Modeling topic

NP 40' Boxcars project (HO)

Sun, 2019-03-31 09:38 — Yannis

Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Hi all,

I finished 2 NP 40' boxcars based on Trix/Marklin 40' cars. The original cars had their paint removed and were disassembled. Following conversion of their sills to the correct NP ones and alterations on the side rivets, they were primed. Painting was done with mixes from Gunze and Tamiya paints while I used Microscale's decals. Roofs were painted with shades of Alclad2 and were weathered using salt-weathering. The rest of the weathering was done using enamels/oils.

SP C-30-4 bay caboose bash

Sun, 2019-03-31 01:47 — Onizukachan

I read an article in an old 2009 back issue of N Scale Magazine and decided to give the project a try today.

to build a c-30-4 that is pretty correct, you use the body and center section of the cast frame from a ConCor bay caboose, and then the outer section of the frame containing the steps and bolsters from an Atlas cupola caboose.

To finish it off you replace the railing /ladders and roofwalks with parts from a gold medal detailing kit.

This is what I started with:

Digging through "old" photos - "pretty shades of rust"

Sat, 2019-03-30 12:16 — Free-Mo Tim

Good afternoon all,

I was going through some "old" ( 2009 ) images that were taken while on a historical group's safari. These images were taken while watching a crew operate a remote engine to switch cuts of gondolas. The unused (and VERY rusty) track on the right hand side of this picture and other details were a pleasant discovery when viewed afterwards!