Vbsltco's Scratchbuild Pictures

[Anonymous]

I'm posting these pictures for Bob.Over to the man himself for the photo introduction----


Here are some photos of my latest project in various stages of construction. It is Sacramento Northern 404, a wooden freight motor built in the company's shops. Information and photos gleaned from Garth G. Groff''s web site, Sacramento Northern on Line, provided most of basis for this effort. The car body needs head lights and grab irons to finish it off. The deck and frame need only couplers, railings, pilot , poling pockets, truss rods, resistors, truck side frames and stirrups to finish everything. By the way I'm building the motor as it appeared before WWII when it had a tower for the pantograph, which in my opinion adds interest to the model. Bob aka vbsltco

[tangerine-jack]

Hey! You stole my workbench!

Looks like a really great project you got going there. I can't wait to see the finished product. What are your plans for paint and finish, I noticed it's mostly if not all wood so I was wondering what you like to do with that material.



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[van buren s l]

Jack
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one with a clean work bench!
The model is mostly wood. The sides are scribed but the scribing didn't show up under the indoor light. The last photo was taken on Saturday when it was raining cats and dogs here in Maryland as well as down your way. The pantograph tower and the trolley pole platform are made of brass. They were soldered together with a very moderate amount of profanity. The railings and the truss rods will be metal too. I will fini***he project off with folk art paints which were recommended to me by Kevin Strong. At eighty eight cents a pop you can't go wrong. Thanks for your comments.
Bob
PS Do you ever have night mares that someone has snuck in your house and tided up your work bench?

[John Busby]

Hi Vbsltco
Freelance or real one?? not familiar with US sparky's
black finish??
A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind[swg]
regards John

[John Busby]

Hi Troy
Have you built one of those yet??[swg]
regards John

[Anonymous]

I'm very tempted.When the overhead starts going up next spring I'm going to need a works car.

[tangerine-jack]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vbsltco

Jack
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one with a clean work bench!


PS Do you ever have night mares that someone has snuck in your house and tided up your work bench?

No, I have nightmares that someone snuck into my house and after pumping 30 rounds of 7.62, 3 rounds of 3" magnum 12G 00Buck and 5 rounds of .308 silver tip hollow point into the offender, he still has enough life left in him to sue me for his crime.

Really, if I catch anybody cleaning my "space" I'll super glue thier hands to thier head in punishment for the transgression!


More importantly, do you prime the wood, or just apply the craft paint to the raw surface? I assume the &^$%# metal parts are painted in a standard manner, or do you use chemical blackener?


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[van buren s l]

John
The model is of a real freight motor.
Troy
I'll keep my eyes open for plans or pictures of a double decker freight motor.[:D]
Jack
I'll prime the wood before I paint it. The roof and the frame will be a dark gray and the car body traction orange - sort of a tangerine color! Haw haw. The metal will be sprayed with a metal primer and painted gray.
Bob

[vsmith]

Think I know which one it is, isn't it or one like it over at Orange Empire trolley museum in Perris, Ca?

[van buren s l]

Vic
The one in Perris is a metal Baldwin product. There some similarities but the one I'm modeling is a wooden motor that was built in the Sacramento Northern's shops. It was one of four sisters. I chose it because it was the only one given hoods, which are useful for hiding the places where the motor blocks are attached. The real motor was scrapped around 1950.
Bob