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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 7, 2013 17:53:16 GMT -5
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Post by upguy1981 on Mar 7, 2013 17:56:36 GMT -5
Wow that looks great
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 7, 2013 19:19:12 GMT -5
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Post by icghogger on Mar 7, 2013 20:16:45 GMT -5
Excellent!!
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sgoti
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Post by sgoti on Mar 7, 2013 21:08:13 GMT -5
I feel like I need a tetanus shot just from looking at it- Great job!
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Post by gnsteve on Mar 7, 2013 22:49:25 GMT -5
Nicely done. You really captured a well worked gondola.
Steve
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 7, 2013 23:25:13 GMT -5
Excellent!! Thanks icghogger! I feel like I need a tetanus shot just from looking at it- Great job! lol Thanks sgoti! Nicely done. You really captured a well worked gondola. Steve Thanks for the kind words Steve!
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Post by Canadian Atlantic Railway on Mar 8, 2013 20:50:12 GMT -5
Terrific work on the gon
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dave
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Modeling the Mid Atlantic in the late 80s
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Post by dave on Mar 10, 2013 14:31:58 GMT -5
really good job you did, i see these things here in Knoxville by the dozen! Also I loved the details uch as the tires in between the tracks!
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 10, 2013 15:09:34 GMT -5
Terrific work on the gon Thanks railnet! really good job you did, i see these things here in Knoxville by the dozen! Also I loved the details uch as the tires in between the tracks! Thanks Dave! The dio was made from just leftovers and scrap so adding little details like that was about all I could do. Just curious, I'm in Nashville and there is only one small train shop here...and it's only open 3 days a week! Do you guys have anything decent in Knoxville?
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dave
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Modeling the Mid Atlantic in the late 80s
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Post by dave on Mar 10, 2013 19:56:18 GMT -5
You're best bet is HobbytownUSA in Farragut.It's very pro-Model Railroader (one of the managers I think is a Modeler himself) and being a National chain they will have more competitive prices.
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Post by CP_8530 on Mar 10, 2013 22:08:50 GMT -5
Beauty of a gon! Did you use the ol' soldering gun method to ding the sides?
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dale
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Post by dale on Mar 10, 2013 22:36:31 GMT -5
Wow! Does that car have a sway to it, if so how did you do it?
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Mar 11, 2013 0:38:24 GMT -5
You're best bet is HobbytownUSA in Farragut.It's very pro-Model Railroader (one of the managers I think is a Modeler himself) and being a National chain they will have more competitive prices. Thanks for the heads-up Dave. Probably too far to drive just to check it out but if I'm ever headin through there I will....unless you think it's worth a drive? Beauty of a gon! Did you use the ol' soldering gun method to ding the sides? Thanks mrdan! I actually did not use a soldering iron. I thinned the walls from the inside (also to represent dents) with a Dremel first. Then I would hold a lighter up very close for 1-2 seconds immediately followed by pushing the blunt end of a small screwdriver into it from the inside. Wow! Does that car have a sway to it, if so how did you do it? Are you talking about a "sagging" in the middle? If so, yes it does. I used a hair dryer on high blowing into it back and forth (very closely) to heat it up. Then once it felt hot I would hold it and bend the entire car while quickly switching to pulling the side walls outwards repeatedly. It took a while but looks great. Be careful not to get the dryer too close in the same spot for too long...it will melt the car.
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dale
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Post by dale on Mar 11, 2013 22:32:50 GMT -5
Great thanks for the info. I have a speedwhich resin low side gon that developed it's own sway when the a/c went out in my big truck, I had the kit with me to work on in my downtime, car came out good though.
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Apr 7, 2013 14:53:50 GMT -5
Great job on the gon. Ive always wondered how you guys manage to do the dented sides and all. Now i know. Sounds like a good idea to try on an old scrap shell first though.
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Apr 7, 2013 16:03:03 GMT -5
Great thanks for the info. I have a speedwhich resin low side gon that developed it's own sway when the a/c went out in my big truck, I had the kit with me to work on in my downtime, car came out good though. Ya...no worries! Great job on the gon. Ive always wondered how you guys manage to do the dented sides and all. Now i know. Sounds like a good idea to try on an old scrap shell first though. Thanks mayor79! Yes...try on a scrap gon first as it is a very touchy technique and can ruin the model easily.
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Post by lajmdlr on Apr 9, 2013 9:58:35 GMT -5
Curious about the Consolidated Stencil on your car. Usually the top part is two boxes w/ white line dividing them. Left side is for air brakes & right side for lube data.
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Apr 9, 2013 10:09:07 GMT -5
Curious about the Consolidated Stencil on your car. Usually the top part is two boxes w/ white line dividing them. Left side is for air brakes & right side for lube data. I really don't know much about those. I just tried to match the proto as best I could. As you can see in the pic of the proto it's stencil is one box with a white horizontal line dividing it from a smaller box. I just picked the decal I had that looked the same.
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Tank
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Post by Tank on Apr 9, 2013 19:44:50 GMT -5
Great job! I like how it even has the oily greasy sheen most of them seem to have. Very well done
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