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Weekend Photo Fun - August 11th through August 13th, 2023

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Posted by HO-Velo on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 10:20 PM

PMR,  Your transfer job looks good.  I lightly brushed a small amount of white pan pastel to streak down from the big B, but factory lettering isn't as delicate as transfers.  Best to sneak-up on such effects, ez to go overboard.  

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Posted by PM Railfan on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 7:57 AM

I didnt wanna start a whole post just to post one picture of an idea we talked about last weekend (already?). I didnt have time to make this picture before the weekend ended. 

 

 

 

I can give the lettering age, but I cant make it look like it has faded and ran. Curious how youd do that to dry transfer lettering.

 

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Posted by PM Railfan on Sunday, August 13, 2023 3:36 AM

Bear) Ok, I watched that whole video just now. All I saw was Bob Ross painting a mountian! Laugh

Holy fruit flys Batman it cant be that easy, hands in the way or not! Wow what an improvement though aye! Night and day!

 

 

Thanks Bear! Yes

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Sunday, August 13, 2023 2:58 AM
To be fair, Douglas, decaling is not one of my strong suits. I have to do it when I’m in the mood, and also holding my tongue in the right place, otherwise “Disastersville!!” Crying
 
I would think that your reasoning for using dry decals is spot on. As for using chalks, it seems to depend on how much handling after application is done, whether a sealing coat is required.
Here’s a link to a weathering video, the methods I’d like to try, by Mark Pruitt…
 

 

A separate post to enlist the advice of those more experienced would be no bad thing. 

PM Railfan
Just couldnt let this 'impulse buy' get away. It begs to be finished. 

It certainly needs to be finished, I’m sure you’ll do it proud, and no you’re not the only one! Here’s something I recently retrieved from the Clubs rubbish bin! Great potential, I reckon!!
 Potential by Bear, on Flickr
 
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Posted by PM Railfan on Sunday, August 13, 2023 1:45 AM

Bear and VeLo) I chose dry rub lettering because....

1- im pretty sure the grooves in the wood siding are too deep for a water slide decal to set all the way down. 

2- having to prep up the surface to shiny for a water slide, would IMO, ruin the finish even before i got her finished. 

3- Ive no clue but can you chalk weather a model after youve applied all the decal sets and clears - only to seal it again? -Or- am I out of step? 

 

This is where my lil red caboose hits the ground every time! Laugh

 

Kinda stuck my foot in it before i lQQked where I was uh steppin! Just couldnt let this 'impulse buy' get away. It begs to be finished. 

I was dawdling over the idear of posting a thread soliciting some of the experienced weatherers amongst us for ideas. 

Decalling wet or dry isnt the hassle. Weathering, down right gives me the heebie jeebies! When it comes to art work, I try to get my Mona Lisa on, all I get is stick figures. I can only imagine what my weathering would turn out to be!

Have fun indeed! Laugh

 

 

Riding the Yellows!

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Posted by HO-Velo on Saturday, August 12, 2023 3:13 PM

Kevin, Thanks for opening the WPF with some WFF; weekend-fastener-fun.

Tom, Fun seeing your build progress, the vice does indeed look very handy.

Rick, Good to see ya' 'back in business' with the LV covered hopper.

Don, Handsome GP.  I previously owned an Athearn B/B GP50 & GP38, both good haulers as I recall.

RMNRWY, Diggin' the switching action shot, and the foreground Ford truck.

PMR, Like your quaint little reefer'.  Clover House has a nice selection of 'old time' dry transfers, not sure about custom work.  Echoing the Bear in using chalks to blend the weathering after lettering.  But wonder how a dry transfer job would turn out, nor how well chalks would adhere without the use of sealer clear coats?

Bear, I get it.  A fair amount of time passed before I had a good piece of 'water' to float my finished tug-boat upon.  

Thanks to all the contributors and viewers.  Have a good weekend and happy Truck Driver Day.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, August 12, 2023 6:28 AM
A nice scene, RMNRWY.
 
A good looking kit bash, Don.
 
PMR, I do like to see items being rescued. I see that various HO scale dry lettering and data sheets appear to be available, though further research is required to see if any are suitable for your purpose. As for the weathering I’d try white/ grey chalks, if the worst comes to the worst, it can always be rubbed off. Have Fun.
 
“And I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.”LaughLaughLaughThumbs UpThumbs Up 
 
“Bear, before you start another project you should finish my car ferry!!!!!!
The thing is Rick, that unless I decide to add lighting, which is unlikely, and some light weathering which is likely, the car ferry and the apron are finished, and the apron counterbalance structures are at a stage where they all now need to have a layout built around them, and therein lies the rub!
Nice work as per usual, and that Club layout looks good for a decent run.
 Makwa by Bear, on Flickr
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Posted by tstage on Friday, August 11, 2023 9:00 PM

Kevin & Bear,

Thank you for the very kind words and encouragement.  I'm enjoying the project.  It's been a little over 10 years since I put together a craftsman kit and this is the first rolling stock kit of that ilk.  All the others kits have been structures.

And I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.  I haven't even finished this kit yet and I just ordered two more QCM kits this evening off eBay: A PRR 50' auto boxcar and a PRR 51' covered hopper.  I'm sure those will be equally as challenging and rewarding to put together. Wink

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Posted by PM Railfan on Friday, August 11, 2023 5:09 PM

Hello Railfans)

Heres one for ya Im calling 'what do I do with this?'. As you can see, this car has alot of character and potential. I couldn't refuse rescueing it from the 'bay'. 

A ventilated refridgerater mostly of wooden construction. Previous owner having replaced couplers and trucks. Though nothing is broken on the car, as seen, it is missing a few things.

Most notably grab irons (easily replaced), and markings. And thus my quandry as to what to do with this car. Details such as grabs and other minutia are no problem, but how am I gonna letter this thang?

The car already has a great weathered look to it. This wasnt added, its actual age on the original paint (prolly as old as me!). I dont do weathering on my rolling stock so I an totally uninformed on such matters.

Being one of the few cars I own that has weathering (something I do like) I want to keep it this way. 

I have given thought to using dry lettering thus eliminating the coating processes of wet/slide decals (dead giveaway). I have the strange suspicion that would ruin the weathered look. 

Only 2 problems left to solve - where in the world would I get custom dry transfer lettering. And how in the world would I ever get the lettering to match the weathered look. As in painted lettering on a car that has faded and ran over decades. 

Any ideas would be muchly appreciated. For a weekend project its in the clean up, true up, check it out stage. In the future it will be another weekend-or-two project when I get it figured out.

 

A#1 North!

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Posted by tankertoad135 on Friday, August 11, 2023 4:17 PM

All righty, I love those wood projects.  Nice to see there are still a batch of us that enjoy such assembly!!  A great start to this weekend's review also!

Here is my contribution.  A while back when we needed to kitbash a model if we wanted it, I took an Athearn GP50 and made her into a GP60.  Although the model is a bit modern fer me, I got a bug and hadda do one.  T'was much fun!

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, August 11, 2023 3:43 PM

tstage
I actually got the vise from Ace Hardware.

Hmmm... the Ace around the corner from my house carries Bessie brand clamps. Too bad. I would love to find a local source for Irwin tools. I have always been happy with them.

JaBear
I originally bought them just for the 2-56 screws which are not readily available here but soon realised that the nuts were going to be very useful.

Thank you again for letting me know these exist. They are going to be useful for all kinds of things that had me pulling my hair before.

JaBear
“Curse you, Tom!!” That well car of yours is looking so good,

Isn't it though? I mean seriously, it is all WOW!

I was happy with my QCM builds, but nothing came out as good as Tom's project.

dti406
Tangent Sam Rae Shops 4600CF Covered Hopper kit,

Beautiful model Rick! The decal work looks great!

RMNRWY
Here is a pic of my Atlas UP H15-44 doing some switching operations near the Borden creamery.

That is a wonderful photograph. Thank you for sharing.

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Posted by RMNRWY on Friday, August 11, 2023 11:19 AM

Here is a pic of my Atlas UP H15-44 doing some switching operations near the Borden creamery.

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Posted by dti406 on Friday, August 11, 2023 9:42 AM

Good morning from sunny and warm Northeast Ohio!

Kevin, thanks for starting us out I had not used those before, I remember selling them at the hobby shop for the model airplane builders.

Tom, nice looking well hole flat, looks great can't wait to see the finished product.

Bear, before you start another project you should finish my car ferry!!!!!!

Here is the one car I got done this week, a Tangent Sam Rae Shops 4600CF Covered Hopper kit, I purchased two of the decorated cars, but as I had a couple of decal sets for the car I went with the undecorated kit also. As the LV was under PRR/PC control they purchased these at a better price than from an established car builder like PS or ACF.

Last Saturday went to the club with my Rapido FA-2's along with a bunch of my  PRR Hopper cars of various classes.

Have a great weekend!

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, August 11, 2023 6:50 AM
Gidday Kevin, thanks for kicking off WPF, and I’m pleased to see that those “Du-Bro” screw and nut sets are going to be useful. I originally bought them just for the 2-56 screws which are not readily available here but soon realised that the nuts were going to be very useful. Here’s a photo taken during one of my truss rod flat car scratch builds. (You will note that I’m not very big on underframe accuracy).
 
 Foreman Fred by Bear, on Flickr
 
Curse you, Tom!!”  LaughLaugh That well car of yours is looking so good, that I feel another scratch build project is now on the future to be done list, not that I’ve got not enough to do already!!Sigh
 
As an aside, Irwin tools are readily available here, and they’re not too bad, at that.    
 
Looking forward to more really Good Stuff, have a Great One, ffolkes,
 
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Posted by tstage on Friday, August 11, 2023 1:45 AM

I actually got the vise from Ace Hardware.  And that's what I used to help secure & bend the custom grabirons.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, August 11, 2023 1:06 AM

tstage
It took a few tries before I could get the bending process repeatable but I'm pretty happy with the results. 

You should be happy. That looks amazing!

Bow

tstage
As a side note, my small Irwin hobby vise has come in SO handy lately - particularly on this flatcar project. 

I think Irwin might be exclusive to Menards now. The Home Depot and Lowes down here do not carry that brand any more.

That is a shame. Their clamps were my favorite.

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Posted by tstage on Friday, August 11, 2023 12:52 AM

Nice haul, Kevin.  And thanks for starting another WPF.

Finished up more detailing on my NYC 130-ton well hole flatcar this week:

I added some details (e.g. brackets) to the ends that are unique to this NYC flatcar but not included with the kit - including some custom end grabirons out of phosophor-bronze wire.  It took a few tries before I could get the bending process repeatable but I'm pretty happy with the results. 

As a side note, my small Irwin hobby vise has come in SO handy lately - particularly on this flatcar project.  I have to honestly say that it's been the best $35 I've spent in a while. Yes

The above photos were taken after the first coat of primer.  I have since sanded the exterior, added a 2nd primer coat, and sanded it smooth again.  I also added ~2.5 oz of lead sheeting on the underside of the well.  The flatcar now weighs nearly 5.5 oz.

Next step is adding the metal Buckeye trucks to the underside of the ends.  I have a plan for installing them that's different from the recommendation in the assembly instructions.  I think it will work but we'll see how it goes.

The trucks will add another 2 ozs to the overall weight of the car.  (Forgot to take that into account before I added the lead sheeting. Sad)  I guess it will truly be a HD flatcar. Big Smile

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, August 11, 2023 12:09 AM

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new weekend!

This week my share is straight from the pages on this forum.

In the thread about Buckeye Trucks, JA Bear shared a product I did not know existed. These Du-Bro 2-56 blind flange t-nuts.

This is what makes these forum so great, sharing important information with one another. I ordered 10packs from Du-Bro for less than $35.00 after tax and shipping, and I had them in four days!

-Photographs by Kevin Parson

These are going to solve a lot of problems mounting couplers and trucks on flats, gondolas, and cabooses.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone's photographs this weekend. This thread can always be counted on to be the best of the week.

-Kevin

 

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Weekend Photo Fun - August 11th through August 13th, 2023
Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, August 11, 2023 12:00 AM

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