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Bill,
I used the tube. It was nice. It has great consistency and excellent coverage.
I am over the "model paints". Their limited availability is frustrating.
I will be using artists paints whenever I can from now on.

I got the couplers done.
Some castings, styrene, brass, a spring and 3D printed pieces.



They function just like the brothers intended also.
-Marty

Excellent work.

Jerry

Beautiful. Love the color and texture of the wood.

Adequate. -- Russ

Spiffy!

How long before we can see the plans?

Plans?
Well Lawton I am using drawings from several sources published over the last 40 years.
I drew my own plans based on "normal" Carter references and the 8 ton car(s).
I dont know of any actual Carter plans, just drawings of old boxcars.
If you want plans let me know what car you want to build and I can help.
I have lots of info on the little details as well.
Marty

Marty, I have only been building models for 65 years so I am still learning.

I don't know why I never thought of using Artist's Oils before.

I still fiddle with those little jars of Testors flats and the colors never look right to me.

Sad thing is I have also been doing landscape painting for 40 years and never thought once of using the oils for models.

Sure is nice to have talented young men like you around.

I was bowled over when I first met Chuck Doan to see how young he was.

I know you guys are not 16 but Dave Letterman's quip seems to fit, "When I was 16 I was doing good to mix Tang"

I had a friend who had that magic touch.

Made me realize we all use the same tools, materials and glues, but some of us produce works of art and some of us are stuck with finger painting.

Thanks for sharing.  The wood looks great.

Those wood parts are just beautiful!

Nice job Marty! I like it!

Franck

Hi Marty

I am also impressed with the painting. I would like to see more details please.

Ron Knepp

Thanks guys!
As always I am humbled by the praise.

The darker frame wood you see has just been stained with Ipswich pine and then treated to some kiwi brown shoe polish. The deck bottom was done in a thinned Ipswich then a wash of Vallejo old wood and some weathering powders on the whole thing to tie it together.

The siding shown earlier has a lot more steps since the two sides are treated vastly different and painting over 130 boards one by one would not be fun. The red is artist acrylic not oil.
I am about half way through preparing the siding for the sides and hope to show them on in a week or so.

-Marty

Here is the coupler finally installed and the two dozen or so fasteners!



The siding going on



Inside view



And an outside view.



Hopefully an overall view soon!
Mj

I thought you would have ben done by now....yrreJ

That looks so good, makes me want to try one!