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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #30 on: July 22, 2012, 05:12:07 AM »
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Nice work on the VQDWs (if that's what they are?).

Gold star to Leggy, very easy kit to put together, once you get through all the flipping parts.
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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #31 on: July 22, 2012, 05:43:29 AM »
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Haven't got any myself (don't model Mexico) but I knew they looked familiar! Spirit Design sure does some nice local outline kits.

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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #32 on: July 22, 2012, 08:03:18 AM »
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Also, this week I finished the mold for a Chessie System rock pilot master I made.  This is the first time I've really done a two-part mold, and I'd say it turned out well.  I'll be needing plenty of these, so I've been popping out as many as I can.  They were on practically ever Chessie locomotive after all!



Nice! Much needed detail part that was always overlooked, back when we actually had detail part companies in N scale! Any thoughts of offering these for sale? I know I would buy a few.

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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #33 on: July 22, 2012, 10:56:41 AM »
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I finally have a few things to share this week.  Up first, an Atlas GP40-2 with weathering and a cab signal box from Hay Brothers:



Then, my other project for the weekend, a Trainman Penn Central FGE box.  Special thanks to Paul Graf for sending me a replacement shell when I stripped the original one during weathering:



I picked up a pair of Reading 40' trailers on clearance last month:



I've had this ESM gon (and the one to the right) for a while, but here's a picture of a G26 with Hay Brothers load:



Lastly, a close-up of another ESM favorite, the XiH:



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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #34 on: July 22, 2012, 12:34:05 PM »
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Sure thing Pedro.  Send me a pm.
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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #35 on: July 22, 2012, 12:40:57 PM »
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Hey David V, how did you go about weathering the FGE and the XiH?

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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #36 on: July 22, 2012, 12:44:11 PM »
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Hey David V, how did you go about weathering the FGE and the XiH?

Both were done with washes, I believe.  Washes definitely on the FGE, but I may have hit the XiH with an airbrush fade coat...  I did it last year and don't quite recall.  I know I also used washes on it too.

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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #37 on: July 22, 2012, 12:54:51 PM »
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Thanks Dave! :)

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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #38 on: July 22, 2012, 01:22:11 PM »
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Nice work at all; Dave's modeling makes me more and more interested in modeling Penn Central/Conrail in the 1970s/80s, very nice

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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #39 on: July 22, 2012, 02:28:54 PM »
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 I know where that 3385 unit came from... Nice Job Dave!
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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #40 on: July 22, 2012, 03:08:36 PM »
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I know where that 3385 unit came from... Nice Job Dave!

Was happy to take it off your hands!  DCC install is next.

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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #41 on: July 22, 2012, 03:24:50 PM »
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Been working this week building the first HO-Scale 163ft 2-Track Ilchester Bridge. It should be finished and painted for the NTS in two weeks.


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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #42 on: July 22, 2012, 03:49:11 PM »
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Richie--  For some reason this makes me think of the Illinois State Fair buttercow--



That image may be lost on those not from Illinois, Iowa, Ohio or Missouri but you can Google it and see what I mean.

I've been impressed with Superturbines work and know that with your skills the end result will be great!

Haha , and thanks for your vote confidence . Those first shots before work began were yellowed up by me to try and enhance the definition between the poor choice of color I used for background paper .   


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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #43 on: July 22, 2012, 03:55:10 PM »
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Thanks Mark , but it takes much more work to do a realistic layout , and in that you excel .


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Re: Weekend Update 7/22/12
« Reply #44 on: July 22, 2012, 04:00:25 PM »
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After an enjoyable near-3000km road trip out to Squamish for the PGE/BCR centennial convention .....

http://s1048.photobucket.com/albums/s377/Andy_BCR/Squamish%202012%20Road%20Trip/

.... I'm turning my focus on to my most ambitious locomotive hack job yet...

.. turning this (Atlas RS 11)



into this.. (a CRS 20..one of BC Rail's unique rebuilt RS18s)

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2714375

..Only problem is I haven't figured out how to do it yet.   This may take a while
wow, that will be a major hack job