Model Railroading > My new Ringling Bros blue unit cars

RBBX 41402 modeled using a Walthers Budd corrugated sleeper. Sealing the windows one by one was a bit tedious, but the results were good.

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RBBX 43012 modeled using a Walthers ACF 44 chair coach.

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RBBX 42103 modeled using a Walthers Pullman Standard sleeper. A different look than the ACF and Budd cars I normally model.

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Very nice work.  What's your method and materials for patching window areas?  

RailThunder Wrote:
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> Very nice work.  What's your method and materials
> for patching window areas?  
I square the rounded corners of each window. I then cut a piece of styrene to make a very tight fit. I apply Tamiya extra thin cement around the edges to slightly soften them. I push the styrene patch into place and the patch being snug, pushes the soft styrene edge making a slight fillet. I apply more cement, let it dry completely and gently sand it smooth. This eliminates having to apply putty. I use Tamiya PlaPlate for the patches. It's seems to be slightly better styrene  than Evergreen.

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More exceptional work product and thanks for sharing.   How many blue cars now have you completed and how many are left?   I think you are getting relatively close to completion of the blue train at this point.

That is excellent!  Great idea and thanks for sharing the methods.  

needles_sub Wrote:
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> RailThunder Wrote:
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> > Very nice work.  What's your method and
> materials
> > for patching window areas?  
> I square the rounded corners of each window. I
> then cut a piece of styrene to make a very tight
> fit. I apply Tamiya extra thin cement around the
> edges to slightly soften them. I push the styrene
> patch into place and the patch being snug, pushes
> the soft styrene edge making a slight fillet. I
> apply more cement, let it dry completely and
> gently sand it smooth. This eliminates having to
> apply putty. I use Tamiya PlaPlate for the
> patches. It's seems to be slightly better
> styrene  than Evergreen.

Nice work ! - you must be up to 43 cars !
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original Wrote:
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> Nice work ! - you must be up to 43 cars !
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Thanks Fred. My red unit has 45 cars now and the blue unit is up to 8 cars.

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Milwaukee Wrote:
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> More exceptional work product and thanks for
> sharing.   How many blue cars now have you
> completed and how many are left?   I think you
> are getting relatively close to completion of the
> blue train at this point.

I have completed 8 cars for my blue unit train. Only roughly 35 cars to go, along with the associated wagons and support vehicles.

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Jan
let me know  when you run a train on a layout !
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Did your Red train run at the Amhearst show last year ? - Ken 

Beautiful modeling.

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Kemacprr Wrote:
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> Did your Red train run at the Amhearst show last
> year ? - Ken 

No, that wasn't my train. I know of two blue unit and one other red unit train.

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Notch7 Wrote:
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> Beautiful modeling.
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Thank you!

original Wrote:
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> Jan
> let me know  when you run a train on a layout !
> Original
>  

I can only run on a layout with wide radius curves, which is a hard find.
At about 40 feet in length, the train needs a lot of room.

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