Weekend Update 3/3/19

[up1950s]

https://herald-review.com/gallery/history/from-the-herald-review-archives-wabash-cars-cabooses/collection_48e52e6c-6e81-566a-bc74-d576bef6d2d8.html#1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey,_Indiana_and_Illinois_Railroad

[Chris333]

Check out Singers micro boxcab:
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/history/a-look-back-south-bend-s-singer-manufacturing-ran-locomotives/article_74569163-39ea-53aa-9943-b61f4df2ca0d.html

http://www.ericwilliamsblog.com/left-behind-in-elizabeth-the-singer-manufacturing-company-part-1/

[MVW]

Learning how to weather cars and use a digital SLR camera, an ongoing process over here: https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=34780.150

Few more pics going up this weekend, hopefully.

Jim

[craigolio1]

Check out Singers micro boxcab:
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/history/a-look-back-south-bend-s-singer-manufacturing-ran-locomotives/article_74569163-39ea-53aa-9943-b61f4df2ca0d.html

http://www.ericwilliamsblog.com/left-behind-in-elizabeth-the-singer-manufacturing-company-part-1/

That was worth every minute spent reading.

Craig

[Mark W]

More fun micro-printing on the Photon. 

Here's a little cafe racer motorcycle.


https://i.imgur.com/jPntyGM.jpg



https://i.imgur.com/ofVmbtG.jpg

Painting the animals was easy.  Just slop on a few shades of earth tones.
This will require distinct colors and crisp lines in much more difficult to reach spots than the Jeeps.  I'm a little scared to start...   

[MK]

THAT - IS - INSANE! 

Use that chrome paint mentioned in the other thread (the truck tanker).

[DKS]

Best N Scale motorcycle I've seen.

[C855B]

... Here's a little cafe racer motorcycle.
... Painting the animals was easy.  Just slop on a few shades of earth tones. ...

Oh, just tweak the artwork to make it look like a motocross bike and the earth tones will take care of themselves...

[craigolio1]

Oh, just tweak the artwork to make it look like a motocross bike and the earth tones will take care of themselves...

When you see the motor cycle on the thumb nail
It really drives hole just how small it is.

I tried two new things today. The first was drawing a mask on my computer for refer nice to cut out of tape, and the second was using frog tape. The Tamiya tape I had wasn’t wide enough to cut a single mask from and this line has to follow a decal. I scanned the decal set and drew a mask then cut it from Frog Tape for fine surfaces. I don’t think I’ll go back to Tamiya as I am really pleased with the edge and I have enough tape to mask about 500 projects now.



Craig.

[BCOL 747]

When you see the motor cycle on the thumb nail
It really drives hole just how small it is.

I tried two new things today. The first was drawing a mask on my computer for refer nice to cut out of tape, and the second was using frog tape. The Tamiya tape I had wasn’t wide enough to cut a single mask from and this line has to follow a decal. I scanned the decal set and drew a mask then cut it from Frog Tape for fine surfaces. I don’t think I’ll go back to Tamiya as I am really pleased with the edge and I have enough tape to mask about 500 projects now.





Craig.

Oohhhh....That looks great Craig.

Chris

[peteski]

When you see the motor cycle on the thumb nail
It really drives hole just how small it is.

I tried two new things today. The first was drawing a mask on my computer for refer nice to cut out of tape, and the second was using frog tape. The Tamiya tape I had wasn’t wide enough to cut a single mask from and this line has to follow a decal. I scanned the decal set and drew a mask then cut it from Frog Tape for fine surfaces. I don’t think I’ll go back to Tamiya as I am really pleased with the edge and I have enough tape to mask about 500 projects now.

Craig.

From what I recall about the (green) frog tape is that unless you use it with water-based paints, and only using its original edge, there is no benefit to it.
Frog tape's edges (only edges) are treated with some moisture absorbing chemical which absorbs water from the paint), swells up and makes a tight seal with the surface.

If used with "stinky" paints, that special seal does not activate.  Standard masking tape or the blue 3M painters tape (which is what I use when not using Tamiya), would work just as well.  I prefer Tamiya tape as it is softer than any regular masking tapes and it seems to have a smoother adhesive surface which results in a better sealing action.

[Maletrain]

Pete, Have you tried wetting the Frog Tape edges and then drying them before using non-water-based paint?

[peteski]

Pete, Have you tried wetting the Frog Tape edges and then drying them before using non-water-based paint?

No, and I really don't have need for that tape - perfectly happy with Tamiya and the brand-name blue painter's tape.  Besides I'm not sure that it will work that way.

I don't have much problem with paint bleed. If I really wanted to make sure there is no paint bleeding I can always just spray a thin coat of the color under the mask (or clear paint) after the mask is applied.  Less fussy than messing around with frog tape and water.

[BCR 570]

Craig:

M-420B looks good and your colours appear very good on my monitor.


This week's work comprised assembly of five additional PGE trailer flatcars from the Briggs Models kit:




A total of twelve new freight cars came home today painted BCR Dark Green so there is now a total of 24 cars here awaiting custom decals.

The replacement short hoods for the RS-3s are also now here and with the M-630 and M-630W having departed my workbench for painting, my attention will return to the RS-3s.


Tim

[craigolio1]

From what I recall about the (green) frog tape is that unless you use it with water-based paints, and only using its original edge, there is no benefit to it.
Frog tape's edges (only edges) are treated with some moisture absorbing chemical which absorbs water from the paint), swells up and makes a tight seal with the surface.

If used with "stinky" paints, that special seal does not activate.  Standard masking tape or the blue 3M painters tape (which is what I use when not using Tamiya), would work just as well.  I prefer Tamiya tape as it is softer than any regular masking tapes and it seems to have a smoother adhesive surface which results in a better sealing action.

This is not the green frog tape. It’s the same colour as the Tamiya. Golden rod? I used it with lacquer based paints. I cut the edge. It sticks better than the blue tape. It’s thin and stretchy like Tamiya and feels like it’s the same type of paper. Regardless of what’s supposed to happen with frog tape, I achieved the result I wanted. I’m sold.

Craig.