The Modelers Thread

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Roof is ready for paint now......

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Sides done....

[healey36]

This is looking great. Do you have windows to fit this, or are you building them from scratch?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

This is looking great. Do you have windows to fit this, or are you building them from scratch?

Tichy work car windows were just right for this car and I had just enough of them left over from another project. Nice thing it that they come with laser cut glazing

Hate building windows,

[healey36]

I hate painting windows, especially the 1:1 scale versions. I have kept the wood windows in my garage as a form of penance.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I hate painting windows, especially the 1:1 scale versions. I have kept the wood windows in my garage as a form of penance.

I hear that.........and only have the framing around mine to do -- painting even just that gets old really fast.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Ends done....

[healey36]

Looking good. The foot-rungs, or whatever they are called, add a lot of interesting detail. What are the small white "corners"? Are those temporary for assembly, or do those represent brackets/reinforcements as on the prototype?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Looking good. The foot-rungs, or whatever they are called, add a lot of interesting detail. What are the small white "corners"? Are those temporary for assembly, or do those represent brackets/reinforcements as on the prototype?

Stirrup steps? Or are you referring to the grab irons on the end beam?

White "corners" are just as you state - brackets/reinforcements as on the prototype.

[healey36]

I'm referring to the five rungs going up the car-end to the left of the door/vestibule. Speaking of which, looks like someone knocked a chunk out of the vestibule frame...the MOW superintendent is going to be unhappy about that.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm referring to the five rungs going up the car-end to the left of the door/vestibule.

Just the grab irons, those are....

Speaking of which, looks like someone knocked a chunk out of the vestibule frame...the MOW superintendent is going to be unhappy about that.

Not really; gets a diaphragm notch fitted into that and over it all,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Off into the paint shop, but now I have to look into the state of the decals.............that are "vintage".....

Probably applying a few layers of over-spray prior to any use is called for on these,

[healey36]

On wood, what do you use for an overspray? A clear lacquer? Matte, satin, gloss?

Paint, then overspray, then decals, then another shot of clear overspray?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

On wood, what do you use for an overspray? A clear lacquer? Matte, satin, gloss?

Prior to decals - gloss. Prior to dry transfers, maybe nothing, but sometimes clear matte.

Paint, then overspray, then decals, then another shot of clear overspray?

After decals, either dull coat or clear matte; after dry transfers, clear matte.

Between color layers of dry transfers, clear matte.

[Tramp]

Nice!