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I can't guarantee whatever glue was used to attach the fabric won't attack the finish. I had that problem with my '77 'bird and one of the last gen Epi cases. YMMV.

Side of the lower horn on my Bisextennial was attacked by solvent residue under the fur. Crazed the laquer. Luckily, Gisbon had slathered so much of the stuff on in their 'finishing process' of the time I was able to color sandmand buff without going thru. No such guarantee for your NR, although it is modern automotive acrylic lacquer which is theoretically more durable. Lessee, can I add any more disclaimers...?

100% cotton t shirts or handkerchiefs where necessary is what I do for my vintage stuff.

That is just more fuel for the bass-hypochonder in me. Hope the Poly is safe from colourchanges. Don'T get how you can build stuff that actually attacks the product it's supposed to protect. Why do they use so much glue in the first place?

Good exercise uploading these from my phone to Imgur.........................

Car plans taped to a lightbox, note the various sizes of strip stock. There's a finished side and a second one started, using metal straight edges and MEK applied with a small paint brush I built the car side up by adding pieces of dimensionally correct stock along with some small detail parts.
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Here it's glued up, I used some cast end pieces, the large piece of square stock was used in pieces to keep the model from bowing inward.
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All finished and sitting on a diorama, the photo was taken at the marina in Des Moines, WA. The prototype was constructed in the mid '60s, I have it weathered to it's mid '70s condition, never washed with the once very bright red paint oxidizing to chalky color.
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Stunning. You posted some other works before, but this is like your David or Sistine chapel. Looks 100% real. How much time does such artwork consume?

Well, guess I'll just sip on this till View attachment 1177150 the vintage pro comes along.

Not much into alcoholic beverages anymore, but:
How is it compared to other Isleys? I know Ardbeg, Laphroig and Bowmore. Laphroig being my fav.
 
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Well,
Compared to Ardbeg and Laphroig, both of which I love, Lagavulin is the smoothest of the three.
But all three rate pretty high in my book.

Is there anything less smooth than Ardbeg? Never been into it. Laphroig is awesome; smoother but in the vincinity tastewise would be a dreamscotch.[/QUOTE]

Interesting, of the three, Ardbeg was the least smooth, to me anyway. Have a sip of the Lagavulin if you get the chance.
 
Yeah... we've all been there. Ya just start seein' Thun Invalid Link Removed derbirds everywhere you look!

Not into the Silver, nor the Sunburst Epi's.
But I will agree that any good Epi Bird is the best bang for the buck.
From the ones I've played in stores, they are rock solid.
I'm holding out for the Vintage Pro.
And I usually am not good at waiting.
 
On the topic of case linings affecting finishes- poly is not immune.

My 73 Telecaster Bass has some discoloration it picked up from the orange lining of one of those 80s Fender Tweed cases. It spent a bit of time in that case apparently before I bought it.
That Telecaster Bass is a bit unusual in that it is "see through" white (most appear to have been white but you can't see the grain) but in places around the edge it picked up an orange tint from the case lining.
 
Not into the Silver, nor the Sunburst Epi's.
But I will agree that any good Epi Bird is the best bang for the buck.
From the ones I've played in stores, they are rock solid.
I'm holding out for the Vintage Pro.
And I usually am not good at waiting.
I don't particularly care for that silverburst either, but I want one. According to the spec sheet, it has a 1.68" nut width (which is appealing to me), and there ain't a ton of 'em out there (comparatively).
 
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I am absolutely blown away that this is a model in a diorama!

Simply Amazing!

I know, what a pro job.
Simply stunning, isn't it.


Thank you Guys!
I guess that has about 30 hours of construction time in it, I don't build all my rolling stock up that way (I'd never get anything else done) I just really wanted a model of that specific class of boxcar.
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Thank you Guys!
I guess that has about 30 hours of construction time in it, I don't build all my rolling stock up that way (I'd never get anything else done) I just really wanted a model of that specific class of boxcar.
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I'm still just blown away at your skill level.
At what age did you start doing this, I know the age thing is irrelevant, but you really are a true artist.
My friend would be knocked over if he saw this, just floored he would be.
Both of us train buffs.
Remember the old GG1's?