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The one major "flaw", was on the crew car roof. The opening where the original cupola ( this was a caboose ) went, was filled using the original cupola roof, and I didn't get that piece in at the right height. I cut and added two pieces of 0.015" styrene sheet, one on each side, and then puttied the edges.
I use Squadron white putty, and dip the applicator in Testor's liquid plastic cement. It acts as a thinner for the putty, and gets it to flow into smaller cracks and spaces, to make a smoother "fill".
Now I have to wait for the putty to dry thoroughly before sanding and priming.
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The roofwalk and side door steps...VERY cool.
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Sumpter250 Wrote:doctorwayne Wrote: Very nice. Innerested in doin' some more cabooses? I need a dozen or so.
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I'd say "Why not!"........however, there's two schooners to rig, 30" X 12' of modules to finish building, and then scenic, a 2-4-2 to finish, and on, and on....
I did do this one:[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
It was sent to England, un-lettered, and became a Beaver Creek Lumber Company caboose.
It meant a lot to me, that Paul (Shamus), lettered it and used it on his layout. Is that modeled after a caboose at IRM?
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viperman Wrote:Is that modeled after a caboose at IRM?
Actually no, but that sure is pretty much the same caboose! 8-)
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While looking for the Hart convertible gondola, for a reply to Galen, I found this:
It's a "wire train", used for catenary maintenance, the car behind the loco was described as a "tool & riding" car. I called mine a crew car, T&R is probably the correct term. The last car in the train is a Hart gon, used primarily for ballast.
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Project coming along nice.
And the water you hear dripping in the background Pete, is Ralph drooling.
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Sorry about that!
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eightyeightfan1 Wrote:Project coming along nice.
And the water you hear dripping in the background Pete, is Ralph drooling.
Whoa! That's just a bit freaky!.......as a matter of fact, as I was posting, I did hear water dripping!
The hot water heater in the unoccupied unit above the garage.....emptied itself.... and the water was dripping through my garage ceiling, and falling on the trunk of my car.
When the repair guy showed up, I had a chance to see what had happened. The heater was, by then, empty. I took a long sword, and stabbed a few drainage holes in the ceiling so things up there could dry out.
( Now, of course, I have to wonder if maybe it was Ralph, up there, drooling!! )
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Umm.... EEEEWWWWWW!!! hock:
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Paint!.......and some lettering:
I guess my Spring bash challenge is most correctly....a "work train".
the boom car.
The original start...., the crane.
The water and oil, "refuelling source", the tender.
The tool and riding car.
and lastly, the caboose.
The crane, and boom car, still need some details and additional painting, there's still some lettering that needs to be finished, weathering, and the trucks and wheel sets need attention, before this project is done..
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Fantastic! You're ambitious Pete..a whole work train! Looks great!
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That is outstanding! Nice work! Very nice indeed!
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Fantastically creative!
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A+! What a marvelous collection for your layout. I'm really looking forward to seeing them weathered.
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and I like that South Shore inspired paint scheme, too.
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