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 Posted - June 22 2017 : 2:56:57 PM
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I used a copy of the Huff n Puff plans from my flat car to put together their gondola and coke
car kits. They all use the same basic frame and floor and different bodies.
This is the kit for the Gondola
Materials:
stripwood basswood, Hobby Lobby
scribed wood Northwest Lumber
queen posts Grandtline
truss rod ends Grandtline
trucks Tichey Train Group
bolsters made from my molds
Progress so far:
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Posted - June 22 2017 : 3:24:27 PM
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Nice neat work, keep the posts and photos coming!
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Posted - June 22 2017 : 4:41:35 PM
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| Nice work. Good going on the bolsters!
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Posted - June 22 2017 : 5:40:13 PM
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| Very nice George. Looks like you're in a productive mode.
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Posted - June 22 2017 : 9:15:58 PM
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Thanks all. Just tired of not being able to get parts because the manufacturer is no
longer in business. And the fact that I had a blast making the molds and the parts.
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Posted - June 22 2017 : 10:00:16 PM
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I was about to link you the page for Ye Olde Huff N Puff, but it seems their website has gained
"*** BUSINESS IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ***"
in big lettering on the front page. This doesn't bode well!
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
純那
yeah
They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - July 01 2017 : 07:18:15 AM
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Finally got it finished. Had a few adjustments to make, but got'em done.
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Posted - July 01 2017 : 08:27:58 AM
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Nice looking car! That turned out well. 
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Posted - July 01 2017 : 3:08:40 PM
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| Thanks. Next on the list is the Coke car. Then whatever plans I can get my hands on.
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Posted - July 02 2017 : 09:14:28 AM
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You wouldn't download a car!
(Might do something like this once I get to Ace Hardware for more stripwood, but I don't know where to get plans.)
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
純那
yeah
They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - July 02 2017 : 10:43:37 AM
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| !!!
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Posted - July 02 2017 : 4:03:31 PM
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| Very nice George. I'm looking forward to seeing all this equipment running on your layout through the village of old time buildings you've been assembling.
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Posted - July 02 2017 : 10:40:14 PM
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You can get the plans from Hoseeker. They have copies of the instructions for a lot of the kits
there. Those are usually the plans as well as the instructions.
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Posted - July 03 2017 : 12:15:25 AM
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And there goes any chance for sleep at a reasonable hour!
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
純那
yeah
They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - August 14 2017 : 08:07:18 AM
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Well, I finally got to finish up with this project. I got to figuring that since they all use the
same frame/floor, why not make a mold of it and just make a complete one out of resin.
That would save a lot of time and material, so here is the results...
This is the mold of the underside of the frame.
This is the top part of the mold for the frame.
The floor of the car (used for flat cars, gondolas and other open cars.
Castings from molds.
Finished product.
Original wood base.
Cast base.
Original model.
Model using cast base.
Overall, I think this project worked out just fine. It saves time and materials and still looks
good. I will probably use these bases for other models I have planned.
Edited by - oldtimer52 on August 14 2017 08:11:15 AM
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Posted - August 14 2017 : 1:22:15 PM
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| I'm impressed with how clean that molded piece turns out.
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Posted - August 14 2017 : 3:29:35 PM
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Very Nice! I LIKE.
Regards, Vic B.
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Posted - August 14 2017 : 5:08:34 PM
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| would it be hard to convert these to HOn3?
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Posted - August 14 2017 : 5:16:56 PM
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Buss, as far as I know, all you would need to do is put HOn3 trucks under it. It is made so that
you can use whatever trucks you want, you just have to drill the right sized hole for the screw.
Thanks guys. I used the Alumilite silicon mold material and their resin. The silicon does pick up
EVERY little detail that is on the master, even the mistakes are truthfully replicated.
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