Weekend Update 9/25/11

[davidgray1974]

All it took was some superglue, paint and decals. What a lovely model BLMA. Makes me want a BLMA-quality Thrall 52' gon now though!

So you used super glue to make the dings on the outside of the gon?  I like that idea.  The only other way I've seen it done is with a soldering iron.  Your way seems ALOT safer.   Great job!!!

[Dave V]

Nicely done Dave!

Thanks!  I kinda wish that consist had also had an ex-Reading GP30 or something just to make it even hawter.  I'm really getting into early Conrail these days.  I really think the late 70s/early 80s were a special time.  You had the last of electric freight operations, you still had cabooses, you still had rolling stock from the traditional Class Is, and you still had standard-cab diesels.

[Bendtracker1]

Awesome job James!   
Love the weathering on the inside walls as well ! 

[unittrain]

Excellent stuff everybody, awesome Conrail video and that gondola is wow! just awesome . As far as modeling for me I've been testing all my locomotives I have quite a few I bought over the last 10 years and never tested them so far no problems, I'm finishing up wiring and hoping to do some scenery work this week.

[James Costello]

Thanks guys!

Lou - yes, the newish microscale SP gondola set.

Looks great, James!  The dings, scratches, paint-overs, and interior are all very impressive!   You might want to consider a bit more grime on the air hoses, and rust on the wheel faces.   Overall outstanding!   
Ed

Thanks Ed! The air hoses were the last thing I installed and I haven't touched the wheels yet. The camera highlighted a few other little areas to touch up too.

[rswinnerton]

Great stuff Dave! That's exactly what I'm going for.

Also, That SP gon gives me that tingly feeling. It's either envy of a job well done....or a stroke. Either way, good work!

[N_DaveS]

Thanks to my wife I was able to get a second consecutive weekend work session under my belt. Details here: http://p4500.blogspot.com/2011/09/layout-update-21-getting-its-spurs.html

[squirrelhunter]

James, that gondola looks great.

How did you apply the superglue to the sides? I have some gons that are going to be in Texas aggregate service eventually that need to look like your gon. 

[GaryHinshaw]

James, that gon is outstanding!  I'd love to see a more detailed blow-by-blow of your methods - maybe in a magazine?

Nothing for me, I'm spending the weekend driving up the west coast (Hwy 101) from SFO to BC with my dad.  I did manage to stop in at FRT and keep Chuck from working for an hour though.  Had a great visit!

-Gary

[rogergperkins]

  I like the model of the canning factory!  Large buildings such as that one are very nice in n-scale, also so tempting to build and then only to learn, in my experience, that one does not have enough available
 n-realestate for them on the layout. 
Still look great!

[cec209]

Dave V and rochsub.......great vids.

Charlie

[lock4244]

Great weathering job, Jan! SOO looks pretty beaten-up like the proto units are.

[sizemore]

Not a lot done this week. I am still trying to figure out how to make the Mars/Gyra light for the Super-Berk. Looks like I am going to start with some Lt. Mountain headlights and work from there.

I did get the cab finished and majority of the long hood details installed on the LRV GP-20 I am working on. The largest contributor for it taking forever was problems with masking tape lifting the sublimination ink off the decal itself. Next time I'll stop at the stripes, detail, then complete the heralds.



Also I was able to figure out how to take better pictures, upload and post all from my iPhone (vice pulling out the DSLR, importing, FTP'ing, cropping, and then posting), the above picture is an example.

The S.

[davidgray1974]

Not a lot done this week. I am still trying to figure out how to make the Mars/Gyra light for the Super-Berk. Looks like I am going to start with some Lt. Mountain headlights and work from there.

I did get the cab finished and majority of the long hood details installed on the LRV GP-20 I am working on. The largest contributor for it taking forever was problems with masking tape lifting the sublimination ink off the decal itself. Next time I'll stop at the stripes, detail, then complete the heralds.



Also I was able to figure out how to take better pictures, upload and post all from my iPhone (vice pulling out the DSLR, importing, FTP'ing, cropping, and then posting), the above picture is an example.

The S.

Wow the detail looks amazing!  Great job so far!!

[wm3798]

Next time there's a string of LRV hoppers to drag around, I can see who's going to be the lead unit!!

That looks Hawter that Hawt.

Fenton T. Pardoo
President and General Manager
Laurel Valley Railway