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John
hails from Wisconsin. He has taken to modeling the American Freedom
Train in HO scale and has graciously agreed to share with us images
and notes of his progress. It is still very much a work in progress,
so check back every month or so to see what's new. John is basing
much of his model on the Lionel AFT cars from the 1970's. Click
on any of the images to see a larger version!
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John Ripp's update April 4, 2007: The flats are from Athearn. They are the new ready-to-roll flats that come decorated with semi trailers. They are a scale 85' long, and make a relatively good cosmetic starting point for the prototype. The side sills are a little different, but I can live with it. |
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The cars were stripped of their original paint, then primered and painted with Polyscale acrylic primer and white. The stripes on these cars will not be painted as masking them would cause worlds to collide. I will settle for decals on these cars. My sanity is at stake. |
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The wagons are the first loads to be started. They are Roco military vehicles and I got them at a flea market in a plastic bag. I have no idea of numbers for them or what they even refer to them as. I liked them because they make a good starting point for the four wagons that had the drop floor style of the tickets, concessions , and storage wagons that were on the train. |
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Building the underframes is, to say the least, tedious. The wagons have 'Ringling' type undergear and if you want it that way, you have to build it yourself. I want it that way so I'm going about it rather slowly, learning as I go. |
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Having
seen Ringling Bros. wagon undergear up close I have a good idea
of what they should look like. The scale might be off, but the overall
look should compensate.
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The
four white objects are the wheel brackets you see when looking at
the side of the wagon, they are part of the undergear subassembly.
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Tickets/Concessions/Storage
Wagon
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Tickets/Concessions/Storage
Wagon
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Tickets/Concessions/Storage Wagons complete. |
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Tickets/Concessions/Storage
Wagons complete.
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Tickets/Concessions/Storage Wagons complete. May 2007. |
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Johnny Ripp update April 13, 2007 Starting work on Concessions Car, AFT #20 -- another Johnny Ripp commission for John Finnin. |
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AFT
#20 - Would have been the tool car for the T-1 locomotive, but concessions
took over. Had a washer and dryer inside!
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Johnny Ripp update May 31, 2007 Concessions Car, AFT #20 complete. |
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Concessions Car, AFT #20 complete. |
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Johnny
Ripp update April 13, 2007
The beginnings of AFT #100, the Entrance Car -- also a commission for John Finnin. |
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AFT
#100, also called the Security Control Car.
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Johnny Ripp update May 31, 2007 Entrance Car, AFT #100 complete. |
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Entrance Car, AFT #100 complete. |
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AFT
#100 and 20 gettin' on down the road together...
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