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Post by laz57 on Feb 7, 2021 21:52:53 GMT
CHARLIE, Thanks for that site. Lots of good pictures and a good read on the WIG WAG. I see where you’ll get all the info including paint colors used for each part of the caboose. Really a great site!👍👍
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Post by Charlie on Feb 7, 2021 22:57:20 GMT
CHARLIE, Thanks for that site. Lots of good pictures and a good read on the WIG WAG. I see where you’ll get all the info including paint colors used for each part of the caboose. Really a great site!👍👍 Thanks Laz and you are right, for Santa Fe fans it is a great resource. I'm not sure who directed me to the site and group, but I know someone told me about the site, I did not just find it my own. I suspect elmost every railroad has some sort of on-line group that can be of use to all of us for research purposes. Charlie
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Post by Charlie on Mar 29, 2021 13:57:54 GMT
Back on track. Here is my "easy" project that is now over two months old, but making headway. Getting ready for dull coat today and then hopefully will reassemble by the end of the week. Not sure where I went wrong, but now I want to do another one since I see too many errors in this one. Charlie
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Post by Adam on Mar 29, 2021 14:00:04 GMT
Looking good Charlie. I see no errors!
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Post by dennym57 on Mar 29, 2021 14:07:04 GMT
Looks great! I'm thinking of trying my hand at that, but I want to take a crack at weathering first.
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Post by ptc on Mar 29, 2021 15:00:32 GMT
The color is excellent and this project is looking good, Charlie. Can't wait to see it finished.
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Post by josef on Mar 29, 2021 16:34:21 GMT
You did good. I love it when I see "O" scaler's modify or change rolling stock or structures to meet and exceed what little we have to choose from, mostly generic. Again, you did good.
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Post by laz57 on Mar 29, 2021 16:44:58 GMT
Very nice CHARLIE!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 20:10:12 GMT
Charlie that is looking great!
For us non to modest modifier's could you point out the errors?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 23:49:39 GMT
Charlie, Are you going to build a WIG WAY and apply to the cab roof? Your work looks terrific. I would like to see your errors also. Helps to see what you see.
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Post by Zeke on Mar 30, 2021 0:55:54 GMT
I don't know, that looks pretty darn good to me.
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Post by JDaddy on Mar 30, 2021 16:04:24 GMT
Charlie, Sorry, I was asleep at the switch, what paint did you use to paint your model? I like the darker mineral brown look.
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Post by firewood on Mar 31, 2021 2:48:28 GMT
Nicely done model! Bruce
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 11:59:16 GMT
You guys are working wonders. Who is going to be an apprentice to Rev Malcolm? He keeps threatening to retire.
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Post by Charlie on Mar 31, 2021 14:04:47 GMT
Good morning everyone. Had to take a day off from this, but back to it today. Thanks for the words of encouragement, much appreciated. I have not worked with plastic in a long time so I had to relearn a few things. The errors I made, (that I won't make again hopefully) are the following: After sanding and filling some of the details, I should have primed the entire body. After I finished the brown paint (Tru Color TPC-251 "Santa Fe Freight Car Brown - for JDaddy", I saw that all the sanding and putty marks showed right through. Tru color paint is very thin, which I wanted, but it is so thin that very minor scratches and putty seams showed right through. Luckily, many of the marks are actually under the running boards and will for the most part be covered. I also liked the color of this paint compared to the "Santa Fe Caboose Brown or Mineral Brown" this one seemed a bit more red. After looking a a few pictures, it was pretty obvious that you can use just about any shade of Mineral Brown and it will be correct. There was a color picture that had a line of about 10 cabooses and not one of them was the same color of brown, so I just picked the color I liked. Also, I had a fight with the glue and in many places, the glue won. About 20 years ago, I started to get noticeable shaking in my left arm, so doing fine work (paining, soldering, gluing) is a real challenge now. I almost need to make a fixture to hold the parts down while I work on them. The days of using a hand to hold small parts and add glue, solder etc are behind me I think. In the image above, you can see the new cupola grab irons, but I should have changed out the stanchions to a more scale stanchion, I will on the next build. Also in this image, you can see that one of the window screens was not glued completely. I must have missed it before I started painting, but now I need to figure a way to fix it. I might just leave it alone as the glue might do more damage... again. Santa Fe used screens (outside mounted) on the real caboose. Builders images show the screens not painted, but there are many other images with the screens painted and/or rusted. I liked the look of the painted screens so that is what I choose. In the above image, is the supplied ladder. At first, I thought about changing it, then decided against it, but now I think I will change it again. I will need to order two (front and back) and then replace the stamped metal versions. I also have my running board templet on the roof. I used this for board spacing. These are wood and I think they look better than distressing plastic to look like wood. What you can't see but will show when I put it together, is that I had to change the truck spacing and move the trucks/wheels inward. I must have measured wrong, because I made an error and the way I did the repair, it cannot be undone. So, that will be another change from the next project. Wood, yes, I will add the Wig-Wags, probably the last step. You can see the holes in the cupola already drilled. Lastly, I used Tru Color "flat" to seal the decals and hopefully cover some of the scratches. While I like the Tru Color paint, I do not like the "flat", still way to shiny for my taste. Back to Dullcoat on the next project I guess. I will post more images as I move forward. Thanks again guys. Charlie
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