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Special Project Billboard by John (csxt30)
Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Monday, July 30, 2007 10:51 AM

Here it is.....The Top Secret Project.

John did a great job.

This billboard is made from brass. Soldered together and painted.

Thank you, John.

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Posted by csxt30 on Monday, July 30, 2007 10:56 AM

Thanks Chuck !!  For a well deserving friend as everyone is here !!  I only wish I could have figured out some illumination for it !!

Thanks, John

Almost forgot to mention that Chuck did the grafic work !! Nice job, Chuck !!

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Posted by Jumijo on Monday, July 30, 2007 10:59 AM
Nice job, John! Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by csxt30 on Monday, July 30, 2007 11:11 AM

 jaabat wrote:
Nice job, John! Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup]

Thanks Jim !! I really had fun with these !! Smile [:)]

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Posted by dwiemer on Monday, July 30, 2007 1:01 PM

John, great work.  If it is not too much trouble to do, you may want to start a side business making these.  As for illumination, you may want to try the HO scale lamps that have the green shades.  I think they come 3 to a package.  I plan on using these to detail some of the structures I have.

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Monday, July 30, 2007 2:10 PM

Thumbs Up [tup]Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

Nicely done, guys!

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Posted by kpolak on Monday, July 30, 2007 2:16 PM

Looks great John!

You'll have to put together a tutorial on the wonderous world of Brass, and how to connect it.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Monday, July 30, 2007 2:33 PM
Well done, John, what a nice display.

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Posted by fifedog on Monday, July 30, 2007 6:34 PM
Looks sharp, boys.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, July 30, 2007 6:46 PM
A JD factory sign found its way to my mailbox today!!!!!!!!!!  HUMMM

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Monday, July 30, 2007 7:52 PM

 ChiefEagles wrote:
A JD factory sign found its way to my mailbox today!!!!!!!!!!  HUMMM

Chief....Let's see a picture of it.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Monday, July 30, 2007 8:44 PM

And the third one is sitting in Roger's Corners.  Thanks, John!!!  I have a place for it to go after I complete my mountain.

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Posted by Brutus on Monday, July 30, 2007 9:00 PM
Mighty fine, John - looks great!

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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:42 AM

Looks good JOHN.  How about an OTTS sign?

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Posted by dbaker48 on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:14 AM

 

Super Duper Great Job !!! 

You guys REALLY did great !!  Still think you need to put an ad in CTT for billboards!

 

Well Done! 

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:17 AM

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Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:13 AM

Does Chief have to declare that as a gift on his campaign records ?

Does John now have to register as as a "Special Interest Group" ?

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:15 AM
Doug, I'm renting my billboard out to the Chief for his campaign at $200 per month.  It should be very effective in turning out the vote for his honor. Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by csxt30 on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:26 AM

Thanks everyone for the great comments !!  Here's some construction photos I took along the way.

I started with these upright pieces, K & S square brass tubing.  Cut & soldered.

 

Then try to get them soldered together.

Here's Buckeye's, a G scale one taking shape.

 

Here's Chuck's, taking on a little more shape .

 

Now here's a unique border I made for Chuck's. The whole thing is removeable with a latch behind. Like a picture frame .

Latch behind, to remove & change sign face .

Latch in the removeable position.

Here's the sign painter guy !! Must be going to make a change already !! Laugh [(-D]

Don't forget, Chuck did all the sign printing & graffics !!  Great job, Chuck !!

Thanks, John

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Posted by Jumijo on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:42 AM

John, you big showoff!!!   Laugh [(-D]

Awesome job, man! Great stuff, and thanks for sharing the photos!!!

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Posted by csxt30 on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:05 AM
 jaabat wrote:

John, you big showoff!!!   Laugh [(-D]

Awesome job, man! Great stuff, and thanks for sharing the photos!!!

Jim 

Thanks again Jim !! Though they are not flawless & I really got the idea from CTT !!  Old issues of CTT had these free billboard signs in their magazines & in the 90s my son & I actually made one with the pickle sign on it !

 

Here's the other sign I still have, Ritz crackeres !! You can see the CTT in the sign there !!

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 6:57 PM
John's Billboards........hmmmmm!!!
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Posted by cnw1995 on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:30 PM
Dang, that latch is a clever idea. Makes it easy to replace the billboard.

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Posted by Birds on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:01 PM

John - Nicely done!

It looks like you used a high wattage electric gun to solder them.  Is this correct?

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Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:14 PM
 Buckeye Riveter wrote:

And the third one is sitting in Roger's Corners.  Thanks, John!!!  I have a place for it to go after I complete my mountain.

Buckeye, Since John says yours is in "G" scale it would look mighty fine next to a Piko "White Knight Hamburgers".    Dinner [dinner]      Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 7:52 PM

OK, Guys..........Just out of curiosity.....

If John went into the Billboard business, how much do you think the billboards are worth ?? They are hand made from brass and painted any color you want. The sign graphics are your selection.

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Posted by Jumijo on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 7:56 PM

Chuck, I would think that at between $19.95 and $24.95, those brass billboards would sell well.

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Posted by csxt30 on Thursday, August 2, 2007 12:01 AM
 jaabat wrote:

Chuck, I would think that at between $19.95 and $24.95, those brass billboards would sell well.

Jim

Well, I think that's a good estimate in brass alone. K&S brass is running nearly 2 dollars a foot at hobby shops so there's at least 15 in brass, with the various sizes I used. Then shipping costs for brass as most hobby shops only carry a small selection. Then there's painting & the grafics & of course shipping it to a customer and then profit !!  I think a more realistic price would be 40 or 50 dollars depending on the amount of brass used for the size. I made one a little smaller so I coud use 1 piece for the upright & get the angled piece out of it too, thereby eliminating pieces that wouldn't be used. Now if I get into illumination that would greatly increase the cost by at least 20 or 30 dollars, maybe less. Oh, I also built a brass loading dock a while back!! Laugh [(-D]  

Also made quite a few loads for gondolas & a flatbed trailer.

Oh, I used my old, about 50 some years old, Weller 100 & 140 watt soldering iron. I beveled all the edges to get more solder in the joint & then grind & file the solder down smooth.

I'd also like to mention that I just want to show others a few things they can make if they like working with metal !!    

Thanks, John

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Thursday, August 2, 2007 4:43 AM

Nice Job John

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Posted by kpolak on Thursday, August 2, 2007 5:25 AM
 csxt30 wrote:

Oh, I used my old, about 50 some years old, Weller 100 & 140 watt soldering iron. I beveled all the edges to get more solder in the joint & then grind & file the solder down smooth.

John,  did you use any flux with the brass?  What type of solder?  Rosin core for electronics?  or did you use the plumbing stuff?

I have a new project of my own...We'll see how it turns out first, before I commit to any postings.

Thanks,

Kurt

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