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Hi Steve,
That was me, Dave Sarther, who asked about the CB&Q GS Gondola. I first saw the photo of your completed model in the May/June 2017 issue of O-Scale Trains magazine on page 12. Neat model.
I can't make it back east for the RPM show in St. Louis this year so I am hoping that another member, perhaps even you, would be kind enough to take a few more close up photos for me of the model sides and ends with a few close up photos of the individual side panels. A few close up photos of the molds you used to cast the sides and ends would also be quite helpful. Personal vision problems keep me from seeing details unless they are enlarged. So if I can get a nice clear larger image to start with I can enlarge it a bit more on my computer for better viewing.
Thanks, Dave Sarther Tucson, AZ
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From: STEVEN HOLDING sholding@sbcglobal.net [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CB&Q Group <cbq@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sun, Jun 4, 2017 10:03 am Subject: [CBQ] GS Gons [1 Attachment]
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Someone asked about how I did the rebuilt GS gons some time ago
First off I model in O Scale so it is a little bet easier to model except you have to make a lot of your own parts
I started with a production GS gon. Rather then use the laser cut wood sides I made molds of both the diamond ends that come with the car and also a cast off an Intermountain box car. To get the thickness I wanted I made a squash mold so useing the master I sprayed it with release and made a positive to insert and squash out the risen to get my thickness. That way I had two different styles of panels to use and just mix and match as per the photo in the Data Sheet on GS gons. Each panel
will cover two of the angle sides so you wind up with a single panel in the center. From the photos they were different. The Q recycled EVERYTHING and the ends of box cars were used for these panels. The center looks like some of the early LCL containers chopped up. To make the mold I cut and sanded some round toothpicks to the right size and glued to a flat card stock to make the mold (Center left side mold in attached photo)
The lettering from the photos was not all the same so some have larger or smaller lettering and most was on flat plate welded on and that is just what I did course using ACC
I am a firm believer in the Three Foot Rule so some of my cars do not have working brake levers and air lines
Also in the Photo top Right is the end of my Western Ave Bay Window
Waycar a scratchbuilt car and the bottom is my GEEP Express car rebuilt Army kitchen car which is a simple rebuild just cut plastic squares to cover the windows and roof vents and paint.
Will have the gons at the RPM show in St. Louis the end of the month
Steve in SC
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