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Really great work!  Looks like a nice ride height!

Thank you, Mike!

Now it's time to paint the container, but as I live in an apartment, I have to do that outside on my terrace and the weather is not very mild.... even here in France!!!! perhaps tomorrow....

See you soon

This thread is great!!!!

Thank you, BRITRAILER,

Today the weather is a little better; so, here is the first step of painting for the container! the second one, a 20', is just behind, not yet finished.

The second photo shows the door and the hinges; the black strips come from CLEVER MODELS; easy to put on the door but, very fragile...you can see some defaults...

To be continued...

Waiting for pieces to come! so I began the second well car; here are the end platforms (the top and the underside):

Working today on the first 20' container that you can see on the last photo on the right; here is the roof and its reinforcment pieces and the template to fit these little parts on the roof.

To be continued...little by little...

Nice looking !

Good luck with your project :

John

Thanks, John, for these kind words!

Hi, I am interested in more information on the well car drawing and if there are any others to go with the half car drawing '10-01-1042 demi chassis'.   I currently build in anything from 1:6 to 1:12 scale and rescale drawings to suit or reverse engineer drawings of real train locos.

KEL,

Send me an email (see in my profile) and I will try to help you. 

This thread is back; so I can show you today's work on the well car; not very easy with big fingers but....!

I began to install the grabs iron and the break line; I have to buy a more little drill bit (0,6 mm); I only have a 0,8 one!

I have also weathered the trucks.

See you soon

jpv69 from France

Originally posted by Kel:

Hi, I am interested in more information on the well car drawing and if there are any others to go with the half car
drawing '10-01-1042 demi chassis'.   I currently build in anything from 1:6 to 1:12 scale and rescale drawings to
suit or reverse engineer drawings of real train locos.

You can easily obtain drawings from RMC and Model Railroader for these well cars. for the 40' Articulated sets and the original ACF Bulkhead sets, Model RR has the drawings as well.

Nice work, JPV.

Very detailed. 

Agreed, very nice work JPV...

Question for you though.. You have such a nicely constructed scratch built car, and are using what looks like MTH trucks, no spinning bearing caps, large detail, etc... If you don't want the high ride height of the newer thin sideframe Atlas RB trucks (Can be "lowered"), you can try the newer Lionel trucks.  Once weathered as you have for the MTH trucks, they will add a lot to your completed model.   If you want to go all out and find Protocraft and/or some Accurate O Scale trucks I think you're bolster will work just nicely.  Just my .02 cents

Thank you Max and Mike!

Mike---> Yes, these are MTH trucks; the first I have found! sure, they are not pretty detailed, and as you say, I will look at Lionel 2R trucks. Are they already on sale?

Now, Im looking for walkways with morton pattern! other problem! I asked to PROTOCRAFT (serious factory I think!) and they never answered to me! 

I asked also to PLANO MODELS who make these in ho scale: no answer! I really wonder why these people don't take the time to reply to my questions!!!  perhaps a frenchie is not an interesting guy! 

If you have any idea for this kind of product....I'm interested!!!

Thanks in advance

jpv69

Yeah, great point JPV69... We lack some of the better detailing items... I would look at PSC to see if they carry anything like that?  May have to cut your own?

I've found many of the smaller scale manufacturers lack the ability to scale things up to O scale, or perceive the market isn't large enough to justify it, now why they can't respond to a simple inquiry is anyone's guess...

Hello Mike,

Thanks for your reply.

Same thing here in France: the manufacturers answer when they want and the modeller waits!!!  

I will ask the guy who makes for me 3D pieces...

See you soon

Plano has this on their web site with regards to their participation in S and O Scale:

http://www.planomodelproducts.com/s-o_prods.htm

Being that even though O and S scale are considered "builders scales", the way the hobby is progressing more and more towards "checkbook modeling",  Plano most likely figures that the O and S market just isn't worth it.  Unfortunately for us modern modelers, there is not much out there to fill this void.  It sure would be nice if they did offer some of their walkway and details in O scale though.  I would sure love an etched set of roof walks for the MTH Premier 2-bay  air slides.

Scott K.

Austin, TX

My second superliner is stopped for the reasons I've explained; so, I come back to my well cars!

I have made many pieces for 3 units and the remaining is 3D printed because too hard to do (walkways for exemple).

Here are the parts I've made:

As you can see, lacks a brake wheel!

And here are the parts made in 3D:

the reinforcments for the sides:

the walkways (impossible to do!):

and the end platforms more accurate than the one I've made before:

cost of the 3D parts for 3 well cars: 40€. It is worth it!

Now it remains to put together all these little pieces!

Lot of work for several days.......

jpv in France

Good luck, JP. 

Thanks Max! 

jp

jpv, you are setting new standards for craftsmanship. Very good work.

Dan Weinhold

JPV - just stumbled onto this post. Excellent work!

Joe

Thanks Dan and Joe for your kind comments!

First assembly on the side frames:

No trembling allowed! 

jpv in France

Work of the day: assembly of 2 well bodies and addition of stairs and grab on some platform ends (now lack grab irons!)

See you tomorrow for the next step.

jpv in France

Jpv, if you are looking for the metal walkways, use Protocraft 40' and 50' boxcar  walkways. They have several types and are of etched metal as well.

I"m a little late on this seeing as you've already printed your walkways.  But I would recommend PPD in the UK for etched metal parts.  You send them your 2d artwork, and they send you back the parts.  They do custom model railroad part etching all the time.  The walkways would be easy, especially since you already have the artwork done.  I'll eventually be using them for Morton walkways for covered hoppers, as well as a bunch of other detail parts.

No duties (I think) if you do it before Brexit takes effect.

Jim

PRRHC and Jim----> Thanks you for your comments. I have already made inquiries at PROTOCRAFT: they never answered me!!!! 

But I didn't know PPD (UK); it's a good information!

My friend who makes for me 3D parts has now a new 3D printer, very accurate for little parts; that's why I asked him to make a prototype for my walkways; when I saw the good result, I ordered at once!

I think they will go well on the end platforms!

jpv in France

The end platforms are in place; I struggled with the chain to put it into the hole of the frame! too little for big fingers; the link is 1,2 mm wide! so I have found the solution and worked like a couturier with a needle and a bit of sewing thread attached to the chain to go through! 

I put a little bit of adhesive tape onto the chains; like that, they don't want to run away!

jpv in France

Everybody should look at this thread, scratch building it's a disappearing art, when our generation go who is going to replace us?

Wonderful work jpv. Roo.

Thanks, Roo! and I have another big plan in my drawers.....

Who? The next generation! but we have to convince them of the pleasure of our hobby! I think it will be hard.....perhaps the new technologies will bring them some interest.......?

Bonjour de France

jpv 

Perhaps we should lobby Rich Melvin to have a Scratch Builders forum section!

Joe

It's a good idea, Joe!

For what I know, it seems to me that scratchbuiding is a little more developped here; if you want, take a look at:  www.leportailduzero.org; it's a french forum for O scale. Some people are very talented!

This afternoon, set up of the brake system on the first well car; the walkways are not glued, just to check if all parts have their place; it lacks a pulley under the brake wheel; the one I have is too big (5 mm dia)! I have to wait for the new ones (3 mm diameter).

Once more, the needle and sewing thread were very useful today for me!

The upper parts all along the sides of the well cars are also installed with the container wedges.

jpv in France

LOL! When I saw this photo:

I immediately thought of my ex- Barney Stumple incomplete well car that came with a "lot Purchase" off da Bay!

I found this other BArney Stumple creation at the August 2016 O scale show in Strasburg, PA

Of course yours, JPV, is way better!

Thanks PRRHC, it's a photo of the prototype where the brake system is at a wrong place (impossible to install the walkways) and on the wrong platform! too much mistakes!!! but a prototype is made for noticing what is not good! I have not paid enough attention when building.......

The new others have not these defaults anymore!

jpv in France

Just an FYI JVP but if you are a stickler to details, that air reservior on the B unit platform is incorrect. The 1:1 is a fatter stub all welded tank. There is no bolt detail on the center of the tank. I am aware in Europe that parts are scarce but you can make the tank with brass tube and some putty to form the conical ends.

Ah, yes, it's a good comment! thanks; I bought this one from San Juan Cars thinking it was the good one; if I understand, this tank is just a straight tube with rounded ends? If so, it's easy to do in 3D!

When I put it onto the prototype, I always thought it was too voluminous....?

Thanks, PRRHC! I'm going to look at the photos of the well cars but just a few of them show the end platforms! and often, it's not easy to see what exactly is on these platforms and I have no original drawings to help me!

jpv

jpv69 posted:

It's a good idea, Joe!

For what I know, it seems to me that scratchbuiding is a little more developped here; if you want, take a look at:  www.leportailduzero.org; it's a french forum for O scale. Some people are very talented!

This afternoon, set up of the brake system on the first well car; the walkways are not glued, just to check if all parts have their place; it lacks a pulley under the brake wheel; the one I have is too big (5 mm dia)! I have to wait for the new ones (3 mm diameter).

Once more, the needle and sewing thread were very useful today for me!

The upper parts all along the sides of the well cars are also installed with the container wedges.

jpv in France

 

jpv- the web site won't load. Correct address?????

Joe,

Correct address! I just tried; if not, type only: "le portail du zero" with spaces between the words; it works also for me.

jpv

PRRHORSESHOECURVE----> Is this new air tank more accurate for you? Your opinion, please.

Thanks in advance 

jpv in France