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Post by tom on Mar 11, 2023 16:11:15 GMT -8
Finished weathering my NYC double door boxcar. Car started with a Branchline 50' boxcar that comes with the correct NYC style roof and ends. I did add Kadee #178 couplers, metal stirrups, a Kadee brakewheel, Plano roof walk supports and roof walk and Tangent 50-ton ASF trucks.  I painted it with Pollyscale Jade Green paint and Model Flex black. I then lettered it with Microscale decals.  I then faded the paint using a dilute mixture of the green that I added white and blue to. I masked the big logo off first since that did not fade as much as the rest of the letteing. I then weathered it with pencils, PanPastels and airbrushing.  I also weathered the roof and running board by dabbing on my galvanized color to the roof and applied some weathering over that. These NYC boxcars looked pretty tired during the Penn Central era. |
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Post by csxt8400 on Mar 11, 2023 16:56:22 GMT -8
Another fine piece, Tom. How do you take the latest Atlas P&E offering?
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Post by tom on Mar 11, 2023 17:31:36 GMT -8
Another fine piece, Tom. How do you take the latest Atlas P&E offering? The Atlas model looks very good and accurate. The Atlas (former Branchline) is correct for the NYC built car including the correct ends and roof. The green also looks accurate too based on the photographs of the model. Branchline originally offered this car in the P&E paint but the Atlas version looks like the printing of the graphics is done much better than the Branchline car. |
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Post by 35eh on Mar 11, 2023 17:50:26 GMT -8
Great work…excellent finish!
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Post by TBird1958 on Mar 11, 2023 21:43:54 GMT -8
Beautiful work as always, Tom!
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Modeling the C&NW's Harvard Subdivision circa summer 1978.
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Post by cnwman on Mar 12, 2023 9:24:21 GMT -8
Very nice work, Tom! I'm currently (slowly) working on one of these in auto parts service. It's a very faded PC patch scheme. Thanks for providing some inspiration to keep working on it!
Mark
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Post by tom on Mar 12, 2023 16:16:07 GMT -8
Thanks everyone!
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Post by markfj on Mar 12, 2023 16:38:37 GMT -8
Tom, I think I know the answer to this question, but just want to double check. When you build up your Branchline kits, do you typically glue the doors shut? On most of my cars I left the door operable and the don't stay closed.
Mark
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Post by unittrain on Mar 12, 2023 16:49:31 GMT -8
I love seeing these outstanding models of PC era modeling that's an awesome NYC boxcar.
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Post by grabirons on Mar 12, 2023 17:21:04 GMT -8
This would be better in the Sunday photo fun thread. Hey look at my box car.
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Post by tom on Mar 13, 2023 6:02:11 GMT -8
Tom, I think I know the answer to this question, but just want to double check. When you build up your Branchline kits, do you typically glue the doors shut? On most of my cars I left the door operable and the don't stay closed. Mark Yes I glue the doors in place since doors do not stay closed and often would be warped to some degree. For the double door cars I first glue the two door together by gluing styrene strips to that back of the doors and then installing them. |
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Post by ed on Mar 13, 2023 6:54:54 GMT -8
This would be better in the Sunday photo fun thread. Hey look at my box car. I don't believe that everyone looks at the Sunday Photo Fun thread. Tom's outstanding work should be able to be easily viewed by all HO modelers to inspire them.
For that matter, let's see some of your freight car creations....
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Post by el3672 on Mar 13, 2023 21:54:01 GMT -8
Tom, you just added another wanna do this project to my list of to many whenever I'll to it one day list!!!
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