Freight Car Photos (model and prototype)

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[postalkarl]

Hi Tom:

Thanks for the great pics. enjoyed them very much.

Karl

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Karl,

You are welcome. I only have a few hundred more, I'm guessing.

Tom

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[tct855]

Tom,
           Damn son!, did you camp out overnight at the car factory to capture this 5 minute old boxcar? ha.  Thanx Thom... P.S. you keep showing all these shiny clean cars and George & I are going to rethink your next visit to the dirty F&SM rr.... just sayin'

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Thom,

I was visiting my cousin Geary in Thomasville, GA. It was the Christmas Vacation of 1965. This boxcar was set out at the thread factory. The factory made the wooden spools with thread. I can't remember the name, but it was on the ends of the spools.

Not to worry, I have weathered boxcar photos as well. Remember, not every thing is weathered A-la George Sellios.

Just saying.

Tom

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I remembered, it was Coats & Clark Spools in Thomasville, Georgia.

Tom

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[jerryrbeach]

Model and photo by my friend John Bullard.  And, a brief description in John's own words.
"This is a Robbins Rails/E&B Valley 70 ton PS-1 covered hopper which I had upgraded with plastic rod grab irons, A-Line stirrups, Evergreen end channels, Details Associates hatches and a Plano running board.  The car was airbrushed and decaled with a Champ set using a prototype photo from the Erie Morning Sun Freight Car book.    The real subject of this photo is the shot gun rust streaks.  These are done by splattering Poly Scale acrylic rust using my thumb on a toothbrush (no kidding)!  A damp paint brush is then used to gently streak the rust splotches before they completely dry.  I practice this technique on a 3x5 card before I feel comfortable applying it to a model just as one first adjusts the spray pattern on an airbrush.   Sparingly!  I keep a wet wash cloth ready to wipe it down if I put too much on.  This technique looks best if one uses a rail brown and a lesser amount of brighter rust to show some contrast.  This car still needs cement streaks and a modest weathering but I wanted to share my technique on creating shot gun rust before covering all those lovely streaks.  Now I have to paint over all those little splotches on my garage wall!"

[jbvb]

The rust pockmarks came out nicely, Jerry.  Tom, looks like FEC 3715 is before the rebuild that removed 3717's ventilator. 3715's reweigh date is 1957, 3717's looks like 1986.  Any idea when the rebuilds took place?  Or should I ask who has the kit (Sunshine? Westerfield?) and if they'll check the instructions?

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Jerry,
           John B. did an awesome job at making the car look old.  Now I know why my teeth look all weathered.  It's because I use my teethbrush to weather my cars also. ha.  Nice job! Let's see more!  Maybe I should weather something white, so my teeth will be white again.     Thanx Thom...

[jerryrbeach]

James,
Thanks for the nice comment. 

Thom,
I'm pretty sure that John uses his wife's toothbrush.  Please don't tell her....