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Post by nsc39d8 on Apr 12, 2020 8:00:58 GMT -8
For once I thought I would start off for the day. In these days of isolation I have gotten a lot of stuff done. First is a Southern passenger car 11 double bedroom sleeper. Luther Calvin Norris was rebuilt by Southern from a boat tail observation. Basic car is from Walthers and the sides are by Union Station Products. Painted with Alclad II. This is a CrossTie models Woodchip car. This is the same car Smokey Mountain Models offered a couple weeks ago. Painted with Scalecoat 2 black and decals are custom decals from the kit. Norfolk Southern 4003 4003 is a splice job. Chassis is a Kato Dash 9 as is the engine and radiator sections. The cab is Intermountain ES44. Walkway is spilled Kato/IM. Paint is a custom mix gray and SC2 black. Decals are from Circus City decals. Last is in the works, NS 1627 on of the last high hood SD40-2's left. I am working from my photos taken in 2019. Base model is a Kato SD40-2 with lots of Cannon and scratch parts. Look forward to seeing everyone's work from here past weeks. Happy Easter!
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Post by TBird1958 on Apr 12, 2020 10:05:11 GMT -8
Aside from the F60 project I like to have other projects on the desk at the same time, it keeps things interesting and I find there's more than enough to do even now. Here I'm adding Plano cut bars to two Exactrail PC&F 6033s, one was weathered the other is new and I'll take it on as a project as well. And a sunny day shot of one of my ScaleTrains F68AH cars. This is from about a month ago - can't visit this location as it's shut down like all of Washington State.
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Post by packer on Apr 12, 2020 11:14:33 GMT -8
I don’t recall the make of the gyralight, but I actually cut a recess into the nose and mounted it that way. Not pictured; I made the front UDE on one of my SP GP38-2s work. Kind of a pain, and I couldn’t get good light output through the red lens Athearn provides.
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Post by tdspeedracer on Apr 12, 2020 11:18:11 GMT -8
Well, I better post this before NSC39D8 finishes up his super detailed model. This has been in the project bin far too long. It's a Kato with Cannon high hood and misc parts.
I've also been finishing up what started as a packed shoe box of aline and rpp pup trailers. This is just a sampling.
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Post by kpack on Apr 12, 2020 11:57:23 GMT -8
Wrapped up a CP gon from Exactrail. Fantastic model to work with. I changed the original color slightly and weathered both sides according to prototype pictures (without changing the number). The side with all graffiti and double reporting marks is from one car, while the other side is a composite of 3-4 different cars. The interior was a bit of an experiment for me, as I've never done anything like that before. -Kevin
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Post by dti406 on Apr 12, 2020 11:57:46 GMT -8
Got some models done this week! Finished off the last of the sheet of Western Maryland decals, building a Branchline 1944 AAR Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Microscale Decals. This car was originally built in 1953 in the 2500 class of boxcars, it was rebuilt in 1971 lowering the ladders and removing the roofwalk as was renumbered into the 25000 series. Used in general service on the WM. Tangent PS 4740 Covered Hopper kit, painted with Scalecoat II BN Green and lettered with Microscale Decals. Car was ordered in 1969 and delivered in the soon to be BN Green paint. Car was used in general grain service. Hallmark Models Brass Caboose painted with Scalecoat I Caboose Red and Silver Paints, lettered with decals from the Ann Arbor Historical Society. I had hoped to get my Ann Arbor FA-2's this week but I got the Wabash FA-2's first, the Wabash Caboose should be done next week. Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2020 12:06:44 GMT -8
Wrapped up a CP gon from Exactrail. Fantastic model to work with. I changed the original color slightly and weathered both sides according to prototype pictures (without changing the number). The side with all graffiti and double reporting marks is from one car, while the other side is a composite of 3-4 different cars. The interior was a bit of an experiment for me, as I've never done anything like that before. -Kevin This is possibly the most prototypical image of a model I've ever seen.
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Post by slowfreight on Apr 12, 2020 13:21:04 GMT -8
I've been working to "finish a thought," by completing a van to go with my BCOL loco roster. This is a Sylvan kit for an oval-window BCOL van. It's now substantially complete and ready for painting. My experience with resin kits is that they can generally be built up to match injection-molded kits very nicely, but that no matter how good the resin kit a certain amount of scratchbuilding details will be a must. You also need to be willing to replace kit detail parts that aren't well-cast. And inevitably when I compare to photos, I find details missing from the kit. I upgraded the brake rigging with leftover Details West parts donated by the IC box car project. Piping is a little bit freelanced because I didn't have photos to back up the kit directions. I had the most fun upgrading the handbrake. I can't consider a car complete if the handbrake mechanism doesn't extend all the way to the bell crank. Crank is an ersatz part made by cutting in half an Intermountain 5-chime bracket. Wire end rails are bent from kit-supplied floral wire. I've since added brackets for the cut levers. When I get back to it, the car is ready for paint, but I had to order some Details West spare coupler knuckles, as it's a pretty visible detail on the bottom of the car.
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Post by stevewagner on Apr 12, 2020 14:54:14 GMT -8
Beautiful modeling by all who've posted.
I've been fond the Wabash-style cabeese with the streamlined cupola, like the one Jeff correctly painted for the Ann Arbor, ever since I saw one at Manistique on Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1963 or more likely 1964, probably lettered for the Ann Arbor's own subsidiary Manistique & Lake Superior. It connected with one of the AA's lesser-known car ferry services.
The interior weathering of the CP gon done by kpack is extraordinarily impressive.
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Post by riogrande on Apr 13, 2020 4:11:01 GMT -8
Spent the better part of the weekend building the last two sections of the penninsula. It's up on legs now but still need to finish the legs and bracing. My back is sore but the main of the benchwork is up now.
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Post by dti406 on Apr 13, 2020 9:26:22 GMT -8
I've been fond the Wabash-style cabeese with the streamlined cupola, like the one Jeff correctly painted for the Ann Arbor, ever since I saw one at Manistique on Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1963 or more likely 1964, probably lettered for the Ann Arbor's own subsidiary Manistique & Lake Superior. It connected with one of the AA's lesser-known car ferry services. An interesting side bar on the M&LS, in 1964 they contracted with Ford and the Humbolt Mine in the Upper Penisula to deliver 40 ore cars a day via ferry to the Ford blast furnaces at the Rouge. So it was usual to see 40 cars trains of LS&I ore cars going down to Diann where the DT&I would forward them to the Rouge. Jim Hediger related as he went down to Delta to photograph a train wreck for the railroad, he went down on the Delta Turn powered by a pair of LS&I U25C's and noted the string of ore jennies sitting at Diann, the engineer hoped somebody else picked them up. Well they were still there when they returned so the U25C's picked up the 40 ore cars, with frozen journals as the temperatures were below "0". It was all they could do to get those cars up to the Flat Rock yard where they were happy to leave them. Rick Jesionowski
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Post by unit on Apr 13, 2020 18:54:51 GMT -8
Wrapped up a CP gon from Exactrail. Fantastic model to work with. I changed the original color slightly and weathered both sides according to prototype pictures (without changing the number). The side with all graffiti and double reporting marks is from one car, while the other side is a composite of 3-4 different cars. The interior was a bit of an experiment for me, as I've never done anything like that before. -Kevin This is possibly the most prototypical image of a model I've ever seen. I was looking at the pictures thinking, OK, nice prototype, where are the model pics. Then I saw the KD trip pin and my jaw dropped. That is absolutely amazing work!
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Post by kpack on Apr 13, 2020 18:59:12 GMT -8
This is possibly the most prototypical image of a model I've ever seen. I was looking at the pictures thinking, OK, nice prototype, where are the model pics. Then I saw the KD trip pin and my jaw dropped. That is absolutely amazing work! Thanks. That trip pin wouldn't have been in there, except the guy I made the model for requested I keep them on. My own models get Sergent Engineering.
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Post by Artur on Apr 14, 2020 10:18:47 GMT -8
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Post by jonklein611 on Apr 15, 2020 4:11:07 GMT -8
^ where did you get the treadmill?
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Post by Artur on Apr 15, 2020 6:09:07 GMT -8
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Post by riogrande on Apr 15, 2020 6:20:07 GMT -8
I think he was referring to what the engines wheels are sitting (stationary test track). I've never seen anything like that either.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Apr 15, 2020 7:18:31 GMT -8
I think jonklein611 means the rolling road, not the treadplate.
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Post by Artur on Apr 15, 2020 7:22:21 GMT -8
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Post by riogrande on Apr 15, 2020 8:04:39 GMT -8
Thanks for the link. The pricing is confusing. I see a range but ...
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Post by Artur on Apr 15, 2020 9:26:40 GMT -8
Thanks for the link. The pricing is confusing. I see a range but ... you choose what to buy $6.78 for the roller or $28.33 for treadmill or $34.11 for treadmill with wiring.
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Post by jonklein611 on Apr 15, 2020 11:30:41 GMT -8
Thanks for the link. The pricing is confusing. I see a range but ... There's three options:
One module is a roller (extra), one is the the base with a set of rollers, one is for the base, a set of rollers and wiring.
I've ordered stuff off of ali before. It works, just shipping is slow.
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