The water tower is a few inches away, Oh look, Shack is gonna get his hammer! A-No.1 to Portland on the 19
Here are some closer pics, please excuse the donut frosting on the carside photo, I didn't see it when the camera was setup. Walter Smith provided the brake gear parts from his Shapeways shop:
These are beautiful, instructive, and realistic. Will your weathering include the old stock car smell?
SWEET! The detail is fantastic and she looks right at home in that scene. But it looks lonely. You need a fleet of them..... Decal work is also really nice. That's one thing that always fights me.
Rob, Fantastic! The details are excellent! Nice decals and application. ROB RAY CAR WORKS......very nice. Scott
Today's progress: I stacked all the peel and stick underframe layers. sanded bevels on all the bolster and frame side members, drilled out all the bolster pin holes, then applied all the 3D printed brake components. Here all the Air Reservoirs, Triple Valves, and AB Cylinders have been glued on: And all the underframes have been painted Boxcar Red:
It's $20 for a near lifetime supply. One $20 sheet will weight down 256 of the cars i am making now. Lead Sheet 1/32"
I think I bought mine direct from someplace like Rotometals. Since I model in HO, I bought a roll of both 1/16" and 1/32". The price difference was enough that buying direct was cheaper even though Amazon had "free" shipping. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
I actually bought a 2 foot by 4 foot roll 20 years ago from a roofing supply warehouse near home, of which I only carried 2 square feet of it with me when I retired and moved to Idaho 6 years ago. I figured that I only would need 500 cars worth for the rest of my life, however if I wanted more, I would just go to Amazon as it's cheap enough and just plain easy. I compared that new "Liquid Gravity" car weight material to lead sheet and decided that the lead sheet is 256 cars worth vs 24 cars worth of Liquid Gravity for the same Amazon price. And LG needs a glue pour to hold it in place. Lead sheet still wins, it's cleaner and easier to use for me.
Had a little hobby time this morning, so made some progress, but I have the family coming over to celebrate the life of my Nepher, who passed away in his sleep this week from a Brain Aneurysm at only 38 years old. My kids are taking it rough as Chris was living here with me up till Christmas, then he took a new job in Florida where he worked the past 3 months. Chris was always going on our camping trips, cabin in the snow trips, etc, and will be missed. We celebrate his life tonight. Anyways, here is my progress: I laser cut all the parts this morning, and started assembly: And here is my stop point. All the carbody sides and roof supports are in, and ready to continue Monday.
Sorry to hear about your nephew. Life can be so short! The best to you and your family for your loss! Your cattle car fleet is coming around nicely. They will be a nice addition to your rolling stock! Is Bob and I still on to judge your authorship in the AP program on Monday?
