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My Lionel Moe & Joe car was originally painted for MKT.  I decided to repaint it for Lionel Steel.

 

Disassembling...

 

 

I had to strip the shrink wrap and desolder the wires in order to fully remove the trucks...

 

 

The figures were painted with craft acrylics.  Moe & Joe pose in their new clothes...

 

 

I didn't want the silver painted trucks to return to this car, so I stripped and disassembled them.  They were eventually painted with Krylon Satin Black.

 

 

 

Flat car was primed Krylon white primer that painted with Krylon Banner Red.  Lettering/numbers are Gothic dry-transfer decals from Woodland Scenics...

 

 

The simulated diamond tread was painted with Testors aluminum model paint...

 

 

Since this is for a steelworks, I removed the wood "planks" and made new ones from sheet styrene.  The new styrene "planks" were painted with Testors Silver model paint.

 

 

 

This car will join my Trackmobile and trio of shorty flatcars that carry half sections of tubular track.  The three flatcars look like this one...

 

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Originally Posted by Passenger Train Collector:

As always, nice work Keith.

Thank you Brian.
 
 
Originally Posted by glacierrunner:

Come on Keith I sell wood products and I need all the help I can find. It's just a matter of time before the steel mill shuts down!!!!  Don

 

 
Originally Posted by Stoshu:

Great job. I like to see people modify things like that.

Though you might want to put a few more muscles on them.

Steel is a lot heaver than wood.

Did you change there names also ? Or did the lumber mill

just have a layoff ?

Thank you.
Same names.  They just walked off the job.
 
 
Originally Posted by killian:

Keith, You are having way too much fun.   You did a great job on this project.  

 

Killian

"GRIZZLY BEAR" Carpet Railroad

 

VETERANS HOME - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

POW/MIA YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

4077 M*A*S*H

Yes I am Killian   Thank you very much.
 
 
Originally Posted by scale rail:

Keith, plastics, plastics, haul plastics.That's the future. Don

LOL.  You'll be happy to know that there will soon be a plastics company on my pike.
 
 
Originally Posted by William 1:
It's hard to tell Mo from Joe, they must be twins, and strongbacked hoggers to throw all that steel.  Bravo!
What's really amazing is that their hands don't even touch the steel slabs   They don't even break a sweat.
 
 
Originally Posted by Alex Malliae:

Awesome work Keith, I always enjoy your projects. Keep them coming.

 

 

Thanks, Alex

Many thanks, Alex.
 
 
Originally Posted by Andy Hummell:

Cool!

 

One thing I would have done different if I were handling this project - I would have given Moe and Joe some slightly different colored clothes:

 

ml

 

Andy

Thanks.

That would be hilarious to paint them like the Mario brothers.

I thought about painting them different, but I figure Lionel did them like twins so I did too.

Originally Posted by leavingtracks:

Keith....

What a creative project!!....I shouldn't be surprised coming from you....always enjoy those neat touches you provide on your layout....You might say that with this one you "steel" the show!!  HA! (couldn't resist!)

 

Alan

Thank you very much, Alan.  This one was fun to do.  Now I just need to finally finish painting my Lionel Steel complex.

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