2014 Cocoa Beach RPM meet


Cocoa Beach saw a fair number of Penn Central modelers, including Ron Lutton, who brought F7 No. 1773 and NYC 1758 (above), both HO Stewart units with Bowser detailing kits and added nose grab ladders (required by the ICC in the 1960’s). The weathering is mostly Bragdon powders. His cabooses (left) are Wrightrak resin kits. Greg Martin’s HO cars (below) are a stock Red Caboose box and an old McKean with the weld beads re-done. He says this is “conventional” weathering,


shading done with Post-It®


for him airbrushed shadow notes for panel


masking and Conté pencil highlights.


Craig Zeni’s NYO&W Kato NW2 in HO started as a simple detailing and painting project until he discovered the front grille decals would not fit right. That led to having a new, custom-etched grille made. One might as well change some of the louvers, too (Archer Trans- fers), and add “steam loco” class lights. Craig used some 30-year old


decals–no kidding, and not fun–and says next time he will just paint the stripe. The D&H built 20 covered hoppers in 1932-1933 from USRA twin hoppers, and Mike Evans did the same in 2013. Mike used a Tichy kit, adding a new roof and his own cast hatches. The new slope sheet angle was simulated with Archer rivets on the car sides.


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MARCH 2014


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