Weekend Update 6/20/21

[wazzou]

Just curious more than anything @Scott Lupia , were the interior cab color of the Alco’s white as depicted on the open door?
Really nice etchings.

[Scott Lupia]

Open cab door in N scale?  Finely etched open radiator slats? Wow! Those are some amazing photoetched details Scott!  One thing that seems to be a bit off on that model is the stucco-like texture of the white paint. The blue seems perfectly smooth.

You are not wrong about the textured paint.  It shows up really well when you get in close on it.  That’s an older paint job on an shell I’m using just to test the parts.  The product of the wrong air pressure and some questionable paint!

Thanks for the compliments on the etched parts.  Much appreciated. 

Scott

[Scott Lupia]

Just curious more than anything @Scott Lupia , were the interior cab color of the Alco’s white as depicted on the open door?
Really nice etchings.

On the L&HR C420’s the inter paint was nearly identical to that cream/grey they used on the exterior.  I have seen this color in some of the DL Alco and MLW cabs as well.

Scott

[CRL]

As for the orange peel paint texture, learn from the custom car world, it%u2019s not the painting, it%u2019s the sanding & fairing that goes before that determines how the final finish looks. If the surface is flawed, the paint will just highlight the flaws. Get some clay used to take off overspray and experiment to see if that fine abrasive can smooth that out. Be sure you keep it wet. If that doesn%u2019t work, wet sand with ultra fine 12,000 or 15,000 grit sandpaper. If you can%u2019t find this, go to a beauty supply shop & get some of the finest foam nail polishing files. Used on the surface of a fingernail, these foam files can make the nail so smooth it shines like it has been polished. Don%u2019t see why it wouldn%u2019t work on model paint, but experiment on a sample item first.

[mandealco]

Those are really nice Alco detail parts Scott.
Cheers
Steve

[spookshow]

Finally got the WPW installed on my layout. As noted above, a few details remain on the to-do list.





Yes, I finished fixing their door for them 









It's been a huge cheat putting this building next to the yard (since in real life it's actually a couple-three blocks away from the yard). Long story short, it was a better fit for the available space than what's supposed to be there (a giant Birds Eye frozen food plant).

-Mark

[learmoia]

Do the people of Hope, MN know you are making a miniature version of thier town?

[spookshow]

Do the people of Hope, MN know you are making a miniature version of their town?

Quite a few do, yes. I think the prevailing opinion is that I'm some kind of nut 

-Mark

[LIRR]

Working on the back side of Holman Lumber

[bbunge]

While making a WWII military train using an Ender3 printer, I had made a few extra tanks.  When I noticed a file for a Landing Ship Mechanical (3), it looked to be a fun, quick project.  Lots more detail could be added, but this was a nice week long project. 







Bob

[chessie system fan]

I whipped up this recently.  It's CSX's power car Kentucky.

[Cajonpassfan]

Quite a few do, yes. I think the prevailing opinion is that I'm some kind of nut 

-Mark

Lol Mark. Not to sound cynical, but I often find prevailing opinions to leave a lot to be desired. Very nice work!
Otto K.

[BCR 570]

In between packing for a forthcoming move, I have been sanding the ends of Prairie Shadows gondolas all week, and am glad to finish as my hands are tired from holding them and my desk is covered in styrene dust.

These seven cars are getting the Briggs fixed ends:



and these four cars are getting the Briggs chip car conversions:




Hoping to receive the rest of my parts tomorrow so I can move these forward.

Tim

[mu26aeh]

The dangers of running a live load.  When a car derails, you don't just have a derailment.



This was at an ops session at Dave Trones West Penn and this section of the railroad is about 8-9' above the floor.  There is a table underneath this section that had a package of Oreos on it.  When the coal came spilling of the layout and landed on the package/floor, it sounded just like the train dumping the air and going into emergency.  Couldn't have timed/placed things better.

[LIRR]

The spilled load is prototypical