Bits, Pieces, & Clutter

[Ray Dunakin]

Yikes! That would be heartbreaking to destroy so much fine work. Though I must confess, I'm kind of glad to know I'm not the only one who has done something like that.   

[michael mott]

today I accidentally melted a loco body with a heat gun!

Michael

[marc_reusser]

Oh...that sounds awful.......but you just know I have to ask....."any photos?"


Nice to see you back here posting Michael.


Marc

[MrBrownstone]

Hey Marc,

There is nothing like a good meltdown photo..... 

Michael:
Sorry to here that michael, I hope it was not one of your favorites... bummer... Guess you will have to build one now... 

Mike

[Marken]

[mobilgas]

Marken,       Thanks for posting the gas station rotating sign article...just what i needed   could you e-mail me a copy im haveing trouble seeing the small print on the post?  or give me the year and month of the model railroader.      thanks Craig

[Marken]

I'm still looking for it. Can't find the mag so far. I know it was on the last page.

Did you try printing it out?

I'll keep looking. Got boxes full...

[mobilgas]

I'm still looking for it. Can't find the mag so far. I know it was on the last page.

Did you try printing it out?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Marken,.....   I printed the page of the roating sign out and i was able to read it then .....  Thanks    Craig
I'll keep looking. Got boxes full...

[marc_reusser]

Some more clutter.......spent some time at the bench tonight and threw together a small 2'-gauge light work/utility car frame. This is not patterened after a specific manufactured prototype, but rather a conglomoration of pieces from photos of "shop-built" or shop-modified cars/frames like this.  The front left 'Z' beam in the images is intentionally slightly bent...as if it had a run in with a stationary object.  The 'Z' beams are still missing 3 worn wood members running on top of them along their length (these will be added after painting).  The car is a 6' scale feet long with a 3' wheelbase. I used 1/48 scale 20" wheels from Grandt, into each of which were drilled three holes.  Bearing journals are also Grandt. The rivets are .025" from Tichy (took an entire pack to do this car), The 'C' channels are actually .125" 'H" channels cut to a 'C' shape, in order to get a more prototypical flange depth. Pins are from Precision Scale, and links are from Simpson.






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[finescalerr]

Turned out rather nicely. Quite snappy and credible. -- Russ

[marc_reusser]

Thanks Russ.  Maybe I can use it as part of the caboose challenge. 

Here are two more quick pics of the car with after a primer coat.







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[Scratchman]

Marc, more great detail, good idea using the 'H' channel.

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[Frederic Testard]

Very nice, Marc. I was wondering how the rivets would look when their color fits that of the remainder of the car. Your last shots show how nicely sized they are.

[Hauk]

Here are two more quick pics of the car with after a primer coat.

Seems like the little bugger passed the "primer test" with flying colors (if you can speak of colors when disussing a model primed with white...)!
Nothing like a nice coat of primer to pick out all blemishes on a model.

Look forward to see the next steps in the painting process.

Regards, Haavard H

[Ray Dunakin]

Looks great so far!