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on the bottom of the tank. I sanded the seam between the quarter round at the top of the tank and the styrene sheath- ing. This makes the curve look like a continuous piece of metal. Metal tank straps were made from .015″×.040″ (Evergreen No.
112)
styrene strips. I attached these to the tank and not the carbody since I wanted the tank to remain removable. There is a small fuel filler that I made from scrap styrene and one of the extra lift rings that I had etched. I painted the fuel tank Polly Scale Grimy Black and added fuel spill marks using Engine Black and Clear Gloss. The fuel tank was attached to the frame at this point. Kadee scale couplers were added to enhance the appearance of the engine after the body was attached to the frame. I painted the wheel faces with Polly Scale Roof Brown. A quick dust- ing of Roof Brown over the trucks, fuel tank and lower body surfaces gives the model a little weathered look. Road grime always settled on these surfaces. I never could have completed this en- gine if I didn’t have the side panels and detail parts etched. The ability to have custom parts etched is the key to doing work like this. Bryan Bussey, of Eastern Seaboard Models (
www.ESMC.com), taught me that the best way to achieve the look of a museum quality model is to use outside the box thinking and various technologies whenever possible. A single
RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN
29. & 30. Fully painted, lightly weathered and with a crew in the cab, Seaboard Coast Line 501 appears ready to haul passenger trains to and from the Sunshine State. 31. With the body fully painted, small details such as the wind deflectors, windshield wipers and num- berboards have been added. Note the see-through screening on the air intakes in these views. 32. The view shows the details on the roof and the rear of the unit.
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technique or building material could never be used to complete this model.
Next month
While working and researching this project, I decided that I wanted an E7
B-unit to go along with my model of Seaboard Coast Line No. 501. So, be sure to join us next month when we complete the A-B set of SCL power by converting the Broadway Limited E6 B- unit to an E7 B-unit.
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