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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 |
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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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