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Old 12-17-08, 12:54 PM
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Even a broken front rack has a use (slightly OT)

...as a paint stand!



True, I liked it better as a front rack before it broke, but it serves as one heck of a nice prop for Gauge 1/G-scale railroad equipment. Can't complain!

P.S.: Don't mind the overspray on the bench. There isn't anything there that isn't jammed, worn, or useless.

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Necessity! The mother of every invention!
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You missed a spot under the smokebox.
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Originally Posted by redneckwes
You missed a spot under the smokebox.
I know - smokebox is destined to be black.

No need to paint what won't need the red - the roof is also partially primered.

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I thought about that just as I typed it, It must be either Graphite or Black!

James from the Thomas series or Hogwarts Castle??

Can't be anything GWR though with that firebox.
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James. Been scratchbuilding it since August. Masking wasn't perfect, but it suffices:



Everything around here ends up having something bicycle part related to it...

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Could the rack be cut slightly shorter and mounted as a rack on the front wheel? I like racks in the front.
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Originally Posted by cudak888
...as a paint stand!

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Finally, a workbench that looks as messy as mine...
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Originally Posted by badmother
Could the rack be cut slightly shorter and mounted as a rack on the front wheel? I like racks in the front.
It is a front rack. Drove me nuts when it broke, for they aren't that common.

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Sorry, did not read properly. Front racks rule!
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