Weekend Update 4/4/21

[nkalanaga]

Ed and Angus:  All three are very good paints for small objects, as are many of the "hot rod" paints.  One of the best Big Sky Blues I ever found was a Nascar color - already discontinued when I found it.  Only got one can, years ago.

Southernman:  And, I've done good work with Krylon, although, at least years ago, it wasn't always "plastic friendly".  My favorite freight car red was their "Ruddy Brown Primer", which I used on a lot of Nn3 cars.  Had to use wood roofwalks, though, because while it worked fine on scribed styrene siding, it warped 0.010-think roofwalks something awful.  It also dried to a dead flat finish, perfect for dry transfers, although not so good for decals.  A gloss coat changed the color slightly, making it a good match for NP's red-brown color, so it was useful for standard gauge as well.

Last can I bought, they had changed the formula, and it just didn't look the same, or smell the same.  That was at least ten years ago, and I haven't tried it since.

[OldEastRR]

Been getting to my Lima P70 kitbash projects which have been sitting around so long I changed modelled railroads. Not much use for a string of PRR heavyweights on the NH but at least they'll be out of my to-do pile. Two P70FBRs and my third or fourth attempt at a PB70:



Was wondering if any RR mag would be interested in a how-to on it. This is the first version I used the KATO PRR 6-wheel trucks and was pleasantly surprised they could be easily attached to the Lima car body by using the Atlas/RR passenger car truck pins of a screw and a threaded weight (you can see the weights in the picture). No binding, no clearance problems, no mods of the trucks needed.
No doubt somebody will produce one commercially now.

[Philip H]

Sunday morning research:

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[davefoxx]

Now the eternal question...



Whether to weather or not to weather?

Lee

Since you used a faded black paint, I say you have to weather it.

DFF

[thomasjmdavis]

Been getting to my Lima P70 kitbash projects which have been sitting around so long I changed modelled railroads. Not much use for a string of PRR heavyweights on the NH but at least they'll be out of my to-do pile. Two P70FBRs and my third or fourth attempt at a PB70:



Was wondering if any RR mag would be interested in a how-to on it. This is the first version I used the KATO PRR 6-wheel trucks and was pleasantly surprised they could be easily attached to the Lima car body by using the Atlas/RR passenger car truck pins of a screw and a threaded weight (you can see the weights in the picture). No binding, no clearance problems, no mods of the trucks needed.
No doubt somebody will produce one commercially now.

"my third or fourth attempt at a PB70my third or fourth attempt at a PB70" 
Thanks so much for saying that, I thought I was the only one.  In my case, on my list of "things to do" are the 3rd attempts at ATSF lounge and baggage lounge cars out of various Rivarossi parts. Sort of waiting on MTL to see what, exactly, there combine looks like when/if it materializes.  It was hinted that there would be a pleasant surprise for Santa Fe modelers, but maybe what was meant was the foobie Fast Mail that came out last year.

"No doubt somebody will produce one commercially now"
Due to this law of nature, I have a firm rule (well, so far anyway)- if I had to go to the trouble to build it, or paint and decal an undec, then I have one already.

In that regard, I really lucked out, as I was in the planning stages for construction of a 1953 Super Chief when Kato made their announcement 15-20 years ago.

[CRL]

Sunday morning research:

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...at the Knottsberry Farm Anti-Gravity House.

[dougnelson]

Been getting to my Lima P70 kitbash projects which have been sitting around so long I changed modelled railroads. Not much use for a string of PRR heavyweights on the NH but at least they'll be out of my to-do pile. Two P70FBRs and my third or fourth attempt at a PB70:



Was wondering if any RR mag would be interested in a how-to on it. This is the first version I used the KATO PRR 6-wheel trucks and was pleasantly surprised they could be easily attached to the Lima car body by using the Atlas/RR passenger car truck pins of a screw and a threaded weight (you can see the weights in the picture). No binding, no clearance problems, no mods of the trucks needed.
No doubt somebody will produce one commercially now.

A worthwhile project since there were MANY more PB70s than the PBM70s by Lima and Model Power.  Here is my chop job:

[chuck geiger]

The scenic saga of Anita, AZ continues...We closed on the house in Yuma and was there last weekend. I can have the 10x12 shed or a great 11x11 mother in law house (Casita) with bathroom and shower.

[Caleb Austin]

That looks great Chuck!

[chuck geiger]

Thanks Caleb, using your road technique, but only really using paint and chalks. I've been using shaved floral foam for the sagebrush, it's the same color. I have a sign (ANITA) and some more work to do to get it to really look like this:

[CRL]

The scenic saga of Anita, AZ continues...We closed on the house in Yuma and was there last weekend. I can have the 10x12 shed or a great 11x11 mother in law house (Casita) with bathroom and shower.

That’s a great looking scene Chuck. Only thing that looks slightly off is the height of the cross bucks looks a little tall compared to the pickup truck. Might just be the viewing angle.

[chuck geiger]

Bucks not in yet, still need decals, weathering. But thanks

[OldEastRR]

A worthwhile project since there were MANY more PB70s than the PBM70s by Lima and Model Power.  Here is my chop job:

Looks like you used a Lima coach and the combine to make one PB70, and a method to keep the sides attached to the floor. My method involved cutting the baggage door sides free then switching them to the opposite side. I had to plug only where one set of paired windows were on them. The baggage door steps get reversed position, but I'm going to replace them with pewter ones. Did you make those roof vents or are they Lemostream's?

But agree -- since the PB70's were so numerous and universal, you gotta wonder why nobody ever made any commercial models? If anybody, I'd figure BLI would be the ones to do it.

[Jesse6669]

I just couldn't come up with a way to shorten the road name to match the prototype - and believe me I tried! I even cut one of the decals into individual letters but the font is just too big. It's a little disappointing,

Nice models!
I could do custom decals on a one-off basis for something like this-- price would depend on the size, but if I can squeeze them onto a sheet with some of my regular stuff, it would be quite reasonable.  A custom made roadfor name this probably would be around $10-15.  If it isn't sealed and you're interested, let me know (PM or email me at CCE Models).  --Jesse

[ednadolski]

Sunday morning research:

"It's a coffee table book!"