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D&RGW in San Luis Valley by Roland Levin, Stockholm Sweden |
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This is a photo collection
featuring the different types of Denver & Rio Grande Western
freight car models I have. I am modeling Denver & Rio Grande
Western in San Luis Valley during the 1950s and 1960s. I have
also included ART reefers and tank cars from Conoco since they
were very important for the traffic in the valley.
I have included
information about the manufacturer of model and any improvements
I have made to the model.
Please give me feedback if
you discover anything that is wrong or unclear.
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PS-1 box car. InterMountain undecorated kit.
Custom paint with Champ decals.
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12-panel box car in the famous
“Cookie Box” paint scheme.
The InterMountain model is of
incorrect height. It's only 10' 0" internal height. The correct
height should be 10' 4". I have kitbashed a straight sill and
exchanged the ends to make it correct. Custom paint with Champ
decals.
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50' box car with plug doors.
E&C factory painted kit. The
roof on this model is incorrect so I replaced it with a roof
from Accurail.
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Double sheeted 36' box car. Sunshine resin kit.
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PS-1 50' box car. Kadee ready-to-run model.
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PS-1 50' box car.
The InterMountain kit was painted
orange so I repainted it box car brown which is the correct
color. The doors are kitbashed from 8’+8' to 7’+8'. Decals from
Kadee.
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Double door 40' box car. Sunshine resin kit.
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Fowler 40' box car. Westerfield resin kit
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My version of a 67000-series box
car.
It is kitbashed from a Sunshine kit
for a 40', 12-panel box car. The sides are scratch built with
doors from Kadee. Homemade decals. There is an article in the
Prospector, Volume 12 Number 2, describing this project.
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Baby Hy-Cube 40’ box car. Hi-Tech Details undecorated styrene flat kit. Custom painted with Microscale decals.
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40' 12-panel box car. This model has the correct internal height, 10'4". Sunshine resin kit.
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12-panel box car.
The InterMountain undecorated kit
is of incorrect height. It's only 10' 0" internal height. The
correct height should be 10' 4". I have kitbashed a straight
sill and exchanged the ends to make it correct. Custom paint
with Champ decals.
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12-panel box car.
The InterMountain undecorated kit
is of incorrect height. It's only 10' 0" internal height. The
correct height should be 10' 4". I have kitbashed a straight
sill and exchanged the ends to make it correct. Custom paint
with Champ decals.
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PS-1 single door box car, 4884 CuFt. Kitbashed Kadee, undecorated model. Modified side sill.
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50' plug double door box car. Built by ACF 1963. Kitbashed Branchline Trains, undecorated model. Modified side sill.
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50' box car with double door. Built 1967. Kitbashed Branchline Trains, undecorated model. Modified side sill and new ladders.
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Insulated 50’ box car. Athearn ready- to-run model.
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Insulated 50' box car. The Walthers model is ready- to-run but comes without walkway on the roof. The car had walkway during my era. I added tall ladders and a walkway.
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General American 50' RBL. Moloco ready- to- run model.
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General American insulated 50' box car. Branchline Trains painted kit. Delivered with the correct typ of overhanging roof.
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General American insulated 50' box
car.
Atlas bought Branchline Trains
rolling stock business and re-released the same model again as
ready to run model, but in the original paint scheme. Atlas
changed the roof and didn't deliver the model with overhanging
roof. I replaced it with the correct type from an unbuilt
Branchline Trains kit.
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50' plug door box car. Too modern for my era, built 1971. Athearn ready-to-run model weathered by me.
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ACF 2980 cuft 2-bay covered hopper. InterMountain ready-to-run model.
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PS-2CD 4427 cuft low side covered
hopper.
ExactRail ready- to-run model.
Walthers makes a cruder version of this car.
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PS-2CD 4427 cuft high side covered hopper. Life Like Proto 2000 painted plastic kit.
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PS-2 2003 cuft 2-bay covered hopper. Kadee ready- to-run model.
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PS-2 2003 cuft 2-bay covered hopper. Atlas ready-to-run model.
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2-bay covered hopper. The Kato kit had incorrect color. I stripped the paint and airbrushed it gray plus added new decals. |
ACF 1958 cuft 2-bay covered hopper. InterMountain ready-to-run model.
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PS-2 2893 cuft 3-bay covered hopper. Walthers ready-to-run model. I have cut away the ladder steps and grab irons and replaced them with new parts made from wire.
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AAR 50-ton design flat car. Life Like Proto 2000 painted kit
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Bulkhead flat car. The bulkheads in the Walthers kit are too tall. I have cut them down to correct height and added cabinets to the A-end.
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End view of the cabinets on the Walthers bulkhead flat car.
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Drop bottom 40' gondola. Red Caboose painted kit.
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70000-series drop bottom gondola. This is a 3d-printed kit. I added some wires to enhance the look of the brake system. I also cut away the corner steps and replaced them with scratch built metal steps.
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Composite sides drop bottom gondola. Red Caboose painted kit.
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4-bay hopper. Walthers painted kit. |
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3-bay hopper. Stewart painted kit with new wire grab irons.
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3-bay hopper. Stewart painted kit with new wire grab irons.
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Stock car. Athearn painted kit. Removed lettering boards and replaced them with new boards in correct position. New metal running board.
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Stock car. Walthers Trainline kit. Removed lettering boards and replaced them with new boards in correct position, new scratch built door and metal running board.
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ART 40’ reefer. Amarillo Museum painted kit made by InterMountain. This model represents the second paint scheme, correct for the 1950s and 1960s.
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ART 40’ reefer. Amarillo Museum painted kit made by InterMountain. This model represents the third paint scheme, correct for the 1960s. |
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ART 40’ reefer. Amarillo Museum painted kit made by InterMountain. This paint scheme is correct for the 1940s and 1950s.
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Conoco tank car. Life Like Proto 2000 painted kit.
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1100-series wood caboose. Overland brass model, painted and
decaled by myself. |
1400-series riveted end cupola caboose. Overland brass model, painted and decaled by myself.
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1400- series riveted end cupola caboose. Overland brass model. Delivered with 4-pane windows. I rebuilt it to single pane windows. Painted and decaled by myself.
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1500-series wide vision cabooses. The model to the left is an Overland brass
caboose, painted by a friend. The caboose to the right is a
kitbashed Walthers model with new paint and decals. |