brass aem-7 project

[Budliner]

I started yet another brass project and had to share with you
here the locomotive dont look like much


K

[Budliner]

this one was in bad shape

[Budliner]

took a long time for the striper to work

[Budliner]

the more I worked on it the more I wondered if this was the right thing to do

[Budliner]

as the paint came off some ugly nasty things started to show
hey it wasn't me dont look at me! that paint removerI use wont harm the brass model ( may kill a plastic one from the 50's)
look Ma I fixed the train doh!

 

oh boy what next!!!

B

[Budliner]

more later

[Anonymous]

Your off to a good start.

What is going on is that the model was painted "brass" before it was assembled. Now that your stripping the paint you are also stripping off the "brass" colored paint as well. Just keep doing what your doing and things will be fine.

James

[Budliner]

it is solid brass but looks like the last person tryed to take off the paint with a pick ax
I did take the grabs off and got most of the scraches out
but it looks like a few parts are missing
i'm at work now but later I will post some of the better shots



Buliner

[Budliner]

hm maby there is hope for this bad boy



K

[Budliner]

here you will see the grabs are removed and this thing is a diamond in the rough


K

[AntonioFP45]

Good to see that you've made progress.

From the looks in the first few photos, the previous owner was trying to literally "scrape" off the paint. A shame he didn't do a little research before hacking at such a pretty model.

Budliner, it's great that she's in caring hands now. Looking pretty decent.

I can still see some of the "gouges" in the brass. However, they don't look deep, but it's hard to tell in the photo.

Just a friendly suggestion, before using putty, consider trying "progressive wet sanding". Start with 3M 320 grit wet sand paper and advance to finer grits until you finish off with 1000 grit. This method has worked for me on a few "Ouch" projects in the past.

Keep us updated.

[Budliner]

yes AntonioFP45 that sounds like just what I need
I did use 400 grit but its
off to the home depot store
now I see why they call it the rich man hobbie



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[AntonioFP45]

O.K, Budliner.

Hope it works well for you. For wet sandpaper, it's good to have use 3M and keep the following grits handy:

220 grit
320 grit
400 grit
600 grit
800 grit
1000 grit:.

For sheets I seldom use, I get one of each. For my "frequent use" papers, such as 400 and 600, I like to have 2 or 3 sheets handy.

10-4!

[Budliner]

rodger

[AntonioFP45]

Hello Budliner,

Just checking in with ya.[8D]

How's it going with the AEM-7?

[Budliner]

now back to the show
here is a look at it now

[AntonioFP45]

Hey!

Looks very smooth! How did you proceed from the last time you posted?

Are we going to see Amtrak colors on her soon?

[Anonymous]

Budman- Great job! Can't wait to see more.


Matt

[Budliner]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45

Hey!

Are we going to see Amtrak colors on her soon?

hello antonioP45
I still cant figure out why the aem has a big hole on each end

looks like a older model power drive thats been bashed
not sure what the unit looked like when new
http://community.webshots.com/photo/453002768/2204139220078437196ZpEmRL



K

[AntonioFP45]

Budliner,

I'm looking at your photo carefully. My eyes aren't the greatest in the world, but where's the big hole? I notice that the body looks like it sits right on top of the chassis which includes the pilot and coupler.

One good thing that you have in your favor. I went to http://www.railpictures.net and from the locomotive list I selected: ASEA AEM7. There is a HUGE load of sharp photos of the prototype that you can refer to if you need to scratch build any parts. Check them out out and see what you think. I noticed that the AEM 7 has some cool looking lights and body detailing. Looks like the Phase IV paint scheme would be simpler to apply on your model (though IMHO the phase 3 is more attractive with the red, white, and blue stripes)

Your unit is looking good.....don't stop.



Ch

[Budliner]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45

Budliner,

I'm looking at your photo carefully. My eyes aren't the greatest in the world, but where's the big hole? I notice that the body looks like it sits right on top of the chassis which includes the pilot and coupler.
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Your unit is looking good.....don't stop.



Ch

hello big A
I had spent the day fixing the links to webshots and now they are not showing
But I did put links to them too just in case
if you look at the last shot you can see the cast hanging out
its like that on both ends
I'm looking at the rail page thanks that just saved me time looking for that
it looks like that part is black on the proto type
checking it out now

K

[Budliner]

update
added grab irons

[Budliner]

I drilled some pilot holes



added an electrical pickup

[AntonioFP45]

Cool Budliner.

Good to see that you're making progress. On the handrails did you solder them in place fromt the inside, or use CA?

[Budliner]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45

Cool Budliner.

Good to see that you're making progress. On the handrails did you solder them in place fromt the inside, or use CA?

yes I did solder all of them from the back
I had to take one of them back off. as the solder came out to the front
I guess I may be going slow, its so hard to find parts for this type locomotive
and did I say thanks for your info, and links to the prototype, that helped so much

[AntonioFP45]

Yes, it's cool. Glad to know the link helped.

It's a smart idea to taking your time on this beauty. You stated before about the missing body panel. Have you decided if you're going to scratchbuild it out of styrene or brass?

A suggestion:
You may be able to find a high school or Vocational/Technical school with a machine shop course program that for a small fee can fabricate that panel for you out of a thin pliable steel or brass.

10-4.

[Budliner]

here is a shot of the two sections that need attention
missing that section with the coupler on the other side





I made a plate



I wish I knew how to lost wax that part

[Budliner]

[AntonioFP45]

Do you think that having a piece machined from stock brass would work?

[Budliner]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45

Do you think that having a piece machined from stock brass would work?

I say yes

its a toss up with this one I never seen a model in this configuration
and its hard to say I think with the correct size and carful placement
some drilled and taped sections there would work quite well
its a lot of work as all parts have to be recreated 4 times
once for each corner, I think I am in over my head