The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 4

[ACL1504]

This caboose will be a stunning model once completed.

Rich

Rich,

I sure hope so, thank you.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Hi Tom;
It has been awhile since I checked in. Great tips on the caboose rebuilds. The airbrush still showed some paint after all you did to it, must have been really coated. I find if I don't keep mine shiny and clean it simply does not work. Results looked great.
Jim

Jim,
Welcome back and good to see you. The red on the airbrush is a reflection from my red shirt when I took the photo.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Tom

Gee, Tom, you know the consequences of wearing the red shirt, right?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_(stock_character)    (On my big project of the '00 decade, "Who has the Red Shirt for that presentation?" was how we tagged the person responsible for giving a briefing...)
dave

Dave,

I remember that Star Trek episode.

I attended an officer's retirement and was wearing a red shirt. Yepper, I got called on to give an impromptu speech.

Tom

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I finished decaling the two cabooses. I didn't add any build dates or other data, just kept it simple.

After decaling I sprayed a flat finish on the A&S caboose.

I still need to paint the handrails yellow and add some black to the ladders.



I did the same for the A&S side door caboose, kept it simple as well. This one is now in revenue service.

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In order to add the marker lights, I needed to drill two holes in the bottom of the floor plate. This will also become more clear later in the thread.

I used my Micro Mark MicroLux variable speed drill. I keep two metal drill bits for this occasion. The for drilling the floor is 1/4 inch. I'll cover the drill bit for the caboose markers later as well.



I likie to have the brass on a softer  surface so I use a small piece of 1X4. The brass bottom is placed on the wood and then the hole is drilled between the floor braces.



Once the holes are drilled, I use a slightly large bit and hand twist it over the drilled holes. This removes and brass burrs.

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The base floor was cleaned in Acetone (outside to avoid any fumes).



When dried, I sprayed black with Scalecoat paint. I placed it in a baking pan and let the sun bake the paint.

I repeated the process with a flat finish. The red plate is the brass models builder. The importer was Overland Models.

The unpainted brass is where I held the piece to paint. This will be covered by the coupler pocket and won't be seen.



Done for today.

[Larry C]

Tom that is one sweeeeeet looking caboose; looks great on the layout.

[deemery]

VERY NICE looking cabeese!

I usually put a piece of thin plywood (laser-cut kit sprues...) underneath stuff when I'm drilling.  I also use that stuff to construct little assembly jigs when gluing styrene.  (And I use cut-off pieces of styrene for jigs when assembling wood.)

dave

[friscomike]

Howdy Tom,

A man and his toys.  My wife is amazed at me having so many "tools", but you must have them to model on the periphery.  Nice work on the caboose.  It's a beaut!

Have fun, 
mike

[Rick]

Tom, decals look good.
That's a real nice drill press you have there.

[Jerry]

Beautiful work Tom!  And a nice little drill press.

Jerry

[GPdemayo]

Looking good Tom.....

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[ACL1504]

Tom that is one sweeeeeet looking caboose; looks great on the layout.

Larry,

Thanks very much. After these two are finished, I'll be done with all the brass caboose painting.

Tom

[ACL1504]

VERY NICE looking cabeese!

I usually put a piece of thin plywood (laser-cut kit sprues...) underneath stuff when I'm drilling.  I also use that stuff to construct little assembly jigs when gluing styrene.  (And I use cut-off pieces of styrene for jigs when assembling wood.)

dave

Dave,

I've used plywood in the past as well. The 1X gives me some drilling space. The jig idea is a great one.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Howdy Tom,

A man and his toys.  My wife is amazed at me having so many "tools", but you must have them to model on the periphery.  Nice work on the caboose.  It's a beaut!

Have fun,
mike

Mike, Howdy,

Yes, toys and the man! Tools are just another aspect of enjoying this great hobby.

Thank you for the nice comment.

Tom, still having fun.