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Re: Freelance 2013 - bdw9535 - 02-15-2013
Reinhard,
You still amaze me with the speed you get projects started and accomplished. Have you ever checked into getting 4' x 8' styrene sheets from a plastics retailer. I did this several years ago and it cost approx. $22.00 for a sheet of .060 styrene. Most likely would be higher with the cost of oil going up all the time, but still cheaper than buying all the Evergreen sheets you would need..
Bruce
Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-15-2013
bdw9535 Wrote:...Have you ever checked into getting 4' x 8' styrene sheets from a plastics retailer. I did this several years ago and it cost approx. $22.00 for a sheet of .060 styrene. Most likely would be higher with the cost of oil going up all the time, but still cheaper than buying all the Evergreen sheets you would need..Bruce I buy plain styrene 1m * 1m (about 3.3' * 3.3') sheets but I need corrugated siding for the roof like evergreen 4528. Lucky me I did find two packs of Plastruct 9105 in the cabinet that solved by problem. A long strip is currently glued together and lets the glue set.
Bruce
Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-15-2013
First test of the silo on the layout. The roof, the top roof and the complete left end is incomplete. That will be continued tomorrow.
The overall length of Morton Salt is about 1,70m / 5.5'. That is about 1:87 of the prototype length. No compression is used.
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Re: Freelance 2013 - teejay - 02-15-2013
Your layout continues to impress , Reinhard ...sure wish I had the time and space to build something like that . I'm really enjoying your progress .
As for styrene , maybe check out a plastics factory if there is one around . The have "ends " they cut off for scrap . I bought a whole bundle of .040 scrap pieces , about 30 of them 6"x12" for $3.00 some time ago from a plastics business .
T
Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-16-2013
That completes the superstructure.
It's amazing how unerring I can screw up all joints and do not recognize it until all glue has set and first photos are done...
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Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-17-2013
Basis paint job done.
The prominent blue lettering on the roof is still a mystery without a conclusion to me.
a.I can not paint it blue, put sticky letters on it, paint it white and remove the letters. White would need thousand layers to cover dark blue and no sticky letters would really cover the edges on corrugated material.
b. I can also not put thin sticky dark blue letters on the roof because they would not follow all the curves of the corrugated roof.
c. Last chance may be blue decal letters. Two more tiny problems, I have no source for that large blue letters and decals do not like the very dull coat. I do not want to paint it glossy, apply the decals and spray dull as a finish because dull over glossy is usually not really dull. A satin roof would be awful.
Last option is to have a plain weathered roof only.
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Re: Freelance 2013 - modelsof1900 - 02-17-2013
Reinhard, I would use decals. Decal drawing is not a great problem however before printing I will ask "my" decal printer due to degree of covering. And after decaling you can use matt varnish spray including a very fine grey powder for eliminating each gloss.
When you would like to take my help please write or send a pm.
In each case you should not waive from this striking roof lettering.
Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-17-2013
modelsof1900 Wrote:...When you would like to take my help please write or send a pm. ...Bernhard, thanks a lot for the kind offer.
I did find a shop with all uppercase blue letters in a useful font that may fit my simple needs. I am afraid the salt storage is faster replaced by the next generation building than a perfect decal would be available :o
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Re: Freelance 2013 - modelsof1900 - 02-17-2013
Ok, was only an idea .
Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-17-2013
That's it for today. The roof over the loading dock and the (simplified) billboard make a difference.
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Re: Freelance 2013 - jwb - 02-17-2013
Salt often came in the Atlas Trainman style 3560 covered hopper <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.atlastrainman.com/HOFreight/tmho3560hopper.htm">http://www.atlastrainman.com/HOFreight/ ... hopper.htm</a><!-- m --> -- one is due this year lettered for Morton Salt.
Have you thought about making your own decals with clear decal paper, printing the dark blue with large fonts from MS Word or Excel?
Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-17-2013
jwb Wrote:Salt often came in the Atlas Trainman style 3560 covered hopper <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.atlastrainman.com/HOFreight/tmho3560hopper.htm">http://www.atlastrainman.com/HOFreight/ ... hopper.htm</a><!-- m --> -- one is due this year lettered for Morton Salt.My LHS shows them as available in late June. I intend to use any not specific labeled 3 bay covered hoppers. Google and several photos of switching at Morton Salt in Chicago support that.
Have you thought about making your own decals with clear decal paper, printing the dark blue with large fonts from MS Word or Excel?
ps. Morton Salt in Chicago is switched by UP with my favorite (Athearn) GP15-1 (ex. CNW) and they run single units only. A nice fit for my layout!
Re: Freelance 2013 - jwb - 02-17-2013
The Genesee & Wyoming for many years was just a short line that served a salt mine in upstate New York. At least as of 20 years ago, it operated covered hoppers under GWIX reporting marks carrying salt:
Road salt in the northeastern US and New England was a common use for the salt in addition to table salt or other uses. The Morton Chicago facility is so large it makes me wonder if it was handling road salt. The GWIX car in my photo looks like a Pullman-Standard car of the type Accurail is bringing out this year -- it might be a candidate for the data-only version. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.accurail.com/accurail/6500.HTM">http://www.accurail.com/accurail/6500.HTM</a><!-- m --> Atlas is also bringing out one if its Trainman salt cars in a GWIX version.
Re: Freelance 2013 - Ralph - 02-17-2013
Like everyone else, I'm amazed by the speed with which you create such remarkable structures. I forget if I've asked you this before, but do you save the previous industries you've made for this area and, if so, do you think about periodically exchanging them to vary operations?
Ralph
Re: Freelance 2013 - faraway - 02-17-2013
Ralph Wrote:Like everyone else, I'm amazed by the speed with which you create such remarkable structures. I forget if I've asked you this before, but do you save the previous industries you've made for this area and, if so, do you think about periodically exchanging them to vary operations?
Ralph
Ralph and you all thanks a lot for the kind words.
I try to save as much as possible but that is not much due to my space limitations. The saved structures fall into three categories
1. has been expensive to build due to multiple kits used etc.
2. has a very general function and footprint and is therefor likely to be reused
3. I like it
In general is saving not important to me because building new scratch built structures is of great fun to me. That is also one reason why the brick building are replaced so fast. They are not scratch build (due to lack of skill) but kits with minor modifications only. They have little emotional value for me.