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Post by nsc39d8 on Oct 11, 2020 6:15:14 GMT -8
I thought I would start off this week. With Tom posting pics of the PC hoppers, I thought I would show what else came from the project. First are two Norfolk Southern Hoppers. Both are Bowser 100 ton hoppers painted Tru-Color Black with Islington Station decals. Cars are to represent rebuilt N&W H11's. Next is a shot of the two PC cars. Last is a another Bowser 100 ton car in Durham & Southern. Tru-color black with K4 decals. Enjoy and looking forward to seeing more great work this week.
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Post by fr8kar on Oct 11, 2020 8:40:13 GMT -8
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Post by TBird1958 on Oct 11, 2020 9:50:23 GMT -8
Some simple weathering projects that I'm working on in addition to laying track. This is all done with washes of oil colors from Abteilung 502, thinned out with their matte effect thinner. Added a few parts to this Walthers all Door car, again finished with oils.
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Oct 11, 2020 10:23:17 GMT -8
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Post by slowfreight on Oct 11, 2020 12:05:41 GMT -8
Been making steady progress on my Cannon NP combination door box. I selected this prototype rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2804008It's from November 1977, and my low-end cutoff is 1978, but I think it's still a good gamble that the roofwalk made it well into my era. I should probably add a wheel dot for 1978+, but it took time during that year to get every car marked. You can't have too many hangers-on, but some of these random holdouts add color to the fleet. When I got to this point, I wasn't sure I would be pleased with the results. I had too much trouble keeping the ribs straight and square. I had some gaps I filled in different places that bothered me, and I wasn't sure I did the door tracks right. But after decals, it really started to perk up. The roof is mostly weathered, and next step is the sides. This one is both challenging to build and challenging to weather. Lots of upgrades to get it this far. Kadee roof walk on Plano roof walk brackets. Kadee ladders and brake wheel, Plano brake wheel platform. Wish I knew what kit those stirrups came from, as I found them in the scrapbox and need 4 more to build the next kit. The decal set includes two complete sheets, but done carefully I could get a complete car out of one. The multi-piece decals for the heralds made everything easier, but have to be done with patience over multiple sessions. In the end I touched up flaws in the heralds with a brush after these photos were taken.
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Post by TBird1958 on Oct 11, 2020 12:40:23 GMT -8
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Looking great so far!
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Post by valenciajim on Oct 11, 2020 13:59:17 GMT -8
All of these are outstanding models!
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Post by sd50f on Oct 11, 2020 14:19:05 GMT -8
Hello everyone. Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadian brothers and sisters out there. Beautiful work, as usual, everyone. Thought I'd share what I'm working on at the moment. I bought a pair of Rail Power Products 8-40CWs a few years ago and have been focusing on the body work for the most part. Then I got the parts in to start work on the chassis. As purchased, the Rail Power Products chassis doesn't have much of anything in the way of details. Mine came with some plastic air tanks, which went straight into my scrap box. Some Details West parts and a few parts I made from stuff around the workshop and this is where I am at the moment. A lot of time was spent on trainiax.com focusing in on photos of CN and IC 8-40CW tanks so that I could get the parts placement as close as I could. This is all being done before I prime, paint, and weather them...and then I just have to put the whole package together. There's still more to be done. I have to put some five minute epoxy in places so that I don't have to worry about CA delaminating and parts falling off while the units are running. And I might add some more details...those traction motor cables are quite visible on the prototype, so I might use more of the solder I have available to mock up something. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, and keep inspiring me with the trains you show me every weekend! Timothy Dineen
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Post by simulatortrain on Oct 11, 2020 15:27:10 GMT -8
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Post by thunderhawk on Oct 11, 2020 16:01:32 GMT -8
Is Cal Scale pretty much the source for the RS style grabs? I am not having great luck printing them around a curve. Have had to make them a bit too oversize.
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Post by kpack on Oct 11, 2020 16:12:11 GMT -8
With the discussion around Bethgon's and Aeroflo's this week following ScaleTrains' announcement, I pulled out some of the cars I've done and took a look at them. Here are a few from different manufacturers. Since these will all be in a unit train (empty), I've decided to focus on the weathering more than the detailing. I have done some minor detailing to the areas that will be seen (braces), but after replacing all the grabs on a few, I decided that was too much work. LBF Aeroflo. I shaved off all the grabs irons on the sides and replaced with brass wire. It was a ton of work and really didn't do much to enhance the car. Paint hasn't stuck very well to them. Car sat too high so I had to modify the trucks, and shave some off the upper cord. Also relocated the internal braces to the right place. Intermountain Aeroflo, using the old LBF molds. I didn't bother replacing the grabs or relocating the braces. Weathering hides a lot of poor detailing. Same car, other side Athearn RTR. Redid all the internal bracing Walthers. Stripped, repainted, decaled. Didn't bother removing the grabs. Still need to add type F's on a bunch of these cars Athearn RTR in its natural habitat -Kevin
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Post by slowfreight on Oct 11, 2020 16:21:37 GMT -8
Every week, tons of great modeling--and even some good photography--comes out of the woodwork for SPF. Thanks, everyone, for sharing.
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Post by simulatortrain on Oct 11, 2020 16:40:53 GMT -8
Is Cal Scale pretty much the source for the RS style grabs? I am not having great luck printing them around a curve. Have had to make them a bit too oversize. I think so. I didn't have any so I just bent them from Tichy drop grabs.
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Post by tom on Oct 11, 2020 17:10:37 GMT -8
A pair of F-units cross over the girder bridge. More background scenery is slowly making its way here. These are Highliner shells on Stewart mechanisms.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Oct 12, 2020 5:03:45 GMT -8
Good work everyone, winter's coming, slowly I hope, and y'all have set a high bar for yourselves!
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Post by sp8192 on Oct 12, 2020 6:03:09 GMT -8
Those coal cars look amazing! Only 127 more to go for a full train! Ha...
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Post by sp3205 on Oct 12, 2020 7:12:59 GMT -8
A little while back I got the idea to fix up a Bowser U25B, with the idea of making a SP unit that bad air and baking sun had taken a toll on the paint, and nearing retirement, the railroad was just running it with minimal maintenance. The Bowser model has undergone a number of improvements over the years, one of the most notable the correct wheelbase on the trucks. I started by working on the underframe, the lack of detail there caused the model to appear to just float on the trucks. I made the fuel tank bigger, modified the pilots with scale draft gear, put on etched steps (including using a Cannon step on the left rear as different style, as seen in various photos), added radiators and etched screen, and moved the class lights and added other small details. I'd never noticed the little "goose neck" crossover step lights on these before. As I did on a U30C I built years ago, the fine screen on the radiator/dynamic brake intake is made from chiffon, selected by spending quite a bit of time examining different weaves in the bridal section of Britex Fabric! It represents a pretty beat up prototype, but these were in and out of storage in the mid-70s.
Elizabeth
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Post by myoungwisc on Oct 12, 2020 8:12:31 GMT -8
Another stunning rendition of a not-often-modeled prototype. Excellent model Liz!
-Martin
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Post by riogrande on Oct 12, 2020 9:05:57 GMT -8
That there is an SP diesel that has spent some time baking in the California sun!
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Post by packer on Oct 12, 2020 15:41:59 GMT -8
I got some stuff in; it’s just not much compared to what’s been posted already. Touched up the NP hopper and did some things to this BN flat: I made my first attempt at making some cut levers and added Moloco air hoses to my wheels of time bulkhead: I weathered this atlas cylindrical hopper based on a few photos but not following any particular one.
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Post by sd80mac on Oct 26, 2020 14:25:47 GMT -8
That SP U25B is killer!
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