Jerry B44 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Chuck and I talked about this some. Stumbled on Jason Hatala and he agreed to try a 3-D print to fit a Great Trains observation car. He worked real hard to get it but it came out well. My measurements on my drawing could have been better, but it will work out okay for me. Can use flat glass, has recesses on the inside, guess I don't have a pix of that, but sort of like the outside as you see it here. Probably fit on a MTH car, he'd have to enlarge it for other scales I think. Anyway, spliced two GT cars together, trimmed off the back some and underneath. Is not smooth, but will match my other UP cars. Using MTH passenger trucks I got from Ray awhile back. Will do it in UP colors, since they were for awhile. LONG ways to go here, but many winter months left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Print was done by Jason Hatala, you can contact him through his web site https://clutchform.com Nice guy. I'm sure he can adjust the print to your needs. He has several other products for trains on his web page. Different noses and detail parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Splice didn't come out too bad, have to splice the roof also. Having fun with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Jerry, looking good. If I may offer something that I do when splicing two flat surfaces: I adhere gauze, like used in bandages, along the seam for additional strength. LiG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Yeah, I added some pieces on the inside to those splices and will do the same on the roof. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAZGRR7315 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Project coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Made a little more progress. Frankly this is not turning out real well. Old car I used was warped some, thought I had fixed it, but may have a problem still. Will look fine from 10' on my deck I'm sure! Anyone have a Union Pacific observation car with no trucks, sort of worn for a low price? Might work better for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Jerry, don't feel bad, if you check this forum, back to page 3 you will see I started a Rotary Snow blower using a box car. After quite a bit into it realized it wasn't the look I wanted. I started all over with a Caboose and am now very happy with the creation. You among others helped me by sharing experiences. Don't settle or every time you look at it you will not be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 I use Tru Color paint, used a undercoat of a spray can first. Need one that has Acetone in it. Sanding the roof better to get rid of the 3-D lines, did not look too bad with the gray primer, but showed up more with the yellow. Splicing the roof pieces also, so making some small steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Jerry, glad to see you are making progress, keep up the good work. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Coming along fine Jerry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 I do a little off and on to this. Probably get going on cutting windows. Need to touch up the yellow some where I sanded it a bit more. Gray went on okay. Using Tru-Color, seems to match MTH's UP yellow pretty good I found. Not sure I mentioned, but getting a second print was not too pricey, once I paid for the computer work, he worked pretty hard on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Coming along nicely. I count 27 windows, is that right?? some job you got there. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Got the glass in one of the cars. Put in some felt for carpet and glued the seats in. Coming a long a little better than I thought it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Looking good Jerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Nice work Jerry, boy you sure pick the hard ones to do. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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