doctorwayne's New Years Resolution Challenge...

[sailormatlac]

Gorgeous!

Matt

[Tyson Rayles]

Most excellent !

[Puddlejumper]

I sure do enjoy reading and seeing pics of your project Wayne. Your work is most fantastic, thank you for sharing.

[nachoman]

Wow, Wayne! That's fast progress. Am I safe to assume the speed of your progress inversely proportional to the outside air temperature?

And thanks for keeping the detail part manufacturers in business. I've got a few freight car detailing projects lines up, and I'd hate for them to quit making detail parts before I get around to it!

[jwb]

Matt or Dr Wayne, those Bachmann-rebuild CN gons look really interesting -- but I can't seem to find any prototype photos online. Do you know of any?

[sailormatlac]

I'm starting to suspect Wayne's home is in fact a car shop and most "models" he shows us are in fact the real things. Remember me when Mr Burn, with Howard Hughes attitude, tried to convince Smither to board a model plane...

Matt or Dr Wayne, those Bachmann-rebuild CN gons look really interesting -- but I can't seem to find any prototype photos online. Do you know of any?

They follow a CN prototype which isn't very different from Red Caboose offering. You know, you can still save your sanity!



Check CNRphotos.com for more: http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.p...emId=16735

Matt

[doctorwayne]

Here's the Red Caboose version - I picked up four of them, as undecorated kits, for about twenty bucks - somebody must've ordered them, and became frightened when they realised they'd have to assemble them, as the normal price around here was $35.00-$40.00 each. At five bucks apiece, they weren't much more than the $2.98 cost of the C-D-S lettering.



I like the looks of Matt's cars even better, although these were probably easier to assemble.

EDIT: I just looked at a preview before posting this, and it reminded me that these cars need to be re-painted: pre-1940, CNR open cars (gondolas, flats, and hoppers) were painted black.

Wayne

[sailormatlac]

I like the looks of Matt's cars even better, although these were probably easier to assemble.

EDIT: I just looked at a preview before posting this, and it reminded me that these cars need to be re-painted: pre-1940, CNR open cars (gondolas, flats, and hoppers) were painted black.

Wayne

You knwo how to keep your painters at work!

Easier to assemble? 764 parts... it drove me nut...





Wayne, my guess is that Red Caboose kit would be even better if you added the channels in the middle of each panels if you repaint them. Most CN drop bottom gondolas had them. However, I don't know if it was due to a rebuild program.

BTW, I found out a nice color picture of a 36' QL&P boxcar, they have ends that looks like the Tichy parts you used and their under frame has truss-rod too. I'll have to rework the picture in Photoshop to see if there's a steel undeframe too. Anyway, I'll be able to recuperate most of your tricks... ;-)

It's incredible, I scrolled again your thread to find out you added a strip of styrene to make a wood car higher... Very nice.

Matt

[jwb]

I'm asking because I'm almost sure I have an old AHM gon stashed away someplace (same thing as Bachmann), and this might be a good project to use it on. I wouldn't go out and buy a new one for this, though.

[Charlie B]

speechless
Charlie

[sailormatlac]

I'm asking because I'm almost sure I have an old AHM gon stashed away someplace (same thing as Bachmann), and this might be a good project to use it on. I wouldn't go out and buy a new one for this, though.

The hardest part is the bottom doors mecanism. The Red Caboose model seems to be a little bit simpler. If I had to redo these cars, I would make it simpler too.

[doctorwayne]

Finally, a few of the cars are in service, or, for the most part, back in service.

First up are the three formerly incorrect CPR 1932 ARA boxcars, now posing as equally incorrect CPR 'Miniboxes':







...and the older Pennsy cars with brake gear added, along with re-weigh data and some slightly toned-down weathering:





...the recently acquired PRR X-29:



...another "improved" older one:



...and the Espee automobile boxcar:



The rest of the first batch are painted, lettered, and weathered, but need some more paint and lettering, then a little additional weathering before they're ready for the public.

Wayne

[modelsof1900]

Doc Wayne,

very well done modifications!
I think often if I should reduce a few such unterbody parts for faster finishing of model projects - here I get your answer. Yes, all these parts are essential for good modelling also when they not will be visible on a first view. However your shots from side show - these models make a very complete impression!
Congratulation!

[cn nutbar]

Hi Doc---your attention to detail is amazing.Those side shots really highlight all the work that you have added to the bottom of your cars---impressive

[Tyson Rayles]

Very nice Wayne!