poniaj posted:Ron,
Thanks on the cars! I picked them up relatively cheap. They were beat up, but not bad. Two of them had side frames and a couple of wheels that were victims of the dreaded zinc pest and had to be replaced. I used finer and finer sandpapers followed by crocus cloth, then different grit polishing compounds on buffing wheels. I finished them off by hand with Wenol. I only wish there were a way to make the die cast ends look better. But the Gilbert "chrome" wore off LONG ago.
The New Haven cars aren't American Models, although theirs are very nice. I use salvaged Gilbert cars or Flyonel ones bought on close out to do the repaints. Doug Peck sells a silver paint that's a great match for the original Gilbert cars, and I mixed up the Vermilion to match the New Haven paint scheme on a Flyonel EP-5. I used American Models diaphragms for added detail since they visually bring the cars closer together. I wrote up the installation in the July/August 2014 issue of the S Gaugian.
And a Merry Christmas to you too! That reminds me, I have to put my Polar Express under our tree so my four year old grandson can run it...
Jerry,
Sorry for the late post those NH cars look even better now that I know you created them. You have done an awesome job. I will have to go drag out that S Gaugian, I think I have it. And where did you locate the NH logo you have on the lower body?
Thanks again,
Aflyer
