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Well I failed miserably on the last challenge so I am going to pick somethign a little less ambitous, and a little further along.
I started working on an undecorated American Crane that will be decorated for the Great Northern Railroad. I really have no paticular need for this crane but I thought it would be an interesting model and I think i picked it up for $9.99.
So far I have finished the main detailing and basic paitning, I need to finish the cab interior detailing, finish the detailing of the boom, and string it up. I can then decal and weather the unit.
Once this project is done I may tackle a flatcar but one thing at a time.
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Yes, get some experience before you tackle the flatcar. :oops:
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Looking good so far.
Mike
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Looks great! Nicely weathered!
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The weathered orange looks absolute realistic!
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Mike
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Thanks guys I am very happy with the overall look of the model. I was able to add the air hoses today and work on some of the final details. I need to finish the boom detail and weathering then I can add the glass and string the cables.
I did start on a flat car for the boom to rest on. It will not be finished by next weekend but it will help me in positioning the boom.
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I think I may be done...
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That looks great indeed and the background fits the crane perfect
Reinhard
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From an item you didn't particularity need to a very essential piece of railroad machinery. A very fine job.
definitely 2 thumbs up.
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looks good there Goat. What did you use for the background scenery?
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Thanks everyone for the great comments!!
The background is a Free-mo module I built depecting a piece of the Deschutes River Canyon in Eastern Oregon. I built it with using it as a photo backdrop in mind due to the cliff face and colors. It really lets the colors of the rolling stock shine and will look even better when I get the rest of the modules completed.
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For the long drawn out explination you can check my blog:
http://oregontrunk.blogspot.com/
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