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RE: Current Projects - LiveSteamer - 02-27-2026
(02-27-2026, 04:25 AM)TMo Wrote: I love the weathering... it could fit right in with my fleet...
Thank you. I think it looks pretty good and shows it is definitely worked hard.
RE: Current Projects - LiveSteamer - 02-28-2026
Today I got the MT-4 slug out and finished putting the handrails on it. Another step closer but I did mate it up with GP40 #3091 and ran it on some track and it ran smoothly. The grinding that was found before was fixed by replacing the wheels. I was worried that this wasn't going to fix it and it would end up being a static display but it fixed it. Now all that is left to do is order more decals so I can finish the other side and get the number boards in place and oh I forgot, I have to finish weathering it as well.
RE: Current Projects - TMo - 02-28-2026
Nice set of power, Matt. That slug was a nice project.
RE: Current Projects - LiveSteamer - 02-28-2026
(02-28-2026, 07:05 PM)TMo Wrote: Nice set of power, Matt. That slug was a nice project.
Thank you. It definitely was a nice project and I really enjoyed it. Now that it is nearly complete, I kind of want to build a MT-6.
RE: Current Projects - bdw9535 - 03-01-2026
Matt,
Good looking units, glad to hear that you're solved your vibration problem. If you get a chance check out a Conrail modeler named CRSteve on YouTube, he has built four CR MT-6 slugs and did a video on how he did one of them. I just found this last night when the grandkids were over, he has quite a few videos about his layout and the different builds he has done. He also is a truck driver.
Bruce
RE: Current Projects - LiveSteamer - 03-01-2026
(03-01-2026, 01:40 PM)bdw9535 Wrote: Matt,
Good looking units, glad to hear that you're solved your vibration problem. If you get a chance check out a Conrail modeler named CRSteve on YouTube, he has built four CR MT-6 slugs and did a video on how he did one of them. I just found this last night when the grandkids were over, he has quite a few videos about his layout and the different builds he has done. He also is a truck driver.
Bruce
Bruce,
Thank you. Yes I found him a couple weeks ago and haven't made it through all his video's. I will be looking for that video after I post this. I am happy that I solved the vibration issue as well. It was driving me crazy trying to figure out what could be wrong.