North Coast Limited Project

[nkalanaga]

Changing the signature image shouldn't be hard.  Go to your profile link at the top of the page, choose "Summary".  On that page, choose "Modify Profile".  Near the bottom, there's a section for the signature, with an "upload photo" link, just like the comments.

Upload your new image, and it should change.

[Mark5]

I added unimates and diaphragms to the Fs.

I hope Kato is watching! 

[Sokramiketes]

About ready to throw primer on a couple NCL cars, and had to stop back in to make sure I didn't miss anything compared to Andrews fantastic cars.  Lowell's delivery of 500 series coaches this week inspired another spurt of effort:

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[nickelplate759]

@Sokramiketes Did you cut the skirts off of Brass Car Sides sides and make your own from styrene?

[Sokramiketes]

@Sokramiketes Did you cut the skirts off of Brass Car Sides sides and make your own from styrene?

I ended up using the ALM core kit skirts, removing the section between the trucks, but leaving the lower sill. 

Visually, it seemed like the Brass Car Sides were a little short.  A bunch of passes with an X-acto removed the skirts. 

And same process for the door.  I wish the RPO doors were etched separately, but I was able to cut it free without too much hassle. 

[hegstad1]

I Really like the Des Plaines Skirts and the trick with the door is great!

[Sokramiketes]

Finished up these two. Now I’m just short a dome sleeper.

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[sd45elect2000]

Finished up these two. Now I’m just short a dome sleeper.

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Gorgeous cars. I keep putting off hand rails and grab irons, my least favorite part of model building. DO you have an technique that might make it less of a chore for me?

[delamaize]

You're making it REALLY hard to be happy with my "Close enough" NCL.....

[nkalanaga]

You probably already know this, but Brass Car Sides makes, or used to make, a kit for the dome-sleeper as well, using the same CC dome.  I have one.

The biggest problem with the CC dome-coach is the too-tall windows.  Even the too-thick sides can be hidden if one wants to cut individual pieces of glazing.  Other than that it's a very nice model. and, as far as I know, the only mass-market model dome in N scale correct for the NP and GN.  We really do need a newer version.  Railsmith, maybe?

[sirenwerks]

Only one car away from Kato announcing its NCL!

[Sokramiketes]

Gorgeous cars. I keep putting off hand rails and grab irons, my least favorite part of model building. DO you have an technique that might make it less of a chore for me?

Its the part I like the least, and sometimes it pushes me to Z scale so I don't have to do them.  Guys like Bill Denton, Andrew here, keep pushing me to add them... 

My technique is pretty standard.  I bend a 90 into the end of wire (.008 NiChr here, as I can't find stainless anymore, RIP Small Parts) drop that into one hole, then line up a flat tweezer to the next hole and pull it off.  Bend the second 90, and snip.  Right into the CA glue and into the holes.  On to the next one. 

[Sokramiketes]

You probably already know this, but Brass Car Sides makes, or used to make, a kit for the dome-sleeper as well, using the same CC dome.  I have one.

The biggest problem with the CC dome-coach is the too-tall windows.  Even the too-thick sides can be hidden if one wants to cut individual pieces of glazing.  Other than that it's a very nice model. and, as far as I know, the only mass-market model dome in N scale correct for the NP and GN.  We really do need a newer version.  Railsmith, maybe?

I did one BCS dome sleeper way back when.  I have sides for the second.  The thing holding me back is that I like what Andrew did with the styrene slab sides, so I either do that on the next one and they don't match, build two new ones, or fix the old one.

Or just get lazy and do a second to match the first, without the extra detail on the sides.  Zen Master would not be happy with that approach, probably. 

[Sokramiketes]

Only one car away from Kato announcing its NCL!

I would still buy it and wouldn't even be angry!

[hegstad1]

So fantastic Mike!

What colors do you use?  You probably said somewhere before.