Porter
Cranberry Iron and Coal #1
Based on the CI&C a 0-4-0 built by Porter. #1 hauled ore from the Cranberry Iron Mine in Cranberry, NC. The Porter started as a LGB Helena.
The plastic rear beam and pilot were replaced with walnut cut on a table saw. The cab was sheathed with basswood with scratch built windows. Numerous details were added to the back head and boiler. Handrails and running boards were added to the tank. The cab was stained with Minwax mahogany stain. The roof covering was created using paper tape. Other details were added including headlight bracket, coupler pockets, steps and nut bolt castings. (Ozark Miniatures and Trackside Details). The loco was weathered using dry brushing, pan pastels, weathering powders, AK Interactive weathering pencils, Monroe Models and acrylic washes.
Tender
A tender for the #1. The base is a Hartland trains flat car. I cut down the bolsters to lower the car. I added wood to the sides and wooden bolsters to the ends. The details come from Phil’s Narrow Gauge and Ozark Miniatures. The tank is scratch built from PVC pipe. The wood is split from a tree branch. The water hose is linen tape with a scratch built hose end.
Ten Wheelers
Numbers 9, 11 and 12
Started as a Bachmann Anniversary (Annie) model 10 wheelers. ET&WNC’s ten wheelers had planished iron boilers. I repainted the boilers with Testors Gunmetal paint to represent the planished iron. The domes were painted Floquil Engine Black and renumbered using Walthers gold decals. The smokeboxes were painted graphite. Numbers 9 & 12 are battery-powered with Airwire G2s for control and a Phoenix P8 sound systems. #11 has an Airwire G4 and a P8. #14 is due for conversion.
Number 12 – Painted in the green Hobbs scheme
Consolidations
ET&WNC consolidation #6 is a Bachmann C-19. #6 was actually a
C-18 but the C-19 is a good standin in most aspects. Work will need to be done to convert the loco to an ET&WNC loco. The loco is battery powered by an Airwire C-19 Plugin controller with a Phoenix P8 sound system.
The ET&WNC rostered four 2-8-0 locomotives. An Aristocraft (Delton) consolidation was extensively modified using a Bachmann balloon stack and headlight. The boiler was painted with Testor’s Gunmetal and buffed to represent the planished iron boiler. The boiler was lowered one-half inch. The compressor and airtank were removed. A scratchbuilt tool box was added to the tender. The original cab was a three panel cab, converted to two panel to better match the ET&WNC consolidations; especially #3 – Unaka. A wooden cowcatcher replaced the more modern one. The round domes were replaced with fluted versions. The balloon stack was shortened by a half inch and the Bachmann oil headlight replaced the original electrical light to complete the back date of the locomotive. The sides of the domes, the cab and tender shell were painted using Tamiya olive green. The loco is battery powered with a Airwire G2 controller and Phoenix P8 sound system in the tender.
Number 3 – Unaka
Linville River Climax
The Linville River Railroad owned a Class B Climax. The Bachmann Climax is a very close stand-in for the Linville River Climax. The unlettered Climax was decaled L.R. Ry in white letters on the cab. The LR Climax did not have a number rather a star on the number plate. The climax has been detailed with Bachmann and Ozark Miniature detail parts and a real coal load. I installed Kadee couplers. The locomotive was weathered with an airbrush using Grimy Black, Engine Black, Rust and Grime. The Climax is battery powered. The battery is located in the bottom of the firebox. It uses a Airwire Convertor 60 board and a TCSWOW decoder.
Linville River Climax
Shay #1
The Linville River also had a Shay locomotive the roamed the woods of Western North Carolina. The Bachmann 35 ton Shay is very close to the Linville River Shay. Like the Climax, the Shay was detailed with Bachmann, Ozark Miniatures, and scratchbuilt (water hose) details and a real coal load. The Shay was weathered with an airbrush using Floquil paints- Grimy Black, Engine Black, Grime and Rust. The loco is battery powered using the Airwire Convertor 60 and a Tsusnami2 Sound Board.
Number 1