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I decided I should visit the local art supply store and just see what was there.
Decided to walk, it just felt like something I should do. I found a 5 dollar bill next to the road.
So my fate was sealed and I had a five dollar art supply store visit.
They actually had the cheapest cutting knives. Half of what the Ace hardware and office max charge.
So I got some good old #11's for the x-acto.
Then I came across this wood veneer.
I have been thinking I could basically sheath an old Tyco gondola in strip wood and make it Look like a hand made wood gondola.
This is what I found:
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16th, 2018 05:12 am |
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I'm not one of those massively productive modelers so my discussions tend to go stale for a while.
I got a break from the day job, and I was trying to decide on whether to build an old HO Vollmer crane kit for my European trains, or get back to the loco.
Since I want to actually complete something, I decided old engine #13 should get some more work done.
Since this is just being cobbled together without a plan, I sometimes need to really think of the best way to approach the build.
It dawned on me the other day that the best way to fill up the back, was to add the deck plate/step into the cab.
If I got that in place then everything else would attach to that!
So that is what I did, added the cab step, then added little filler pieces on the sides, finally I put the two piece to complete the doors.
I still think there has to be some kind of more accurate way to cut plastic.
My approach is just keep cutting pieces till they look sorta square and sorta fit.
Anyway, it looks more and more like a loco.
Of course I just keep getting ideas for more details.
For all I know this will take me forever to finish, but it's a lot of fun.
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Traingeekboy wrote:This isn't a loco construction tutorial, it's more of a what not to do tutorial.
Tons of problems to fix.
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But hey, At least I can also say -- I IZ UH MODUL RAYEL ROETER!
 Well, hey, once you identify what not to do, that sure streamlines the decision process for what to do.
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Screw the rivets, I'm building for atmosphere
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10th, 2018 03:25 am |
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Larry G
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To cut a straight line in plastic try gluing course sandpaper to the back of a steel ruler.
The sandpaper keeps the ruler from slipping out of alignment as you pull the cutting blade along.
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Genius!
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