The Category for the February meeting was Motive Power: Diesel, Steam, Electric, Traction. We had 7 entries for judging. The winners were as follows:

1st place went to Grier Kuehn for his entry of two KATO HO scale GP 35s which were decorated for his proto-freelanced PennWestern Railroad. The models were custom painted, had added details, and were weathered.

1st place: PennWestern Railroad GP 35s, by Grier Kuehn, photo by Grier Kuehn

2nd place went to Arley Mitchell for his entry of two KATO HO scale N&W GP 35s. They were painted to represent the two P&WV GP 35s that were delivered after the N&W merger. The models were painted with Polly S Engine Black, LED Lights were installed along with ALCO trucks and DCC along with slight weathering.

2nd place: N&W GP 35s, by Arley Mitchell, photo by Patrick Altdorfer

3rd place went to Rick Montgomery for his O scale entry of a NS ES44AC heritage Contrail Unit. It was weathered with the following powders: Ash Gray, Dark Rust (Monroe Powder); Paints were Grimy Black (Tru Color), Burnt Umber (Plaid), and Brown Oxide (Plaid). It was then dull-coated with Krylon Matte finish.

3rd place: NS ES44AC heritage Contrail Unit, by Rick Montgomery, photo by Patrick Altdorfer

Four additional entries were submitted for the February contest Motive Power.

Keith Devault brought C&O 8212, a GE U30B (aka “U-Boat”), heavily weathered with dust and grime.

C&O GE U30B, by Keith Devault, photo by Patrick Altdorfer

Mike DeSensi brought Santa Fe #1263 in N scale.

Santa Fe #1263, by Mike DeSensi, photo by Patrick Altdorfer

Frank Benders brought an Athearn “blue box” HO scale model of an EMD F7 in Southern Pacific’s “Black Widow” livery.

Southern Pacific EMD F7, by Frank Benders, photo by Patrick Altdorfer

Mark Vinski brought this work-in-progress, a GP9 locomotive shell on which he chopped the nose to match the Western Maryland prototype, which is pictured on the cover of the WM Historical Society’s 2023 calendar.

WM GP9, by Mark Vinski, photo by Patrick Altdorfer

WM GP9, from WM Historical Society’s 2023 calendar

This page is copied from the Keystone Flyer, Bring‘n’Brag article by Tracy Boyd/Richard Terek.