Duke at least you’ll have it all ready when you do have a little space. Two trains side by side shouldn’t take up that much room, well, maybe it could…Terry
Oh, I guess it was just an optical illusion due to image optimization.
Yes, as Jibber describes, even at that scale, it can start taking up space quickly… [:)]
Progress on the Transfer Caboose continues with the bottom carriage details. I wont include brake lines and other power plumbing. This build will essentially be a ‘curbside’.
The prototype locates certain details differently than the kit so some modifications were performed.
Repositioning of a few elements occured but nothing big.
The end walls were cut out and relocated inboard beyond the original Boss locations. I needed to relocate these to a position that was accessible with a screwdriver while the trucks were installed. I measured and made marks at the most outward positions that met this requirement.
These new locations were found, measured and marked…
… drilled with a 1/8" bit
The spacers were cut from the original Bosses’ positions
The Bosses were then screwed into place following the original positions that I marked earlier before removing with a razor saw.
The end walk pieces were glued into final location first. This would establish proper lateral registration position.
A ball of fresh epoxy putty was then stuck to all for tops of these. Then the caboose body was squished into final position over these.
The epoxy putty secures the new location. I added more once the first batch already cured.
Now that the end walls and Bosses were relocated, the floor of the flat bed carriage is exposed revealing the old screw holes and screw for the truck. This will be addressed . . .
Thanks for looking
Wayne, Terry,
I going to knock out a 1/144 Dragon K5 rail gun before the end of the year, probably before Thanksgiving dinner starting Tuesday evening (for the 48 hour build). If you don’t mind, I’d like to add this to your GB.
Steve
MC you’re insane but sure. (NOTE i just bought the Trumpeter SMERCH MRL with 930 parts so pot… kettle)
SPRUE i believe the original concept is to buy a model that already has all the pieces ready to assemble and build it, not take something apart to create a kit and than build it.[:D] my chiropactor’s husband just got into N scale trains and he has the itch bad. doing a D&RG setup.
[:D] Hah, yeah if there was a kit of this I would have gone that route.
N scale huh? A great scale for layouts in confined space. D&RG, is that steam era?
Wayne whats the diference between the Trumpeter and Meng SMERCH?
i have no idea. seems both have the rocket tubes as two halves. some folks think Meng is more modeler friendly but i have never built one though i have a couple and Takom too. but it costs $80 UDS more than the Trumpeter and i have the Trumpeter box sitting in my study so…
Ive built a couple from Meng and the engineering is fantastic, I think one of the best out there but to me the plastic is a little softer than some other companies. Thats going to be one great build.
Terry
Wayne, Terry,
I started the K5 tonight for the Weekend Madness GB and after 2 1/2 hours I completed the building. I will start the painting a little tomorrow morning and evening.
The pictures don’t seem to be loading on the forums tonight.
For some reason Imageshack isn’t uploading pictures correctly, so here is what I wanted to put up last night.
I got some painting done this morning (no pictures yet) and working on the little guys.
I’m at the weathering stage. I applied a black oil wash and will let that dry before I apply some pastels.
Looks really good MC. What a difference 24 hours can make?
Thanks Jay, I discovered oil washes about 6 months ago and wow, what a difference they make.
Have any links where I can learn about it? Had never heard of it before I came on here. There’s much more to painting and finishing than I realized
I don’t, I just was told to get some Turpenoid and artist oil paint. Burnt umber, black, even white. I thin the oils to a very thin ink conststancy (add pigment to the Turpenoid a little at a time) and either do a pin wash or wash the entire project depending on what I’m painting. It will rock your world.
Heres an example of a pin wash on a Star Ward Hover tank.
Steve
Another plus of an oil wash is that its a lot easier to apply decals afterwards still using setting solutions of course.
Steve I still cant believe how fast that went together, trying for one in each scale?
Terry
That would be nice, but I neither have the room nor am I ready ready for the 1/35 scale monsters you and Wayne are working on
Wow, fast work, Steve!