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George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16926 railman28 Fireman Posted - 09/17/2018 :  12:46:13 PM     The car looks so sharp! Well done. It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5813 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 09/17/2018 :  1:47:44 PM     Thanks, guys! Next up: Came to me in a box wrapped in newspaper along with a second and much heavier and far less delicate car; box also had a nice hole in the side when I picked up off the porch. I think it's all there and just needs to be re-assembled. Let's see what glue and a flock of clamps & weights do for it. In a time like ours seemings and portents signify. Ours is a generation when dogs howl and the skin crawls on the skull with its beast's foreboding. Country: USA | Posts: 2398 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 09/17/2018 :  2:44:32 PM       Martin, Maybe you should leave it alone. Some heavy weathering people might consider that car perfect as is. Mike _________________________________________________ Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin Edited by - Michael Hohn on 09/17/2018 2:46:41 PM Country: USA | Posts: 7452 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 09/17/2018 :  2:48:52 PM     quote: Martin, Maybe you should leave it alone. Some heavy weathering people might consider that car perfect as is. Had that thought...but I actually can't use this car as is - it's On3 and I don't have room for another scenery car on the layout. I hope to have it on my table at the next Strasburg O scale meet in Oct. and then go to a new home. In a time like ours seemings and portents signify. Ours is a generation when dogs howl and the skin crawls on the skull with its beast's foreboding. Country: USA | Posts: 2398 ocalicreek Crew Chief Posted - 09/18/2018 :  8:58:44 PM       What is it about seeing such a car that just makes my heart flutter? There's a special joy (and probably a special place in heaven) for folks who give tired old rolling stock a new lease on life. It is one of the primary reasons I've been working to get a layout going where I can sit back and watch 'em roll. Any pictures of your layout, Martin, out there? Galen My Train Blog: http://ocalicreek.blogspot.com/ Country: USA | Posts: 684 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 09/19/2018 :  08:38:06 AM     quote: What is it about seeing such a car that just makes my heart flutter? There's a special joy (and probably a special place in heaven) for folks who give tired old rolling stock a new lease on life. It is one of the primary reasons I've been working to get a layout going where I can sit back and watch 'em roll. Lots of good play value and entertainment in putting these cars to rights and then in just building stuff. I was working on my layout and seem to have stalled out again - lots of distractions most of which should resolve in a few weeks. quote: Any pictures of your layout, Martin, out there? Not as yet. However, back in August I had the magazine's photographer drop by to shoot a few dozen photos of the completed parts. I suspect in the coming future that I will sit down, sort through them, and do a bit of writing regarding my own layout. I'll need some filler for some issue sometime, In a time like ours seemings and portents signify. Ours is a generation when dogs howl and the skin crawls on the skull with its beast's foreboding. Country: USA | Posts: 2398 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 09/24/2018 :  07:46:06 AM     Ok, the gon went back together reasonably well - lots of spring clamps and some careful gluing, and some weights, and some patience... In a time like ours seemings and portents signify. Ours is a generation when dogs howl and the skin crawls on the skull with its beast's foreboding. Country: USA | Posts: 2398 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 09/24/2018 :  09:31:18 AM       Martin, Very nice. That gon has had a hard life and needed a little love. I can picture it parked next to a shop or roundhouse, being filled with scrap to be hauled away. Mike _________________________________________________ Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin Country: USA | Posts: 7452 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 09/24/2018 :  10:31:30 AM     quote: Originally posted by Michael Hohn Martin, Very nice. That gon has had a hard life and needed a little love. I can picture it parked next to a shop or roundhouse, being filled with scrap to be hauled away. Hopefully, someone at the next Strasburg meet will have the vision and take it home with them! In a time like ours seemings and portents signify. Ours is a generation when dogs howl and the skin crawls on the skull with its beast's foreboding. Country: USA | Posts: 2398 quartergauger48 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 09/24/2018 :  2:32:02 PM     quote: Originally posted by mwbpequod Fast forward to done, That is a beautiful car and lettering. Martin, is that 2 separate sets of lettering in different colors, same size or two different sizes. Very, very impressive as usual from you'.. Ted Country: USA | Posts: 6199 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 09/24/2018 :  2:56:39 PM     quote: That is a beautiful car and lettering. Martin, is that 2 separate sets of lettering in different colors, same size or two different sizes. Very, very impressive as usual from you Thanks! That set of dry transfers is set up so that you put on one layer of the yellow, seal that, and then go back to the next layer of white and add that offset to get that effect. After that is done, it gets sealed again to add the red. Then it gets sealed again to finish. I like to use Rustoleum Clear Matte for sealing these and for decals as well now. It's not flat or gloss and not satin, but a bit less. In a time like ours seemings and portents signify. Ours is a generation when dogs howl and the skin crawls on the skull with its beast's foreboding. Country: USA | Posts: 2398 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 09/25/2018 :  09:05:19 AM     Actually not next but leapfrogged over the queue: Picked this up in a package deal at the O scale national last month as it seemed to have most of the castings included (other than the underbody and ends) and seemed to be reasonable well assembled so far. In a time like ours seemings and portents signify. Ours is a generation when dogs howl and the skin crawls on the skull with its beast's foreboding. Country: USA | Posts: 2398 ocalicreek Crew Chief Posted - 09/25/2018 :  11:28:01 AM       Oh, what potential! 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