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Title: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on November 10, 2014, 08:00:41 PM
The original mogul is on the right, the upgraded one is on the left.  Blackened the running gear, whistle and bell.  Added a pilot deck.  Added a headlight visor made from a black plastic soda straw.

The pilot deck is a necessity for crew access  from the running board to the pilot.  The visor, which covers the top of the headlight, bulks up the undersized headlight and gives the engine more of a southwestern road appearance.

Eventually will replace the bell , add a whistle, and cab window awnings, and convert these engines to oil burners.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: rogertra on November 11, 2014, 09:15:24 PM
No photos.

Hint, if you "Preview" your post and do not see photos, then the photos are not working.

Cheers

Roger T.

Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on November 11, 2014, 09:33:02 PM
I already knew, gotta get "photobucket."
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: rogertra on November 11, 2014, 10:37:29 PM
Quote from: Trainman203 on November 11, 2014, 09:33:02 PM
I already knew, gotta get "photobucket."

OK, looking forward to seeing what you have done as I want do also upgrade the details on my two 2-6-0s.

Cheers

Roger T.

Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on November 12, 2014, 06:33:57 PM
It's not really much Roger.  It's a headlight visor, a pilot deck, and blackening of the running gear and details.

The visor is cut from a black soda straw of the right diameter.  It actually extends back over the entire headlight top and accordingly makes the really undersized headlight a little bulkier and better looking. It covers the number boards on the side but that's ok, they are really undersized too.  I'm going to make some better scaled ones to install on the sides later on.

Have to make myself figure out photobucket.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: rogertra on November 12, 2014, 07:24:04 PM
Quote from: Trainman203 on November 12, 2014, 06:33:57 PM
It's not really much Roger.  It's a headlight visor, a pilot deck, and blackening of the running gear and details.

The visor is cut from a black soda straw of the right diameter.  It actually extends back over the entire headlight top and accordingly makes the really undersized headlight a little bulkier and better looking. It covers the number boards on the side but that's ok, they are really undersized too.  I'm going to make some better scaled ones to install on the sides later on.

Have to make myself figure out photobucket.

I still look forward to seeing what you've done.   :)

BTW, Photobucket is dead easy, shouldn't be a problem.

Cheers

Roger T.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on November 12, 2014, 09:06:10 PM
Ok I got the picture in a photobucket account.  I can't figure out how to get it into a post now.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Saved1 on November 12, 2014, 09:48:02 PM
Quote from: Trainman203 on November 12, 2014, 09:06:10 PM
Ok I got the picture in a photobucket account.  I can't figure out how to get it into a post now.

i sent you a pm about it, hope it helps :)
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: rogertra on November 12, 2014, 10:38:44 PM
Quote from: Trainman203 on November 12, 2014, 09:06:10 PM
Ok I got the picture in a photobucket account.  I can't figure out how to get it into a post now.

There are two ways to do this, here's one way and I'll tell you the other once you've mastered this method.

Go to your Photobucket page where the photo is located.

Look underneath the photo you want to post.

Underneath the photo is a list of links.  The fifth one down is marked "IMG"

Left click on that link (It should turn blue), now right click and select "Copy"

You have now copied the link.

Come to Bachmann, start a post and in the body of the post, where you want the photo to appear, right click and select "Paste".

A URL will appear in your post.

Click on the "Preview" button, lower down on this page and see if your photo shows.  It should.

Go back to your composition pane if you want to add more photos or text.

Once you're done, hit the "Post" button as usual.

Dead easy.   :)

You end up with a photo: -

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l99/rogertra/Great_Eastern/DSCF0245.jpg) (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/rogertra/media/Great_Eastern/DSCF0245.jpg.html)

Cheers

Roger T.


Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on November 12, 2014, 11:35:00 PM
None of that sounds familiar.  I think I downloaded a greeting card site of some kind.  I went crazy trying to make it work. Went to some how to use photobucket site and my so called photobucket account didn't look anything like what they showed , it was almost all greeting card sales stuff.    I think I got into some bogus web site, managed to delete it.

If it takes more than two or three steps it's too complicated for me.  I'm too old for computers, always have been. I used to be an architect and a good one too,  computer drafting ran me out of the business.

This forum is about as difficult as I can deal with computer wise.  I'll have to  get a kid to set up my photobucket eventually and get some  pictures of my 1945 short line put up somehow.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on November 12, 2014, 11:36:14 PM
I also forgot to say that I'm on an iPad and can't right click.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on December 07, 2014, 09:14:58 PM
I'm trying again in another thread......
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on December 07, 2014, 09:30:37 PM
Here is the mogul with the headlight visor and the pilot deck

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m296/Florynow/imagejpg1_zpse600fe1f.jpg) (http://s107.photobucket.com/user/Florynow/media/imagejpg1_zpse600fe1f.jpg.html)

Here are the modified and un modified to compare

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m296/Florynow/imagejpg2_zps825546ce.jpg) (http://s107.photobucket.com/user/Florynow/media/imagejpg2_zps825546ce.jpg.html)

Still need to add new bell, whistle and cab window awnings.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on December 07, 2014, 09:50:12 PM
Another view

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m296/Florynow/imagejpg3_zps5ae532ed.jpg) (http://s107.photobucket.com/user/Florynow/media/imagejpg3_zps5ae532ed.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: rogertra on December 08, 2014, 02:04:38 AM
Like the mods, especially the pilot deck and what you've done to the headlight certainly is an improvement over the original dinky thing.

Can you explain what and how you did the modifications?

Adding cab window awnings is easy, I've already done that to my two using Evergreen strip styrene.

However, the most noticeable detail missing are the boiler bands.  Not quite sure how to handle those without messing up the boiler barrel with excess glue.  I'll have to give that some serious thought before I plunge into the mod.

And congratulations in figuring out how to post photos.   ;D

Cheers

Roger T.




Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Doneldon on December 08, 2014, 01:41:40 PM
T203-

You can use narrow strips of paper to represent boiler bands. Being flexible and porous, you can put the glue on the backs of the bands and just apply them -- no muss, no fuss. You can even paint your paper before applying the bands so you don't have to worry about slopping paint all over. I suggest something like construction paper or medium card stock so your bands are clearly visible. And -- this is important -- cut the bands with a straightedge and a razor blade on a hard surface like a piece of glass. That will ensure that your bands stay the same width.
                                                                                                                                                                    -- D

Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: rogertra on December 08, 2014, 03:42:24 PM
Quote from: Doneldon on December 08, 2014, 01:41:40 PM
T203-

You can use narrow strips of paper to represent boiler bands. Being flexible and porous, you can put the glue on the backs of the bands and just apply them -- no muss, no fuss. You can even paint your paper before applying the bands so you don't have to worry about slopping paint all over. I suggest something like construction paper or medium card stock so your bands are clearly visible. And -- this is important -- cut the bands with a straightedge and a razor blade on a hard surface like a piece of glass. That will ensure that your bands stay the same width.
                                                                                                                                                                    -- D



Excellent suggestions.

Cheers

Roger T.


Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on December 08, 2014, 05:12:20 PM
The headlight visor is a piece of black plastic soda straw, close to the headlight diameter, which meant I didn't have to preform anything or bend it much.  I started with a piece the length of the visor, plus the front to rear depth of the headlight housing..  Covering the headlight top gives the headlight enough of a bigger radius to detect visually, plus enough area for cement to hold it on good.  Then I cut off the bottom half and let it cover the headlight side number boards which are too small anyway, I will eventually make some styrene replacements.  Lastly I trimmed the radius edges of the visor and put it on with a small touch of Walthers goo.  I did find it needs painting, the headlight is so bright on these engines especially compared to the Ten Wheelers, that it shows through when turned on.

The headlight visor trick is so successful I am thinking about doing it to my consolidations to give them more of an MP look.

The pilot deck is just a piece of black styrene I had, notched slightly to fit around the bottoms of the smoke box supports.  You can buy styrene check-plate material which would work here too.  When you look at the way the engine comes, the fireman can't step down from the running board to the pilot, someone wasn't thinking when designing this model.  I do think I made the deck a little big and might cut it down a little.

The boiler bands are further than I want to go with this job.

Anyone notice the AT&S on the side of the cab?  Easy fix for one of my roads, the "Arkansas, Texas and Southern."  It could be the "Alabama, Tennessee and Southern" as well.

Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: electrical whiz kid on December 09, 2014, 03:38:35 PM
RogerT;
There was a great article in MR some years back, concerning boilers.  This was in the days when Linn Westcott was at the helm, so you'll have to really dive in.
RIch C.
Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: rogertra on December 09, 2014, 08:25:19 PM
Quote from: electrical whiz kid on December 09, 2014, 03:38:35 PM
RogerT;
There was a great article in MR some years back, concerning boilers.  This was in the days when Linn Westcott was at the helm, so you'll have to really dive in.
RIch C.

Probably in my "files" somewhere Rich, I'll have to go hunting.

Thanks for the tip.

Cheers

Roger T.

Title: Re: Easy evening project - mogul cosmetic upgrades
Post by: Trainman203 on January 02, 2015, 06:19:30 PM
Since we are talking about the mogul, see the above pictures again.