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Chipped Paint Effects

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Written by Edward Vallejo
Category: Weathering Hints, Tips, and How-To
Published: 15 July 2023
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Chipped Paint Effects

This article is adapted from a message shared with us on Instagram after Edward posted an image in his story.

Story photo screenshot.

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53' Container Detail Photos

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Written by Josh Baakko
Category: Prototype Reference for Modelers
Published: 15 July 2023
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53' Container Detail Photos

My full time employment affords me access to 53' containers in occasion. Here are selected detail photos.

 My full time employment as a manager at Harbor Freight often requires me to unload trailers, on occasion we get HUB Group containers of they're short on trailers. It's becoming less common as HUB dedicated a pool of trailers to this service, but here are some select photos for modeling reference.

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Quick Review: Class One Model Works TWF10

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Written by Josh Baakko
Category: Quick Reviews
Published: 14 July 2023
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Quick Review: Class One Model Works TWF10

Class One burst into the model railroad scene with one of the most rare prototype intermodal cars possible! The TTX TWF10 was conceived by TTX designers and used unique Waggon-Union bolsterless trucks. Class One successfully models the uniqueness of the prototype in HO scale, with a car capable of being run empty.

These models retail for $65.99 and are ready to run out of the box.

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Quick Review: North American Railcar Corporation 5077cf Boxcar

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Written by Josh Baakko
Category: Quick Reviews
Published: 20 June 2023
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Quick Review: North American Railcar Corporation 5077cf Boxcar

North American Railcar Corporation has released some of the more desirable models on the market, but kept their distribution in house. Available through PWRS only (elsewhere 2nd hand) their cars are highly desirable. But why?

I picked up this MRL decorated version on ebay at a discount. While the model was used it still retained factory options.

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Painting a Plastic Deck to Look Like Aged Wood

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Written by Josh Baakko
Category: Painting Projects
Published: 01 June 2023
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Painting a Plastic Deck to Look Like Aged Wood

The age old dilemma. How to get that wood deck on your beautifully detailed and weathered flat car, to look like real aged wood. I recently painted several wood deck cars and decided I needed to document my process.

This amazing Tangent flat car comes accurately detailed out of the box. I weathered mine lightly a few years back, but never addressed the deck. It's been waiting for me to finish it properly ever since.

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Side-by-Side Review: Overland and Tangent GATC 4500 Covered Hoppers

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Written by Josh Baakko
Category: Side-By-Side Reviews
Published: 29 May 2023
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Side-by-Side Review: Overland and Tangent GATC 4500 Covered Hoppers

The Overland Models Inc GATC 4500 Covered hopper was one of my "Holy grail" models. In 2023 enter Tangent with their own model of this Covered hopper! I knew I had to have one.

Paraphrasing Tangent's history of the GATC (General American Tank Car) 4500 cubic foot Covered hopper, we learn that the prototype came about in 1963 with over 1200 made for several railroads.

I've always desired to paint an Overland Models version in ATSF billboard letters and patching it to more modern 2nd hand lease service.

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A-Line Bull's Eye Drilling Jig

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Written by Josh Baakko
Category: Tools
Published: 16 March 2023
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A-Line Bulls Eye Drilling Jig

A-Line sells this awesome Jig to drill a #50 hole in Athearn press fit coupler boxes.

This tool lets the buyer drill holes directly in the center of the coupler pin. This allows the modeler to add a screw down fix for the notoriously loose metal plates on older Athearn coupler boxes.

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