Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 17, 2014 18:28:05 GMT -5
Hi all! I recently started a new piece of rolling stock. The model lacked almost all brake detail. I had to scratch almost the entire brake system rigging. Also, I'll be modeling it as a factory new tank car. I recently saw a string of tankers so fresh you could almost smell the paint as they rolled by. Really neat to see every single part glossy black except for the wheels/axles and couplers...which were all a really interesting fresh rust color/pattern. Here goes...
The model I started with.
In case you don't know, don't ever throw away metal frets as they can be used for all kinds of things. Here I use pieces of fret to make the brackets that hold all the brake rigging to the underside of the car.
Scratching cut lever mounting brackets.
I took more thin brass and made strips to build the "cages" along the bottom that protect the piping. This also shows the completed rigging.
I still need to make cut levers but I have finished all other detail and am about to start glosscoating.
The model I started with.
In case you don't know, don't ever throw away metal frets as they can be used for all kinds of things. Here I use pieces of fret to make the brackets that hold all the brake rigging to the underside of the car.
Scratching cut lever mounting brackets.
I took more thin brass and made strips to build the "cages" along the bottom that protect the piping. This also shows the completed rigging.
I still need to make cut levers but I have finished all other detail and am about to start glosscoating.
