Modeling Passenger Trains, Yay or Nay?

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In the 1960s, a guy had frequent photos in RMC's Boomer Trail where he made various items not available commercially by laminating tissue paper soaked in white glue over a wooden mandrel shaped to match the prototype. I think some of the ones he did were IC bi-level electrics, various early UP streamliners, maybe Milwaukee sky domes and such. That approach might work here, though you'd still have problems with paint and representing the windows.

Or, humm. You might be able to take a broadside photo, size it to scale, and print it out and then laminate it to a solid wood body, at least for the coach version. Quick and dirty, but you'd have something, anyhow.

I saw something like that at a the "Mass Transit & Trolley Modeler's Convention", where a guy had assembled several commuter cars by lamintating posterboard. I got his card, and he was going to send me some plans for MP54s and similar commuter cars, but I never got around to contacting him (it was just around Mid terms last year, so I was preoccupied!).

Made entirely from paper! He had entered a LIRR MP54 in their contest, I think it did well. The pictures aren't fantastic, but there are New Haven "Washboard" EMUs, PRR MP54s, an LIRR MP54 (ping-pong type), a DL&W MU, and a few other New Haven and New York Central types that i'm not familiar with (this show is more Rapid Transit/Subways than full railroads). Apparently, he had a machine that cut the paper based on a computer drawing, and then he stuck it all together and painted it.

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Hopefully, I'll be able to go this year, since class is cancelled on that day. At least every year, they somehow take a picture of me driving someone crazy, asking to many questions. Can't let that stop now!