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Post by riogrande on Jun 28, 2021 11:03:51 GMT -8
Very cool! And cool is what we need with all the heat!
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Post by TBird1958 on Jun 28, 2021 11:08:42 GMT -8
Quite warm in PNW today, at least the humidity is low. Interesting here too.........  |
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Post by grabirons on Jun 28, 2021 13:14:07 GMT -8
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Post by upcsx on Jun 28, 2021 13:18:36 GMT -8
They look like Athearn Genesis underframes the first run had warped underframes they might be replacements. |
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Post by fr8kar on Jun 28, 2021 14:03:03 GMT -8
They look like Athearn Genesis underframes the first run had warped underframes they might be replacements. I have one of those warped underframe cars. Thanks for the heads-up. I can finally fix that thing properly now. |
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 3, 2021 12:56:47 GMT -8
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 3, 2021 14:36:19 GMT -8
That looks amazing! Hard to believe what you started with. It's going to look even better in paint.
This is not a knock on you at all, but Nick really needs to move on from that kludgy brake cylinder/clevis/lever part. I know the alternative is piecing together Tichy AB parts and fabricating the rest from styrene and wire, so I'm sympathetic to using a part that will only exist in shadow. But the same part is used on Moloco cars and it is time for an update.
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Post by drolsen on Jul 4, 2021 4:45:52 GMT -8
That looks awesome! I just got my copy of the July 1984 Mainline Modeler with the article and drawings. I'm glad all those back issues are easy to find on eBay. I see that the L&N cars had end of car cushioning and a low brake wheel, so that would be an interesting variation to model. I'll dig up my old kit and take a look at this project, but it really shouldn't be high on my priority list, with everything else that's already on the workbench. This is not a knock on you at all, but Nick really needs to move on from that kludgy brake cylinder/clevis/lever part. I know the alternative is piecing together Tichy AB parts and fabricating the rest from styrene and wire, so I'm sympathetic to using a part that will only exist in shadow. But the same part is used on Moloco cars and it is time for an update. Yeah, I love Nick's products, but I have yet to use that part for the same reason. I started modifying one when they first came out by carving off the solid molded bracket on the end of the dual brake levers, with the intent of making my own bracket with brass strip. It went ok, although it was a bit of work - I mostly wanted to see if I could do it. Then the adjusting rod snapped off the levers... so I set it aside. I've made the levers before by trimming styrene strip into the taper lever shape, which is a lot less work, so I'll probably do that and combine them with the rest of Moloco's brake components. I completely understand Nick's reasoning for designing robust and affordable brake parts, but for projects where I'm putting in a lot of detail work, I prefer to have the brake levers look a bit more detailed. Dave |
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 4, 2021 7:10:14 GMT -8
All painty and shiny now. Here I'm shooting lacquer/paint resid on it to gloss it up for decals. It's already dry and I can proceed anytime - just one more reason to love TCP.  |
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Post by cemr5396 on Jul 4, 2021 12:53:33 GMT -8
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 4, 2021 13:48:09 GMT -8
Wow, look at that! Still has it's high ladders, cool!
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 11, 2021 8:38:31 GMT -8
As of 7/11 the decal work is all done and the model has been glossed up once, I'll probably give another coat before I weather it. Here's the finished "B"end, for some reason I really fixated on the train air line and it's mounting tab, i fabricated the parts from Plano bronze scrap and wire, soldered them together and then drilled into to Kadee #158, the hoses are Moloco parts.  This shot is what got me started on the project, the photo is by Mark Demaline and is from the Rio Grande's modeling and historical society publication "The Prospector" from 2007. The photo of NKP 83026 dates to 12/77, the car has intact, as built, high ladders, roof walk, no re-weigh, a mere splotch of black paint in two different areas that serve as COTS info. It's austere color and lettering will serve as a nice contrast to some of my much more flashy Ford Fast cars. The challenge remaining for the model will be to chalk off the paint and get the road wore tired effect of the prototype..........  |
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Post by tom on Jul 11, 2021 11:47:42 GMT -8
Wow! Excellent work. Really brought this car into a newish century!
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 18, 2021 8:33:06 GMT -8
This week's progress shots. Here the entire car has been given a wash of white acrylic and an airbrushed coat of very thinned out orange to begin to dull the white and chalk off the paint.  Here the car sides have had a couple of colors of chalk applied using an Angle Comb brush and a cardstock straightedge to pull down the rivet lines, following up with some Cold Gray colored pencil on the rivet heads and around the door hardware  The roof, while once painted is showing a lot of metal, this drybrushed paint, chalks and colored pencils.  About 90% done here, it's been dullcoated once but still needs some door scrapes and some additional dark color around the tall ladder as well ass some road dust. Should be finished next week!  |
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Post by sp3205 on Jul 18, 2021 8:42:14 GMT -8
Another super-nice model. The NKP is such a classic paint scheme.
Elizabeth
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Post by Christian on Jul 18, 2021 9:02:46 GMT -8
Great roof! I can hardly wait for the final beauty photos.
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Post by slowfreight on Jul 18, 2021 9:50:30 GMT -8
How do you make your thinned acrylic wash?
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 18, 2021 10:11:54 GMT -8
How do you make your thinned acrylic wash? I'm using Liquitex Titanium White and water, applied with a broad flat brush that I blot on lint free paper. It dries very quickly so I usually just work one panel at a time. |
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Post by slowfreight on Jul 18, 2021 12:52:49 GMT -8
How do you make your thinned acrylic wash? I'm using Liquitex Titanium White and water, applied with a broad flat brush that I blot on lint free paper. It dries very quickly so I usually just work one panel at a time. Do you have problems with surface tension? I have been unable to get the results with thinned Model Master that I used to get with Polly S. Looking for some long-term replacements for the water-based washes. |
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 18, 2021 13:03:28 GMT -8
I'm using Liquitex Titanium White and water, applied with a broad flat brush that I blot on lint free paper. It dries very quickly so I usually just work one panel at a time. Do you have problems with surface tension? I have been unable to get the results with thinned Model Master that I used to get with Polly S. Looking for some long-term replacements for the water-based washes. Actually the craft store stuff works really well, better than the Liquitex (I used it because I had it on hand), it waters down really nice. I'll shot a pic for you later. |
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jul 21, 2021 11:04:02 GMT -8
Very well done and documented Mark!
Regards, Robert R Pitts Sr.
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 21, 2021 12:20:21 GMT -8
Very well done and documented Mark! Regards, Robert R Pitts Sr. Thanks Bobby, It should be done in a couple days, I'm hoping to take some finished shots early in the day soon if the weather allows - during the summer in Seattle clouds often come in off the Pacific and you don't get sun until the afternoon. The perils of model photography! |
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Jul 22, 2021 4:40:06 GMT -8
Well done. Thanks for sharing your work.
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Post by riogrande on Jul 22, 2021 4:44:11 GMT -8
Great looking boxcar!
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Jul 22, 2021 11:40:03 GMT -8
Top notch as usual from you Mark!
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Post by TBird1958 on Jul 24, 2021 7:18:43 GMT -8
 NKP 83026, first out behind trailing GP30 3028 on a warm July day in 1976, the train is D&RGW #179, the Ford Fast making it's speedy trip westbound to the WP connection at Roper Yard in Salt Lake City. With highest priority this train always gets an abundance of horsepower and typically does not have to stop for the addition of helper locomotives. NKP 83026 was constructed by Greenville Steel car in 11-63 and finished in these colors, this was one year before the merger of the NKP into the N&W. In the intervening time the car has seen very little in the way of attention from it's new owner with a paint out of ford plant assignment, an ACI plate and some black splotches of paint to note maintenance work. A fun model to build at some point I'll take on another with the widely spaced trucks and 33" wheels, meantime it makes a nice understated addition to my ford Fast consist.   |
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Post by slowfreight on Jul 24, 2021 7:34:45 GMT -8
The understated additions to the fleet are so satisfying! I had one of the old Robins Rails kits for this car, and it was such another era of modeling. We never would have dreamt one would look this nice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2021 7:50:49 GMT -8
Really beautiful work!
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Post by cannon on Jul 24, 2021 8:48:23 GMT -8
Mark, that really turned out nice. Well done.
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jul 24, 2021 8:48:50 GMT -8
It looks great Mark!
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