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I started writing Ontario In HO Scale in August of 2012. The vast majority of material I wrote from that time until about the end of 2013 was informed by my involvement with the Waterloo Region Model Railroad Club, where I’m a former executive member and currently sabbatical. We’re building a massive HO scale layout depicting CP Rail’s operations in and around Sudbury Ontario (Canada) in the 1970s. I created this blog’s name to express the focus of my modelling at the time.
Hunter Hughson Modelmaking
hhughson@me.com
Ontario in HO Scale 
I have enjoyed reading how you aged the C.P.R. gondola car. That being said, I would appreciate if you could tell me how far away from the plastic, you held the soldering iron.
I have tried a few things (glue, flame and touching the iron to the plastic), all of which failed. I’m running out of practice pieces also. Thanx for your time. Steve
Welcome Steve. I hope you find the blog interesting.
To deflect the sides of the gondolas with heat, I used a 22 watt soldering iron held about ½ inch to 1 inch below the piece of plastic I wanted to deflect. I alternated applying heat to both sides. Once the plastic was beginning to show signs of being pliable, I used a dental tool with a spoon shape to push the panel outwards from the inside.
It took about an hour to do one car because I worked pretty slowly, making sure that the model didn’t get too hot.
Thank You Thank You!!! I will give that a try and let you know about the final results. just 1 final question, about how long before the plastic deformed? Keep up the good work. Thanx again Steve.
The key is to take your time. The plastic will need to be forced, and as you push with whatever tool you use, it will be want to go back to its original shape. Go slow.
Hello Hunter…
I just read your “Perspective” article in the January 2016 issue of RMC.
My name is Eric Roth, and I model the CASO in 1953, St. Thomas yard, as well as the St. Clair, {Courtright} branch.
I was raised as a small boy in Woodstock, Ontario, and would love to contact Bob Fallowfield, as I worked for the CPR in Windsor, from 1970 until 1986.
Woodstock has always been “Railroad Alma Mater”, as that is where I first became interested in trains. My dad and I would hang around down at the depot in 1954/5/6/&7 and watch the trains, as well as the old D 10s that worked the Ingersoll, Port Burwell, and St. Thomas branch…
Could you contact Bob for me and forward my email address to him, please?
I have some anecdotes he might be interested in hearing.
Email address is: raeroth@bell.net
Thank you.
Eric Roth
Algonquin Highlands, Ontario.
1-705-489-1999
Sure thing.