Work car in 1/87

[chester]

I'm plagued by the fact that I want to do some rail related modeling but have little to no knowledge of such things. I researched long and hard to come up with this but I'm sure there are still many things that might stand out like a cherry on a cream pie to you guys with this vehicle. The base model was the 1934 Ford bus from Jordan Miniatures with some chassis modifications and the addition of a wood deck. So here's my first attempt and anything that rides the rails. Standard gauge HO.

[finescalerr]

I have no idea whether it could have existed but it certainly looks good. -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Chester

Nice job on that truck.  Like Russ said maybe it never rode the rails, but sure is nice.

Jerry

[marc_reusser]

Very cool...and very plausible/beliveable.....though at that length maybe a two axle articulating front "truck" of some sort (for those tight shortline turns).  I have been wanting to do a railbus in 1/35 for some time now...just can't find time to get it started....seeing this just makes me more frustrated  


Marc

[marklayton]

Marc -
Since it has a steering wheel, I'm betting the original truck's steering mechanism is still intact, providing limited front wheel turn radius to allow use on curved track...
Mark

[marklayton]

But on second thought, automotive steering wouldn't work worth a darn on track, would it!

[marc_reusser]

Sure it would.....

...in a world where Euclidian Geometry and Physics don't apply



Glad you caught that...I was getting ready to draw you several diagrams with arrows and arcs, calculations,...and filled with hand written notes......sure saved me a lot of time


Marc

[chester]

As previously stated, my experience with rail cars of any kind id extremely limited. But when browsing ebay, I couldn't resist a Tichy wooden ore car kit for only ten bucks with shipping that has two kits per box. I built one box stock and am fairly pleased with the results and the second I decided to free lance a work/tool car. Now I know these are done to hell and back by everyone under the sun but I had a painting technique I wanted to try on wood siding and thought this would be a decent project for that. The sides of the frame from the kit have been substituted with styrene channel and the cabin is all wood. It still needs couplers (I've been told Kadee #153's will do) and some details on the deck.

[HOn3_rr]

Chester,
It looks good to me.  I'd sure be interested in knowing the painting technique used and what you think about it.  Interesting chalking effect with the shed and tool box.

[chester]

Thanks Kevin, I used a paint that I use in my work to reproduce antique furniture called buttermilk paint that I had posted some time ago in the paint threads. I put a wash of PolyScale grimy black directly on the bare wood (clear white pine) and when dry, barely wet the wood with turp. While it was still tacky, I painted on the green buttermilk paint and let dry thoroughly. I then used a very stiff brush and scrubbed off the paint where I wanted worn areas. I'm really not too pleased with the model itself but think the paint technique has a lot of possibilities for smaller scales.

[HOn3_rr]

Thanks for the info on how you obtained the wonderful paint job.  I'll have to look into and try this technique.

[MrBrownstone]

Hey Chester,

I do like your results with the buttermilk treeatment...

looking forward to trying that out.   

Thanks for sharing that with Us.

Mike