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Next up: 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: 2418 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 12/16/2012 :  11:15:42 AM     Ok, ready to go into the paint queue now... 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: 2418 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 12/31/2012 :  6:49:40 PM     Well, this one is done now.... On to the next in the queue.... 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: 2418 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/01/2013 :  09:26:49 AM     Martin, That is another nice and unique looking model. MOW? Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33527 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/01/2013 :  09:58:07 AM     Very nice, Martin. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16948 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/01/2013 :  10:51:55 AM     quote: Originally posted by Dutchman Martin, That is another nice and unique looking model. MOW? Thanks, Gentlemen! Yes, MOW and most probably really a 3' car, but I received it sitting on standard arch bar trucks and it fits in with my modeling era, so back onto arch bars, but now in my CVRR livery. Total pain repairing monofilament trussrods.....rest was reasonably straightforward; even putting sheet lead inside for a little weight wasn't as annoying. I use surgical silk for trussrods and I've used brass wire, but whenever I get a kit with monofilament in it, that stuff heads straight into the trash. 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: 2418 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/01/2013 :  12:28:50 PM     Martin, what's the problem with using monofilament lines for truss rods? George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16948 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/01/2013 :  1:41:55 PM     quote: Originally posted by George D Martin, what's the problem with using monofilament lines for truss rods? George After it snaps off the inside end of the car, it's tough to get it re-attached to much of anything unless it's physically anchored; end gluing the broken ends of something that's under tension is tough. That's why I just "tacked" it down close to the end where it's not noticeable with a tiny wood screw - it also likes to curl up and fight back when you're trying to work with it - one hand holding the tweezers, another holding the glue(s), another hand steadying the car, and I'm running out of hands! Also seems to feel like it's getting brittle.... I prefer using a single length of surgical silk these days, but I guess 20-40 years from now it may have its own problems. 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: 2418 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/01/2013 :  4:11:43 PM     Where do you get surgical silk? George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16948 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/01/2013 :  4:44:11 PM     quote: Originally posted by George D Where do you get surgical silk? George Now there's the rub...... I scored a carton and a bit more of 3 different sizes about 20 years ago that was being trashed at work. Spools of it still on the wooden spools sealed under plastic. Today you can only get pre-measured sterile sutures. I'd think that some of the fine braided fishing lines might be of use, but I'd bet that they would be synthetics, say braided nylon. You want a few feet, drop me an address 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: 2418 Thorn Creek and Western Fireman Posted - 01/01/2013 :  5:45:53 PM       Really nice work, Martin. -Dave -Dave Country: USA | Posts: 2456 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/01/2013 :  6:30:53 PM     quote: Originally posted by mwbpequod quote: Originally posted by George D Where do you get surgical silk? George Now there's the rub...... I scored a carton and a bit more of 3 different sizes about 20 years ago that was being trashed at work. Spools of it still on the wooden spools sealed under plastic. Today you can only get pre-measured sterile sutures. I'd think that some of the fine braided fishing lines might be of use, but I'd bet that they would be synthetics, say braided nylon. You want a few feet, drop me an address Thanks for the offer, Martin, but I don't have an immediate need for it, but I may want you to bring some to the next MER convention so I can take a look at the stuff. I'll send you a reminder. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16948 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/01/2013 :  8:03:42 PM     quote: Originally posted by George D quote: Originally posted by mwbpequod quote: Originally posted by George D Where do you get surgical silk? George Now there's the rub...... I scored a carton and a bit more of 3 different sizes about 20 years ago that was being trashed at work. Spools of it still on the wooden spools sealed under plastic. Today you can only get pre-measured sterile sutures. I'd think that some of the fine braided fishing lines might be of use, but I'd bet that they would be synthetics, say braided nylon. You want a few feet, drop me an address Thanks for the offer, Martin, but I don't have an immediate need for it, but I may want you to bring some to the next MER convention so I can take a look at the stuff. I'll send you a reminder. George Sure. Even if I forget, I'll be commuting to the 2013 MER convention so I will be able to bring some for you one day or another. 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: 2418 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/02/2013 :  4:24:49 PM     Next up in the queue: Looks to be built following the plans from an MR in 1953.... Basically no underbody and missing the brake wheel; that's not hard to address, but that paint job..... 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: 2418 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/06/2013 :  12:06:01 PM     One underbody later......... Now to test out some of the reefer yellow that I found in my shop to see how far off it is from the paint on this car..... 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. 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