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IDEA STARTERS, SOME On30 KITBASHES THAT STRETCH THINGS A BIT
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SOMETIMES YOU WANT A PARTICULAR ITEM AND TO GET IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO THINK "OUTSIDE OF THE BOX" TO COME UP WITH WHAT YOU WANT. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE ITEMS THAT EITHER USED AN UNLIKELY SOURCE AS THE STARTING POINT OR REQUIRED MULTIPLE SOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED RESULTS.
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I WANTED AN On30 STEAM DITCHER / SHOVEL TO WORK MY QUARRY BUT, LIKE MANY On30 MODELERS, THE IDEA OF SPENDING HUGE MONEY FOR A BRASS MODEL WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION, SO KITBASH I MUST. FIRST I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR PHOTOS OF DITCHERS, AS MANY AS I COULD FIND. THEN WITH A DESIGN IN MIND, I SEARCHED FOR SOURCES OF PARTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE KITBASH. IN THIS CASE, A BACHMANN BOXCAR, A LIONEL STEAM SHOVEL, AND AN HO SCALE VERTICAL BOILER FROM A KMP MODELS WILLAMETTE STEAM DONKEY. WHEN APPROACHING A KITBASH LOOK EVERYWHERE, TOYS, MILITARY MODELS, MODEL CAR KITS, EVEN NON-MODEL SOURCES. I USED A TYLENOL BOTTLE AS THE WATER TANK ON A CLIMAX.
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AN ONn30 DITCHER
MULTIPLE SOURCE KITBASHING
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NOTE: THE DITCHER STILL HAS A WAY TO GO, MORE DETAILS AND OF COURSE, HEAVY WEATHERING.
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A NUMBER OF MODELERS HAVE ASKED ABOUT On30 TURNTABLES. KITBASHING IS NOT RESTRICTED TO LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK AND OFTEN ONE MUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF "OTHER SOURCES", WHICH IN THE CASE OF THE TURNTABLE SHOWN IN THE PHOTO, WAS A WALTHERS "CORNERSTONE SERIES" N SCALE TURNTABLE KIT. YES N SCALE ! I NEEDED A TURNTABLE TO TURN SHORT LOCOMOTIVES LIKE PORTERS AND SHAYS AND AN N SCALE KIT PROVIDED THE RIGHT LENGTH. THE WALTHERS KIT DOES NOT COME WITH TRACK ATTACHED SO I SIMPLY ATTACHED A SECTION OF PECO On30 TRACK AND ADDED A NEW DECK USING STRIPWOOD. WANT TO TURN LARGER LOCOS? USE AN HO TURNTABLE.
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KITBASHING AN On30 TURNTABLE
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FROM AN N SCALE KIT !
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BASHING A TOOL CAR FROM AN ORE CAR
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OK, THIS IS A CASE WHERE I WANTED A TOOL CAR AND LITTERALY DESTROYED A PERFECTLY GOOD GRANDT LINE ORE CAR TO GET SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF PARTS THAT IN RETROSPECT I PROBABLY COULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING OUT OF THE SCRAP BOX AND STILL HAD THE ORE CAR INTACT. HOWEVER, ON THE PLUS SIDE THE TWO CARS DO HAVE THE FLAVOR OF HAVING BEEN MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. I GUESS THE LESSON HERE IS THAT WHEN APPROACHING A KITBASH MAKE SURE IT'S REALLY A KITBASH AND NOT SO RADICAL THAT IT ACTUALLY BECOMES A SCRATCH BUILD. MODELING IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IF YOU'RE NEW TO THE HOBBY OR JUST On30 ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
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OR, WHAT WAS I THINKING ?
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QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS
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SINCE I FIRST LAUNCHED THE On30 MODLELER WEB PAGE, I HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR FOR DIRECTIONS. I AM FLATTERED THAT FOLKS THINK ME A GOOD SOURCE FOR INFORMATION AND I AM EQUALLY FLATTERED WITH THE RECEPTION AND NOTORIETY THAT I RECEIVE WHEN ATTENDING SHOWS. KEEP THE E-MAILS COMING AND I WILL DO MY VERY BEST TO GET BACK TO YOU PROMPTLY. PLEASE REMEMBER HOWEVER, THAT I AM A LONG WAY FROM BEING AN EXPERT. IF YOU'RE NEW TO On30 MODELING I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU JOIN THE On30 CONSPIRACY ON YAHOO GROUPS. THIS IS A GOLD MINE OF INFORMATION FROM OVER 600 On30 MODELERS.
MANY THANKS, JIM FAVRE, THE On30 MODELER CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL ME
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