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I finished these today..... They were very hard to do. There was a massive amount of taping required to get the 3 colors in the front/rear of each car. The blue was a mix of French Blue and White Testor's. Also, I painted the area around the windows with Testor's Classic White before putting the decals on. This required a lot oof taping also. The Microscale decals I got were too wide to fit between the windows. What I had to do, what to cut slices (some 70) to the correct size to put the decals between the gaps on the windows. These declas I cut were the red.white and blue Amtrak striping. This took 6-8 hrs. UGH! Once everything was completed, I used my 50/50 Testor's Gloss/Dullcoat mix only where the decals/ white paint and both ends of each car. The RDC-3 Mail Car and One of the RDC-1 Coaches are motorized.
Actually, I think these came out really nice.......
One more project left......
This is a pic of the "real" Amtrak RDC-1....
Edited by - AF Kid on October 04 2015 10:31:27 PM
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Posted - October 05 2015 : 12:20:50 AM
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Those REALLY came out great!! Is the lead still rubber band powered??
I have a couple. Your work inspires me to want to try something with them!
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Posted - October 05 2015 : 07:22:52 AM
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Both of the motorized cars are the hi-fi with the rubber bands. I wish I could convert them to the geared drive.
Thanks for the compliment!
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Posted - October 05 2015 : 08:49:22 AM
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Hey Those Amtrak RDC you spoke to me of are done, "Look'in Good Man"!!! As said, they really came out great. Work was worth it. About the drives maybe you can find some Earnest drive conversions.
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Posted - October 05 2015 : 12:10:18 PM
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quote:Both of the motorized cars are the hi-fi with the rubber bands. I wish I could convert them to the geared drive.
Thanks for the compliment!
Originally posted by AF Kid - October 05 2015 : 07:22:52 AM
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Have to look for the thread but Nelson did a great conversion using the rubber band drive and a replacement can motor with lower RPM. No geared drive required.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - October 16 2015 : 9:36:32 PM
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Great work, got to love that Amtrak pointless arrow!!! Makes you wonder why Athearn didn't produce Amtrak RDC models? 
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Posted - October 18 2015 : 11:54:14 AM
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quote:Great work, got to love that Amtrak pointless arrow!!! Makes you wonder why Athearn didn't produce Amtrak RDC models?
Originally posted by Srenchin - October 16 2015 : 9:36:32 PM
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Wait, they didn't? Weird because I kinda thought AF Kid's RDC's were literally just modded Athearn RDC cars with some added paint. The livery on the sides look practically identical to the streamlined coaches that Athearn made during their Blue Box era. Very well done.
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Posted - October 18 2015 : 7:51:10 PM
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| Fine looking set Pete. Nice work.
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Posted - October 19 2015 : 8:13:16 PM
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| Those RDCs turned out awesome! I have one brand new in box gear conversion kit for RDC if you are interested.
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Posted - October 20 2015 : 09:46:24 AM
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| I'd like to get a real 1:1 RDC or a Doodlebug hehe
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Posted - October 24 2015 : 8:29:43 PM
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These cars were all NIB Athearn silver Undecorated RDC cars. I painted the front and rear, painted the area around the windows white. I used two different sets of Microscale Amtrak decals...
Thanks for the comments, guys!!!
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Posted - December 26 2015 : 11:41:42 PM
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<Haven't been on in months... boy what I've missed!>
Those RDC's are beautiful, and I hope you enjoy them. I love self-propelled equipment
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Posted - December 28 2015 : 11:38:27 AM
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| Great work and nicely done!
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Posted - December 30 2015 : 9:16:46 PM
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Wow. I've ridden on those between Springfield, Massachusetts and Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Nice models.
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