SCRATCHBUILDINGROLLINGSTOCKWITHSTYRENE.pdfVIP

SCRATCHBUILDING ROLLING STOCK WITH STYRENE By Gene Deimling GETTING STARTED  Documentation  Design Sketch  Core Construction  Boxcars and Reefers Caboose  Exterior Surfaces  Details Tips on how to add finishing touches  List of suppliers for the “parts” DOCUMENTATION/ MATERIALS  Your model starts with inspiration  Pick project that interests you and within reach  Make your first project is easy  Look at kits like San Juan Car Company for ideas  Gather information/ materials  You will need photos, plans and details to build your model  Obtain the decals, trucks and detail parts needed  Stopping to find sources for things have a way of killing projects  Decals make the project possible! DATA  Prototype drawings  Historical societies offer drawings  Museums like California State Railroad Museum  eBay  Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER)  Plans in model magazines  Model Railroader, Mainline Modeler and RMC  Check photos for errors in drawings  Photo sources  Bob’s Photos, John La Rue, M.D. McCarter, Arnold Menke, California State Railroad Museum and many railroad historical societies EXAMPLES: Prototype Plans and Photos Example of a general arrangement drawing obtained from the Pullman Collection at Union, IL and car diagram taken from a Yahoo Group on the Soo Line DATA: Books and Online Sources  Books  Car Builders Cyclopedia  Reprints sold by Gregg years ago  Digital versions sold by Rail Driver  Railway Prototype Cyclopedia  Speedwitch Media books  Historical Society publications  Online sources  Yahoo Groups for a particular railroad  Steam Era Freight Car G