Model Train Journal

rogruth wrote:I'm a little confused. Do those two go together to make an inside and outside?
I thought the other side would be a mirror image. ????

Not going to be a mirror image on this car,

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

rogruth wrote:I'm a little confused. Do those two go together to make an inside and outside?
I thought the other side would be a mirror image. ????

Not going to be a mirror image on this car,

OK. I'll be watching for the finished car.

rogruth wrote:

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

rogruth wrote:I'm a little confused. Do those two go together to make an inside and outside?
I thought the other side would be a mirror image. ????

Not going to be a mirror image on this car,

OK. I'll be watching for the finished car.

I'll see if I can accelerate the pace a bit, 3 other projects in the works in the shop......

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

rogruth wrote:

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
Not going to be a mirror image on this car,

OK. I'll be watching for the finished car.

I'll see if I can accelerate the pace a bit, 3 other projects in the works in the shop......

No need to do that for me. I'll be here til the end. I'll see it when you post it.

rogruth wrote:

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

rogruth wrote:OK. I'll be watching for the finished car.

I'll see if I can accelerate the pace a bit, 3 other projects in the works in the shop......

No need to do that for me. I'll be here til the end. I'll see it when you post it.

Nah! I need to get these off the bench and done so I can get into the next 3 projects. What I need a workbench that just goes all the way around the room.........

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

rogruth wrote:

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
I'll see if I can accelerate the pace a bit, 3 other projects in the works in the shop......

No need to do that for me. I'll be here til the end. I'll see it when you post it.

Nah! I need to get these off the bench and done so I can get into the next 3 projects. What I need a workbench that just goes all the way around the room.........

So with your abilities why don't you build it?

rogruth wrote:

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

rogruth wrote:No need to do that for me. I'll be here til the end. I'll see it when you post it.

Nah! I need to get these off the bench and done so I can get into the next 3 projects. What I need a workbench that just goes all the way around the room.........

So with your abilities why don't you build it?

My shop has real spatial limits - the walls are not moveable now. The rest of it is tightly occupied with power tools such as a radial arm saw, floor drill press, wood lathe, and a band saw. I did take out and trade away the joiner several years ago. That freed up space is now occupied by a rack of kits and projects as well as about 15% of my scale lumber. BTW, I'm selling off some of my stock of scale lumber.........

Added the overhang on the ends....and some railings.....

I like those ends. That's what I do to give my cars more heft and tracking ability - plus a bigger gluing surface.

bob turner wrote:I like those ends. That's what I do to give my cars more heft and tracking ability - plus a bigger gluing surface.

Just old scrap pine in the shop - something good and solid to build around and onto that's not going to fail later.

For heft and tracking ability, I also am known to put a sheet of 2-3 mm lead on the floor,

Splashed a little paint on so I can glaze and install the windows.....

All together now.....

A bit of underbody detail installed....

Progress, looking good.

J. S. Bach wrote:Progress, looking good.

Thanks; will be done soon! Has to be so I get the next in line!