Let's see more of your custom creations made to fill voids left by the manufacturers. I'll start it off with a Marx ATSF tinplate coach, the variation without window illumination, converted to a NYC baggage car.
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OGR does not have enough room on their servers to post all of that!!
that is nice! would you have any more pics showing how you did that?
Originally Posted by TrainsRMe:
Let's see more of your custom creations made to fill voids left by the manufacturers. I'll start it off with a Marx ATSF tinplate coach, the variation without window illumination, converted to a NYC baggage car.
I think I did shoot a couple. I'll look back through the library to see. 
Here we go. One shot shows the mess I started with. The other shows the trucks removed and the windows filled with Squadron Green. It took many, many fillings & sandings with miniature wooden sanding blocks to keep on the right plane, finishing off with Testor's putty. Primed, then finished off with custom-mixed Humbrol enamels brushed on. The Black and white lines are decals from eBay. I see that one window is crooked. My eyes aren't what they used to be. I'll have to correct that (the window). I cropped the photos, but that didn't cross over to here- sorry.
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Basket case Lionel 2056 custom painted and detailed as Reading T-1 2124
Bob Gale Super Classic 2124
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That's a beautiful job, ReadingFan!
I'll second that!
How about a 2-4-4 Forney?
2-4-4 Forney -very eye catching and appealing. Thanks guys, for sharing your creations!
A Marx 4-wheel tin N&W passenger set. The cars are made from battered 556 cabooses with cupolas removed and tab slots filled with Testor's putty. Observation railing created from tinplate. Tender relettered for N&W, suitable for any of the smaller steamers to pull the cars.
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Marx never made a 3/16 scale tin caboose in Santa Fe. (As far as I've seen, the #1951 caboose wasn't made with scale trucks). I've corrected that situation using a decrepit prewar AF 3/16 3-rail caboose, mounting it on Marx scale trucks. The biggest part of the conversion was in relocating the cupola. It had been centered on the roof, covering a large hole used for illumination. I JB Welded a square of tinplate over the hole and smoothed the edges with Testor's putty. The car is painted with red oxide automotive primer.
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