 showed up at our sister factory. Popular belief is that the number truck keeps the barrel. Until 421 showed up with 834's barrel. Our fleet (at our factory) is mostly covered. There is a thermal layer over the stainless barrels for keeping the product cool.
On the back of the cover on 421, you can see 834 as a shadow where the vinyl number was removed.
It was suggested that the cover was moved. However the cable ties holding the cover are the original white ones that are no longer used.
The same can be said for the factory there is still evidence of the old streets that had worker housing. Most of it has gone but for some reason in the middle of the grass there is still some road and storm drain visible.
It is an interesting topic to model non existing elements. Or hints of structures or rail lost to time.
Thanks for sharing!
Yes Boomer you’re Crazy a Great History Lesson Today Love it I have to say 🎩🎩off to your Video Style 👍🏻👍🏻🚂 they ROCK!
Cheers!
That's great to have education.on local motives
The history makes them feel real with purpose.
Looks great...always inspiring!! I am doing a similar build for 381 but I am kitbashing it out of Athearn Bluebox Shells going to opposite direction to the Yellow Scheme. It won't be as nicely detailed and weathered like yours but I am having fun with it. I like to run my Locomotives in pairs but could only afford one Scaletrains Locomotive.
I prefer to go the route you describe anyway. I only bought the scale trains to say I won one. ;-) I just ordered a simple Walthers GP9 and can't wait to get my hands on it for a build.
Hey Boomer great job as always.
To further your point about the benefits of the small shelf layout. My layout is a shelf 16’x 10’ , just finished an operating session , took a little over two hours, doesn’t have to be big
Cheers
Bob
I imagine when I introduce the "Ferry" ops, operations can get quite busy and engaging in a hurry.
Another great video, loving all of them. I've been wondering, since BNSF took back a section of track due to the lease coming up with MRL and now all the MRL units go back to BNSF, does that affect the SRY at all?
I don't think so. Washington Corp owns both so not sure how that affects things. SRY has a monopoly with the autorack industry on Annacis Island (Vancouver, B.C.) so they are probably O.K.
I model with 6 guys who will not weather or alter their locomotives. They like what I do to mine, I have even said I would do weathering on a loco but
so far no takers. There scenery is great and detailed but when I operate their layouts. Talk about a sore thumb. Thanks for the incite on the history, I know it is the SRY history but if you dig enough the information on different roads are there.
It's a funny thing weathering. I am almost repulsed when I put on a new piece of rolling stock on my layout. It looks odd.
I would keep the yellow livery unit, pick up a second one for a repaint.
Good plan.😁
Nice video... Goes to show the need for historical data for such a deep dive approach... Your extensive research skills match your modelling skills. This video prompted a old question for me: are those round protrusions, next to your modified sand filler, classification lights, or what? I've seen various diesel pictures where they are seemingly lights, but others look like just round bumps (as on an Athearn blue box). My Dad and I would drill out and put in marker diamonds assuming they are class lights.... but I still wonder about those bumps sometimes.
Those are class lights which they no longer use.
@@boomerdiorama TY. Do they just paint over the lens or do they cap/plug them?
I found discussions that said lines would paint over, or actually plug/disable (more costly)... complicated safety rules involved as well.
Thank you for this new video, full of good history, tips and prototype information. For a SRY fan, it is priceless!
Trapp yard in N-scale, yes, definitely! Count me in when I have a few more square-meters available in my house! :D
How satisfied are you with the Vallejo French-blue? I know that paint is a subjective matter (and weather i snot helping) but I'm still looking for a quite-close paint for my locos,. So far, the best I found is their Blue 71.004.
Happy modeling!
I don't really care about the name of the paint. I just tint it or mix it.
@@boomerdiorama I don't remember if you eyeball paint every time, or if you have some fixed ratios noted somewhere?
It doesn’t matter if you are building a tree or a locomotive or anything; study the prototype and it will become great.
I like that, "Study the prototype . . ." If you do it will come out convincing.
Can you buy your decals somewhere or do you make them yourself?
I tend to get my decals from Micro Scale and Cottage Industry locals in my area. Actually, sometimes I commision a custom set if I really need them. With larger models or graphics I like to mask and paint insignia if I can.
KATO made the SD38-2, I have two, very good runners.
They never made the SD38 AC though. ;-) The AC is quite different. ;-)
Apparently, 382 is in for a new paint job as of 3 days ago..
Oh wow! Thanks for sharing that. Darn . . . I'll have to repaint it again . . . lol. ;-)
Your round patches on the hood may be holes cut to pull power assemblies from the block without removing said hood. They are more for the lift chains than the assemblies.
May have been done where there is no overhead lift or crane, probably a boom truck.
Shortline stuff. I helped pull assemblies out of one of our CF-7s back in the late 80s.
Cheers Brother.
O.K. That sounds good. Thanks for sharing your experiences as well. Cheers!
~ I sure hope that TH-cam is paying you good coin per video because the amount of commercials they're showing is pathetic! 😉
Lol . . . I bet they do well. ;-)