Gav Smart
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Standard gauge in the late 1960's, in 1:29th.
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Post by Gav Smart on Oct 13, 2014 10:54:57 GMT -5
Hi Ed,
Lovely work!
Do you mind if I ask about the clear styrene? How easy is it to I work with for making windows? How did you do it? Lastly who makes it please? I have some windows in some large scale locos that are a little too thick and toy like and I would love to make some new glazing for them.
Thanks a lot, Gavin
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Post by ednadolski on Oct 13, 2014 12:41:01 GMT -5
Hi Gavin, I used Evergreen styrene, but I believe there are other brands. It cuts pretty much like regular styrene. I used a sharp blade and made it slightly oversized, then used a flat file to narrow down until it fit. Working by hand, I just had to be careful to keep things square (and to avoid scratching it).
Ed
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Post by ednadolski on Dec 28, 2015 19:58:02 GMT -5
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iandrewmartin
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Last mile, first mile, where the real railroading happens
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Post by iandrewmartin on Nov 8, 2016 4:04:59 GMT -5
Here is what the shutters look like when put together. It is a two-piece etch, so there is a top and a bottom. I bend the all the shutters at an angle (the same angle or hopefully so), then I glue the two pieces together around the 'frame'. Note that one frame is half-etched from the front and the other is half-etched from the back. The cast-in grilles are cut out from the shell and cleaned up. This takes some time, since the plastic is pretty thick. The shutters go onto the shell from the inside, and then the grilles go on over the outside. Thanks for looking! Ed Ed; Did you ever release these commercially? I know that it has been a long time. I have two GP38-2's I'm working on at the moment. Wondering if the etch above would fit the GP38-2? Regards Andrew
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Post by big train james on Nov 8, 2016 8:45:37 GMT -5
Andrew, Des Plaines Hobbies in Chicago has a set that includes the grilles and steps. I always presumed it was from the etch for this project. They have a website you can order from.
That being said, I don't see how these would be applicable to a gp38-2 project as the grille styles are different and the shutters are not really visible on the later models.
That being said again, Des Plaines also has replacement grilles for the gp38-2 in their O Scale America parts line. They are the corrugated style as opposed to the chicken wire early screens. I think they also have fan hatches and possibly some other parts too.
Be forewarned that the Des Plaines website is absolute garbage for searching for parts. Go to the O scale tab, then parts. The OSA stuff starts on page 22, the gp7/9 etch is at the bottom of page 23, gp38-2 parts show up on page 24. There aren't any pictures. I try to catch them at the Chicago show in March, or at another of the midwest area shows that they sometimes attend.
I have some of these parts, but they are probably in storage. If I can get my hands on them, I'll take photos and post.
Jim
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Post by big train james on Nov 8, 2016 8:46:46 GMT -5
Lol, I see by your location that you probably won't casually be dropping by any of the shows for a look around.
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iandrewmartin
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Last mile, first mile, where the real railroading happens
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Post by iandrewmartin on Nov 8, 2016 16:56:05 GMT -5
Lol, I see by your location that you probably won't casually be dropping by any of the shows for a look around. James; THanks for the feedback. Had a lot of trouble getting service out of Des Plaines. Tried to contact them via email several times and never had any success. May just have to call them and be done with it. Thanks for the information.
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Post by big train james on Nov 8, 2016 17:20:40 GMT -5
Andrew, If all else fails, let me know and I can try and get the parts you need and send them over to you. I've done it before for guys in the UK. I'd be happy to do so again. At a minimum, I always plan on attending the March meet in Chicago and will definitely see Des Plaines at that show (or their store). If you don't want to wait that long (I wouldn't if I was actually rolling on a project), and can't get the parts directly, I can act on it sooner.
Jim
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