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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 8, 2020 8:28:33 GMT -8
Roof has been painted white which made 105 a bit of an oddball in the SOO caboose fleet. Light weathering is also complete. Not all of these vans were filthy and rusted.  |
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Post by Christian on Oct 8, 2020 11:02:13 GMT -8
If you feel up to it, I say keep em coming. A couple pages of build photos is far more valuable to me than hundreds of pages of people griping about what a manufacturer did or didn't do. What your doing is helping to enrich the content of the forum. Buy all means keep it up if you can. Ditto on the grouches. The RTR guys provide the manufacturers with the $$$ to make the stuff for the model builders among us. I'm just finishing a Tangent hopper kit which has been lots of fun. But, its the RTR versions that have made this kit possible. David Lehlbach is a modeler himself so knows what RTR does for the hobby and has kits available from the get go of new introductions. But, yes, I'm getting tired of the griping even though I can certainly not read the threads. And, mostly, I don't. I come here each day to see what the model builders have been doing and am rewarded almost every day. Model building is still alive and well. Look at the Sunday photo threads. Lots and lots of models from guys who are otherwise invisible on this forum. Finally, look at the viewer count on this thread. The few of us who post hardly account for that rather large numbers of views. |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 8, 2020 12:17:08 GMT -8
End railings have been installed and are ready for detailing. Also need to install all cupola windows and frames.  |
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Post by thunderhawk on Oct 8, 2020 18:21:58 GMT -8
^ Thanks for commenting! Yeah I agree about those CPRS markings. There's also a 1989 photo of SOO 101 with an old Milwaukee Road herald in one of the Os that would also be a fun thing to replicate. barp.ca/rail/soo/0101.jpgThat herald is easily the best part of that caboose. heh No love for the Soo by the MILW guys. Looks like it was on the cab track at the east end of Muskego yard. *The old heads said the ribsides were warmer, quieter and rode better. The trucks on them were originally designed for branchline combines, I believe by Nystrom. The same guy that designed the Hiawatha trucks that were renowned for their ride. |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 3:02:10 GMT -8
Lots of small pieces of wire and styrene had to be prepared for final detailing on both cabooses.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 6:19:08 GMT -8
These are the other final railing details for 119.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 7:29:08 GMT -8
End railings have been re-installed along with the smoke stack guy wires.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 9:29:28 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: Lots of very small bits were applied to the end railings. Much easier to install these at the very end as they can easily be broken off.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 10:45:10 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: Underframe chain added, smoke stack and guy wires painted and weathered, uncoupling levers and all railings now installed.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 11:45:10 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: Better view of the end with all its final details. Speaking of finality, this will be the last image of SOO 119. SOO 105 in white coming up next!  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 12:39:40 GMT -8
Final pieces needed to finish SOO 105. Cutting all of these bits was tedious.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 13:45:04 GMT -8
Flush-fitting cupola windows and square frames have been cut and installed. This represented more tedious work.  |
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Post by slowfreight on Oct 9, 2020 14:07:39 GMT -8
I hear you on the tedious part. I did flush-fitting windows on the BCOL van kit, and it makes a tremendous difference but isn't easy. For rounded corners, I cut 3 angles with scissors, and it usually looks OK in HO scale.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 9, 2020 15:02:19 GMT -8
End railing details have all been installed with ACC which is the best glue for this job.   |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 10, 2020 3:08:35 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: End railing details and smoke jack guy wires have all been painted.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 10, 2020 5:04:14 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: I believe this was the only SOO caboose to receive CP markings.  |
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Post by Christian on Oct 10, 2020 6:05:45 GMT -8
Very nice models. I'm glad I was able to come along on the ride. OK, what's next!!!  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 10, 2020 14:00:52 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: From 1990s-2000s era photos it looks like 105 was fairly clean most of the time, so my light weathering reflects that.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 10, 2020 17:21:02 GMT -8
Very nice models. I'm glad I was able to come along on the ride. OK, what's next!!! Thanks Christian! Just 5 more photos to go and this thread will be done for my part. Mark your calendar for Sunday Oct 11. Hmmmm. Any interest in a model of Canadian Pacific 4-wheel bobber caboose 3007 in its 1908-1910 configuration? |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 11, 2020 3:35:34 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: myoungwisc shared his excellent #145 on page 1 of this thread. Walthers sold out of these SOO cabooses long ago. Has anyone else performed similar rebuilds on the Walthers car or been inspired by this thread? Please post photos here if so. I would love to see your versions!  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 11, 2020 5:45:57 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: Always show the underframe when sharing your work!  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 11, 2020 7:02:24 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: Lots of detail and subtle weathering work went into what you see in this photo. Anyone can simply view this photo and assume if was easy to reach this point. But anyone who followed this thread knows the truth.   |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 11, 2020 7:56:36 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: Final view of the albino roof. Details up here were fairly minimal. I still think Walthers could make some money if they were to offer an ultimate version (perhaps in their Proto line) of their model detailed in this manner RTR. As a modeller I always enjoy this type of "final mile" modelling but from their perspective there could be some sales opportunity here. Perhaps Walthers could think about that.  |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 11, 2020 9:11:30 GMT -8
MODEL FINISHED: Signing off now, thank you to each and every one who participated in this thread by liking and commenting AND also to my silent viewers, over 7500 of you! Thanks!  |
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Post by riogrande on Oct 11, 2020 12:35:09 GMT -8
You are like a machine. Great project series!
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Post by myoungwisc on Oct 11, 2020 15:53:27 GMT -8
Excellent build! I really enjoyed following your progress.
-Martin
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Post by simulatortrain on Oct 11, 2020 15:55:49 GMT -8
Very nice result!
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Post by cemr5396 on Oct 12, 2020 13:04:08 GMT -8
That white one is one killer caboose!
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 12, 2020 13:14:25 GMT -8
That white one is one killer caboose! Thanks for your nice comment! Yeah it seems to have turned out quite well. Looks good in the display case with the other US cabooses. |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 12, 2020 13:15:25 GMT -8
Excellent build! I really enjoyed following your progress. -Martin Hi Martin. Thank you for commenting and also sharing some prototype info and photos at the outset. I appreciated having you on board and hope to see more caboose models from you in the future! |
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