Sunday Photo Fun 14 January 2024
Jan 14, 2024 12:02:32 GMT -8
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Post by drsvelte on Jan 14, 2024 12:02:32 GMT -8
Well, its getting close to time to watch the National Champion women's basketball team, so I'll start todays SPF.
AC&Y #2462 "Soon turned out to be a pain in the ass” (Blondie 1979)
Last spring, I eagerly awaited the latest release of Intermountain’s Pullman-Standard 50’ combination-door cushion-underframe boxcar. The model I purchased represented one of a series of 300 cars that Pullman-Standard built for the Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad in 1966 (Lot 9110). The prototype cars had Plate B dimensions, 4982cf of capacity, 7’ plug doors and 9’ sliding doors, and Keystone cushioning. They were built without roof walks and with low mounted brake appliances and ladders. Apparently, most were painted yellow but some were painted black.
Unfortunately, Intermountain’s model was manufactured with a number of aggravating flaws (see groups.io/g/MFCL/topic/99206854#9980 for details). The biggest problem is that the underframe does not fit the body floor correctly; in places it sits atop the floor stringers. This results in the carbody sitting too high. I had to cut the stringers back so the bolsters could fit flush against the floor. I also removed the Hydra-Cushion cylinder as the ACY boxcars had a Keystone cushioning system. The flared Intermountain draft gear pockets appear awkward and too long to me; I replaced them with Moloco’s PS cushioned draft gear set (DG-0413) with Kadee semi-scale couplers. The roof was also painted black, when it should have been galvanized streel. It was repainted with Tamiya’s Titanium Steel lacquer.
After letting the model sit for a couple of months, I finally finished detailing which was pretty straightforward: Plano Apex pattern coupler crossovers (#128), Moloco Stanray cut levers (UL-0451) and rubber air hoses (HE-308). The car rides on Moloco’s 70-ton ASF Ride Control sideframes (TRK4) fitted with Tangent 33” wheels.(TSM-118). Intermountain’s model came with “as-built” lettering so I added a two-panel COTS stencil, an ACI label, and a yellow U-1 wheel dot to create a late-70’s look.
Although there are a fair number of photos of ACY’s yellow combi boxcars, I could find only one of a black car. It was taken by Ron Hawkins in 1977 and showed a moderately worn car with an extremely rusty roof.
To give the model an overall dull and grimy appearance, I first applied a leveling spray consisting of four parts Tamiya lacquer thinner, four parts Tamiya Clear Flat, one part Tamiya Khaki and one part Tamiya NATO black. This was followed by a dusty “wash” consisting of four parts Tamiya lacquer thinner, four parts Tamiya Clear Flat, one part Tamiya Khaki and one part Flat Earth that was sprayed around the side sill, doors, and ends.
The trucks were sprayed with Tamiya’s Rubber Black and the wheel faces and draft gear/couplers with Tamiya’s Dark Earth. I then drybrushed a combination of AKInteractive’s rust-colored pigments on the roof, couplers, cut levers, airhoses, and truck sideframe surfaces.
As an aside, to me the most striking aspect of this model is just how bulky and oversize the stiles on Intermountain’s ladders appear! Just another reason to check Tangent’s parts inventory as their ladders are top-shelf.
AC&Y #2462 "Soon turned out to be a pain in the ass” (Blondie 1979)
Last spring, I eagerly awaited the latest release of Intermountain’s Pullman-Standard 50’ combination-door cushion-underframe boxcar. The model I purchased represented one of a series of 300 cars that Pullman-Standard built for the Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad in 1966 (Lot 9110). The prototype cars had Plate B dimensions, 4982cf of capacity, 7’ plug doors and 9’ sliding doors, and Keystone cushioning. They were built without roof walks and with low mounted brake appliances and ladders. Apparently, most were painted yellow but some were painted black.
Unfortunately, Intermountain’s model was manufactured with a number of aggravating flaws (see groups.io/g/MFCL/topic/99206854#9980 for details). The biggest problem is that the underframe does not fit the body floor correctly; in places it sits atop the floor stringers. This results in the carbody sitting too high. I had to cut the stringers back so the bolsters could fit flush against the floor. I also removed the Hydra-Cushion cylinder as the ACY boxcars had a Keystone cushioning system. The flared Intermountain draft gear pockets appear awkward and too long to me; I replaced them with Moloco’s PS cushioned draft gear set (DG-0413) with Kadee semi-scale couplers. The roof was also painted black, when it should have been galvanized streel. It was repainted with Tamiya’s Titanium Steel lacquer.
After letting the model sit for a couple of months, I finally finished detailing which was pretty straightforward: Plano Apex pattern coupler crossovers (#128), Moloco Stanray cut levers (UL-0451) and rubber air hoses (HE-308). The car rides on Moloco’s 70-ton ASF Ride Control sideframes (TRK4) fitted with Tangent 33” wheels.(TSM-118). Intermountain’s model came with “as-built” lettering so I added a two-panel COTS stencil, an ACI label, and a yellow U-1 wheel dot to create a late-70’s look.
Although there are a fair number of photos of ACY’s yellow combi boxcars, I could find only one of a black car. It was taken by Ron Hawkins in 1977 and showed a moderately worn car with an extremely rusty roof.
To give the model an overall dull and grimy appearance, I first applied a leveling spray consisting of four parts Tamiya lacquer thinner, four parts Tamiya Clear Flat, one part Tamiya Khaki and one part Tamiya NATO black. This was followed by a dusty “wash” consisting of four parts Tamiya lacquer thinner, four parts Tamiya Clear Flat, one part Tamiya Khaki and one part Flat Earth that was sprayed around the side sill, doors, and ends.
The trucks were sprayed with Tamiya’s Rubber Black and the wheel faces and draft gear/couplers with Tamiya’s Dark Earth. I then drybrushed a combination of AKInteractive’s rust-colored pigments on the roof, couplers, cut levers, airhoses, and truck sideframe surfaces.
As an aside, to me the most striking aspect of this model is just how bulky and oversize the stiles on Intermountain’s ladders appear! Just another reason to check Tangent’s parts inventory as their ladders are top-shelf.
