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Post by norm66 on Sept 3, 2016 16:02:45 GMT -5
As a contrast to RI #9006 I decided to bash a late RI TA 60x in 1/29 - skirts on the trucks removed, fixed front coupler and simplified paint scheme. As usual the start of the model looks really again - I used an Aristo-Craft FA-un it as a base. Stretching the unit, heavily modifying the nose and a new roof contour were main topics. The trucks need only slight modifications  And later...   More to follow Regards Norman |
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deez
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Midland Belt Railway
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Post by deez on Sept 4, 2016 0:16:46 GMT -5
That's lookin like a cool bash. Great job on the nose too.
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kcw
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Post by kcw on Sept 4, 2016 2:03:38 GMT -5
Way cool build of a not so typical diesel
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dtinut
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Modeling the DT&I of the 60's & 70's
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Post by dtinut on Sept 4, 2016 11:13:37 GMT -5
Looking really good so far. As a contrast to RI #9006 I decided to bash a late RI TA 60x in 1/29 - skirts on the trucks removed, fixed front coupler and simplified paint scheme. As usual the start of the model looks really again - I used an Aristo-Craft FA-un it as a base. Stretching the unit, heavily modifying the nose and a new roof contour were main topics. The trucks need only slight modifications And later... More to follow Regards Norman |
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Sept 8, 2016 12:20:44 GMT -5
Very nice. How did you go about reshaping the nose? I'm itchng to do a project like this (different prototype) but I need to almost completely scratchbuild the nose and I'm not looking forward to it.
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Post by fourteen14 on Sept 22, 2016 12:44:13 GMT -5
Nice i always liked the ta's I want one in Ho scale.
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Post by norm66 on Oct 3, 2016 12:54:33 GMT -5
mike: Thanks for the compliment... The nose was designed using two horizontal styrene plates with the appropiate shape (taken from a diagram's section), a vertical fin for the ridge of the nose and applying a thin styrene plates as a cover. Some resin putty and a few final thin glass fiber layers made the slightly pointed shape of an early EMD passenger diesel. It works for G-scale and 0-scale, not sure whether H0 would be too small to use such a technique. Current status:  And with a pair of revenue cars  Regards Norman
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Post by fourteen14 on Oct 14, 2016 2:36:22 GMT -5
Very nice, Keep it coming.
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