Thanks Bob and Dan for those underbody shots. No wonder why even the
manufacturers shy away from putting all that 'stuff' under there. And
no wonder why the RR's didn't do a really good job of keeping those cars
up in the latter years.
Between listening to the convention speeches, waiting for paint to dry
on a caboose roof I dug out my old JC streamlined passenger cars. I had
started all four of them and some were pretty far along. One thing I
did attempt was to mimic the roof seams. Since the JC car roofs' were
wood, I used a scriber with decent results. The edges were a bit ragged
but if you've ever been close to those seams those builders included
some bumps and puckers too. Some of the cars also seem to exhibit what
appear to be pop-rivets. What are all you folks using?
Bob Werre
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On 9/4/12 4:40 PM, adguytrains wrote:
I have created a new album in the Photos Section, "Bob's Building
Passenger cars", with the construction photos I used in the NASG
Clinic presentation. These should be of help as you construct the
various Supply Car kits. Included are several photos of underbody
parts (to complement the underbody album) in position on the cars,
plus a look at how to create a BUDD dome car.
The "Bob's ACF, P/S & BUDD Cars" section has been updated with photos
of NYC, SR and SAL recently completed cars. Again, my hope is that
these will assist you in building your own models.
I have also added a photo of the prototype 41-N-11 passenger car truck
to better illustrate how to apply the BTS brass detail parts to the AM
trucks. This photo is posted in the underbody details album. The photo
was taken on our NASG trip and is of a Blue Ridge Scenic RR car.
Bob Hogan
