C31 modeling question

Sat May 2 03:21:50 EDT 2020

Thank you, Jim.

I don't have any idea on matching the color. I only have this red 
caboose. But I'm with you on acrylics after a spectacular failure with 
them many years ago. These days I usually use Model Master enamel paints 
and they have a pretty good variety of shades of blue. I have had luck 
starting with Insignia Blue or Blue Angels Blue then altering the shade 
as needed from there with white, black or other shades of blue.

One of these days I'd like to replace this caboose with one built the 
way you describe, starting with a standard cupola caboose, although I'd 
cut the Moloco cupola sides into the Atlas cupola instead of building up 
new cupola sides from the Atlas cupola. The plastic Atlas makes those 
bodies out of is not the easiest stuff to deal with. It's tougher and 
more brittle than most styrene bodies I've worked with, almost like acrylic.

Ryan Harris

On 5/1/2020 3:30 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>
> Ryan ï¿½ nice work!ï¿½ I also think that modifying the standard cupola is 
> the best way to go given the difficulty finding a Moloco kit and what 
> you said about fit-up.ï¿½ I have a blue C31 in-transit to me; should 
> arrive tomorrow or Monday.ï¿½ A friend is making the tank for both of us.
>
> What blue paint matches the Atlas color? Must be lacquer-based ï¿½ I 
> have no experience (or interest to learn) with acrylics.ï¿½ I only plan 
> to modify the side by cutting in new windows and patching the old ones 
> so a slight difference in blue tint can easily be covered with 
> weathering powders.
>
> Jim King
>
> http://smokymountainmodelworks.com/
>
> *From:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 29, 2020 9:58 PM
> *To:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* Re: C31 modeling question
>
> I haven't been on this list for very long, but I've never seen it 
> discussed.
>
> I 3D printed the propane tank on Shapeways and used the Moloco cupola 
> on mine. I asked about it on one of the old Yahoo groups and Jonathan 
> Vincent collected some measurements for me. I got drawings for it from 
> the NWHS.
>
> Here's the 3D printed propane tank model:
>
> http://shpws.me/Mrgu
>
> And here's a shot of my caboose:
>
> https://pbase.com/mecrharris/image/163792944
>
> I didn't get the Moloco side filler parts to fit perfectly on my 
> caboose, but on subsequent models I've done a better job. The one beef 
> I have with the Moloco parts for this is the non-overhanging roof. 
> It's good for the Great Northern caboose it was designed for, but a 
> stand-in for the C31. I'd start with a standard cupola caboose if I 
> were to build this model today, but it wasn't an option at the time.
>
> Ryan Harris
>
> Fort Worth, TX
>
> On 4/29/2020 4:50 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>
>     Has correcting the Atlas C31 cupola, adding the propane tank, etc.
>     been discussed on this list? ï¿½If so, what are the archives
>     dates?ï¿½ There is no search option for multiple archives that I
>     can find.ï¿½ Whatï¿½s the recommended paint to touch up the
>     modified cupola sides?
>
>     ï¿½
>
>     Jim King
>
>     http://smokymountainmodelworks.com/
>
>     ï¿½
>
>
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