Congratulation's on your first kit-bash !
Mistake's ??? Sure, but they make for a "One of a kind" car that 30 year's from now you will be proud to display on the mantle.
( who know's .... 30 year's from now a "collector" may pay big money for it. Stranger thing's have happened...)
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Yep, that looks like a kitbash. Congrats on getting it off the drawing table, Steven. We all make mistakes. And sometimes learning how to correct those mistakes is all part of the "fun" of the learning process.
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Heres some better pictures.
http://imgur.com/a/YYHZQDm
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
NWP SWPNow my biggest mistake was accidentally cutting the B ends off both cars so I have two brake wheels!
.
Yeah, I still do dumb things like that.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
NWP SWPNow my biggest mistake was accidentally cutting the B ends off both cars so I have two brake wheels
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thanks Ed, I want to thank you all for the nonstop pushing, I probably wouldn't've gotten the project started, let's hope that I can start moving towards tackling some of the other ideas I've had! After I finish this one of course!
Steven,
I'm very proud of you.
HOORAY!
Ed
Yes, the car currently (minus couplers) measures 76 scale feet, I couldve cut it shorter to 73 sf but I thought longer looked better.
Looks pretty long. Will you be able to operate it on your club layout?
I have some more work to do with it, strengthening the underframe, 6 axle trucks, cover (I know the prototype didn't have any but I'm putting one on it for now) and some details.
Now my biggest mistake was accidentally cutting the B ends off both cars so I have two brake wheels!
But I'm going to make another "better" one to make molds from to make resin versions to make a unit train of the things.
YAAAAAAAAAAAY! And there was much rejoicing! Are you done with it yet?
I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.
After much anticipation, procrastination, and concentration, I present the first ever groundbreaking, earthshaking featured presentation, my first KITBASH!
Should I attempt to get the spacing right on the braces?
At each end of the MDC cars the second stall at each end is wider than the rest.
We are bracing ourselves!
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Zona saw and miter box came in along with the scale ruler I ordered, still waiting on the styrene sheet.
If you have concerns about how to cut up the plastic bodies, the quick and cheap method is to photocopy or scan and print an image of the car side and then make the cuts on the paper copies. Literally cut and paste.
I do this all the time with buildings, it is waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy quicker than making resin copies (I also do resin casting).
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
Well, may I be the 4th to agree!
Those of us that have built kits, kit bashed or scratchbuilt models started out pretty simple and basic, with typically each successive attempt better than the previous.
I urge you to start slow, keep your expectations reasonable, and just DO IT.
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
tstage SeeYou190 Well, this sounds like you are heading for another stalled project... Seriously, get this one done. Get experience. Learn the tools. Maybe in ten more projects you will make something good enough to duplicate in resin. Totally agree, Kevin.
SeeYou190 Well, this sounds like you are heading for another stalled project... Seriously, get this one done. Get experience. Learn the tools. Maybe in ten more projects you will make something good enough to duplicate in resin.
Seriously, get this one done. Get experience. Learn the tools. Maybe in ten more projects you will make something good enough to duplicate in resin.
Totally agree, Kevin.
Thirded. The guy at the club is encouraging you to add a higher degree of complexity to the project causing it to grow hair. Based on all the past "too ambitious" idea's, if you let this one get too complex, it may end up in the dust bin of history of projects with high hopes but never completed.
Forget adding extra things to the project. Just do the basic kit bash and follow it through to completion.
SeeYou190Well, this sounds like you are heading for another stalled project... Seriously, get this one done. Get experience. Learn the tools. Maybe in ten more projects you will make something good enough to duplicate in resin.
NWP SWPhe wants me to wait and get with him to make resin castings of the part cars so I can mess up a few times and then once I make a single car I can use that as a master
Well, this sounds like you are heading for another stalled project, and this fellow is giving you bad advice.
Excitement is never as high for a new project as when you first get started. You need to make progress as fast as possible in the beginning. This sounds especially true for you and the way you are distracted by the next interesting thing that comes along.
It is foolish to think your first kitbashwill be good enough to make masters from. So again, that sounds like bad advice for you.
I will say this one more time like everyone in here has told you. JUST DO IT!
I cannot believe someone is encouraging you to stall a project.
And perhaps I can make resin copies of the car to have a unit train set.
"Messing up" is part of the fun and education of kitbashing, as you hone your skills and correct your "mistakes". Just do it as you originally planned and have Rod give you pointers as you go along. While learning about resin casting might be useful, it's a different medium than styrene.
I talked to Rod at the club, he wants me to wait and get with him to make resin castings of the part cars so I can mess up a few times and then once I make a single car I can use that as a master to make more single piece cars.
NWP SWP The cars came in today, along with the squadron putty. I've ordered Athearn Buckeyes and perhaps I can figure out how to replace the friction bearings with roller bearings.
The cars came in today, along with the squadron putty.
I've ordered Athearn Buckeyes and perhaps I can figure out how to replace the friction bearings with roller bearings.
https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/tabid/91/c/trucks/p/3080/Default.aspx
NWP SWP I'll have to of course file down the rivets off the underframe.
Why?
And I bid on a pair of Athearn BB covered gondolas, I'm going to borrow the covers off them for now and I'm going to steal the underframe to bolster the thrall underframes, I'll have to of course file down the rivets off the underframe.
NWP SWP So it's basically a difference in the bottom of the container.
So it's basically a difference in the bottom of the container.
The tile was only 4 bucks and was the smoothest, not too big piece I could find.
Surface gauge:
Surface plate:
Going slightly fancy on the surface plate, I bought an aluminum one from The Train Shop in San Jose about a zillion years ago. It's 1/2 inch thick, 10 1/2" x 12 1/2", and fully machined. What's especially handy is that I cut two grooves in the plate at HO gage. That makes it SO easy to measure up from rail height.
I just bought a 12x12 black granite polished tile, #1 xacto blades, 400 grit wetordry, and rustoleum Satin Hunt Club Green, that's the color Imma gonna paint it.