What happened at your workbench today?

Lot of little box car projects, lately. Prepped two shells for painting, working on a third now. Plus, filling some lines for my Henrietta...

Removing letters enough that they won't show through new paint & decals. All I did was scrap them off with an Xacto. This is a Bachmann car.
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I am modifying a TTTE Bachmann Annie into Henrietta. I still have to cut the right end off. That's probably a tomorrow project.
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Finally, I'm working on removing paint from a poorly treated Bachmann Refer. I let the end that is showing sit in hydrogen peroxide too long. But, it works out for that side. So, be warned, don't keep a Bachmann car in hydrogen peroxide for longer than 24 hours.
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Oh, I've also been prepping to decal these cars, and others.
 
BakerJohn said:
Lot of little box car projects, lately. Prepped two shells for painting, working on a third now. Plus, filling some lines for my Henrietta...

Removing letters enough that they won't show through new paint & decals. All I did was scrap them off with an Xacto. This is a Bachmann car.
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I am modifying a TTTE Bachmann Annie into Henrietta. I still have to cut the right end off. That's probably a tomorrow project.
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Finally, I'm working on removing paint from a poorly treated Bachmann Refer. I let the end that is showing sit in hydrogen peroxide too long. But, it works out for that side. So, be warned, don't keep a Bachmann car in hydrogen peroxide for longer than 24 hours.
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Oh, I've also been prepping to decal these cars, and others.
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Back in 1994 whilst heading for the Colorado NG lines I passed a very long line of old D&RGW wagons, there wasgins were so dilapidated that they may in fact have been left dipped in acid for a week such was the crudy state of the wood planks. In the lines at Chama were many NG wagons with a somewhat similar look that could often be seen out on charter freights.
 
Can't quite see the results. Did it start to etch the plastic or simply remove all the paint?
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FatherMcD FatherMcD It removed all the paint and actually ruined a plastic hook (for the brake line) that I'd forgotten I left on there. So, that's gone now... Otherwise, I don't mind the paint being gone. I just worry what the peroxide will do to the door hinges when I do the sides. :/
 
Have you tried Dettol? - Brand name for something a little gentler, here in the UK..

I will now have to look up what the active constituent is..

PhilP.
 
Brake fluid used to be the weapon of choice :nod: ............. it's probably a lotless harmful now as we strive to be eco-friendly.
 
I found a UK DIY store's water-based paint remover that was very effective. Whatever paint was on the wagon didn't come off with Dettol, but this own-brand stripper did the job. Not much use in the US maybe, but there are alternatives to aggressively caustic chemicals...
 
I was trawling through the 1/24 scale diecast model vehicles, on eBay, when I came across this delightful model Ford truck, below. I was absolutely enchanted by it and longed to have one, but could not think where I would have room to place it on my layout. Then one day, I realised what a numpty I was, there will be plenty of room along the front of Gernise End Station, next to the goods sidings, an ideal location for a goods truck. Not only that, I could park it next to the yard crane, as a little cameo, with the crane in the process of lifting a crate off of it. The truck was acquired, courtesy of a Birthday present from my daughter. It is very much in US trim, so it is my intention to Anglicise it. The underside reveals a good many screws holding the model together, so I am confident that I will be able to dismantle it sufficiently to carry out the required alterations. The most obvious one will be to move the steering wheel to the opposite side of the cab. The next most obvious alteration will be to move the rear view mirror. This might be easier to fabricate a matched pair, rather than try and copy the existing mirror. The moving of rear number plate and light will be simple enough. This will be a project for the future, as there are more pressing tacks to carry out on the railway.

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David1226 said:
I was trawling through the 1/24 scale diecast model vehicles, on eBay, when I came across this delightful model Ford truck, below. I was absolutely enchanted by it and longed to have one, but could not think where I would have room to place it on my layout. Then one day, I realised what a numpty I was, there will be plenty of room along the front of Gernise End Station, next to the goods sidings, an ideal location for a goods truck. Not only that, I could park it next to the yard crane, as a little cameo, with the crane in the process of lifting a crate off of it. The truck was acquired, courtesy of a Birthday present from my daughter. It is very much in US trim, so it is my intention to Anglicise it. The underside reveals a good many screws holding the model together, so I am confident that I will be able to dismantle it sufficiently to carry out the required alterations. The most obvious one will be to move the steering wheel to the opposite side of the cab. The next most obvious alteration will be to move the rear view mirror. This might be easier to fabricate a matched pair, rather than try and copy the existing mirror. The moving of rear number plate and light will be simple enough. This will be a project for the future, as there are more pressing tacks to carry out on the railway.

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I have something similar, awaiting 'Spanification'. Mine is one of the half-dozen variations of 1930s Fords produced under the brand 'Unique Replicas', a fairly extensive diecast range from Hong Kong, I believe.
 
David1226 said:
I was trawling through the 1/24 scale diecast model vehicles, on eBay, when I came across this delightful model Ford truck, below. I was absolutely enchanted by it and longed to have one, but could not think where I would have room to place it on my layout. Then one day, I realised what a numpty I was, there will be plenty of room along the front of Gernise End Station, next to the goods sidings, an ideal location for a goods truck. Not only that, I could park it next to the yard crane, as a little cameo, with the crane in the process of lifting a crate off of it. The truck was acquired, courtesy of a Birthday present from my daughter. It is very much in US trim, so it is my intention to Anglicise it. The underside reveals a good many screws holding the model together, so I am confident that I will be able to dismantle it sufficiently to carry out the required alterations. The most obvious one will be to move the steering wheel to the opposite side of the cab. The next most obvious alteration will be to move the rear view mirror. This might be easier to fabricate a matched pair, rather than try and copy the existing mirror. The moving of rear number plate and light will be simple enough. This will be a project for the future, as there are more pressing tacks to carry out on the railway.

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Don't forget the wiper arm as well David, nice truck, is it a AA model?
 
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