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Custom BNSF Heritage Hoppers

Select rosters of an ongoing series of custom HO scale BNSF Railway heritage hoppers I've been modeling off the Athearn Genesis/RTR 5161 Cu. Ft. Trinity 3-bay model.

Most of these creations are freelance. I'm simply playing around with some of the additional (early BNSF) logos, along with heralds from past railroads now part of the modern day BNSF Railway. All models started out factory painted with minimal 'leaser' reporting marks. Data determined to be in the wrong positions was removed with Walthers Solvaset, an Exacto knife and/or fine sanding sticks, then replaced with more appropriate Microscale data decals. I try and select car numbers for these models that don't necessarily duplicate real life BNSF hoppers, by typically picking numbers from now damaged and/or destroyed BNSF brown hoppers that have been involved in derailments over the years.
A shot of how the models typically start, along with a set of Microscale decals.
A shot of how the models typically start, along with a set of Microscale decals.
Four Genesis models out of the box.
Four Genesis models out of the box.
All offending data and reporting marks removed now.
All offending data and reporting marks removed now.
A second shot of the blanked out models.
A second shot of the blanked out models.
Group photo with two RTR models in back.
Group photo with two RTR models in back.
A second group photo.
A second group photo.
A few fantasy creations.
A few fantasy creations.
BNSF 450237 - 2005 BNSF H3 Wedge
BNSF 450237 - 2005 BNSF H3 "Wedge"
BNSF 471745 - Brown Santa Fe
BNSF 471745 - Brown "Santa Fe"
BNSF 472207 - Brown ATSF White Circle
BNSF 472207 - Brown ATSF White Circle
BNSF 474747 ~ BNSF Golden Wedge
BNSF 474747 ~ BNSF Golden Wedge
BNSF 475483 - Black & White Santa Fe
BNSF 475483 - Black & White Santa Fe
BNSF 475931 - Early BNSF Circle-Cross
BNSF 475931 - Early BNSF Circle-Cross
BNSF 477777 ~ BNSF Golden Wedge (ScaleTrains Gunderson 5188cf)
BNSF 477777 ~ BNSF Golden Wedge (ScaleTrains Gunderson 5188cf)
BNSF 481351 - White Burlington Northern
BNSF 481351 - White Burlington Northern
BNSF 482035 - Great Northern Silhouette
BNSF 482035 - Great Northern Silhouette
BNSF 482100 - BNSF H2 Cigar Band
BNSF 482100 - BNSF H2 Cigar Band
BNSF 482118 - Yellow Frisco (SLSF)
BNSF 482118 - Yellow Frisco (SLSF)
BNSF 482334 - Great Northern Rocky the Goat
BNSF 482334 - Great Northern "Rocky the Goat"
BNSF 482825 - Colorado & Southern
BNSF 482825 - Colorado & Southern
BNSF 485059 - Green Burlington Northern
BNSF 485059 - Green Burlington Northern
BNSF 485171 - Late ATSF Blue Cross
BNSF 485171 - Late ATSF Blue Cross
BNSF 486114 - CB&Q Burlington Route Box
BNSF 486114 - CB&Q Burlington Route Box