This is a magnificent portrayal of WWII military train operations when state of the art steam railroading power was at its zenith and contributing mightily to the war effort. Well done!
I don’t know how you amassed this amazing collection but I’m sure glad you did all of the hard work and shared it with us. That 4012 Big Boy was so perfectly weathered, it was unbelievable. I give you credit for being able to weather it. My Big Boys are still pristine because I don’t have the skills and the courage to weather them, lol.
I lived near Corona and the Santa Fe main line. Those 1480 class Atlantic's were used to round up empty Ice Boxes for the Citrus and Avocado season. Tough, good pullers and fast too.
The vehicles are either Heiser resin kits or modified Roco items. The tie downs are from the U.S. Army tie down manual. Decals are from MicroScale decal sets. Weathering is a combination of air brushing and chalk.
Too bad can't post a photo here. I have one of my dad, riding on the Santa Fe from Georgia to Pittsburg, CA, in1942, taking a break on the ground at the Gallup NM station.
Is this your equipment running on a club layout? I ask because the level of detail on the engines and rolling stock is far, far better than the track, structures, and scenery of the layout. Also, the people talking in the background on the audio is annoying - so I suspect a club layout setting. Thanks for letting us see some really nice models running by the camera! Regards.
Must be hard to fund a home layout large enough to do justice to you motive power. I have a basement (1/2) layout in N-scale but also build shelf layouts. It is always limiting to run one era or one location when there is so much interesting to model! Regards!
