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A Central of New Jersey Relic From a Camino Kit
I have had an old wooden craftsman kit from Camino Models (HP-81; Central of New Jersey) rattling around in my unbuilt kit collection for a number of years after finding it for a song at a show in Saline, MI in the early 2000s. I started this long ago and nearly completed assembly during the…
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Weathering Saga Part 1
In which we begin a self-made crash course on learning how to paint and weather. After a few attempts on two junk cars did not yield acceptable results, I split up a sheet of Evergreen styrene car siding into chunks approximating 1/4 of a box car. These would be the focus of my weathering training.…
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ICC Class 103 10,000 Gallon Tank Car
Let us begin with a model of the ICC Class 103 10,000 gallon tank car in UTLX livery by Tichy Train Group. Scale: HO 60″ DOME 10,000 GALLON ICC CLASS 103 TANK CAR ERA 1918 TO 1955 INJECTION MOLDED STYRENE KIT. I failed to capture the build process in photos. It came together alright; some…