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Car leased by Kelloggs of Battle Creek and will be used with others of this car and my Rail Yard Models X79 PC Boxcars for cereal movements. Eastern Car Works Enterprise Covered Hopper Kit, these were only used by the NYC and CN so I needed to build a number of these for my NYC freight trains. A-Line Sill Steps added, painted with Floquil Primer and lettered with Champ Decals. Atlas 60' ACF Precision Design Boxcar, painted with CSX Blue and lettered with Microscale Decals. This car will be used in my Auto Parts Trains. Thanks for Looking! Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Country: USA | Posts: 267 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 12/05/2011 :  08:58:50 AM     Here are my recently completed cars! This is a McKeen Models ACF Welded side Boxcar used to represent a GATC Boxcar. Substituted a 9' Youngstown Sliding door for the kit supplied 8' door to match the prototype. Also installed Details West extended coupler pockets, painted in Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Highball Graphics decals. This is an Overland Models I-12 Brass Caboose. Painted with Scalecoat Caboose Red, then baked in the oven in order to have the paint adhere better to the model. Lettered with Champ Decals. This is a Rail Shops (Ex Eel River) Flat Kit of a 62' RBL mostly used in Coors Beer Service. Model is painted with White and Boxcar Red and letted with Microscale decals. Thanks for looking! Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Country: USA | Posts: 267 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 12/26/2011 :  9:29:14 PM     Here are the final two Exact Rail 4427 CF Covered Hoppers that I have completed. Since I had the decal from Herald King I had to do another Anderson's Covered Hopper to add to my collection. I used to see these cars going from the elevator in Maumee to the Elevator on the Maumee River in Toledo as they rolled past our house. While looking through Oddballs Decal List, I found this decal for a early PS 4427 Covered Hopper and since l like the Burlington Scheme I did this car. Thanks for looking! Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Country: USA | Posts: 267 Stevearado New Hire Posted - 01/08/2012 :  3:56:56 PM     Rick, I have been keeping up with your work, and find it excellent. I have a question regarding your cars that are aluminum/silver. Do you dull coat those cars, and if so, what do you use. I just sprayed a dull lacquer on an athearn tank car that I painted aluminum and added Champ decals. The color under the film stayed bright while the rest of the tank darkened somewhat. I did not notice that on your cars. Thanks, and I look forward to seeing more of your work. Steve Workman "Decals make the project possible." Country: USA | Posts: 4 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 01/08/2012 :  7:48:44 PM     Steve, thank you for the compliments. I used Floquil's Platinum Mist Paint and then Gloss Coated it before decaling. I use Champ Decal-Set, I first use a dilute solution of Decal-Set and Water under the decal and after it dries a heavy application of full strength Decal-Set, being sure not to touch the decal after applying it. I wash the residue off with warm water and after it is dry I spay on Tester's Dull Coat. The cars that I have painted silver happened to all have Oddballs decals, which are quite thin which are easier to hide than Champs decals. Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Country: USA | Posts: 267 Stevearado New Hire Posted - 01/10/2012 :  2:05:25 PM     Thanks Rick! What I did was sprayed the car with Tamiya Gloss Aluminum and applied the decals over the paint. I also used the Champ solution, and it came out perfect. The car now looks somewhat better with the finish completely dried, it depends how the light is. I plan to use the Platnum Mist with the Glosscote the next time I do a silver car. Up until this one, I have been doing C&O coal hoppers (black) and other non silver cars. I will try to post some of those when I get a chance. Steve Workman "Decals make the project possible." Country: USA | Posts: 4 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 01/20/2012 :  08:55:03 AM     After a while of doing more modern cars I have dropped back to the 50's to augment that fleet and especially my New York Central fleet of cars. An Eastern Car Works Enterprise Covered Hopper, one of thirty ordered by the Peoria & Eastern a New York Central subsidiary and was part of a larger lot 747-H for both the P&E and NYC. Painted in Floquil Primer and lettered with Mark Vaughn Decals. An Athearn Offset Hopper Car, one of 150 cars ordered by the P&E from Pressed Steel Car Co. as lot 787-H. Car painted boxcar red and lettered with Mark Vaughn Decals. A Ribbed Side Models Phase 2 40' Short Rib Boxcar, one of 1750 of this class, This car was lettered with the mid 50's repaint of the original car. Car was painted boxcar red and lettering was supplied by the kit manufacturer. Thanks for looking! Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Country: USA | Posts: 267 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/20/2012 :  09:15:01 AM     Very nice, Rick. Any particular challenges to assembling the Eastern Car Works kit? Bruce Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 Country: USA | Posts: 23277 LandNnut Fireman Posted - 01/20/2012 :  2:15:03 PM       Like the 1950s cars L&N nut Jon Country: USA | Posts: 1495 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 01/20/2012 :  3:34:39 PM     quote: Originally posted by Dutchman Very nice, Rick. Any particular challenges to assembling the Eastern Car Works kit? If you had ever built the original E&B Valley Car, you had to throw away the instruction sheet. The ECW sheet is how most modelers built those cars. Everything is built around the hopper bays in order to keep everything square. The hardest part is filing the ends of the sides and ends at a 45 degree angle in order to get a good fit on the ends, again keeping everything square. I found that the small paper clamps are good for holding the parts together until the glue dries. A couple of things not included in the kit that I do is drill and install the grabs on the hopper covers and remove the cast sill steps and replace with A-Line sill steps. Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Edited by - dti406 on 01/20/2012 3:37:05 PM Country: USA | Posts: 267 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 02/03/2012 :  08:53:59 AM     Here are this weeks finished freight cars! Eastern Car Works ACF Covered Hopper, painted black and lettered with Oddballs Decals. Eastern Car Works Airslide Covered Hopper, painted with Floquil Primer and lettered with Mark Vaughn Decals. The NYC leased these cars from General American for flour service and they were never on the NYC roster. Mark Vaughn made these decals from a picture in a sales flyer from 1962. Chicago Freight car purchased these Bethlehem 4462 Covered Hoppers and leased them to the Ann Arbor in 1964, would have been right after the Wabash sold the Ann Arbor to the DT&I accounting for the compass herald. Using a Walther 4427 as a standin for the Bethlehem car. Thanks for looking! Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Country: USA | Posts: 267 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 02/23/2012 :  09:00:52 AM     After a couple of weeks of working on locomotives I have finished these freight cars this week. This is a Branchline #1000A 50' SD Boxcar, built from the kit minus the roofwalk and lowered the ladders in all but the breakwheel area. Lettered with Mark Vaughn decals, note that the P&E shops applied the extended PC herald and was one of the only shops to use that herald. This is a CB&T 40' 6 Panel 1944 AAR Boxcar Kit. Lettered with Champ decals. All of the 1944 AAR Boxcars built for the ATSF were 6 panel cars so the Athearn or any other 40' car would not be appropriate for this class of car. This is a Robbins Rails PS1 Boxcar with the DW 10' PS Door substituted for the kit door. Lettered with Microscale Decals. The Reading PS1 Boxcars were the last interior post boxcars built by Pullman Standard, after that all their 50' boxcars were exterior post. Thanks for looking! Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Country: USA | Posts: 267 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 02/23/2012 :  09:09:26 AM     Rick, I really enjoy the historical background comments you make when you show us your cars. Bruce Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 Country: USA | Posts: 23277 dti406 Engine Wiper Posted - 03/12/2012 :  09:18:03 AM     While working on the Challenge Car, I had these cars in production also, while waiting for glue to dry etc. Here is an Eastern Car Works Airslide Covered Hopper painted for American Refridgerator Transit. Co-Owned by the Missouri Pacific and the Wabash. I have shown both sides of the car as the MP & WAB heralds are switched, with the MP Herald closest to the B end of the car. I used Oddballs Decals to finish the car. Atlas Kaolin Tank car, painted light gray and lettered with Islington Station Products decals. Atlas 17600 Gal Corn Syrup Tank Car, painted black and lettered with Herald King Decals. Thanks for Looking! Rick J Rule 1: This is my railroad. Rule 2: I make the rules. Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1! Edited by - dti406 on 03/12/2012 09:18:47 AM Country: USA | Posts: 267 CNJ70 New Hire Posted - 03/21/2012 :  11:03:44 AM     I'll put one in here. It's built from two Kadee 50' PS-1 cars (cushion underframe from one, body from another); half height Kadee ladders added to corners (replaced grabs); Kadee crossover platforms and crossover grabs added; lower door track shaved off and replaced with track built from styrene strip; 9' plug doors from Down East Models. The door gussets were scratchbuilt from 0.005" styrene and Archer rivet decals. Painted with Scalecoat II New Haven orange paint and Scalecoat II black; decals from Highball Graphics set #F-140. I've been unable to determine if the running board (roofwalk) was orange or black so I left it orange. And the final ingredient was time...of which I spent rather a lot on this car. It needs a good coat of rust and crust to look right though... Craig Zeni Mayberry, NC Edited by - CNJ70 on 03/21/2012 11:05:21 AM Country: | Posts: 9 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 of 5 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |   Printer Friendly Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-13 Railroad Line Co.
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