tion is required, the natural reflections in the real glass are very apparent and make this worthwhile.) Make a “handle” from a loop of tape inside-out and stick it onto on the end of the handle of a small tool, such as a needle file, to ma- neuver the glass in place. Tiny dots of cement applied in four to six places are sufficient to hold the glazing. The prototype originally had wind- shield frames that were either alu- minum or a similar-appearing materi- al. Simulate these by carefully bending .009″ soft copper magnet wire (that happened to be what I had on hand) around the Life-Like plastic wind- shields. They again become templates. A bit of Floquil Old Silver paint and careful use of more G-S cement fin- ished the windows. Use A-Line No. 29200 windshield wipers; paint them Old Silver with the “rubber” edges trimmed in black using a fine marker. Glue them into the origi- nal holes with G-S cement. The same goes for the Details Associates cab side air deflectors.
MV Products No. 300 clear lenses
(.052″, 1.3mm diameter) will fit into the existing class light locations. The last steps are to remove the frisket masking film from the headlight and back-up light, plugging in the electrical connectors and installing the body on the chassis using the four screws.
Conclusions For a modest investment (not includ- ing the optional DCC sound decoder, which actually costs more than all other parts combined), it is possible to produce a good model of this significant Canadi- an passenger locomotive from a model usually relegated to a swap meet table. The detailing level is up to the builder and could be limited to various “key items,” such as the roof details and Farr grilles. In keeping with the word “Crafts- man” in this magazine’s title, the appli- cation of common and easy to learn mod- eling techniques can produce very satisfying results, results that frequently exceed the often short-lived satisfaction gained from a ready-made purchase.
RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN
Corrections to Pt. I A few errors appeared in the wiring di-
agram in Pt. I, on page 50 of the January issue. The Digi-Key part number for the seven-position Molex connector housing associated with reference symbol No. 2 should be WM1725-ND and the two-po- sition header (reference No. 4) should be WM1731-ND (the Bill of Materials list- ing is correct).
Also, the orange motor
wire is the one connected to the bottom terminal and the wire labelled green is actually gray on the model.
Acknowledgements Thanks are due to Dan Darnell,
Kevin Holland and Jay Rotsch for their assistance in helping to obtain certain parts and/or providing information in support of this project. Any errors are those of the author.
References CN Lines, Volume 9, Number 4, “An
FA Epilogue, CNR’s MLW Covered Wagons, Part 1: Passenger Service Lo- comotives” by Kevin J. Holland, pages 32 to 39.
CN Lines, Volume 10, Number 2, “An
FA Epilogue, Part 2” by Kevin J. Hol- land, pages 36 to 42. CN Lines, Volume 10, Number 3, roof photos of FPA-4 and FPB-4 by Bob Boudreau, page 47. Branchline,
Magazine, June, 2010, “VIA as it was... First Generation Survivors,”
Canada’s Rail News by
Michael Shufelt, pages 6 to 9 and also ³⁄₄-overhead view cover photo of FPA-4 6780 in VIA paint, by Earl Roberts. Trackside around Montreal 1955-1979
with Peel Steven, Sr., by Peel Steven, Jr., Morning Sun Books, Inc., 2007. Across the Canadian Shield CNR Main Line Railroading in the mid 1950s, by Alan Lill and Robert Wanner, CN Lines Special Interest Group (now Canadian National Railways Histori- cal Association, CNRHA), 1998. Canadian National Railways Diesel Locomotives Volume 1 The Steam-to- Diesel Transition on North America’s Largest Railway, by Kevin J. Holland and Ken Goslett, CNRHA, 2012.
CN Lines, Volume 9, Number 3, “Restoration of a Classic” by Robert and Thomas Hatchard, pages 38 to 39. CN Lines, Volume 9, Number 3, “The Story of FPA-4 6789” by Al Lill, pages 40 to 41.
Paint and finishing supplies
Scalecoat Black
CNR Green No. 11 CNR Yellow No. 11 (Imitation Gold) Thinner (if available; otherwise use lacquer thinner)
Floquil Old Silver Rail Brown Grimy Black Engine Black
Testors
Glosscote clear lacquer Dullcote clear lacquer
Recochem Inc.
Lacquer thinner (or an equivalent product whose active ingredient is toluene). Can be used for thinning all above coatings and is an economical alternative for all airbrush clean-up.
PlastiKote No. 469 Plastic primer (A spray can prod- uct for automotive plastics, it significantly improves paint adhesion on acetal resin plastics, e.g. Delrin, Celcon. It is available from automotive paint and parts suppliers).
Microscale Micro Sol Micro Set
Misc. Gray, non-filler type, automotive spray can primer; available from automotive paint and parts suppliers. Cab interior and figures; various Testors or Humbrol enamels (matte) such as: Light Green Brown Blue-Gray Flesh Black
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