Thomas said: > Inspiring to me because I have puzzled about how to fashion a CGW > 4-4-1000 from the S12 AM model.
Well now, how cool is that? My meager efforts have inspired a fellow S scaler! > You have made great strides. Still some tricky things ahead. > I'll be interested in how you get the front cab windows that are lacking > on the S12. Well, I lucked out. The prototype for my model, Frisco #241, had the upper cab windows blanked out by the early 60's. However, I have already started a template that will fit the front of the AM S-12 cab, just like I had for the Athearn S-12 decades ago. Once the reusable template is made, you simply place it on the cab and using a scribe (I use a cut off straight pin in my pin vise), trace within the template. Then drill out the center, and using a small square file, start filing your way out to the trace marks. In the past I've used clear styrene or some other thicker clear display packaging to cut and file to fit some windows. Definitely doable. One relaxed evening and you have upper windows on your S-12 cab. > By the way, "Ming, the Merciless"? Yup! That's the connection! Long time ago some guys on a the Sn3 list I was a part of began to refer to me as Ming The Merciless, or Ming of Mong, etc. Peter Roos said: > I think were afraid to ask for pictures, given the subject line.... Welp... you just MAY find it ADORABLE! :-) > Very nice work, Well thank'ya kindly, Mr. Roos! > you probably have a good start for an article if you keep writing up > your progress! You know... I have tried that article thing in the past... I always fizzled out before I finished. (Insert "Embarrassed Smiley" here.) > I'm looking forward to your rebuilding the handrails, that's something > I need to do for my S12. Already been there, already done that. Here's a pic of how I did it: http://www.vscalecreations.com/3rail/Baldwin4.jpg My approach requires using the "Y" center from the soft brass handrail set that came with my last three S-12's I purchased from AM. BTW, what you're looking at is either to become a Kansas City & Gulf S-12, or a Mop S-12 in Jenks Blue... haven't settled on which just yet. I'm short one brass end rail, on account of botching it trying to figure out the best way to have a "Y" bracket and scale sized hand rails. I also need more of the plastic hand rail sets. (I glue them in place, and then cut them off to plug the cast-in holes on the shell.) I need to contact AM to see if I can purchase the brass handrails and other S-12 parts. I intend to "eventually" have a fleet of these Baldwins in various liveries and will be hacking up some more of them to fashion into other Baldwin model types. (I HAVE thought about a 2-into-1 hack and end up with a Baldwin VO1000... but that will be quite a ways down the road IF I ever tackle it.) Butch said: > Looks greata Andre. Thank you sir! > Peter's right, this would make a great article for the 1/64 Modeling > Guide. Well... ummm... well... (see above). Tonight the wife and I will be heading out to go eat Chinese food... then it's off to the local big box store to see if I can pick up some fresh X-Acto blades and some ACC and 5 Min Epoxy to use for filler. Hope to make some progress on the model itself before bedtime. Later! Ming The Merciless aka Andre Ming ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
