Weekend Photos - June 2021

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I don't carry a toolbox in the cars anymore, having moved to the canvas bags Greg mentioned. It's a lot quieter

Have not noticed the noise.....

And as for old tools, I have 3+ generation's worth of stuff and quite a bit of them are a lot older year. I should sell off the molding planes - never going to using those!

[healey36]

I went through a molding plane phase, and I actually used a few of them to make some nice picture frames. Twenty years ago, they were quite expensive, but now you can buy a bushel basket full for just a few bucks. Anyone under age fifty likely wouldn’t know what they are or how to use them. The rub is keeping the cutter razor-sharp. I still have two or three nice ones, sold the rest. The router made them obsolete.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I went through a molding plane phase, and I actually used a few of them to make some nice picture frames. Twenty years ago, they were quite expensive, but now you can buy a bushel basket full for just a few bucks. Anyone under age fifty likely wouldn’t know what they are or how to use them. The rub is keeping the cutter razor-sharp. I still have two or three nice ones, sold the rest. The router made them obsolete.

I used to have the Stanley plane where you could stack up cutters in a row to make all sorts of wide molding. Could never be bothered to put that much energy into using such a thing - think it probably took someone pulling while someone pushed.

I also should sell off the rest.

[G3750]

I've been taking a little break from the Panhandle and working on a side project - a Weirton Steel caboose. As you probably know, steel mill rolling stock are some of the dirtiest and most poorly maintained equipment on rails. Sloppy or no paint jobs, high heat, and exposure to corrosive agents are all part of a day’s work. Below is Weirton Steel (WSX) caboose #4, a Pennsy N5 originally acquired for its scrap value but converted to slag run service. It was used on the end of slag car trains for the 3-mile run between the blast furnaces and the dump at Standard Slag. The model started out as an O scale undecorated Weaver Northeastern style caboose. I walled over the inner 2 windows to make it look more like an N5, spray painted it Columbia Gas Meter green (the Weirton Steel livery from the 1940s-1980s), applied home made logo decals and dry transfer numbers, and heavily weathered the body and trucks to reflect years of service and neglect.

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0B5idkMwGDrDay

This is my first serious attempt at weathering a car.

George

[chuck]

Looks really nice. Like the trucks. Subtle but effective. The caboose sides with the "soot and grime" are also nicely nicely done. Too heavy a hand and the project goes from weathered to whether they would park the object on the scrap siding.

[gregj410]

I like it George. . A kadee coupler would make it perfect!

[healey36]

Very sharp, George. As Chuck noted, weathering is an exercise in subtlety, often times a bit overdone. This looks right to me.

Paul

[G3750]

Looks really nice. Like the trucks. Subtle but effective. The caboose sides with the "soot and grime" are also nicely nicely done. Too heavy a hand and the project goes from weathered to whether they would park the object on the scrap siding.

Thank you, Chuck. The trucks were done with a Tidy Track Track Painter (TT4581 - rusty rail) pen and then dusty with some weathering powder. I'm not sure about too much soot and grime. I saw some very filthy things in that steel mill. No, check that, everything in that mill was filthy!

My favorite was the end rails. Sloppy yellow paint job accentuated by grime. Like I said, this is a place were my poor painting skills are actually an advantage!

Thanks everyone!

George

[healey36]

While on a trip to the local Walmart for Mobil 1, saw one of these in a bin of Hot Wheels...figured the GoPro deserved a trip down the track at some point:



For a buck, could be fun. Likely many other uses as well (fits nicely on a prewar Lionel flat).

Finished off the Char B1 3D print:



A few Hotchkiss H-35s came in the mail today. Much nicer prints, but I've got other stuff to work on. They'll go into the lead pile for another day (I guess you can't call it that anymore).

[J. S. Bach]

That cabin car looks way too clean for being in steel mill service.

[G3750]

That cabin car looks way too clean for being in steel mill service.

WUT????

Everybody's a critic.

You know, it did rain here every so often.

George

[gregj410]

I went through a molding plane phase, and I actually used a few of them to make some nice picture frames. Twenty years ago, they were quite expensive, but now you can buy a bushel basket full for just a few bucks. Anyone under age fifty likely wouldn’t know what they are or how to use them. The rub is keeping the cutter razor-sharp. I still have two or three nice ones, sold the rest. The router made them obsolete.

I used to have the Stanley plane where you could stack up cutters in a row to make all sorts of wide molding. Could never be bothered to put that much energy into using such a thing - think it probably took someone pulling while someone pushed.

I also should sell off the rest.

I use this little gem nearly every day

[healey36]

I have a Lie-Nielsen draw-knife around here somewhere; it works great, but again, you have to keep blade(s) really sharp. It came with a set of blades one could use to cut beads on edges, which is handy when you're making the joinery for a folding table or bi-fold cabinet doors. That said, I've probably used it a half-dozen times in thirty years.

What do you use your block plane for on a daily basis?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What do you use your block plane for on a daily basis?

Been too many years to remember when I last used a block plane or even one of my good metal Stanley planes.

I should really just sell off my old hand tools; couple generations worth, but they just sit on the tool box or gather dust on the wall.

[healey36]

I'd have a hard time selling off my hand tools. Too much personal history there.