New diesels..

So I'm working on some power for the FdT. On the deck now is a pair of end cab switchers, built onto a pair of N scale MP-15 chassis with DCC. Good running engines, so these should work well for yard and local power. Here's a shot of the chassis.

I'm working on the cabs and hoods now.

I also went out to the Des Moines GTE this last weekend. For a guy who's been to a bunch of west coast shows, the Midwest was a big change. No junk vendors, lots of good stuff and some hard to find items. Got some more 20 foot containers and found a fellow from Green Bay that sells sheet stryene in different sizes for good prices. Like almost half of Evergreen.

JMD Plastics is the company name. John the owner is a GB&W modeler and will ship sheet stryene all over. I got a big pile for $16, enough to build just about all the steel boxcars I want for the layout. If you want 1 or 2 sheets, it will be pricey, but if you want 1' x 8' sheets or a pile of 1' x 2' .020" sheet, he has really good prices. He also does black stryene as well.

Several vendors also had Blackstone equipment out there, just to tease with. I really wish they would stop. If I wind up in a different house with a proper basement, it will be hard to not convert everything to HOn3..

Okay, back to work on the diesels..