typically has sharp edges and breaks easily – be careful! [31]
shows the images after they have been cut out. I glued the
track warrant papers to the conductor’s table using a glue stick.
Don’t use CA to glue paper; it will turn the paper transparent.
As for the phone/radio, I didn’t want to just glue it on the wall
– I wanted a little depth and detail to it. This meant using sty-
rene to make the phone/radio look thicker [32]. I also used #30
wire as a coiled phone cord [33]. I wrapped the wire around a
piece of music wire. After cut-
ting out the styrene, I marked
on the back side the approxi-
mate locations of the phone
cord. I cut slots in the styrene
to hold the wire, and used CA
to glue the wire to the styrene.
After the glue dried, I painted
the wire black.
Again I used a glue stick to
attach the paper. After allow-
ing for drying time, I noticed
that the white edges of the
paper and styrene stuck out. I
carefully painted the edges of
the styrene and paper black
with a small brush. I then used
CA on the back side of the
styrene to glue it to a wall in
the caboose. I made three of
these phone/radios. One is by
the conductor’s desk, and the
other two are up in the cupola
by the chairs.
29. Phone/radio and track
warrants printed to scale.
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30. Using a metal ruler as a guide and a sharp X-Acto
knife to cut out the images. I cut on a piece of glass for
ease and accuracy.
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31. The images have been cut out.
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