Large Scale Central

Not quite the 2011 challenge - My first challenge

Modeling
#1

Is something like Korm’s… except instead of just clutter, I have to finish about 5 ongoing projects to get them out of the way!!! First up, Ralph’s boxcar… it looked like this:

then it got tossed in a box for a few months… then it butchered and it looked like this:

then it sat on a shelf for a few more months… TODAY I finish it!!!

#2

what are you making of it? a convertible?

#3

taking 3 short cars and making 2 taller ones… look at the first pic, the stock New Bright cars are midgets

#4

yes, now i see.
if they are less wide too, i would just take the lower part of the box as basis and build new sides from coffeestirrers.

#5

I thought about new sides Korm, but I didn’t have extra decals… :frowning: Anyway… some progress! Wherever Ralph’s car goes, Shawn’s tends to follow… I gave them different heights and door styles so they wouldn’t look so much like clones.

(http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp52/steamnut1917/cabeese/P1090020.jpg)

And Ralphie back in color. It still needs weathering. And as you can see in this comparison to B’mann’s little “1:20.3” car, it now doesn’t look TOO awful bad…

(http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp52/steamnut1917/cabeese/P1090021.jpg)

#6

Mik,
Good job “super-sizing” :wink:
Ralph

#7

I should scribe the ‘boards’ into the putty… and I may yet. Just not quite sure what is the easiest/quickest way.

The “Union Line” car needs a repaint as well. Not too much fast through freight on the narrah gauge.

Next on my list is to box up 2-4-0 #3 to go to France, and get Rodney’s stuff in the mail to him (already boxed, just accidentally left on the counter last week!)

#8

Mik they look great. I always like that style box car shorter and taller. Im still waiting to see some snow pictures of your layout :slight_smile:

#9

Well, the RPO is done. The milk car is ‘almost’ done and looks really sharp! I’ll have to fit leaf springs on the trucks another time - I thought I had another set, but can’t find 'em. Ralph’s car is done - unless I decide to re-side it (to make it appear wider) since I found the second set of decals he sent. The baby Climax got repowered, now it pulls like it should (and rather more than a prototype 8 ton engine could. - Kim had it dragging 3 coaches tonight with no slip!)

Gotta get 3 boxes ready to mail tomorrow and re-arrange a bunch of stuff so I have more room to work.

The railtruck, ‘nonesuch’ 4-4-0 and 0-6-0 need put somewhere safe until I get a few parts.

24 days left?