12-29-2010, 03:27 AM
Well, I pursued my phone calls and picked up everything i would need to finish this model on time. Seeing as I have three days to go, i better get crackin!
I do have photos, but i'm just awake in the middle of the night for no reason, so i haven't uploaded them.
Basically, I installed the new rear pilot/steps, carved out the Air reservoirs and installed them on the brass steps, Installed the Dynamic brake vents, the Exhaust stack (took me literally 4 hours of driving to get to the hobby shop and go home due to traffic and getting lost trying to get around the traffic. bad day!), and installed the inertial air filter box.
The main problem that i've come to realize now is that the shell is actually bent slightly. My plan is to super glue styrene blocks to the shell, then drill/tap holes in my Athearn frame. I'll then hopefully be able to straighten the shell out by bolting it down to the frame. For good measure, i'll heat it up to make it pliable so that it facilitates straightening.
I hadn't noticed that it was bent until i put the Air Reservoirs in. While the shell doesn't teeter that much, it is noticeable, and i want to fix it.
After its straightened, i can paint the body. I'll also paint the fans, and complete the nose/cab, then paint those, at about the same time. That way, it can all be installed quickly. Grab irons and hand rails will go on next. The horns and Strobes.
The whole thing should come together very quickly. It won't be as finished as I'd like it to be, but it will be complete in terms of having most of it's details in place (i can worry about the electrical guts of it later).
I do have photos, but i'm just awake in the middle of the night for no reason, so i haven't uploaded them.
Basically, I installed the new rear pilot/steps, carved out the Air reservoirs and installed them on the brass steps, Installed the Dynamic brake vents, the Exhaust stack (took me literally 4 hours of driving to get to the hobby shop and go home due to traffic and getting lost trying to get around the traffic. bad day!), and installed the inertial air filter box.
The main problem that i've come to realize now is that the shell is actually bent slightly. My plan is to super glue styrene blocks to the shell, then drill/tap holes in my Athearn frame. I'll then hopefully be able to straighten the shell out by bolting it down to the frame. For good measure, i'll heat it up to make it pliable so that it facilitates straightening.
I hadn't noticed that it was bent until i put the Air Reservoirs in. While the shell doesn't teeter that much, it is noticeable, and i want to fix it.
After its straightened, i can paint the body. I'll also paint the fans, and complete the nose/cab, then paint those, at about the same time. That way, it can all be installed quickly. Grab irons and hand rails will go on next. The horns and Strobes.
The whole thing should come together very quickly. It won't be as finished as I'd like it to be, but it will be complete in terms of having most of it's details in place (i can worry about the electrical guts of it later).
Modeling New Jersey Under the Wire 1978-1979.
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