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Yes, when Erick/North American V-Scale releases his 100 ton 3-bay kits I will be doing both straight C&O and B&O sets along with the Chessie/CSXT versions. Steve, I agree with you as no model...

I actually did some a while back but I want to redo them, they never looked quite right to me

Clinchfield
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L&N
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The Conrail PS2-CD and PS2 2893 cu hoppers will be uploaded next week.

In my effort to replicate late 1980s/early 1990s CSX coal trains I've moved on to Bethlehem 3600 cuft 4 bay hoppers (TS...

Thanks, typically anything I paint is 1980s-1990s

CR PS2 2893cuft

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CSX/Chessie cabooses are on the backburner for now. In the meantime I've done some more TS and NAVS hoppers

CR PS2-CD
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Very nice! Always loved the look of those “baby boats”

CSXT yard power lays over in Grafton, WV (GP39,SWMT Slug, SW1500, GP16)
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Looking good Scott!

Thanks Scott, its actually much easier than it may appear. I have about 6 different .jpeg and .png files set up as layers in photoshop. I just use various color modes, transformations and opacities...

The way Erick had set up the .psd files really broke down painting to a science for me and taught me many thing that I’ve applied to repainting other models. The models, sounds, and modularity of his...

Some weathering and other detail modifications to the C&O wide vision caboose done by Sceeters Paint Shop

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I probably could, what car model are they?

On a related note, does anyone know how I can remove the "caboose_windows" window references from the bay window shape files. it seems the windows are too big and I would like to draw/trans my own on...

Thanks Chris Im thinking it will end up being a whole set of the Chessie safety cabs

Thanks, for sure if there was I would definitely plan on doing a few sets of IC/ICG just because

Yet another WIP. What started out as an attempt to weather the Chessie bay window cabooses done by Dean K turned in to a complete rework only reusing some small textures and the stovepipe.
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CSX GP38-2s and the CSX related hoppers have been uploaded

CSX in Parkersburg, WV around 1995

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Not sure if this is the answer your looking for, but UP uses "Futura" font. A medium, or demi thickness should work

Something more midwest..and not CSX related

Inland Steel Quads
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A WIP.....Looking west to Clarksburg, WV on the old B&O.
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A rock cut further west....

Shawn I’ll probably get these out early next week I want to finish up a few more things and still have to do the readme files. The 2-bays and 3-bays use the MRL shape from Mullan.