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Mikel
Very informative build
and well worth going through your steps in the project.
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Kootenay Railway & Navigation Co.
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Mikel Parker
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Thanks guys for following along.
I hadn't seen a building thread for this kit,
so thought this would be interesting.
It is an iconic bit of narrow gauge rolling stock,
and though I am not a purist when it comes to the modeling I do
(I'm making it up) I love the RGS and 3 foot railroads.
So my line is based on a fictional line in the Pacific NW,
that ended up with a bit of other lines 3 ft rolling stock,
so I can use Colorado, Sumpter Valley, SP and Yukon,
if I ever get that far.
Ok, onward...
Here's the plow frame attached to the body and frame,
careful cutting paid off, and things seem to be in the right places.
Attachment: RGS 02 16.jpeg (Downloaded 44 times)
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This is a shot from the other side,
with a bit of sanding done,
to set angle for outside frame pieces.
You can see the really decaying paint effect...
Attachment: RGS 02 17.jpeg (Downloaded 42 times)
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So now I glued in place the outside frame pieces,
and made and added door handles (bent wire provided)
and stake pocket castings.
Also a bent wire brace for outer piece.
Not really in the right place,
now that I go back to reference fotos... rats.
Attachment: RGS 02 18.jpeg (Downloaded 41 times)
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Another shot of the frame ready for blade assembly.
Kinda delicate at this point... they don't make this easy.
I guess I should stress this is a challenging build,
with little room for screwing it up (at least for me it's hard)
being this small, and given rather primitive things to fabricate etc.
Not that I'm complaining,
it's just in the age of 3D-printing and laser cut parts,
it seems to be a bit crude.
I do like real wood kits though,
and this is pretty great so far.
Attachment: RGS 02 19.jpeg (Downloaded 40 times)
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Ok, now on to the blade forms,
and these are stiff paper/cardstock,
and careful cutting (yikes) is necessary.
The bottom blade glued in place,
then formed blade pieces added.
I immediately messed this up,
and had to re-glue pieces as I got it to work.
Much cursing,
and assessment of my gluing experience,
versus instructions.
I'm not sure what would be easier, but I chose to glue
center curves together first with Walthers Goo,
thinking it would be hard to form
if edges were glued first as instructions said.
I don't know, that's how I did it, came out ok,
then discovered I should have saved embossed paper pieces
to glue on after blade formers were in place (oops).
I misread instructions,
thinking that the pointy part of blade should go over it.
I failed to realize you are supposed to notch it (oh boy)
and glue it on in such a way to cover inevitable gappage... bah.
Attachment: RGS 02 20.jpeg (Downloaded 38 times)
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Another view,
now on to cover pieces and some more bracing.
I think the prototype had a bolt on wooden frame piece,
to connect outside blade supports.
So going to see what might be added
that would make that work.
Attachment: RGS 02 21.jpeg (Downloaded 37 times)
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Mikel Parker wrote:
I do like real wood kits though,
and this is pretty great so far.
Mikel
Building a car that had a wooden body from wood,
has a distinctive appeal,
even if it's somewhat crude by todays standards.
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It depends on what wood you use,
there is some fine-grain material available.
On the other hand,
scaled-down grain is almost indistinctable
in the smaller scales from H0 down.
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Mikel Parker
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Ken
I love the combination of trying to make things reality based,
in a completely made up scenario.
The fun for me in this hobby is creating our own little worlds,
and still basing them on real equipment,
and real limits of running a railroad...
Gerold and Helmut
I guess I mostly think it's more realistic,
when something is made of wood that it is wood.
I find plastic challenging to make look like that sometimes.
The fine detailing possibilities can be a real rabbit hole.
I am trying to keep "a high standard of standardness",
and still not get to lost in the weeds here.
Really fun making miniatures of real gear like this though,
even if it is being used in a made up reality.
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I jumped right in and remade a front piece,
trying my hand at embossing rivets... yikes !
Glued it in place and added side panels,
which seem a bit small... hmmm shrinkage ? (sorry...)
Like the decals,
phenomenon of an old kit perhaps ?
It's some kinda paper stuff,
and I was very careful cutting it out.
Oh well, paint next.
Attachment: RGS 02 22.jpeg (Downloaded 63 times)
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A coat of semi-glossy,
Badger Model Flex "weathered black" paint.
Then a coat of stove black acrylic.
Now some rust powder and chalk to age.
Attachment: RGS 02 23.jpeg (Downloaded 62 times)
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Here's a shot of the roof in progress,
and my little made up stove for inside.
Figured if there was a smoke stack,
there must have been a stove (??!!)
Couldn't really find any info. on that.
Maybe someone has seen the real thing,
and they can tell me ?
I think it's in Durango or Chama maybe.
I am doing things,
in a bit different order than instructions.
Attachment: RGS 02 24.jpeg (Downloaded 52 times)
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Here's another angle, and I can see
I need some more work on decals... argh.
But did a little rusting on blade,
and another set of braces.
Attachment: RGS 02 25.jpeg (Downloaded 51 times)
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Mikel Parker wrote:
I am doing things,
in a bit different order than instructions.
Doing things according to instructions,
is only for amateurs.
A pro reads them only afterwards,
to check if they are correct.
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I don't follow instructions.
Don't like to be told how to do things !
(turning to wife): Right dear ?
Jose.
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Mikel Parker
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hahaha...
I know how many corners I have painted myself into,
by my clear understanding of instructions,
then blatantly ignoring them...
I swear it's mostly getting ahead of myself,
or wishing I added something (weight, lights details, etc.)
before I glued that together or down.
A lot of folks seem very at ease with tearing things apart,
but I so seldom make any progress (especially on my layout)
that I am reluctant to go back and rebuild unless forced too.
Dumb I know.
Oh yes, further digging led me to discover,
#02 was scrapped with RGS gear and trackage.
Derailed in 1951 and never restored to function.
Sad end to a interesting bit of narrow gauge like so much other.
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Here is the roof glued on,
looking nice and moldy and decaying.
You can see I begin rust on big blade,
and nuts and washers added.
On to tarpaper...
Attachment: RGS 02 26.jpeg (Downloaded 7 times)
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