WFF Friday 22nd September 2006

Colonel Sep 22, 2006

  1. Jon Grant

    Jon Grant TrainBoard Member

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    Thanks Flash,

    it was my first attempt at using WS Smooth-it.

    I thought I'd been duped into buying expensive plaster of paris - smells the same and everything, but it comes into it's own when it's dry. Acrylic paint adheres really well.

    PS, the MOW workers have 'finally' arrived.

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    Jon :cool:
     
  2. Flash Blackman

    Flash Blackman TrainBoard Member

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    More Tank Cars

    Great Western Oil, Erie, Kansas.
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    Texaco black tank car. Nice contrast to the standard Micro Trains silver.
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  3. WPZephyrFan

    WPZephyrFan TrainBoard Member

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    Jon, who makes that really sweet Chevy pick up?
     
  4. Jon Grant

    Jon Grant TrainBoard Member

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    I think it's Brawa.xxx

    I'll correct this post if I'm wrong after I check.


    it is a Busch 1950 Chevvy

    Jon
     
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  5. JASON

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    Brilliant work John,I have looked at doing this to alot of my rolling stock for ages,have got to get the mill bolted to the ground so production can be acheived.
    Tell me,where you ground out the rear portion of the frame to clear the flanges,the front portion doesn't have to be done as well?
    Very nice work.When are you going to weather it like Toms ? ;)
     
  6. OC Engineer JD

    OC Engineer JD Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Interesting....good question!
     
  7. Pete Nolan

    Pete Nolan TrainBoard Supporter

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    Here's the start of the Trainboard car tour on my layout. Sorry I havne't posted these before, but in the trainsition from the old Railimages to the new Railimages, I made a mistake, and posted these at way too high resolutions. So now I've shrunk them. Here, the Traiboard car arrives at Portsmouth, NH.

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  8. Pete Nolan

    Pete Nolan TrainBoard Supporter

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    Here the Trainboard car is entering the yard.

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  9. Pete Nolan

    Pete Nolan TrainBoard Supporter

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    Here the TT car passes through Hoboville.

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  10. Pete Nolan

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    Past Hoboville is HoTown, the red light district.

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    All for tonight.
     
  11. Flash Blackman

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    The portion beyond the bolster does not have to be ground down with low profile wheels. I do the same thing on some of my boxcars and I use pizza cutters and truck mounted couplers. I cut the entire portion of the metal bottom outside of the bolster out and discard it. After John's modification it does look much better. It is a pain to do, though. I find the MT gondolas and flat cars are more improved appearance-wise than the boxcars.
     
  12. Tompm

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    Paul C
    Great shots and locos!

    Russell
    Great looking train!

    Flash
    Cool looking tankers!

    Mike
    Nice layout shots!

    Pete
    Cool shots!

    Wolfgang
    Nice looking locos and cool scene!

    Flash
    Nice boxcar!

    Jon
    Simply amazing shots!

    John Sing
    Nice job on the boxcar!

    Pete
    Great layout pics!
     
  13. MEC_FAN

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    Layed all the track for the yard at Ashland Maine today. Also got four more lights up and 12 more feet of valance panel.
    Entering south end of yard looking north.
    There are five industrys serviced at Ashland, frozen food on the right where the orange reefers are parked, fuel oil, propane dist. on left by tank cars and a row of potatoe houses along the backdrop where the reefers are parked, can spot 10 there. All the buildings along the backdrop will have to be scrathbuilt flats, or temporary cardstock for awhile.
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    Looking north, passenger station on left.
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    Far end of yard looking north.
    Fertilizer dist. to right of covered hoppers and woodchip loading to the left.
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    Looking south from far north end.
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  14. Tompm

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    Caught the local working the cement Distributor.

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  15. Tompm

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    Tompm TrainBoard Supporter

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    And here are a couple at the office.

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  17. MEC_FAN

    MEC_FAN TrainBoard Member

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    Tom, nice shots, like the yard office and the camaro.

    John
     
  18. bravogjt

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    Great shots everyone!

    Ben
     
  19. atsf_arizona

    atsf_arizona TrainBoard Supporter

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    Hi, Jason,

    Thx for asking the question. Ask Flash Blackman also stated:

    The frame between the coupler box and the bolster already clears the
    MT low-profile roller bearing truck:

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    Here you can see the axle clearance - which is why a Z scale MT 905 coupler
    is necessary, I found that a MT-1015 wouldn't fit:

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    Note that the low-pro MT roller bearing truck has an *offset* in it's bolster,
    I positioned the trucks as shown to maximize clearance of the axle from
    the coupler box:

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    And a shot showing the low-pro MT roller bearing truck positioned on the
    frame:

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    I don't know when I will *ever* be able to weather as well as Tom Mann! So future weathering is TBD! :)
     
  20. Flash Blackman

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    Great pictures, John, and an excellent explanation. For me, it is on the list of things to do and I know how that goes. I do a few and then maybe weeks before I get back to one. Thanks for the better explanation.
     

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