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Post by simulatortrain on Jan 28, 2024 18:45:53 GMT -8
I did a quick weekend project, a Rapido bulkhead leased to Finlay Forest. There was a slide for one on Ebay a while ago where the car looked blue, so I drew decals and got then printed from Highball Graphics. I then learned they were BC Rail green, but I still like the result. Looks exceptionally modern in my 1975 era.  I had to make a couple small mods, like a 4th drop grab on each bulkhead side, and new bulkhead faces. Rapido makes these bulkhead faces, but this undec version doesn't come with them and they didn't have any extras. |
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Post by hudsonyard on Jan 28, 2024 18:53:44 GMT -8
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Post by danpik on Jan 29, 2024 3:40:56 GMT -8
Missed the last couple weeks   Dan |
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Post by wagnersteve on Jan 29, 2024 6:58:36 GMT -8
1/29/2074, starting 9:48 a.m., EST
Thanks to all three of the previous posters on this thread for showing their excellent models.
danpik, I'll want to look up Shiner, Texas, which I'd never heard of. The one improvement I think of for the car you've lettered for it, and some others, is to paint the part of the roof and probably end casting for the models that represents the part of the side above the doorss to match the sides.
As far as I'm concerned the best thing about Rheingold was -- and perhaps still is -- the song it used in advertising, starting, as I recall, "Rheingold, the dry beer, is my beer", set, I think, to the "Estudiantina" waltz, usually but perhaps wrognly attributed to Waldteufel. Despite my family name, I prefer that tune to much of the operatic music written by Richard Wagner. I like some of the latter, such as the overtures to Tannhaeuser and The Flying -- though it should be translated as Fleeing -- Dutchman; but I find most of the Ring operas tedious. I saw Die Meistersaenger von Nuernberg live in Munich in 1966, enjoying parts of it, but being bitterly disappointed that the song that wins the prize near the end had the same tune already played in the overture. I played cello in student orchestras long enough to know that R. Wagner really made the musicians work hard; we had to "saw away" so much to make our arms tired.
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 29, 2024 7:26:06 GMT -8
I've been resin casting and painting some GM B bodies and vans to fill some autoracks.   |
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Jan 29, 2024 9:17:40 GMT -8
:-o :-o :-o
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Post by Christian on Jan 29, 2024 9:37:12 GMT -8
I'll want to look up Shiner, Texas, which I'd never heard of. Blasphemy! Next, you'll claim that you've never heard of Brenham, Texas.  |
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Post by mdq on Jan 29, 2024 13:13:49 GMT -8
I've been resin casting and painting some GM B bodies and vans to fill some autoracks. WOW that is impressive. What is the process from doing that ? Very cool |
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Post by trainboyy on Jan 29, 2024 14:12:59 GMT -8
I've been resin casting and painting some GM B bodies and vans to fill some autoracks. What resin? |
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 29, 2024 15:23:25 GMT -8
WOW that is impressive. What is the process from doing that ? Very cool. [/quote] Thanks. Once upon a time, I used to sell resin vehicles kits, so I already had all the masters. In the simplest of terms, you create a two part silicone mold from the master, then crank out as many castings as you need. |
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 29, 2024 15:25:39 GMT -8
What resin?[/quote] Smooth On's Smooth Cast 305 with a single drop of black tint added. This is a fairly fast setting resin, there are slower resins in their 300 line. |
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Post by trainboyy on Jan 29, 2024 16:05:49 GMT -8
Thanks. I'm building a few Portec/early Thrall semi-open racks and need cars (in bulk) for them without spending a pretty penny. |
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 29, 2024 18:41:17 GMT -8
Thanks. I'm building a few Portec/early Thrall semi-open racks and need cars (in bulk) for them without spending a pretty penny. Hit me up when you're ready and I can give you some pointers on mold making and casting. |
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Post by gevohogger on Jan 30, 2024 7:04:13 GMT -8
WOW that is impressive. What is the process from doing that ? Very cool. Thanks. Once upon a time, I used to sell resin vehicles kits, so I already had all the masters. In the simplest of terms, you create a two part silicone mold from the master, then crank out as many castings as you need. [/quote][/div]
Can you do a Dodge? There's a drawbridge on my layout I want to have a car jumping over.
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 30, 2024 7:31:28 GMT -8
WOW that is impressive. What is the process from doing that ? Very cool. Thanks. Once upon a time, I used to sell resin vehicles kits, so I already had all the masters. In the simplest of terms, you create a two part silicone mold from the master, then crank out as many castings as you need. [/div] Can you do a Dodge? There's a drawbridge on my layout I want to have a car jumping over. [/quote] There is a guy in Germany who has a resin kit for the 74 Dodge Monaco, among many other nice kits. www.flickr.com/photos/79454319@N08/albums/72157633388464352/page2 He speaks English and is easy to deal with. If you have access to a 3D printer, there is an STL available on the web as well. |
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Post by idgara on Jan 30, 2024 8:53:25 GMT -8
I’ve seen his site before, does he have an address or catalog? I couldn’t find a way to contact him.
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 30, 2024 10:23:51 GMT -8
I’ve seen his site before, does he have an address or catalog? I couldn’t find a way to contact him. His name is Peter Rings. He doesn't have a website that I know of. You can email him at severinus@gmx.de |
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Post by lvrr325 on Jan 30, 2024 20:47:20 GMT -8
Just Chevy and Olds, or do you have any Pontiacs in there?
Been hoping now that CMW has done the Buick wagon we'd see others. I had a couple of '72 Pontiac full size, years ago.
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 30, 2024 21:08:45 GMT -8
Just Chevy and Olds, or do you have any Pontiacs in there? Been hoping now that CMW has done the Buick wagon we'd see others. I had a couple of '72 Pontiac full size, years ago. Just the Chevy's and Oldsmobiles, though I am working on converting a 72 Catalina into a 73 for a future load. According to Mike Budde, it was more common to see only two make in a load, since they'd normally only run two makes at a time on the assembly line. |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jan 31, 2024 4:55:17 GMT -8
Finished my DODX cars this weekend, Here are the completed models shown on the Zanes Trace and National Trail Model RR Club Layout. Spring Mills Depot DODX flatcars and Tie Downs (I also used a couple of the Intermountain ones), 3D printed Bradleys off of eBay.  DODX 40089 by Matt Fisher, on Flickr  DODX 40055 by Matt Fisher, on Flickr  DODX 40089 by Matt Fisher, on Flickr |
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Post by drolsen on Jan 31, 2024 5:53:51 GMT -8
Spring Mills Depot DODX flatcars and Tie Downs (I also used a couple of the Intermountain ones), 3D printed Bradleys off of eBay. Matt, those look really great, love the tie down chains. Just FYI though, we remove the 25mm barrel and the M240 coaxial machine gun from the turret when transporting them by rail. The round opening for the 25mm gets taped over to prevent water and junk from getting inside. Dave |
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Post by pjm20 on Jan 31, 2024 7:39:19 GMT -8
Also they wouldn't be transported with up armored, but they do look good!
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Post by fishbelly on Jan 31, 2024 7:45:31 GMT -8
Over the weekend I was pondering this thought. Probably way to much work and not worth it.
So with table top scanners now available. Buy an MDC 1/24th scale car kit. Build the kit in a number of assemblies. Body with windows, frame with axles and then the tires with hubs. Scan them and then reduce the models to 1/87th scale. 3D print the body in clear resin and the rest of the parts in gray resin. By printing the body in clear resin, you have windows. Mask the windows off and paint the car and chrome parts. The nice thing is you do not have to finish the 1/24th scale assemblies with paint and such. Just a clean assembly.
Of course these would be only for personal use, but possibly a decent way to get a variety of 1960's and 1970's cars and vans.
Brian
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Post by onequiknova on Jan 31, 2024 8:24:25 GMT -8
Over the weekend I was pondering this thought. Probably way to much work and not worth it. So with table top scanners now available. Buy an MDC 1/24th scale car kit. Build the kit in a number of assemblies. Body with windows, frame with axles and then the tires with hubs. Scan them and then reduce the models to 1/87th scale. 3D print the body in clear resin and the rest of the parts in gray resin. By printing the body in clear resin, you have windows. Mask the windows off and paint the car and chrome parts. The nice thing is you do not have to finish the 1/24th scale assemblies with paint and such. Just a clean assembly. Of course these would be only for personal use, but possibly a decent way to get a variety of 1960's and 1970's cars and vans. Brian There are a ton of 3D files for 60s and 70s vehicles already out there if you know where to look. Most of them are not designed for 3D printing, and will need some work in that regard. Something I wish I knew how to do. |
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Post by danpik on Feb 1, 2024 5:46:19 GMT -8
1/29/2074, starting 9:48 a.m., EST danpik, I'll want to look up Shiner, Texas, which I'd never heard of. The one improvement I think of for the car you've lettered for it, and some others, is to paint the part of the roof and probably end casting for the models that represents the part of the side above the doorss to match the sides. So, all of the beer reefers I have done, just over 150 to date, are or were real beers/breweries from the past. I have mainly focused on Pre-prohibition beers and breweries. I have allowed myself to venture up into the 60's/70's era as some of the older breweries made it up to then and some even still exist today. It is interesting to discover some of the history behind some of these older breweries. Where they started, when they changed ownership and what ultimately happened to them, either closures or mergers with the bigger well known names of today. From the Wikipedia page... The Spoetzl Brewery started in 1909.[2] It was originally named The Shiner Brewing Association (SBA) and was founded by German and Czech immigrants who had settled around the central Texas town of Shiner.As far as the paint on the cars and the layout/design of the artwork... I have mostly followed a fairly simple template. If you note, the reporting marks Weight data and Dimensional data are all fairly modern. A lot of old time cars did not have this and I find them somewhat lacking in detail this way. As most all of the cars I have done are "fantasy schemes" I refer to my artists license for the layouts. If I find evidence of a real reefer with a beer brand I try to replicate that as faithful as I can. In researching reefers from the past eras, I found that color schemes were all over the board but, primarily white, orange and yellow. Some cars did have a black stripe over the doors and sometimes under the door. I also noted that most of the reefers from that era had the ends and roof painted a similar color different and from the side. Dan  |
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Post by danpik on Feb 1, 2024 9:26:43 GMT -8
Over the weekend I was pondering this thought. Probably way to much work and not worth it. So with table top scanners now available. Buy an MDC 1/24th scale car kit. Build the kit in a number of assemblies. Body with windows, frame with axles and then the tires with hubs. Scan them and then reduce the models to 1/87th scale. 3D print the body in clear resin and the rest of the parts in gray resin. By printing the body in clear resin, you have windows. Mask the windows off and paint the car and chrome parts. The nice thing is you do not have to finish the 1/24th scale assemblies with paint and such. Just a clean assembly. Of course these would be only for personal use, but possibly a decent way to get a variety of 1960's and 1970's cars and vans. Brian A friend of mine was looking into 3D scanners for his business. Tried out a couple of "high end" ones and was not impressed. The files still needed a lot of after scan processing. He said complicated parts like car bodies did not render as well as would be needed for it to work at this time. Being able to blend different aspects of the scan together was the hardest part. The price tag was his biggest turn-off at the time. I am sure as technology improves the cost will come down and the ease of use will go up. |
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 1, 2024 9:38:57 GMT -8
ChessieFan, Matt Fisher….
Really like the new background you’re using. Nice models as well.
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Feb 1, 2024 12:17:03 GMT -8
Also they wouldn't be transported with up armored, but they do look good! I'm guessing the machine gun is the shorter black barrel? |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Feb 1, 2024 12:21:15 GMT -8
ChessieFan, Matt Fisher…. Really like the new background you’re using. Nice models as well. This is one of the scenes from the Zanes Trace And National Trail Model RR club layout. I'd like to do some street running on my future layout. |
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Post by platec on Feb 1, 2024 16:25:58 GMT -8
Also they wouldn't be transported with up armored, but they do look good! I'm guessing the machine gun is the shorter black barrel? Correct. |
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