Thanks Bob, however I guess I gave the wrong impression. I had already
done the JC cars but stopped building when the AM cars came out. I did
seal my wooden roofs and used the scriber to add the seams.
I haven't done anything to the AM car roofs yet, but was wondering if
the same procedure would be the best for that. Just like it's hard to
find overhead shots of engines, the same can be said for passenger cars
as they seem pretty boring. However many have hatches, vents, grabs.
I've noticed that my last photos of UP business/railfan cars have some
type of running boards that I don't think was original.
I have a stash of the grabs, ladder rests, and vents, but the seams
along with those 'pop rivet' impressions and rain streaks would
certainly add some character to those cars. In most years those car
sides were kept clean, but the roofs were often ignored.
Bob Werre
Bob...
For the JC and Chester cars I seal the milled wood roof with multiple
coats of sanding sealer (or just good old fashioned shelac), sanding
between coats as usual. It usually takes 4-6 coats to do the job. I
have a piece of 1/32" thick brass that is of the proper width and
which I have bent to the contour of the roof. I use it together with a
dull #11 Xacto blade to scribe the joint lines after first sealing the
roofs. This method leaves a fairly clean line. I've found that it is
almost impossible to totally get rid of the wood grain on these milled
roof pieces, although Bob McCarthy claims to have a product he uses
for his antique furniture refinishing that does the job. Earl Henry
has tried it as well. The supply of old JC & Chester kits must be
really diminished these days as I saw nary a single kit at the NASG
this year. That was a first for me.
Bob Hogan
--- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob
Werre <bob@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> PhotoTraxx
>
>
>
> 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
> >
> >
>
