Locomotive upgrades | June 2020 WHATS NEAT Model Railroad Hobbyist
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Model Railroad Hobbyist roving reporter Ken Patterson's June What's Neat show includes:
- Kens thoughts on modeling trees
- George Bogatiuk ads weight to locos
- James Regier GP60M loco rebuild
- Plus some great train runbys
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Excellent presentation by James Regier
This show was full of knowledge! First we start off with "Goalie George" on how to add weights & hiding it...if you will! Now that's neat! Then we have James on how to rebuild a GP60M. Wow, that's like a lot of work & a lot to remember! I do have...C.R.S. "Can't Remember Stuff" I can't wait for Ken to build an n- gauge layout. My n- gauge layout is 4' x 6'. I love the Santa Fe runby @ the beginning of the show. The end of the show i love the..Athearn BNSF SD 70AC'e 9376. Don't forget my Athearn MoPac SD 70 AC'e..to top it off! This Is The "Best Hobby In The World" Till Next Time! MoPac Jack "Be Safe & Be Kind To One Another" Let's Run Some Trains!
After that job I wouldn't have no finger pads left from either burning or gluing! Very good work detail!
Great work everyone another great show, gets better and better. So realistic thank you all
Nice work on that GP60M James!!
My gosh dude you must have
bionic eyes to see those wires
to solder to those itty bitty LEDs!!!
Yeah. I reckon if I tried that, they'd all be somewhere in my carpet by now, and I'd never find em again.
I did not mention the LED loss rate. Good thing they are pretty cheap in bulk. Lol
Young James must have a helluva electric bill. Excellent job, as usual. All those lights.
Good LORD @JRegier80 James Regier...that's a lot of information in one segment, but purely fascinating. I know next to nothing about DCC, but this show never ceases to inspire me to tear something apart and try something new. Outstanding work on a GP60M from God's Railroad, and it was cool to see pictures of them on territory that I now run over in Kansas. Great job to you and Ken this month.
Thanks!
I love this show!
Great show once again and I appreciate the 1080p video quality. James lighting approach is a real challenge and I will look to do similar in N scale. Look forward to the next episode.
Hey, if you do something like that in N scale, please be sure to record it and send it to us. Best of luck with your project!
Great segment George!
spacecalander thank you!!
Loved your opening update all in front of your beautiful layout thx Patriot
James super excellent job. I just finished adding sound and 20 LEDs to and HO Atlas ALCO C-420 so I have a pretty good idea of what is involved with this type of upgrade.. I wish I have seen your video before, I could have saved a lot of time and frustration. The final method I used for LED installations is basically identical to yours except that I have to add a function only decoder to have independent control of some of the lights. For the ground lights i used the Nix assembly with a 0201 LED instead of the fiber optic that comes with it. The key to success is patience and never give up. Once again, excellent work and thank you for sharing.
One more thing, you can retrieve flying LEDs by swiping the LEDs landing areas with a magnet.
Thanks! I might have to try the Nix assembly one of these times.
Good stuff! And thanks for showing the date, right at the beginning - that’s a big help!
Nice job on that GP60M
Thanks!
Really nice work James..
Wow, this was a very good show. I love the Super Detailed portion. Now has anyone tried this in N scale? LOL Peace be with you, the team, and your family. Stay safe. Thank you for all you do
Awesome tip on adding weight to locomotive. I'm thinking of adding weight to my tunnel motors
Ive got an old repainted to a BNSF H3 GP60M that runs the locals occasionally through the Colombia river gorge, I even saw a GP60M B on a trash train,
Upgrade locomotove? It a total rebuild !! 😅🤣 Great !
Its not complicated until you have to gut out and prep an old Athearn Blue Box Powered Locomotive. I am currently working on one and i have done others in the past.
Might I suggest using debonder to remove bulbs and lens as they are glued in with C.A. It worked for me when I converted my Amtrak engines from bulbs to LED's
Does it affect paint?
@@JamesRegiersModels No! But I applied it to the inside of the engines let it set for 30 secs or so and push them out. (I converted 6 of them with this method) I pushed them to the inside of the engine. It worked for me. Hope this is useful for you!
@@morebassman5860 Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely give it a try next time.
@@JamesRegiersModels It's been a long time since i did this but I think I used the debonder to remove the bulbs and then used a drill bit for the proper hole size to insert the leds.
In my experience you should be extremely careful with debonder. It's thin, and can run easily. I just about ruined an Athearn GP38-2's paint job with it (thankfully touch up paint and weathering concealed this nicely) If it pools and sits, it can warp a shell. That being said, it works great for its intended purpose, but keep it off factory paint for the sake of caution.
James Regier GP60M loco rebuild should done in N Scale
Don't expect N Scale representation here. It's rare if at all.
That would be awesome in the real world! Get the mag. glass out! MoPac Jack
I love how they show cabooses but they are not open think they are closing down
Jame's segment was unbelievable in detail and the results phenomenal. But that background music has to go! It was so distracting I could hardly watch the otherwise superb segment.
The music for the GP60 is right out of a 1970's porno, I hadn't heard that is a long time. OK now I am old. Good video!
Haha. It’s all RUclips royalty free, though I had just seen Tim Warfield and his jazz organ quintet before starting the project, so that was the feel. Strongly recommend his stuff. Heck of a live concert, too!
Lead... wash hands soon after or wear protective vinyl or latex gloves...
John
Absolutely. I also make sure to coat any lead with silicone, both to isolate against any unwanted electrical connection and to contain any particulates.
Ken I liked the show this month and was excited to see James's rebuild as I have a couple I'd like to rebuild. Unfortunately the video was so blurry in spots, it was a waste of time to watch it. James did a fine job of explaining what he was doing but I just couldn't see it. Sorry but it shouldn't have posted like that. Just my opinion. The rest of the show was as good as I expected. Thanks Ken, keep em coming!
It’s a function of needing to focus on details at a macro level, at close range, and with limited focal length. Note that in some instances, the cigar band on the nose was clean and focused, but the number boards were already blurring. The focal length Ken uses for many of his layout construction segments or George used for his weighting segment gets great focus with almost no blur, but the finely focused details are generally not as important. The LEDs, wires, lenses, and other fine, detailed stuff that are the whole point of what I’m doing would have been invisible because of distance.
George's piece on adding lead weight was neat. But it reminded me of a column Joe Fugate wrote (MRH Running Extra, 11-2018) about using tungsten instead of lead. From his article: Tungsten is about 70% more dense than lead, and it's far less toxic than lead.
Have been using lead for 30years and my lead levels in my blood are still normal...lead is fine to work with so long as you have ventilation and don’t go eating it..or inhale the fumes when melting it down almost all things in life are cancer causing nowadays...yes tungsten is a good alternative to lead but at almost 5 times the cost...pewter or white metal are another way to add weight...on very light rolling stock like flat beds and things I wrap lead wire around the axles inside the trucks that way it is never seen and then I can run them in the middle of the consist and not at the end
High Five, Ken!
Handling lead shot without gloves!?!? 😲
Safety First! You are correct...Mark! MoPac Jack
OH MY. I watch" whats neat "every month but to make the entire show one guy rebuilding a diesel beyond the normal detail. ouch,,,,I look forward to you building an N SCALE layout. thanks
I would pay James to modify all my locos..wow
I wonder how long George has had that lead shot as most states mandate steel shot and have for years.
What happened to the building of an 'N' scale layout?
At about 24:00, James shows a square bottle with a green label and refers to it as silicone paint. What is this product?
Silicone Conformal Coating. 422B from MG Chemicals. It’s available on Amazon. It’s generally used to isolate pc boards, but works nicely for solder joints in magnet wire, also. It’s not quite as effective as shrink tubing, but much more versatile. It can also be used as an adhesive to route wires along the shell.
Really, this is great but way above my pay grade.
You are right...Craig! I don't work @ Chrysler no more! Don't get paid..$80,000 a year no more...those days are gone! I was assembler/welder @ St. Louis Assembly Plant, Fenton,Mo. Let's Keep It Rolling! MoPac Jack
As far as expenses are concerned, I have usually taken the approach that if I can take a good eBay find and upgrade it myself, if I can’t match a new premium model, I can at least get something respectable that I can take pride in. And at least so far, solving the puzzles along the way provides a great deal of enjoyment and satisfaction.
JRegier80 I’ll second this. Get a good bargain and take time to put in good motor, some basic details and a great Tsunami2 decoder, you can get a great model for a good price, while it will be exactly what you want!
@@JamesRegiersModels You have great talent for this stuff. Watching and learning what you do is great.
Elec.physics art Know how thru time & experience patients & tiediom (fingerwork) Excellent problem savoring Kin P has found a true R R Buddy again ! Love what you guys do Tanks for the show !
The music is too loud and distracting
Video macrofocus issues were somewhat distracting to otherwise excellent detailed step by step instructions and explanation.
It's an issue with the technology I have available and physical limitations, I'm afraid. Macro focus is lost with so much as a couple inches of movement toward or away from the camera. Unfortunately, the ideal of working on everything on the desk, which would maintain the same focal length, is impossible. When I hold objects above the desk to work on them at a better angle, macrofocus is easily compromised. Unfortunately, the autofocus does not always compensate well, especially if the target is the size of my fingertip or smaller. Manual focus will get a sharper initial focus, but with slight movement... Glad you found it useful anyway.
James you are a Masochist
Ken, i could potentially do a layout update segment? I can record on my own and come down and if you can assist me in editing my clips. Or you know, show up at my front door 😅
Buy that man a new video camera, please!
But finished product is exceptional!
What are the particulars of the silicone paint you used?
MG Chemicals 422B Silicone Modified Conformal Coating, 55 ml Bottle
www.amazon.com/dp/B008O9YIV6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bvh2EbZPKYF2V
2:29 more better
same all Ho no N Scale stuff
Too bad so much of James video was out of focus.
Hope you were still able to get something out of it.
The big problem is that at the macro level of focus, the range of focus gets to be so finite that even an inch of movement toward or away from the camera will throw the focus off. Yet the close focus is necessary to illustrate the Fine detail and lighting work I am talking about. I am doing the best I can with the technology I have available , and hopefully it is enough that folks can get ideas for projects of their own.
aVe, focus you fack!
Tamiya ispronounced Ta Me Ya.
James does really amazing work. But after a few minute quick 'show and tell' it's not really general interest anymore. I've watched every What's Neat show since the beginning and I've gotta say the quality has really gone downhill the last six months.