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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 5, 2024 5:46:03 GMT -8
Final end detail bits include custom uncoupling levers, brackets, chain, eye pins and other bits. Crude bending jig appears in bottom left.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 6, 2024 6:11:14 GMT -8
Storage boxes procured, labelled and at the ready. Hat tip to Colin for being on the same wavelength once again.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Feb 6, 2024 6:51:23 GMT -8
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 7, 2024 7:15:28 GMT -8
Install uncoupling levers and allow to dry.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Feb 7, 2024 22:41:29 GMT -8
You're the caboosemeister.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 8, 2024 5:54:29 GMT -8
Remaining parts include smoke jacks and corner rain gutters. Also one of the brake wheels needs to be re-attached after falling off earlier.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 9, 2024 5:45:37 GMT -8
The prototype has a chain leading from the end platform brake stand to the uncoupling lever. Cut these up and prepare to install w ACC.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 9, 2024 6:20:40 GMT -8
You're the caboosemeister. Ain't THAT the truth!
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 10, 2024 6:11:33 GMT -8
Pour out a large drop of ACC and use it to install the chain and curved corner grabs. It's just a quick snapshot for you guys but this was also time consuming given the volume of small details. I bet production model factory workers hate cabooses compared to much simpler freight cars.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 10, 2024 8:35:22 GMT -8
Getting there, more wine?
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 10, 2024 8:40:18 GMT -8
^ Long since exhausted, restocked and now being depleted again. How is the Dos Equis since you've been following along?
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 11, 2024 6:04:59 GMT -8
Closer view of the newly-added end details including rain gutters. I know the workmanship is far from perfect guys; see Christian's earlier comment about digital photography having ruined everything. Best effort here.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 12, 2024 5:50:57 GMT -8
Whew again, wow, ok now after the glue dried on all the latest end details it was time to stir and apply tiny amounts of black and white paint to most details. This too requires good lighting, eyesight, mood and steady hands.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 12, 2024 6:23:21 GMT -8
Quite a lIneup you have there!
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 13, 2024 6:11:16 GMT -8
OK now that the end detailing is finally done it is time to head up higher. The prototype has simple guy wires that support the smoke jacks. Determine their locations from photos and drill their anchor spots. Drill these BEFORE installing the smoke jacks.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 14, 2024 6:26:07 GMT -8
OK it is finally time to install the smoke jacks. Avoid the ACC for this please, as it can fog the nearby windows. This was a bit easier and more fun than all the finicky stuff of late. Almost done here guys.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 15, 2024 5:47:37 GMT -8
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Post by Christian on Feb 15, 2024 7:10:36 GMT -8
Seeing the whole herd together is AWSOME! I hope you are smiling a lot. It's been a long haul to do that many +3 more at once. I guess you love cabooses!
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Feb 15, 2024 7:13:36 GMT -8
I guess you love cabooses! Yep, Manny wrote a book about them!
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Post by edgecrusher on Feb 15, 2024 12:51:57 GMT -8
These look fantastic! Well done once again.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 16, 2024 6:33:20 GMT -8
Thanks guys for the really kind comments! Here's a view of window-end and roof.
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Post by cemr5396 on Feb 16, 2024 6:40:24 GMT -8
given the locations of the smoke jacks, there must have been some kind of duct inside that led from there to the stoves?
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Post by packer on Feb 16, 2024 7:04:43 GMT -8
OK it is finally time to install the smoke jacks. Avoid the ACC for this please, as it can fog the nearby windows. This was a bit easier and more fun than all the finicky stuff of late. Almost done here guys.
They look good. Does that weld bond glue work on plastic. I googled it and got 50/50 results.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 16, 2024 11:30:05 GMT -8
given the locations of the smoke jacks, there must have been some kind of duct inside that led from there to the stoves? I am sure there must have been, though I have no personal experience or photos to demonstrate it. But even the pipe leading from the WOOD caboose stove was not straight into the ceiling, it did have an elbow. It would have been simple to extend the duct to vent out the middle of the roof.
It is worth pointing out that the center cupola vans built a year after these again had the stack off to one side, so it seems these streamlined vans were unique in stack placement.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 16, 2024 12:21:01 GMT -8
^ Long since exhausted, restocked and now being depleted again. How is the Dos Equis since you've been following along? Muy bueno (spell check doesn’t do Spanish nor ~ over the “n”)
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 17, 2024 6:02:26 GMT -8
Non-window end. Profiles of individual vans start tomorrow!
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Post by Christian on Feb 17, 2024 8:18:11 GMT -8
Does that weld bond glue work on plastic? I googled it and got 50/50 results. I've used it for decades. Mixed materials - plastic, acrylic, metal, wood, paper - are where Weldbond works well. CA is usually my choice for mixed materials. Weldbond stays flexible and that's where I use it most - when a joint needs to flex. I also choose it when I need to manipulate a joint after cement is applied. There are other notes in my thread about the plaster Atomic Cafe model. As Manny indicated, once clear glass or plastic is in place CA becomes unusable because of the fogging. Great for forensic fingerprints. Not so good on a model. Canopy glue is a PVA as is Weldbond. Just thinner. They work the same for me. Matt and gloss acrylic medium are a bit more exotic, but work the same for me. The difference being that the acrylic mediums are waterproof as well as flexible after curing. I used MEK for polystyrene joints for decades. Now I'm using both Tamiya cements and am grudgingly admitting to myself that Tamiya is better than MEK. Plastic to plastic is not a place that Weldbond shines for me. But all of Manny's ARF projects have used Weldbond for plastic to plastic joints and he has yet to mention a problem. (I hate the cap/spout that Weldbond is currently using. Good for woodworking. Not so great for model building.)
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 18, 2024 6:46:01 GMT -8
The real CP 438545 was delivered in block lettering as 437451 in 1953 and was repainted to the script scheme in the following decade. It was also renumbered to eastern transfer pool #438545 in 1967 while retaining its script lettering repaint scheme. After losing most of its brothers to the 1968-69 wide vision rebuilds, 438545 was repainted to action yellow in April 1972. The following year, its running boards and related railings were removed and a 2nd stove was added. This model represents that updated 1973 version.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 18, 2024 10:38:09 GMT -8
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Post by cpr4200 on Feb 18, 2024 10:51:27 GMT -8
I've been advised to use Walthers Goo to attach the brass sides of a BCW passenger car kit to the plastic roof and floor, followed by CA. Would Weldbond work? Another guy suggests canopy glue. ~ Walt
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