Just livening IrishRR photo links.[:)]
20190119_005554 by John Collins, on Flickr
20190119_005826 by John Collins, on Flickr
How did you do that? Thank you! I wish I could figure it out so that i can keep contributing…
Do 'ya 'spose Life-Like would honor the warranty on a twenty-year old car? Tonight I was looking for a mindless project to work on while watching some 1930s vintage “Forbidden Hollywood” movies I just picked up in a DVD set.
I got done with the B&O War Emergency hopper OK. Only lost one grab iron [:-^] so I decided to move on to the Wabash car. Imagine my surprise when I saw the lettering!
LL_hopper4 by Edmund, on Flickr
The other side was worse!
LL_hopper2 by Edmund, on Flickr
Well, I might keep them this way or crudely “stencil” the missing letters in as if the car shop had to repair some panels. These cars have the steel sheets applied not long after the War was over. I’ve seen lots of instances where lettering doesn’t match up after a car or locomotive has shop work done.
I don’t think anyone at Life-Like would be interested in my story.
Carry-on with the great contributions, folks!
Regards, Ed
It can be fixed with a decal or dry transfer lettering set; I have done a couple whole cars this way
Thanks, George. I do have a set of block lettering, dry transfers from Woodland Scenics. I think what I’ll do is weather the existing car but mask off where the letters are missing so they look “new” then apply the missing WAB with the dry transfers.
I remember seeing repairs made to hopper cars that were fire damaged and the car shop crudely masked the outline of the lettering to sort of match.
How’s this for an example of a quick paint job:
PC-220125_X61E 1970 by Edmund, on Flickr
Even the “big” railroads would sometimes over-do the Solvaset!
Cheers, Ed
Snowbirds enjoying the smooth ride as they cruise away from the cold northeastern blast on the southbound Seaboard Coast Line Champion in 1968!
Sounds like a great plan!! Waiting to see the result.