What is on your workbench? Harriman Coach and other goodies!

 If that "what's on your workbench" was mine, I wouldn't need anything more. I could just stare at that sitting there. I've never seen these. Thanks. Maybe a reason to keep the cell phone users paying attention when nearby?

 You do any more modern Amtrak Era?

Erik, wonderful effort! I especially like the green trucks for some reason.

Bob

Thanks fellas! 

Me too.  Care to share the formula for that green?

if you ever decide to do the Overland Limited I have gold decals outlined in black.

Excellent as always!

Now that is a beautiful car.

Chris

Goes well with these cars

Walthers, I presume? They look great!  I keep my PSC Harrimans on a shelf, and take great delight in hauling the Walthers PRR stuff around e loop behind a K4.

after looking at your car I've got some work to do. super details how did you handle the vestibule doors and what kind of glazing in windows is it tinted? yes its a crestline kit bought junk off ebay really rusty batch of 8 cars nothing the walnut shells couldn't peel off. would really love to see more pics of your car. gotta learn from everywhere. cause its the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance.

couldn't you just put NYC on these and send them my way?

Terry - you are way ahead of me - I do not do interiors.  I do put window shades in - in this case green ribbon, attached with packing tape.  I might do tinted glass, but I find it difficult to find tinted clear plastic sheets of any real thickness.

i prefer the modern Walthers kits for all my passenger cars.  My main criteria is straight sides without nail holes - they are coated with high gloss Scale Coat, and attached with contact cement.  If I do lights, they are generally sealed in there, and when they burn out, that is it.  But I am using K- Line streamlites, and have never had one burn out.

The secret on the roof is lacquer- based sanding sealer.  The vestibules are simply cut with shears - the doors do not work.

Guys,

Great looking cars all around.

Erik,

Outstanding photographs and craftsmanship on the cars. Always look forward to seeing your work.

Glad you enjoyed them guys. 

Eric, you are delightfully obsessed.

Dick Donaway

Sioux City 

current update photos of 2 P70 coaches on da bench. does anybody no where to get a heavyweight monitor roof in basswood ? I cant finish my 28 seat 1 drawingroom car cause the original roof is warped, tried soaking and clamping to a flat surface but no love. these are all cars I've hustled to finish cause the weather breaks and were off to pour 150 concrete windmill bases by the time the snow flies next fall  laid on me arse all winter spring now back to 90 100 hr weeks its a living

These cars are beautiful, but what are they?  Kits? Scratch built? 

I had some Walters kits like these in the 1970's, but I had the impression Walthers no longer made o gauge car kits?

Bill

thank you mwb, just solved my pesky warped roof and ordered a new one great resource thanks again.  ogaugenut mostof my cars are reshopped, I buy junk ones and rebuild them. my last great score was a year ago in Jan managed to get 8 super old cars the ones with the one piece milled center rib and folded metal vestibule steps I think these were Vintage Crestline cars most 19" to 20'' long some one please correct me but did Crestline sell to Walthers? I also try to buy vintage kits in boxes seems Walthers changed factory locations several times based on addresses on different boxes I'm almost finished with all 8 and while building them have been hunting interior parts  for next winters builds mostly all virgin kits  bunch of old Pullmans. All of these last 8 were built by some one who had access to Patapsco and

Big river Railroad used office materials as all interior partitions were made from daily car movement logs dated roughly 1943. I build the concrete base that supports wind mills and summer is close so I try to do 1 car a summer and this year gonna give Joe Fischers laminated Bristol board sides a shot  to build a Union League Club 6 section buffet solarium lounge car definitely got my work cut out for me. havent built models for a while but someday hope to be as good as  some of the cats on this site. sure a learning curve hard to find parts or suppliers  but I'm willing so I will learn

Just have to love "thread drift"

Should I change the subject line away from "Harriman Common Standard"? 

PRR and Harriman are two worlds apart 

Lou Cross of Right-O-Way has wood, modern round roofs available.  

I just got home.  I truly am sorry. your cars are the stuff so I posted here I'm sorry our tastes are not the same I wanted knowledge. Did not mean to drift. Sorry Erik your post had the stuff I wanted to emulate albeit different road. I was interested in technic and supply of parts. I could never hope to dis your modeling. mwb  Lou Cross is the sheite totally old sKOOL call him he has thee hard

Most interesting conversations drift.  Try not to worry about it, and start a new thread.

Hey- a derailed thread is a good thread! It keeps the content coming in.. 

I have no beef just wonder if I should change the subject line.

you dont wanna see whats on my work bench,

cause ya cant see my work bench for all the clutter.

Like Popi, I too am burried in projects started and not put away. One work table and a lot gets set there.

OOOHH!!! I want to see  I want to see don't be a hold out show us in progress my room is a pit .,,,Please!