I am simply waiting on decals for my heavy tool car to be completed, but I have a new project in the works. Vincent from Louisiana just sent me six Model Power bay window Cabeese and six sets of Micro-Trains caboose hand rails. These cars are a little rough from the factory due to the handrails and roofwalk, but are decent models of a SP C-40-6. One of these has been disassembled and is soaking in 91% alcohol to strip the paint. I can not believe how thick their yellow paint over yellow plastic is. Once all six cars are stripped, I will fill the holes in the roof and add better roofwalks and smoke stacks. I am also thinking about a diesel generator stack, and as soon as MTL reruns their SP C-50-9 caboose, a radio antenna and frog lights. I thinking about backdating the paint of one of these to the 1951 paint scheme, two for the as built 1961 scheme and 3 in the 1981 rebuilt scheme…..
What a great project!! If I may -- here is what I did with one of mine: (Done quite a few years ago) -- Looks like I need to straighten up the end rails. Details are Gold Metal Models Thanks, Wolf
Somewhere there is a Chessie guy gasping... Please ask Vince to stop by again soon, and bring Miss Dee Rayle along....
Great model Wolf! I am patiently waiting for roof details. With the health issues at GMM, I am buying parts from MTL...
No, my wife took the picture. It was hung up at a local restaurant. No offense meant to the great Deekus
So...all of the cabeese are disassembled, and since I like to save all parts just in case...I got mad as I broke one of the ladder bends....right now I have a mason jar full of cabeese, yet can't find my alcohol....
Hate when I cant find my alcohol Oh...not THAT kind of alcohol... Hey...I have 2 bottles of 91...want me to drive the 200+ miles down to bring ya one ?
Nah, the garage is a mess and I have to go out to get an oil change, a new electrical outlet, the can of mineral red paint, so what's a little bit of alcohol to add to the mix....besides, do you really want to come down here when it is hot and humid?
I placed all six of the Model Power bay window cabeese into a quart Mason jar full of 91% rubbing alcohol to strip the paint. The silver on the roofs came off with ease, and the blue lettering took a little more coaxing. Surprisingly, Model Power spent the money to paint a yellow plastic caboose yellow, and after the better part of a week, three of the cabeese have yellow paint still on them. I have been taking them out of the alcohol and scrubbing them with a toothbrush. It is amazing how thick the paint is. I am still waiting on my Micro-trains.com parts order, and I figured out the best way to fill the holes in the roof. I am going to cut the mounting points of the stock roofwalks off and glue them into the holes, then cut, putty and sand the roof smooth. Another idea is to make the entire roof of one smooth to backdate it into a C-40-4.....I just don't know if I am up to that challenge.
Over the last few days I have been filling the holes in the roof of the six Model Power bay window cabeese. I used the mounting pins for the roof walks, and filled with contour putty. I used a pair of hobby knives to trim the mounting holes and make them flush.
no more Chessie Yellow…. Mineral Red it is! Tomorrow I plan to paint the ends and bay window ends Daylight Orange and the interior zinc primer green….at least one of these will have a solid orange bay windows, since they were delivered that way.
