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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Feb 3, 2023 22:05:41 GMT
Thank you, guys!
Glad to see you back online, Denny!
Tom
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Post by Country Joe on Feb 4, 2023 2:41:50 GMT
All the cars are fabulous but since I grew up on Long Island the LIRR boxcar is my favorite.
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Post by phil55 on Feb 4, 2023 3:08:28 GMT
They look great!
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Post by atsda on Feb 6, 2023 19:25:41 GMT
Tom, Sounds like very deliberate work. You mentioned 5 washes - What does that entail? Is it an immersion in a bath process? I am completely unfamiliar with the weathering procedure. Alfred
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Post by curtis on Feb 6, 2023 22:09:43 GMT
looking fantastic. Sure wish I had the patience to do work like that or the skill. Your work is very inspiring.
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Feb 7, 2023 17:12:54 GMT
Tom, Sounds like very deliberate work. You mentioned 5 washes - What does that entail? Is it an immersion in a bath process? I am completely unfamiliar with the weathering procedure. Alfred Actually, a company called Vallejo Paints makes a series of premixed washes. They are pre thinned. I just use a larger brush and paint on the wash. It runs into the cracks and crevices and settles in those spots. I use the same brush, rung out with my fingers, to mop up the excess wash. It is all done with one brush. The various washes are for different paint colors. They were originally designed for armor models. Here is their site… acrylicosvallejo.com/en/category/hobby/model-wash-en/Tom
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Post by atsda on Feb 11, 2023 2:06:24 GMT
Tom, Thanks for the info; it makes the process clear to me. Alfred
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Post by jackson1966 on Feb 15, 2023 3:10:08 GMT
Not sure if this the place to post this as I'm new here. I was thrown off the other forum 3 times -- twice by the previous owner and most recently by the current owner's Gestapo. Anyway I'm asking for a friend who wants a northern steam engine boiler painted graphite, the engine numbers changed and the tender re-painted and decaled "Florida East Coast Rwy". Any ideas? Thank you
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Feb 15, 2023 16:50:57 GMT
Yeah, they are pretty touchy over there. I can understand their desire to be organized, but they go overboard once in a while.
The repaint could be done. It depends on the amount of repainting you want done. If it is a Lionel or MTH locomotive and tender, made of metal, the relettering is fairly simple.
If you can supply an item number for the engine, that would be a good start…
Tom
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Feb 19, 2023 5:39:16 GMT
Did a few more cars projects this past week. These two cars are MTH factory painted cars that I detailed. I haven’t weathered them yet… Next, these two cars are repainted MTH cars. Stripped, painted, decaled and lightly weathered by me. Thanks for looking. Tom
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Post by Country Joe on Feb 19, 2023 5:53:40 GMT
Excellent work Tom. I love trains from the 1890s. They have a charm and appeal that is unique to their era.
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Feb 21, 2023 3:14:40 GMT
Thanks Joe.
I have the time period between 1899 to around 1916, before the cars started changing over to all steel construction and the locomotives started becoming larger and “modernized” with electric lights and more advanced designs.
I have a couple small 2-8-0s and a modern (1905) 4-4-0, along with a Erie Triplex (1914) and an Erie 0-8-8-0 (1907). They are very early 20th century locomotives.
I am surprised how little from that time period is available, in both locomotives and freight cars. It just makes it a bit more challenging…
Tom
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Post by papa3rail on Feb 21, 2023 11:59:20 GMT
Fantastic work as always Tom.
Thanks for the heads up on the Vallejo washes. I have several wood-sided reefers and the weathering job you did on the B&O reefer is great, subtle and very realistic. Dave
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Post by Country Joe on Feb 21, 2023 14:53:57 GMT
Thanks Joe. I have the time period between 1899 to around 1916, before the cars started changing over to all steel construction and the locomotives started becoming larger and “modernized” with electric lights and more advanced designs. I have a couple small 2-8-0s and a modern (1905) 4-4-0, along with a Erie Triplex (1914) and an Erie 0-8-8-0 (1907). They are very early 20th century locomotives. I am surprised how little from that time period is available, in both locomotives and freight cars. It just makes it a bit more challenging… Tom I think most of us O Gauge guys model the period from 1945 to the present so there is a lot that available. There are some trains and accessories from the period between the world wars, not as much as post WW2 but plenty to build a layout set in this period. There doesn’t seem to be a lot available for the pre WW1 period. I’m guessing very few O Gaugers are interested in modeling this era.
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Feb 28, 2023 2:34:24 GMT
A few more projects… This car is a factory paint job, I modified and weathered… These are cars I detailed, painted and decaled. They received some light weathering… Tom
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