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« on: June 22, 2009, 06:59:49 PM »
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Eric brought back a sample of Bryan's gon and....wow about says it all.  Now I just gotta figure out what SP car is close to this so I can repaint a bunch of them and run it local ;D  Great job, I plan on waving this in front of Tooling.

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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2009, 07:20:26 PM »
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Nice!

I saw one a few weeks ago and it really is stunningly nice.
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2009, 08:57:28 PM »
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Aw, c'mon Joe.  There's nothing wrong with the MT gon...


... that a Dremel tool and a couple of hours of labor can't fix... ;D ;D

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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2009, 09:10:33 PM »
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Quote from: Shipsure on June 22, 2009, 06:59:49 PM
Eric brought back a sample of Bryan's gon and....wow about says it all.  Now I just gotta figure out what SP car is close to this so I can repaint a bunch of them and run it local ;D  Great job, I plan on waving this in front of Tooling.
Thanks!  Hope everyone agrees when they hit the shelves in a couple of weeks. :)

BTW, the Pennsy CKs did run out west on the SP, so you can run them as is!  8)
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2009, 09:55:08 PM »
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I'm in for a couple of CK's and a PC. Ever since I read the Penn Central sampler I've had a soft spot for that lost cause.
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« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2009, 09:59:56 PM »
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Any gon has got to be better than Athern's let's dip it in paint a dozen times model. 

As for PC, I have been tempted to advance aboutg 12 years and do early PC.  Gives me an excuse to get some NYC locos.
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2009, 10:02:36 PM »
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Here's the Pennsy SK car in operation during the Portland Convention on the Spokane International Railway layout.

http://picasaweb.google.com/bbussey61/PortlandConvention2009#5349582724742566434

http://picasaweb.google.com/bbussey61/PortlandConvention2009#5349582735124188754
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2009, 10:05:29 PM »
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Link didn;t work Bryan. The paint was heavy on those Atheans but they weathered up pretty well.
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« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2009, 10:13:37 PM »
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Should be working now?
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2009, 10:18:05 PM »
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Yup, looks great in a train!
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2009, 10:19:08 PM »
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Quote from: wm3798 on June 22, 2009, 08:57:28 PM
Aw, c'mon Joe.  There's nothing wrong with the MT gon...

... that a Dremel tool and a couple of hours of labor can't fix... ;D ;D

Lee

Hey, that gon was tooled before Joe was born!!
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2009, 07:08:51 AM »
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Quote from: Bob Bufkin on June 22, 2009, 09:59:56 PM
Any gon has got to be better than Athern's let's dip it in paint a dozen times model. 

As for PC, I have been tempted to advance aboutg 12 years and do early PC.  Gives me an excuse to get some NYC locos.


I  have to agree with the thick paint comment on the Athearn gondolas.  However, I may have discovered why this is so.  I stripped a couple of Athearn flatcars (metal bodies just like the gondolas) with the intention of repainting them Conrail.  I got them down to the bare metal with some stripper from Home Depot.  I tried to spray them with Floquil boxcar red, and three coats into the process, my paint coverage was still poor and getting thick.  I was not sure what to do.  I stripped the cars again and primed with Tamayia primer and resprayed with Boxcar Red.  One coat of primer and two light coats of Floquil boxcar red, and I was able to get a very reasonable finish with good coverage.  Maybe Athearn needs to prime before they paint.  Thanks.
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2009, 08:19:16 AM »
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Quote from: wm3798 on June 22, 2009, 08:57:28 PM
Aw, c'mon Joe.  There's nothing wrong with the MT gon...

Right on, Lee -- and it's a dead ringer for the Lehigh Valley 52-footers!

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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2009, 08:48:10 AM »
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Quote from: amato1969 on June 23, 2009, 08:19:16 AM
Quote from: wm3798 on June 22, 2009, 08:57:28 PM
Aw, c'mon Joe.  There's nothing wrong with the MT gon...

Right on, Lee -- and it's a dead ringer for the Lehigh Valley 52-footers!

  Frank

Is it a real match?  The MTL car is only a 50' car, scruntched to fit the boxcar underframe at the time.  A Dremel and a few hours can fix the ride height, but the length is an itch you can't scratch.
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Re: ESM Gondola
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2009, 10:19:18 PM »
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 ;D  or a quick dip in a Lacquer bath!

Quote from: wm3798 on June 22, 2009, 08:57:28 PM
Aw, c'mon Joe.  There's nothing wrong with the MT gon...


... that a Dremel tool and a couple of hours of labor can't fix... ;D ;D

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