As requested, here are photos of the completed MID-WEST Street Car Kit. The noted feature is the finishing of the wood roof so it looks like metal. This done by coating the wood first with a product called EverCoat brand fine-finishing automotive body filler. Bondo brand filler would work also. Purchased at Home Depot.
That’s better…first set of pix were a mite big.
Cute lil’ thang…
Wendell,
I have what looks to be the same kit from North East Narrow Gauge. Is it 1/24th scale and does it run on O gauge track ?
I also have a second, unpowered trolley car.
I’ve not built mine yet.
You’ve done an great job building yours. Excellent tip on the roof finish. I’ll keep that in mind when I get around to building mine.
Ralph
That looks really good. The motor block on mine is currently at North West because the motor blocks broke loose. I got a Bachmann trolley from Victor that I sliced up.
Nice job Wendell, I need to add something like this to the N.Y.State trolley Museum layout we are going to build this spring.
Nick
Ralph-
Memory loss on my part. Yes, this is the same kit you have from north East Narrow Gauge. I don’t know if the gentleman who makes (sells) the kits is still making this one. I did get it from East N. Ga. It does require concentration as the materials in the kit are very specific to each step – no extra wood. the bass wood used is very favorable to applying the body filler. The EverCoat brand has a low shrinkage feature so an application from a spray can works fine after one color sand and repaint. i blocked the evercoat smooth and they began the spray.
TIP: On the roof, groove out the joints – there are several pieces composing the roof – and then fill the groove. A joint, as tight as it is, does not later stop imprinting of a line. Grooving it out first with an application of filler, removes this severe line.
As to the photos: Thanks to my daughter who translated the helpful tutorial on posting photos and the helpful thread combined from Russell Rutalj, Jon Radder, Ralph, and Gary Armistead, the photos made it.
Now, for me, I’ll have to make a sequence list for next time. I am not computer friendly – a weird status not understood by our two post-teenage daughters.
The street car kit I used is for our familiar “G” guage track – I run on stainless from Aristo-Craft. I also use the Split-Jaw direction control on ateh 50’ street car line. It works fine and is simple to install.
Ralph apparently has a kit for “O” guage. Place it in a distance and it would work in the “G” track setting.
Wendell Hanks said:Wendell, My kit is 1/24th scale. I thought Victor had told me it run on O gauge track. But I checked the wheel sets and they are indeed regular " G gauge". Ralph
Ralph apparently has a kit for "O" guage. Place it in a distance and it would work in the "G" track setting.