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I've painted FCR over Archer rivets before. Just not long strips like are needed for the extra rivets for some SP and UP box/automobile cars. Put a coat of pledge over the rivets and let it dry for a day.
-- Ken Adams Omicron BA2.2 may come and go but I still live mostly in splendid Shelter In Place solitude Location: About half way up Walnut Creek Owner PlasticFreightCarBuilders@groups.io |
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I wonder -- does the rivet material in Archer decals have to be black? It could add a whole new dimension (and ease of use!) for his rivets to print them in colors. On 8/20/2022 6:17 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: Your work on the P2K car does indeed look very nice. I agree that the P2K models are generally very good. The UP A-50-17 car that this model is intended to depict has the extra row of vertical seam rivets that are characteristic of many UP boxcars (see attached). Are you considering adding Archer rivets to address this?No. As I mentioned, this is going to be a “mainline car,” which will likely always appear only in moving trains (to and from staging) in my layout operations. As such, I didn’t want to go terribly far in detailing. There are Archer sets with the “double spacing” that could do these rivet rows; but they are black, so you’d have to figure out how to paint them and only them. Tony --
Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts |
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Tony Thompson
Your work on the P2K car does indeed look very nice. I agree that the P2K models are generally very good. The UP A-50-17 car that this model is intended to depict has the extra row of vertical seam rivets that are characteristic of many UP boxcars (see attached). Are you considering adding Archer rivets to address this?No. As I mentioned, this is going to be a “mainline car,” which will likely always appear only in moving trains (to and from staging) in my layout operations. As such, I didn’t want to go terribly far in detailing. There are Archer sets with the “double spacing” that could do these rivet rows; but they are black, so you’d have to figure out how to paint them and only them. Tony |
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I agree, Tony, the UP car is nicely done, especially the roof and weathering. Fenton --
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Chris Barkan
Good morning Tony,
Your work on the P2K car does indeed look very nice. I agree that the P2K models are generally very good. The UP A-50-17 car that this model is intended to depict has the extra row of vertical seam rivets that are characteristic of many UP boxcars (see attached). Are you considering adding Archer rivets to address this? -- Chris Barkan Deerfield, MA |
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Haha! I can catch the glint of a shiny sideframe. :-) On 8/19/2022 5:46 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: Tim O'Connor wrote: --
Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts |
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Tony Thompson
Tim O'Connor wrote:
Looks great Tony! The trucks could use a little more filth on them :-) Doubtless true, but I’m impressed you can distinguish the dirt level in the photo provided. |
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Looks great Tony! The trucks could use a little more filth on them :-) On 8/19/2022 1:45 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: I have just posted the second description of completing a Proto2000 kit for a 50-foot UP automobile car, with various changes and upgrades, along with roof paint failure. To see this, if you’re interested, a link is below. https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-up-automobile-car-part-2.html Tony Thompson --
Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts |
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Tony Thompson
I have just posted the second description of completing a Proto2000 kit for a 50-foot UP automobile car, with various changes and upgrades, along with roof paint failure. To see this, if you’re interested, a link is below.
https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-up-automobile-car-part-2.html Tony Thompson tony@...@RealSTMFC.groups.io |
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