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  • DCC,  Rolling Stock

    ESU LokSound 5 installation

    / October 28, 2025 / 0 Comments

    ESU LokSound 5 with built-in keep-alive installation on an Athearn Genesis GP9 Step-by-step installation of an ESU LokSound 5 DCC decoder with built-in keep-alive on the BC&W GP9 #171. I started by removing the clips that held…

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  • Painting and Weathering,  Rolling Stock

    Weathering a locomotive

    / October 21, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Weathering a Buffalo Creek and Western GP9 locomotive After custom-painting the Athearn Genesis Great Northern GP9 locomotive, I started weathering it. First, I applied a light tan wash on the walkways and the nose pilots using Vallejo…

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  • Planning

    Testing the track plan

    / October 17, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Testing the track plan with a 1:1 scale drawing Before committing to layout construction, testing the track plan is an important step. So, I printed the plan in full 1:1 scale and laid it on the floor…

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  • Repainting a GP9: yellow handrails at both ends
    Painting and Weathering,  Rolling Stock

    Repainting a GP9

    / October 11, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Repainting an Athearn Genesis GP9 in Great Northern Blue Sky into BC&W paint scheme It’s 1979, and the Buffalo Creek & Western railroad has just purchased from Burlington Northern its first locomotive, a GP9 that needs a…

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  • GP15-1 Keep-alive installation
  • GP9 Final Details
  • ESU LokSound 5 installation
  • Weathering a locomotive
  • Testing the track plan
  • November 2025
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  • August 2025

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