Manny, With the engraver you can adjust the airflow and the amount of material you want. I also use it for weathering because I can remove very little paint and it gives it a nice faded look. The media I use is Aluminum Oxide and works well for multiple tasks. Here is the website if you want to take a look at it. http://www.comcoinc.com/products/micro.cfm?page=micro Joe
Awesome - I've never seen a post turtle that looks this good! Just kidding ... really good looking work. I really like the detail that you have added including the shinny rods on the air pump! Beautiful locomotive!
I like the way it hangs(did I just say that). I'm going to use a whisker from my cat just for fun. I read about that somewhere. No, I won't cut it off of him, he leaves one laying around every now and then.
Well, the 1522 is almost complete!!! After an almost two year battle and two repaints I bring you this video of my latest creation. I installed a soundtraxx decoder and utilized all the lighting functions. It has working marker lights, firebox and cab interior lights. I am going to post some pictures once everything is done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQbv5Hpnuzc&list=HL1361323252&feature=mh_lolz [video=youtube;XQbv5Hpnuzc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XQbv5Hpnuzc[/video] Joe
That was so bad you know what. Congratulations on an A Rate Excellent job well done! What a layout! I don't know what was nicer: the scenery inside or outside. Gorgeous. What a way to do laundry with the 1522 overhead. You should be dang proud of yourself. Totally awesome! Talk about award winning! One question: what color red did you use for the roof? Thank you for that treat. That was awesome! I'm so wow'd!
Joe, you have done an excellent job. I hope that my Toby will turn out as nice. I know I have an excellent starting point thanks to Don Wirth and the plating he did to the model long before I bought it from Joe Collias' collection. That stack talk sounds very realistic, congratulations on a great sound install job as well.
Beautiful Locomotive and beautiful layout! Lots of bridges ... I love to see trains crossing bridges!
I saw this video on Youtube a while ago, and now that I can actually see where you started all I can say is wow. Wonderful work!
Other than the green smudge on the left...that is drop-dead gorgeous! Thanks for showing your handiwork.
Joe, I picked up one of the Tobys from Joe Collias via Don Wirth. It is in the detail and paint shop getting backhead details. I hope mine turns out as beautifully as yours has.
I just saw the video as I sit here in my living room, looking at a Bachmann Spectrum box, knowing that inside it is a beautiful HO, undecorated Mountain that mysteriously won't run anymore and is simply waiting on me to send it to Bachmann for repairs. I just got motivated to finally get around to finding my way to the post office very soon. - Your 1522 looks incredible. Awesome video as well. It brought back a childhood memory of my own from 1994 when I made a video of my own. I intend to number mine 1529 which I've always admired in Amory, MS. [video=youtube;j03m-bYv5fo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03m-bYv5fo[/video]
The finished product looks drop dead amazing! This only inspires me more to hunker down and start modeling more seriously.
