Canadian Pacific Wood Passenger Cars, by Realworkingsailor, Scratch Built, Kit Bashed 1:87

[realworkingsailor]

This is the diagram I was working from:

So any additional info you’re able to dig up would be greatly appreciated!

 

Andy

[Canute]

brake1.bmp

[Canute]

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I'm not sure this will open. First file is 7Meg, this one is about a Meg.

 

Three older brake systems.

Edited May 15, 2020 by Canute

[realworkingsailor]

Over the last couple of days, I've managed a good bit of the painting, thanks to some better weather (although today is a literal washout). I should start off by mentioning that the primer was rattle can Tamiya grey surface primer, a nice go-to paint.

I lack air brushing facilities in my house (something I hope to remedy in the future), so all of the car's exterior paintwork will be done by rattle can. Not the best, but I can make it work, but it means to avoid gassing myself out of the house, the majority of the painting must be done outside (fair weather only!).

The CPR tuscan red is Scalecoat II lacquer. This can be a bit tricky to spray with a rattle can. I find the trick is to be moving fast (considerably faster than with other brands of rattle can or with an airbrush) to avoid heavy paint build-up and to keep the coats thin. The paint on the roof is a flat black from Tamiya.

If the tuscan looks a bit speckly in places, it's due to the Scalecoat II being a gloss paint, which is great in that no gloss coat will be needed prior to doing the lettering, but it reflects the light from my flash. In person, it looks much better. Even though it's been a couple of days, I need to give it a bit more drying time before I tackle masking and painting the underframe. The interior will be done separately at a later point in time, once my seats have arrived and been assembled, so it still glares white behind the windows! 

 

Andy

[Canute]

Paint job looks good,  Andy.  Yep, Scalecoat in either formulation will dry to a gloss. Great for decalling.

[popeye the sailor]

nice progress Andy....paint looks really good  

[Egilman]

Andy, this is live rolling stock correct? I mean we are going to get to see this live on the rails?

 

It's absolutely gorgeous....

[realworkingsailor]

7 hours ago, Egilman said:

Andy, this is live rolling stock correct? I mean we are going to get to see this live on the rails?

 

It's absolutely gorgeous....

Thanks!

 

Although I don’t have a home layout at the moment (still in the planning stages), I do have access to a club layout. So when this covid stuff has calmed down, I will definitely get some photos and video of the car in operation. 

Andy

[Canute]

Excellent, should be a good runner.

[Old Collingwood]

Loving that paintwork  "Boy do I remember a similar colour  - BR Red to be exact"   when I  painted that  slepper carriage I told you about.

 

OC.

[realworkingsailor]

Time for a small progress update.

 

The underside has been painted black and lettering has been largely finished, both sides. The decals came from Black Cat Publishing. Up until the 1930s or so, CPR used gold leaf (actual gold leaf!) lettering on their passenger equipment, and even on their dedicated passenger locomotives too. As a cost saving measure the lettering was switched to what is known as Dulux Gold, a more yellow-ochre colour. Personally, I prefer the Dulux colour better as it adds a nice contrast to the dark tuscan red (it stands out a bit more, the gold leaf gets a little lost at any kind of distant viewing).

 

I have numbered the car #1548. One of three 15XX series cars assigned to the Dominion Atlantic, the others were 1544 and 1551.

The decal set even includes service, inspection and test data stencils for the underbody appliances and tanks (you can just make them out on the two air tanks at the centre of the car).

A few more end details; the diaphragms have been added (also leftovers from those infallible Branchline kits). The small car number on the door was a lot of "fun" to apply as all the numbers had to be put on individually (they're about 1mm in height).

 

All that remains to be added to the car exterior are the safety chains and hooks. These will be mounted on either side of the coupler. After the chains are on, the car will needs a little touch up (there are a couple of tiny nicks in the paint) as well as a little dusting/cleaning before a coat of Dulcoat is added to seal everything nicely. Then it's on to the windows!

 

Still no sign of my seats yet.... I expect it will be a couple more weeks... maybe...?

 

Andy

[Canute]

Andy, the CP livery is top notch and your rendition is dead on. Love all the details you've got so far. Can't wait to see it with a full interior.  👍

[Egilman]

It definitely looks the part, "HONEY, I shrunk the Railroad!"

[popeye the sailor]

......yea,   like some of the decals @ 1:72 scale.........they can be a pain too    she's look'in good Andy........the exterior is really sweet!

[Kevin]

good morning Andy 

 

that looks fantastic, sorry, i wasnt aware of you doing any build logs, but then again, lots o things i dont know any more, hope you are keeping well, send you a PM later

[druxey]

Very neatly done, Andy!

[realworkingsailor]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and likes. I wish I had an update, but things are on a bit of a pause while waiting for parts (and the recent spell of unseasonably hot weather!). 
 

About the only thing I’ve received from Walthers was a customer satisfaction survey in my e-mail. For giggles I decided to go through it.

 

The first question:

“Have you received your order? Y/N“

 

Of course I clicked “No”

 

”Thank you for your feedback, we’ll contact you again in a few weeks”

*blink*
*blink*
Bwahahaha 😝

I think I’ve been stuck at home too long! 🤪

 

Andy

[druxey]

Thanks for today's smile, Andy!

[Canute]

You're too easily amused, Andy. Looks like something I'd do. Looking forward to your next update.

[popeye the sailor]

made 'em think.....didn't ya?!?!?     I had the same trouble with 1001 Hobbies in France....took a month a Sundays to get my order...........an in the middle of it all,  they sent me a survey .   I didn't fill it out.......I e-mailed them.......had just as much fun!    the car's look'in great Andy.......

[turangi]

I am enjoying following this thread! I was born in Canada and many relatives worked for CP, CN was not mentioned in polite company. The family story was we didn't have blood in our veins but locomotive smoke. I had an Uncle who was an executive with CP and traveled by train from coast to coast and spend much of his time building railroad models on his trips. Sure wish I had one or two. 

[mtaylor]

12 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

made 'em think.....didn't ya?!?!?     I had the same trouble with 1001 Hobbies in France....took a month a Sundays to get my order...........an in the middle of it all,  they sent me a survey .   I didn't fill it out.......I e-mailed them.......had just as much fun!    the car's look'in great Andy.......

Don't feel bad, Denis. I know several of us who have ordered from 1001 Hobbies and took over a month to get it.  And this was well before lockdown.  And yeah, they have the guts to as for a survey.  

[realworkingsailor]

So... the strangest thing happened today.... my seats have arrived at last!
 

I was beginning to lose hope, but by some miracle they found their way to my mailbox. I wish they could tell me about all the (mis)adventures they had on their long (and possibly far roundabout) journey, but I will just have to satisfy myself that they are here, now, and that’s all that matters.

 

Order placed April 28th, shipped May 1st... arrived June 9th.... From Milwaukee to Mansfield (Ontario!) in six weeks.... I think one could get there faster by walking!
 

What a truly bizarre world we find ourselves in!

 

For comparison, I ordered some sweet corn seeds (for a summer project 😁) from a company in Brandon, Manitoba, on May 25th. International borders not withstanding, as the crow flies it is, suffice it to say, a tad further away than Milwaukee. My seeds made it here on June 1st... um... hmmm... 

 

Anyway, it’s not really good modelling weather at the moment (hot and sunny out😎), so the delay in building will continue. But in the off chance there’s a day when the weather proves more favourable for indoor projects, work will resume. Stay tuned!

 

Andy

[Jack12477]

37 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

From Milwaukee to Mansfield (Ontario!) in six weeks

But Andy, first they had to fell the tree, carve out the dugout canoe, season it, then paddle down the Great Lakes to you.  And you know how treacherous those Lakes can get ! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[Egilman]

59 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

Order placed April 28th, shipped May 1st... arrived June 9th.... From Milwaukee to Mansfield (Ontario!) in six weeks.... I think one could get there faster by walking!

From Middlebranch, Ohio to Graham, Washington; Ordered March 11th arrived June 4th almost 8 weeks? they must have sent it by pony express....

 

I think the virus has attacked the mail service worse than anything else.... My F-104 wheels are still in customs in NY....

[Jack12477]

18 minutes ago, Egilman said:

they must have sent it by pony express....

Probably had to use pack mules to get over Snoqualmie Pass 

[realworkingsailor]

The last couple of days have seen some slightly cooler (albeit no less sunny) weather. I've begun work on the seating... although... some assembly required. The Grandt Line seats are great, and although they are a D&RGW prototype (that's Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway for the non-railway types), they are about the only proper walk-over type seats out there. Most of the other available seats are the "sleepy hollow" streamliner seats of a much later era. For those unfamiliar, walkover seats could be set up to face forwards or backwards by moving (walking over) the seat back. 

The seats consist of a beige moulded seat and back, and grey moulded armrests and legs. And as you can see by the 1cm grid on the cutting mat, they are not particularly large. There is a limit to how many I can make in one sitting without going crosseyed!

The first few finished examples. These are just dry-fit on the car floor for now. The actual spacing with have to be carefully marked out in conjunction with the windows, and the centre aisle. 

 

Hmm... I think that bulkhead needs some attending to as well... it's awfully curvy.... 

 

Andy

[Kevin]

are the seat worth the 6 week delay, they look very good 

[realworkingsailor]

Thanks Kevin! (And all the “likes” too!)

Yes the wait was definitely worth it! 

Andy

[popeye the sailor]

......and 6 feet apart?  {had to ask }    look'in good at any rate