K&L Trainz Steam Locomotive pics!
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jmariocgii
A Train Nut
Moar Christmas
Trainz_12_fan_100
yes thats my name
Same. (10 dang chars)
jmariocgii
A Train Nut
wew its Christmas eve!
Haz found an glitch
Then I did a fix
Haz found an glitch
Then I did a fix
BigBoyFan4006
\m/
A while back I setup and captured a screenshot for the purpose of editing it to look decently like a B&W photograph from the 40's/50's, because a straight B&W edit of a screenshot doesn't fully capture the feeling of an "old black and white photograph". I found a reference shot I liked and went from there.
The reference shot:
The result:
It's not perfect for many reasons, but it's decent. I just thought I'd share.
The reference shot:
The result:
It's not perfect for many reasons, but it's decent. I just thought I'd share.
WHOA!! I almost thought that was actually real for a second there.
Ah, dirty baby. After NS took over and 4501 was rebuilt at Irondale, the aluminium/graphite mixture was swapped out for just a dark grey graphite which then was allowed to turn black, "Southern - late" style, as at that point many of the people running steam at TVRM and Southern remembered it from the 1940s and 1950s when locos had dark smoke boxes. This was the beginning of the end of mainline 4501, 611 and 1218 stole the show, and the old green heavyweights were replaced by NS lightweights (some being the botched slabside conversions). The 4501 was headed for retirement, eventually. Just a note, if you want full accuracy, you also need to remove the white wheel centres, add some yellow to the green, and darken the cylinder head covers. It looks good so far though.
Below is a chart I created at the request of some TVRM crew members. (If this doesn't meet the criteria of this thread, feel free to remove it, just trying to help).
Jacob
jmariocgii
A Train Nut
I never knew any one locomotive has worn that many shades of the same color.
Indeed. For a long time he story just went that it was faded, but after the flue sheet incident at Dalton she spent a good amount of time in the shop, after which she was repainted, and they used the lighter, yellower diesel green post-1972, sometimes dubbed vomit green. It is a very interesting thing I think, what little details changed (like the white pilot centre) over time.
Saturnr
jmariocgii
A Train Nut
Also Merry Christmas!
Railworks3985
Lima J3A Greenbrier
The New York Susquehanna and Western used to doubleheaded their Russian Decapods on their coal trains with a third Decapod ahead of the cabin car.
stevelerro
Owner of K&L Trainz
Something new is steaming on www.KLtrainz.com
Trainz_12_fan_100
yes thats my name
I am so confused. But thanks Steve!
stevelerro
Owner of K&L Trainz
Go to the website and read the product's description and learn something new
kaeksa2423
Member
that's two locomotives I now know of that had an identity crisis.:hehe: Great looking locomotive as always but I've got to wait until after April before consider adding another locomotive to my collection.