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Post by slowfreight on Jan 27, 2013 0:16:10 GMT -5
Update: found 2 U23B's at Springfield today for cheap enough to enter the "Cheap Builds" section!
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Post by samoa switcher on Jun 28, 2013 21:04:20 GMT -5
The models look great Eric. Going to try your method for frames when I get back to my kits. Might try the truck conversions first.
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Post by m636 on Dec 5, 2013 20:58:23 GMT -5
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Post by spud7378 on Dec 5, 2013 21:29:10 GMT -5
Wow. They look great Eric. Nice job did you paint your zebra stripes? Or is that from the microscale kit? Great looking paint job hate to see it dirty but are you gonna weather them up?
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Post by tjmfishing on Dec 5, 2013 21:29:18 GMT -5
Eric, let me be the first to say that these are Brilliantly Done!! Top notch work pal. Glad to see you posting again, it was well worth the wait for this.
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Post by m636 on Dec 5, 2013 21:46:23 GMT -5
Wow. They look great Eric. Nice job did you paint your zebra stripes? Or is that from the microscale kit? Great looking paint job hate to see it dirty but are you gonna weather them up? The stipe are painted. I stopped using stripe decal while argo and about weathering, I never attemps to it to scare to mess it up.... Éric |
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Post by CP_8530 on Dec 5, 2013 22:46:42 GMT -5
That's a nice pair of "Alcos"!  |
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Post by Randy Earle on Dec 5, 2013 23:01:39 GMT -5
Eric, looks great. How did you do that fan?
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Post by dtinut on Dec 5, 2013 23:30:29 GMT -5
Hey, these look great - you did a really nice job on both these models.
You should be proud to display and run these, they are really nice.
Regards,
Brian
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Post by m636 on Dec 6, 2013 17:31:42 GMT -5
Eric, looks great. How did you do that fan? Thanks Randy . The fan is from atlas H16-44 model. I have in project to make it turning but I am still looking for a solution . |
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Post by Canadian Atlantic Railway on Dec 6, 2013 18:11:09 GMT -5
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Post by iomalley on Dec 6, 2013 19:56:00 GMT -5
Awesome Eric! The noses are 6" too short... |
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Post by dekon on Dec 7, 2013 18:26:16 GMT -5
Nice
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Post by m636 on Dec 12, 2013 22:21:30 GMT -5
Here a video I done with my early Christmas present 76 coal gondola form PWRS.
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Post by centralvermonted on Jan 8, 2016 11:41:19 GMT -5
Hello M420's look great , I am interested in what looks like your brass built frame, what size peace of brass did you start with?
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Post by centralvermonted on Jan 8, 2016 12:02:32 GMT -5
Hello, I am building 3 Kaslo M420 kits and as you have apparently figured out the Atlas U23B frame is not the perfect length , so I am very interested in what looks like brass scratch built frame you made . My main questions are what size piece of brass you started with and were you mite have purchased it. Well your loco's look great if you could help with any of this info that would be great. thanks Ed
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Post by Randy Earle on Jan 9, 2016 13:56:28 GMT -5
The U23b frame seems acceptable to me.
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Post by iomalley on Jan 9, 2016 20:48:20 GMT -5
I think what Ed is looking for, and what Eric did on his HR was to make a frame that didn't inhibit the view down through the deck. The HR had see thru deck as opposed to deck plate like the M420s. Rather than mill pretty much all the material from the U23 frame, Eric made a new frame from brass instead.
I'm pretty sure the U23 and M420 share the same truck spacing. The Kaslo body does not fit the U23 frame without some trimming of the coupler box though. Is that what you mean Ed?
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Post by Randy Earle on Jan 9, 2016 23:13:27 GMT -5
I think what Ed is looking for, and what Eric did on his HR was to make a frame that didn't inhibit the view down through the deck. The HR had see thru deck as opposed to deck plate like the M420s. Rather than mill pretty much all the material from the U23 frame, Eric made a new frame from brass instead. I'm pretty sure the U23 and M420 share the same truck spacing. The Kaslo body does not fit the U23 frame without some trimming of the coupler box though. Is that what you mean Ed?
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Post by Randy Earle on Jan 9, 2016 23:16:59 GMT -5
There are also some braces on the underside that need to be replicated.
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