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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 4, 2013 15:12:21 GMT -5
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Post by antlorch on Mar 4, 2013 15:43:36 GMT -5
I love this whole car. Simple on the weathering but very realistic.....
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Post by tankcarsrule on Mar 4, 2013 21:51:05 GMT -5
I love this whole car. Simple on the weathering but very realistic..... I couldn't have said it better! I really like the trucks, not everyone can nail them like you did. Regards, Bobby |
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Post by bnsf8802 on Mar 4, 2013 22:23:26 GMT -5
Looks great!
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 7, 2013 17:49:48 GMT -5
I love this whole car. Simple on the weathering but very realistic..... Thanks antlorch! I love this whole car. Simple on the weathering but very realistic..... I couldn't have said it better! I really like the trucks, not everyone can nail them like you did. Regards, Bobby Thanks Bobby! I added a few more pics below that I took in good sunlight today. I had washed the trucks with red to simulate the red rust I saw on the proto. This effect didn't show in the original pics as they were taken on a cloudy day. Thanks bnsf8802! Here are the new pics:    |
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Post by zakc on Mar 7, 2013 19:02:01 GMT -5
Wow great job
What manufacturer is the car kit from, I am looking for some
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 7, 2013 19:18:14 GMT -5
Wow great job What manufacturer is the car kit from, I am looking for some Thanks zakc! It is a Athearn Genesis RTR. It is a really great looking hopper out of the box. The one big issue with it is that you cannot just swap out the plastic couplers that come with it for metal Kadees. They still couple just fine to Kadees but with that split design look horrible...not to mention they're plastic and I just feel better with metal couplers. Someone told me Sergents makes one that will fit and those are metal and would look great....but you'd have to replace all the couplers in your fleet with them as they do not couple to other makes of couplers. |
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Post by zakc on Mar 7, 2013 19:24:23 GMT -5
Wow great job What manufacturer is the car kit from, I am looking for some Thanks zakc! It is a Athearn Genesis RTR. It is a really great looking hopper out of the box. The one big issue with it is that you cannot just swap out the plastic couplers that come with it for metal Kadees. They still couple just fine to Kadees but with that split design look horrible...not to mention they're plastic and I just feel better with metal couplers. Someone told me Sergents makes one that will fit and those are metal and would look great....but you'd have to replace all the couplers in your fleet with them as they do not couple to other makes of couplers. What is the issue with Kadees??? |
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 7, 2013 20:02:38 GMT -5
Thanks zakc! It is a Athearn Genesis RTR. It is a really great looking hopper out of the box. The one big issue with it is that you cannot just swap out the plastic couplers that come with it for metal Kadees. They still couple just fine to Kadees but with that split design look horrible...not to mention they're plastic and I just feel better with metal couplers. Someone told me Sergents makes one that will fit and those are metal and would look great....but you'd have to replace all the couplers in your fleet with them as they do not couple to other makes of couplers. What is the issue with Kadees??? The shaft on the coupler itself, that goes into the coupler pocket, is too wide on all their couplers to fit the pocket on the model. If you want to cut off the factory pockets, modify and attach other pockets, Kadee does make one that will look almost right. However, the Kadee pocket you'd be using is slightly larger so not to scale and you'd have to blend paint (to get an exact match) to paint it. |
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Post by zakc on Mar 7, 2013 20:49:41 GMT -5
I did not think of that, a very nice car though. And you did it up right.
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