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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Jul 18, 2020 20:40:50 GMT
Here is the 8k tank car. It just needs a couple spots touched up but it is pretty much finished. Heyden Chemical was a large chemical factory located in Garfield, NJ. It was German owned until WW1 and control was ceded to a US owner as part of a program to eliminate German assets in the USA. During and after WW2, the factory produced of 47% of the chemical compound “formaldehyde” used in the United States. The company was located on the Passaic River in Garfield, and it was served by the Erie Railroad, via the Dundee Branch. The Branch was well known for the extensive street running on Monroe Street, through the center of Garfield. The Branch is now dormant, last operated by the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway. The Heyden Chemical site is now vacant, the factory being closed and torn down many years ago. It is no doubt one of New Jersey’s Numerous toxic waste Super Fund sites. Tom
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Post by JDaddy on Jul 19, 2020 2:49:27 GMT
I cannot see the decal sheen. Looks great to me! You can spray it again lightly with some dull coat if need be... Great job!
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Post by JDaddy on Jul 19, 2020 2:51:38 GMT
The tank cars look fantastic! I and many others would sure like a set of those!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 3:35:48 GMT
Wow those came out great
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Post by Adam on Jul 19, 2020 10:07:51 GMT
Wow, it looks great!
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Jul 19, 2020 12:33:51 GMT
Thanks guys.
No decal sheen, but the edges show a bit. I have to try going a bit heavier with the gloss before decaling. The tank car has a few coats of Dulcote. Eventually I will lightly weather it...
I have another Lionel 8k tanker. They are really detailed. I added stirrups to the Heyden car and will do the same with the next one. I haven’t decided on a scheme yet...
Tom
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Post by ptc on Jul 19, 2020 12:47:28 GMT
Tank cars look terrific, Tom.
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Post by Country Joe on Jul 19, 2020 19:56:45 GMT
The two cars look fabulous, Tom. Excellent work!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 21:59:42 GMT
AS USUAL TOM, THIS PIECE IS EXCELLENT AS WELL. I KNOW YOU COULD DO THAT U.P. WOOD SIDED CABOOSE SOME REAL JUSTICE!!
Gary.
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Post by JKP on Jul 19, 2020 22:18:51 GMT
Tom, you are doing a great job. I always appreciate the background info you give.
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Jul 20, 2020 3:36:48 GMT
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Aug 1, 2020 16:41:52 GMT
Rather than start another thread on the same subject, I returned here to show my latest work. This was a MTH Convention boxcar that I spent a lot of time on, with the paint stripping. Ugh! I came out Okay, but it has a few flaws that bug me. Basically, I grew impatient waiting for my order of boxcar red paint to arrive (still hasn’t arrived), so I used some Tuscan red instead. That was okay. It is close, especially after dulcote is applied. The decals are K4 decals with Scalecoat II paint. The WAG was a railroad that operated portions of the old Buffalo and Susquehanna railroad (my favorite road) after the B&S was sold to the B&O and then had portions abandoned by the B&O. The line ran from central Pennsylvania to Buffalo, N.Y. but was cut back to Wellsville in 1916. The WAG took over what was left in the 1960’s. They operated with F7s and 1 GE centercab locomotive that was designed for the Ford Motor company in Detroit. They handled many agricultural items as well as tanning industry related freight. The “Sole Leather Line” refers to the products produced along the line for the leather shoe industry... Tom
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Post by Yellowstone Special on Aug 1, 2020 17:08:55 GMT
Nice work, Tom. Those 2 custom-painted boxcars look as good or better than my "store-bought" ones from Lionel and K-Line.
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Post by trainsintheattic on Aug 1, 2020 19:01:34 GMT
Great work, Tom. Never let a deal go by because it isn't the right road.
Bruce
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2020 22:51:22 GMT
Paint came out great. I like the fact you can tell it's not painted brown.
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