Hi-cube auto parts boxcar

[Burl Rice]

This is my first post on this site.  I am currently working on a model of this boxcar:

Its been a bear figuring out all the dimensions because the doors are not centered & the graffiti covers the stenciling.  It appears to be a 6'+10' combo, which agrees with the specs listed at http://shipcsx.com of a 16' opening.  Anyway, I think I have all the major dimensions figured out and I'm working on my patterns now.  More to come later.

[Stourbridge Lion]

Burl - Welcome to Trains.com!

[Burl Rice]

Some progress on the side panels:

This is a resin casting.  The pattern was made from HVAC foil tape.

[Burl Rice]

Some progress on the doors:

One of the reasons I chose this car was because I could re-use castings from some prior projects.  I have some Archer weld beads & rivet decals I'm going to use to finish up the detail on these.

[Burl Rice]

The finished door pattern:

Side detail, including Archer weld bead decals:

The pattern for the roof ribs, also with Archer decals:

[Burl Rice]

Some progress on the roof stampings:

[smcgill]

Wait untill you see when he is done! 

Hard to tell the model from the original!

Burl, as always nice work.

Sean

[Burl Rice]

[Burl Rice]

I decided to do the ribs separate from the main roof casting. They are thin enough I’m afraid I can’t get bubble free castings without curing them under pressure, and the whole roof won’t fit into the pressure pot:

And here’s the final door casting:

[Burl Rice]

[Burl Rice]

I decided to model a complete underframe on this one:

[Burl Rice]

I got stalled on this because I rethought my mold design. Rather than make the I-beams separate castings, I decided to use .80 x .125 styrene to model them “molded on”. The ends of the car (where the I-beam profile will be most visible) will be Evergreen I-beam stock.

Of course, with the nailable steel floor, this meant I couldn’t have a gap for the RTV to encircle the I-beam, so it took me a couple weeks to fill in underneath. Anyway, here is the final casting:

[IRB Souther Engineer]

Nice!

[Burl Rice]

Got stalled on this, but now I’m back on it. Had some ladders printed by shapeways.com:

http://burlrice.com/_LS_NERR_651802/ladders_lr.jpg
http://burlrice.com/_LS_NERR_651802/3_4ths.jpg

[Burl Rice]

The rest of my 3D printed parts came in today. Between the white nylon, tan resin & natural oak floors, I’m finding this model difficult to photograph. I printed all the brake rigging, cut bars, and anglecock assembly on this one. The glad hands are from Geoff Ringlé.

All the printed parts went on in about an hour. I feel like this is a great improvement in both time & quality. In the past, I have found I was spending 4-6 hours on the details.


http://burlrice.com/_LS_NERR_651802/b2_3d.jpg

http://burlrice.com/_LS_NERR_651802/b_3d.jpg

http://burlrice.com/_LS_NERR_651802/underframe3.jpg

http://burlrice.com/_LS_NERR_651802/underframe4.jpg

http://burlrice.com/_LS_NERR_651802/underframe5.jpg

[Burl Rice]

Some paint applied:

[JJ33]

Are you going to put some graffiti like your proto type? Some one should make graffiti decals to sell, I'm sure they would do well with sales.

 

Car look great, what kind of couplers did you use?

 

JJ 

[Burl Rice]

They are Kadee #920 couplers.

Yes, I was planning on doing the graffiti as decals.  I know they sell HO graffiti... pretty sure someone makes it in large scale too.

[WC585]

I really like how you have the welded steel look by using the HVAC tape as a base. Looking great !

[OldSF]

I like that look right there!

Burl Rice

[smcgill]

Burl

Are you done yet?