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Re: F&C LV box car
Sad to say, I did not see any photos or any links to photos in the first message.
Here is an LV 'wrong way door' box car I built in O scale, after seeing the HO F&C kit some time ago. It's a chance to see if this one will show up. Ed Bommer
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Re: FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
Clark Propst
I too partook in the insanity of building these tractors too. Here's a photo of them when new 25 + yrs ago. The flat car deck was removable so a plain deck could be a replacement. Load in/empty out sort of thing. Now the tractors ride on a different flat car with the wheel chocks glued to the deck. I added wire to the rear wheels that poke into the stake pockets to hold the tractors on. Tractor orientation on the car is located on the bottom of the tractor. I have several Athearn RTR JD tractors I crazily made chocks and glued to the wheels. The reason for both these methods is to be able to remove partial loads at different towns on my branch. I can provide more photos of the different arrangements.
The irony was that as soon as I finished the tractors and started therapy Life Like came out with their RTR version and Oddballs did decals...Also a friend is building them as we type/read for another guy. He calls to ask questions and I just laugh ; )) CW Propst.
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Boxcar Interior Door Color
rmink
I'm working on an interior for a ribside boxcar and I'm wondering is someone can tell me if the inside of the doors were painted or bare metal? I have not been able to find any pictures in my collection of ribside pictures that show this.
Thanks for your help. Regards, Rick Rick Mink Burleson, TX
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Re: FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
rmink
If I recall correctly the decals were included in the tractor kit Martin offered. Building these tested my sanity too. There are over 50 parts in each tractor! I added a few things like MV lenses and pins in several places to strengthen some of the joints. I'm pleased with the results though. I would like to find a set of the oddball tractor decals as I have a load of the Life Like tractors I want to finish. Regards, Rick Rick Mink Burleson, TX
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Re: F&C LV box car
Clark Propst
On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 03:19 PM, Rob & Bev Manley wrote:
That's a humbling request coming from you Rob. Sure you can. Would you rather wait till the couplers/ cut levers are installed and the car is on the layout? CW Propst
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Re: FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
I have a question on seat color. As I remember the Formal 300 we had, had a plastic like cover that was silver in color.
It was our first tractor with any kind of seat covering. before that the seats were metal painted the same as the tractor. Ron Christensen
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Re: MDC heavy duty trucks
spsalso
http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=26%27+Ore+RTR&CatID=THRF&OA=True&RN=SP
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Ed Edward Sutorik
On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 08:50 PM, Tony Thompson wrote:
The SP ore cars.
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Re: MDC heavy duty trucks
Tony Thompson
The SP ore cars.
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Tony Thompson
On Apr 15, 2020, at 6:55 PM, Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41@...> wrote:
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Re: MDC heavy duty trucks
Richard Townsend
I think it was the MDC 3-bay hopper for B&LE
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On Apr 15, 2020, at 6:55 PM, Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41@...> wrote:
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Re: MDC heavy duty trucks
Todd Sullivan
Does anyone remember what freight car - MDC or Athearn - they went under? My memory banks failed me on this one.
Todd Sullivan.
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Re: FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
WILLIAM PARDIE
Tim: I recall this coming up shortly after Martin released the kits. All thet I recall I s that someone questioned their sanity after doing a load. The tractors in Mr. Sandifer's post look super. Possibly he could chime in auto how he accomplished it. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> Date: 4/15/20 2:15 PM (GMT-10:00) To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS Bill the thing that has me stumped is how to efficiently paint the tractor wheels and still get all that detail with hubs. On 4/15/2020 6:52 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote:
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Re: FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
That's a super nice looking load of Farmall H and/or M series tractors, Steve Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
Steve SANDIFER
I did this one probably 10 years ago. It is a regular runner in my op sessions.
J. Stephen Sandifer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 7:16 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
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Re: Speaking of decals
I found this to be true of the Kadee "laser sharp" decals - The white is translucent.
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It's a shame because 99.9% of their lettering is perfect.
On 4/15/2020 1:50 PM, Gary Bechdol wrote:
Fenton: --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*
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Re: FARMALL TRACTOR DECALS
Bill the thing that has me stumped is how to efficiently paint the tractor wheels and still get all that detail with hubs.
On 4/15/2020 6:52 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: Speaking of decals
Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Well, I'm not going to post a color photo of me sitting with my father on the new Ford 8N bought in the spring of 1949 but the tractors on the DT&I flat posted earlier looked a lot more like the succeeding Ford "Jubilee" model than an 8N. I looked for an 8N myself in late 1978 and ended up buying a Massey-Ferguson 35 Deluxe instead. Ten years newer, oversize tires and rims and, more importantly, a dual range transmission with Multi-Drive AND a live power take-off, which was the major drawback of an 8N, all for less than any reasonable 8N could be found. The 8N seems to have developed a bunch of cult worshipers and I wanted a working tractor! Still have the Massey-Ferguson and have never regretted purchasing it even though I'd rather have had one with a Perkins Diesel than the Continental gas motor. IIRC the Ferguson that first competed with Ford after the Harry & Henry team split was a TO-30 and the paint was a bit darker gray than what was used on the Fords. Have just spoken with my childhood neighbor whose parents were partners with my parents on a corn harvester and who at 83 has a few years on me and he has confirmed my memory of the model and color difference between the Ford and the Ferguson in those early years. He has also reminded me that either could be had with the exhaust beneath the left-hand running board or in a vertical position. The only piece of farm machinery I can think of that the position beneath the running board might interfere with is a belly mounted mower, my preferred type of sickle bar mower. Just an old hayshaker, Don Valentine
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Re: Tamiya Flat Clear TS-80 spray can
Tony Thompson
Bob Chaparro wrote: As far as rattle cans go, I'm with Nelson on this: Tamiya and sometimes Krylon. Tamiya gives a finer spray compared to Dullcote and Model Masters. Totally true about Tamiya. I am genuinely impressed with their nozzles. Fine spray, limited spread (you don't paint your hands and the surroundings), no blurts. And every can is as good. None of which is true with Testors. Tony Thompson
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Re: MDC heavy duty trucks
Tony Thompson
Ed Sutorik wrote: Athearn has sold these trucks separately. So you might want to also search under the Athearn name. Athearn essentially sells ALL the parts to ALL their models. But scarcely any parts are on their website. They do give a phone number for the parts department, and I have found that when you call, they are pleasant and helpful. The key thing they tell you is the PART NUMBER for what you want. Then you can go online and order, using that number. Prices are okay and delivery is prompt. Tony Thompson
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Re: MDC heavy duty trucks
spsalso
Athearn has sold these trucks separately. So you might want to also search under the Athearn name.
They HAVE sold them separately. Ed Edward Sutorik
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Re: MDC heavy duty trucks
Tony Thompson
Richard Townsend wrote:
When I worked on a helium car, I needed essentially those trucks (this was before Corey came along). I used the MDC truck, simply cutting off the roller-bearing journals and gluing on solid bearing journal boxes. It's actually pretty quick and easy. Tony Thompson
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