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David K Smith
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| Chris333 wrote: | | Holy cow! I had to join this forum just to reply to this. |
Hey, Chris, welcome aboard! I'm wondering how long it will be before you start dabbling in T as well...
I'm quite thrilled at how the T community has not only grown so quickly, but started producing some outstanding work. Michael and Robert are sure helping to give the scale some legs in the Western hemisphere.
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michael
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Thanks for the kind words.
I've been to busy to take some proper photos - but I'm hoping to do so this week. (You know, lights, tripod.. what a hassle.) 
Likewise, I'd like to get a coat of primer on it and do some light sanding. There are gaps in the styrene etc. that need to be filled.
Updates soon.
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michael
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| DanMacK wrote: | Michael, Awesome work! Have you got some close-up shots of this gem? How does it feel to have the first published pictures of a North American prototype T Gauge loco?  |
Gem - funny. 
In all honesty, I'm less enamored with the job I've done now that it's been primed. Granted, the basic shape is there, and the essence is correct - but I cant seem to achieve the same level of detail the stock models have. Naturally, since I restricted to exacto knives and glue I'm at a disadvantage.
That being said, I say these things and then set the engine down and view it from 2+ feet away and it looks great.
I'm going to finish this little consist - regardless of the quality and move on to building a layout. In the meantime I'll wait for some NA models to get released.
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michael
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| Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: Mid paint progress shot |
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Small update: I've applied about 3/4 of the paint. So far so good!
I decided to finish the paint in Photoshop, and I think the results are going to be quite decent.
Things I've learned thus far. Cutting small masks is fiddly work, and one needs to keep their fingernails perfectly manicured...
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DanMacK
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 oh that IS NICE! The first diesel locomotive ever in T Gauge, how does it feel? Glad to see it's a Canadian loco too
Michael, she looks awesome. Well done.
Are you printing/going to print your own decals?
Also, did you use an airbrush, brush or spray bomb?
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michael
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| Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| DanMacK wrote: | oh that IS NICE! The first diesel locomotive ever in T Gauge, how does it feel? Glad to see it's a Canadian loco too
Michael, she looks awesome. Well done.
Are you printing/going to print your own decals?
Also, did you use an airbrush, brush or spray bomb? |
Thanks - I'll try to not let the fame that has been thrust upon me go to my head.... 
My printer recently died... It was a good printer... I'm not replacing it quite yet, so I'll likely mask the via logo. No decal printing right now... 
I applied the majority of the paint with an airbrush, however it touched up things with those small micro-brushes that Lee Valley supplies.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:49 am Post subject: |
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| DanMacK wrote: | oh that IS NICE! The first diesel locomotive ever in T Gauge, how does it feel? Glad to see it's a Canadian loco too
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Very nice work! But not quite the first diesel locomotive in T gauge. Eishindo have one on their site already.
First non-Japanese diesel loco perhaps.
After my order turns up, I can decide if I'm up to doing any Australian trains in T scale. |
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DanMacK
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True, but it's not exactly T Scale
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michael
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Anybody else disturbed by the up-skirt shot of the young girl on the left?
Still painting.... once color a day... Tonight, cutting the VIA logo mask. (i hope)
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| DanMacK wrote: | | True, but it's not exactly T Scale |
Well, depends how one looks at it. I'd say it is still T scale - just the figures and the control levers on the loco that aren't. 
And although heading further off topic, here's a gratuitous shot of a 5" gauge live steam train I found in Taiwan in August.
I'm not one to discriminate against any gauge, so this sort of thing suits me fine. Below is my O scale layout, complete with N and Z gauges representing a live steam miniature railway. The next one I build will probably incorporate T gauge - perhaps as a garden railway. 
Okay, back to the F40PH. |
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pray59
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Wow! That loco looks great Michael!
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michael
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: Almost done... |
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I'm entering into the final stretch of the F40PH build - having only to touch up some of the paint and add a few sparse details...
Pretty pleased with the result. Unfortunately the photos cast a far more critical view of the model then one experiences in person.
Cutting the VIA stencil was not all that fun...
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DanMacK
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Michael, awesome work Looks just like the prototype. Critics be damned, that's one beautiful little loco. How did you shorten the chassis? What did you use to bond it?
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