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Post by tankcarsrule on Oct 3, 2021 7:56:55 GMT -8
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Post by timvanmersbergen on Oct 3, 2021 10:00:15 GMT -8
After stealing the 5/5 W corner post ends for the CNW car, I used a set of 3D printed 5/5 square corner ends on the leftover Intermountain kit. Only three original owners for such cars which ironically are the prototypes for the ancient blue box 40', IC, SOO, and DSS&A. Having done several home road IC cars I wanted to do something different. A check of the ORER unfortunately revealed all DSS&A cars were gone by my era.  Fortunately, a friend found this car, in a photo dated 1973, that would be a good one to do.  I started by building the car, applying all the surviving original DSS&A lettering, sealing the decals, and weathering. That was followed by masking and painting the major patched out parts and applying the new Soo Line bits. Once that was done, I did the patches for even later data changes and re-pack, followed by a final weathering step. Lettering is two sets of K4 decals and some Microscale bits with Kohlberg ACI.  I also built an ACL O-26 class 6 panel welded boxcar. Base model was an Atlas/Branchline Blueprint 6' door. I sanded off the rivet lines and applied Archer weld seams to get the new panel spacing. Lettering came from two sets of K4 decals and some Microscale bits. As a mid-60s era repaint, I kept the weathering on the lighter side for my 1969 era layout.  Finally, a stormy Sunday morning calls for some layout railfanning. Here train CC-1 crosses 7th Street in the Dubuque, IA millwork district, September 1969.  Tim VanMersbergen |
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Post by TBird1958 on Oct 3, 2021 10:07:05 GMT -8
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Post by valenciajim on Oct 3, 2021 10:38:18 GMT -8
Here is a SP Black Widow locomotive pulling a string of reefers from the top deck of my layout. The first reefer is a Blue Box, the remainder are Accurail models that I painted and decaled. The bridge spans Devil's Gulch and is a kitbash of two Walthers bridges. The pine trees are architectural model trees that I purchased en masse on eBay about 12 years ago. I sprayed them with hairspray and spread Woodland Scenics fine light green foam over them to highlight the tips.  Here is a scene from the downtown section of my layout. The building on the left is a Bachmann CityScapes kit to which I added the window washing crew and the radio broadcast tower. The call letters KPMG are a joke as one of my friends who visits us regularly is a retired partner of the accounting firm with the same name. The building on the right is the CMR model of the Pike Building in Detroit. The CMR model was a lot of fun to construct, and as you can see from the photo makes a pretty nice representation of a high rise building. There is another four floor module of the Pike Building that I purchased, but never built because the building already is tall enough. Adding the additional four floors would dominate the layout. I have an American flag that I need to mount on the wall near the top of the structure like the prototype structure had for many years.  |
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Post by tom on Oct 3, 2021 10:41:48 GMT -8
Here is my new Tangent Penn Central N7 caboose behind a long train:  The Tangent caboose is an excellent model. No modifications at all were required so all I had to do was add some weathering and then clean the windows some.  |
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Post by rockfan on Oct 3, 2021 11:35:00 GMT -8
That caboose looks great.
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Post by tankcarsrule on Oct 3, 2021 13:46:31 GMT -8
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Post by simulatortrain on Oct 3, 2021 18:32:47 GMT -8
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Post by Donnell Wells on Oct 3, 2021 19:04:19 GMT -8
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Post by Gino Damen on Oct 4, 2021 7:00:16 GMT -8
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Post by Gino Damen on Oct 4, 2021 7:01:57 GMT -8
As always beautifully done. Would love to have(one of) them running in a through freight at one of our meetings...
Gino
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Post by Christian on Oct 4, 2021 7:17:53 GMT -8
Less modelling, but never the less a lot of fun. Very nice work setting up scenes. I went ahead and clicked on the flickr link and admired the rest of the setup. I'm particularly a sucker for war bonnet PA's and that is a striking pair approaching that busy little country station. |
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Post by tankcarsrule on Oct 4, 2021 9:11:49 GMT -8
As always beautifully done. Would love to have(one of) them running in a through freight at one of our meetings...
Gino
I really appreciate it Gino! Regards, Bobby |
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Post by loco8107 on Oct 4, 2021 11:32:29 GMT -8
Nice job so far! What method did you use to plug the holes for where the 2 horns were on the short hood and have it look so smooth? |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Oct 4, 2021 14:27:56 GMT -8
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Post by edgecrusher on Oct 5, 2021 9:38:16 GMT -8
I don't have much to share, especially this time of year but I did manage a little work bench time last night. I've been working on this unit on and off for a couple of years now, mostly getting stalled by lack of roof top pics. Earlier this year I was finally able to obtain a slide from a guy in UK of all places that gave me enough info to be able finish this up. Why the Monon had such an odd steam generator set up I couldn't tell you, but it looks interesting at least.
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Post by Donnell Wells on Oct 5, 2021 12:04:42 GMT -8
Nice job so far! What method did you use to plug the holes for where the 2 horns were on the short hood and have it look so smooth?
I drilled out the holes for mounting the horn for use with .100" Evergreen styrene rod. I used Mr. Cement Model Adhesive to affix the rod to the shell. Once everything was dry, I used my milling machine to remove all of the offending material, including the steam generator details as far down as I could, and scraped the remaining material with a sharp flat chisel blade. Unfortunately this method cost me a few cast-on rivets, but I just drilled the rivet locations out and replaced them with .015" phosphor bronze wire. Keep in mind that a mill is NOT required to get everything smooth. A pair of nippers and a set of sharp chisel blades (in various widths if possible) will yield similar results. As Mr. Banna pointed out in past videos, these shells are not flat and/or square and often have high spots that make it necessary to finish up by carefully scraping down to the final surface.
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Post by Gino Damen on Oct 6, 2021 5:17:17 GMT -8
Less modelling, but never the less a lot of fun. Very nice work setting up scenes. I went ahead and clicked on the flickr link and admired the rest of the setup. I'm particularly a sucker for war bonnet PA's and that is a striking pair approaching that busy little country station. Christian,
Indeed very nice looking. I will bring your complements over to the owner of the PA's and the modul.
Gino
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Post by stevef45 on Oct 6, 2021 5:51:05 GMT -8
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Post by slowfreight on Oct 6, 2021 7:27:43 GMT -8
I don't have much to share, especially this time of year but I did manage a little work bench time last night. I've been working on this unit on and off for a couple of years now, mostly getting stalled by lack of roof top pics. Earlier this year I was finally able to obtain a slide from a guy in UK of all places that gave me enough info to be able finish this up. Right there with you. I have a few (unstarted) projects for which I have been searching for roof shots for over a decade. Never found the magic "silver bullet" view for some things, but it's a hobby within a hobby to keep searching. |
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Post by drsvelte on Oct 6, 2021 10:54:59 GMT -8
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Post by edgecrusher on Oct 7, 2021 6:18:38 GMT -8
Yes, thank you. Its a fantastic resource for the modern era folks. Unfortunately its a couple decades too new for my needs. |
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Post by Funnelfan on Oct 8, 2021 22:46:09 GMT -8
Working on my first 3D printed car, a Lines West models MKT boxcar>TOFC conversion. There were several of these conversions running around in the 80's and 90's roaming the intermodal pools. I just need to add brake hoses and then weather the model.  |
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Post by sd40x on Oct 9, 2021 17:36:34 GMT -8
That’s a really nice looking TOFC conversion. I love collecting the old front range kits. I figured there was a multitude of different types around in the 80’s.
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Post by thunderhawk on Oct 10, 2021 10:39:32 GMT -8
Working on my first 3D printed car, a Lines West models MKT boxcar>TOFC conversion. There were several of these conversions running around in the 80's and 90's roaming the intermodal pools. I just need to add brake hoses and then weather the model. Looks great Ted. And you work fast. hah Just got some pics of a CNW conversion as it was being built and have thought the CP single flats that ran well into the 2000's may be good choices as well for some more of this type equipment. |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 10, 2021 11:06:37 GMT -8
... CP single flats that ran well into the 2000's may be good choices as well for some more of this type equipment. Agreed. AFAICT there has never been a real effort made to commercially produce accurate CP piggybacks and other intermodal equipment. The multimark dry vans and trailers usually found on these cars are equally important. See Richard Yaremko's book for well-researched prototype information and photos on this topic. |
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Post by myoungwisc on Oct 15, 2021 7:11:02 GMT -8
... CP single flats that ran well into the 2000's may be good choices as well for some more of this type equipment. Agreed. AFAICT there has never been a real effort made to commercially produce accurate CP piggybacks and other intermodal equipment. The multimark dry vans and trailers usually found on these cars are equally important. See Richard Yaremko's book for well-researched prototype information and photos on this topic. And for the CP Rail 46' COFC cars, there's a great article by Jonny Barnstorf in the September 2001 RMC. |
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Post by thunderhawk on Oct 15, 2021 12:57:53 GMT -8
Agreed. AFAICT there has never been a real effort made to commercially produce accurate CP piggybacks and other intermodal equipment. The multimark dry vans and trailers usually found on these cars are equally important. See Richard Yaremko's book for well-researched prototype information and photos on this topic. And for the CP Rail 46' COFC cars, there's a great article by Jonny Barnstorf in the September 2001 RMC. Off to ebay to see if I can find it. |
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Fortunately, a friend found this car, in a photo dated 1973, that would be a good one to do.
