N&W CF project (was N&W RPOs M1)

Sun Aug 4 12:49:51 EDT 2024

Thanks, for the words of encouragement on the M1 car. It it purely driven
by my desire not to spend $800 on a Div Point car. (although once I have
50+ hours into modeling it, $800 will seem like a bargain)

I plan to do this project sooner than later, but it won't be for a little
while. Jim Cochran and I are in the middle of a large caboose project. I'm
3d modeling an interior for brass cabins, and attempting to fit space for
electronics, in the process. That's where Jim the electronics guru comes
in. We hope to create a well-hidden, track-powered electronics package that
provides smooth, constant LED interior lighting. The goal is for the LEDs
to stay lit for as long as possible; perhaps 15-30 minutes. I also need to
thank Ken Miller for a floorplan blueprint, and Matt Goodman & Abe Burnett
for their support, advice, and reference pictures.

This 3d render view shows the model as it is approaching completion. I am
debating the value of adding cross walls behind the cupola seats on which I
can mount the air brake valve and air brake gauge. I'm not sure how visible
they will be when added, which will determine my interest.  I also need to
add handrails up into the cupola from below, as well as the handrail that
was mounted near the ceiling and ran lengthwise in the car for holding one
when climbing down. This is where Abe hit his head often in the dark, and I
posit this may be the cause of his talking about turnips in so many emails.

[image: image.png]

when printed, it fits inside the brass car body, replacing the cross struts
that the underbody mounts to.
THESE WONT WORK WITH OVERLAND  - for now, I may get around to that, as I
have a couple. But they are painted, so I am less interested in mucking
around with them and having to repaint.
[image: image.png]
This is a damaged test car, which allowed me to desolder the brackets
without fear of ruining a good model. I will probably fix this one
eventually, too. You can see below that they used a ton of solder when
assembling the car. Even my desoldering copper wick couldn't get it all
cleaned up very well, so I just ground it out with a tungsten carbide
carving bit in my Dremel. The solder comes away quickly and it's easy to
stop at the brass. I did overheat one corner of the car while grinding away
blobs of solder in the interior corners and the corner came de-soldered. I
will have to be aware of this on future cars and remember to use a damp
towel to keep the car cool when grinding.
[image: image.png]
[image: image.png]

Here's an example of the progression of test prints. the one on right is
prior to modeling all the bunks.
The interior on the left is before Abe told me he never saw a cab in this
configuration (hey, I built it to the blueprints Ken Miller sent me!) Turns
out the blueprints we started with were for pre-1924 cars, so there went
another evening of modifications. There are not yet lanterns modeled. there
were two kerosene lanterns; one over the sink and one on the opposite end
of the cab, on the opposite car side, but it was attached to the cupola
seat wall, not the cabin outer wall.
The cab on the top.... well that's a whole new interior to make. Hopefully,
I will be better/more efficient by the time I get to these cars.
[image: image.png]

The three painted cabs are AMB kits, and Matt has a couple of his AMB's
built with removable floors, so I am also going to make some kits for AMB
that will not include walls or floors, and will just include seats and
bunks and kitchen, so you can glue them in as individual pieces.
[image: image.png]

So that's where things stand. This is going slowly. I hope to have this
whole project wrapped up within the next 3 months (paint included). I only
work on it a handful of hours each week.
When I get this done, I may be ready to start on M1.

Mike Rector

On Sun, Aug 4, 2024 at 7:13 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

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> Mike:
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> I’d also be interested in at least one for myself.  Thanks,
>
> George Weber
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> *From:* NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org> *On Behalf
> Of *NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:32 PM
> *To:* 'NW Modeling List' <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Cc:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* RE: N&W RPOs M1
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> I’d be interested in one for myself. Phil Miller From: NW-Modeling-List On
> Behalf Of NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List Sent: Saturday, August 3,
> 2024 3:05 PM To: NW Modeling List Cc: NW Modeling
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> sophospsmartbannerend
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> I’d be interested in one for myself.
>
> Phil Miller
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> *From:* NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org> *On Behalf
> Of *NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 3, 2024 3:05 PM
> *To:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Cc:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* Re: N&W RPOs M1
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> Mike, We talked about these before. I'll still take 3 when/if you get them
> going.
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> Roger Huber
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> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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> On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 01:57:11 PM CDT, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> That is amazing, if you ever make that I'm in.
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> David Baker
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 8:45 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhsorg
> <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
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> A few of you know, this is on my short list to 3d model and print. I did
> complete the car side last year, and decided I would prefer to make a
> complete car rather than attach a car side to an inaccurate donor core. I
> sort of stopped because I wasn't sure how to model the complex curves of
> the roof ends, but that has been resolved. If you can be patient, maybe I
> can knock it out after I finish my major caboose project. (painting and
> detailing a bunch of brass CF/CH/C3 cabins)
>
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> I did a couple test prints, but didn't support it well enough which led to
> the close corner warping that you see below.
>
> However, you can see that it prints very well overall, and with better
> supports this would be a non-issue.
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> Mike Rector
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 11:27 AM NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Hi,
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>
>
> Thanks, I'll poke around for M70 kits. Don't get me wrong, I'd love a real
> model but a stand-in must do for some equipment you can't really buy as
> it's too rare. Lol if anyone wants to get rid of one ... I've got some K1s
> and K2s that would be happy to pull them.
>
>
>
> I've leaned enough through the society to try and get a better balance of
> mail/storage vs. express.
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> :)
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> David Baker
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 8:07 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
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> David,
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> If a stand-in will do, you might watch E-bay for a Walthers 7831.  It was
> an M1, but the lapse of 60 or so years has rendered it "crude" by today's
> standards.
>
> Jim Cochran
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>
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 7:22 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the info. Only done in brass probably means it would take ten
> years to even find one, hmmm it looks a bit like the PRR M70. Perhaps I'll
> use that as a a stand in.
>
> Thanks!
>
> David Baker
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
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> The M1 has been dine in brass.
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> Jim Nichols
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> On Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 09:32:12 PM EDT, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Hi Society,
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> Were there any N&W RPOs done in HO? Specifically the M1 or something that
> was not a combination RPO?
>
> Thanks for sharing the knowledge,
>
> David Baker
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