Lights are mocked up and need some filling and minor sanding on the front yet. Blew the primer a bit heavy on the left of the headlamp but sanding will square that up.
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Put that on the outside loop at night and the neighbors will be b*tching about their lack of blinds 
Now were playin’ with dollies!
Cant wait till its done. Looking good.
But when will it be done Shawn???
David
Looking GRRRrrrr GREAT…!!!
I spent way to much time looking out those Horse-Pistol windows at those tracks toooo…
Please, what is the length of the body?
OH…when do you start on the 2nd unit and pass cars?..;^O…
the_Other_Ray
snuck into the guarded area as a test run was in progress
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This sucker not only looks great but it runs great as well
Looks good, son…
David Russell said:
The Nose would be great if it was an SDP45…I’ll fix that later. The lines on this unit even though they seem straight forward are more difficult than expected and there are so many variations of the F40 4 axle unit it ain’t even funny. But I’m learning and enjoying. I cannot understand how I burn up 2hrs modeling after work and feel like it was 5 minutes.(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/The%20Railroad/Scratchbuilding/Feb10037.jpg)
Going back to this picture. How are you scribing the door lines on the model? Any special tool, or just a lot of work with an Xacto blade?
Ray Schoup said:
Please, what is the length of the body?
Nice too have ya’ posting Ray! 23"
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Bob McCown said:
Going back to this picture. How are you scribing the door lines on the model? Any special tool, or just a lot of work with an Xacto blade?
No special tools…Some are scribed with an eyeglasses flat blade screwdriver. Others are made with automotive or basically dental picks. Depends on how wide or deep I want to go.
Andy Clarke said:I ain't talkin' too you until you send me some money cause I'm broke and want too come home!
Looks good, son....
That turned out great! Really like it with the coaches. Looks fantastic, can’t wait to see it painted.
Ric Golding said:It's not done ;)
That turned out great!
David Russell said:Still got 2 months before my birthday.... :)Ric Golding said:It's not done ;)
That turned out great!
David
23"
I could not even compare yours with 6 1/4" more length and much greater detail
than the “OTHER” F40. I’ll keep looking into Ralph’s GT files to see if he made a full size mockup.
I do have 4 of his mockup shorter sized Superliner cars.
the_Other_Ray
Ray Schoup said:
David23"
I could not even compare yours with 6 1/4" more length and much greater detail
than the “OTHER” F40. I’ll keep looking into Ralph’s GT files to see if he made a full size mockup.
I do have 4 of his mockup shorter sized Superliner cars.
the_Other_Ray
I dont’ quite understand your post Ray? Did you buy Vic’s 1:32 scale stuff or something? I don’t know this Ralph your referring too. I’m very open too suggestions on this build and would greatly appreciate any info>
David Russell said:Ray Schoup said:
David23"
I could not even compare yours with 6 1/4" more length and much greater detail
than the “OTHER” F40. I’ll keep looking into Ralph’s GT files to see if he made a full size mockup.
I do have 4 of his mockup shorter sized Superliner cars.
the_Other_Ray
I dont’ quite understand your post Ray? Did you buy Vic’s 1:32 scale stuff or something? I don’t know this Ralph your referring too. I’m very open too suggestions on this build and would greatly appreciate any info>
David
Guilty…I did get Vic’s 1:32 stuff and enjoy them on my elevated test track.
re:Ralph
Ralph Brown was the owner/builder of Great Trains F40 and other 1:32 loco/cars.
His short line (and less detailed) were ok for the general users.
His detailed line was the other end of the balance scale.
He was a confirmed Rivet Counter in his personal/published model work.
From what I see on my screen, your effort is WAY UP THERE…GREAT JOB…
…please pardon my drooling…looking forward to seeing it this FALL…
the_Other_Ray
Well it’s looking good. Did not know it was going to be a lifetime project tho. and
R.J. DeBerg said:Holy crap....I just realized I must be a Mayfly? Can you make one faster for me? :)
Well it's looking good. Did not know it was going to be a lifetime project tho. :) and
Currently working on the detail junk which most is built up from the scrap box(on the airtanks) so I’ll dump some pics.
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