Freight Car Photos (model and prototype)

[jbvb]

Tom, do you know if Georgia 19862 (the outside braced, steel sheathed car from June 4) is a USRA rebuild like Tichy's kit?  I have one I'll eventually need to build, but no prototype photos. Can you read the reweigh date in the original?

[ACL1504]

Tom, do you know if Georgia 19862 (the outside braced, steel sheathed car from June 4) is a USRA rebuild like Tichy's kit?  I have one I'll eventually need to build, but no prototype photos. Can you read the reweigh date in the original?

James,

I don't know if the boxcar is a USRA rebuild or not. The photo was taken, if I remember, in 1966 in Thomasville, GA.
The rebuild date is 3-54. The GA. RR had a repair shop in Savannah, GA so I'm not sure what the Hville on the rebuild date means. Possibly Hendersonville, NC? GA RR had no shops in NC.

If the Hville is Mville, it would be Milledgeville, GA. I have no info that a repair shop was there either.

Tom

[jbvb]

I dug into Tichy's site and find their steel/outside braced kit shown as Georgia 19580, but painted with light (gray? white?) sides and a dark roof.  Can't read the reweigh date in their photo, though. But this photo will be useful when I get around to building it; thanks.

[ACL1504]

James,

The cars were light gray. This one has a build date of 1-19 and rebuild of 1-65. Hope this helps.

Tom

[tct855]

Hi Everyone,
              Wanted to share a couple pics of two sets of 4 rare Atlas 11,000 gallon tank cars.  These cars have replaced brass grab irons, air pull release rods & un-coupler lift bars with brackets.  All base weathering is dry brush paint and pigment rust with just a light dusting with airbrush.      Was curious, Has anyone here detailed or weathered tank cars?  Thanx Thom...

[jbvb]

Thom, I've built the P2K, Red Caboose etc. kits, which have almost all the parts visible on the prototype, and I've done simple airbrush weathering on them.  But none of them are anything I'd present as an example.  There's a guy on RR-Line who goes by 'tankcarsrule' - he only posts a few times a year, when he finishes scratchbuilding or kitbashing a unique prototype he found somewhere.  Everything I've seen him do has been post-1970 prototypes.

[edit] Web search shows that 'tankcarsrule' posts on quite a few forums and he has a Photobucket account.

[tct855]

Okay, Okay, I'll open!

Morning all,

Not much from me today. The Judge and Curt are coming by for some train fun.

Have a great day ya'll.

Tom


D&H boxcar from Steam Town.

Here's my take on a couple D&H box cars.  Thanx Thom...

[tct855]

Thom, I've built the P2K, Red Caboose etc. kits, which have almost all the parts visible on the prototype, and I've done simple airbrush weathering on them.  But none of them are anything I'd present as an example.  There's a guy on RR-Line who goes by 'tankcarsrule' - he only posts a few times a year, when he finishes scratchbuilding or kitbashing a unique prototype he found somewhere.  Everything I've seen him do has been post-1970 prototypes.

[edit] Web search shows that 'tankcarsrule' posts on quite a few forums and he has a Photobucket account.

James,
             Thanks for the heads up!  I looked him up and he is really a master tank car builder.  Thanx Thom...

[ACL1504]

Thom,

Your tank cars look absolutely wonderful. It appears you took the real thing and made them HO scale. Very well done my friend.

Tom


PS:  The two D&H boxcars look great as well.

[tct855]

Thom,

Your tank cars look absolutely wonderful. It appears you took the real thing and made them HO scale. Very well done my friend.

Tom


PS:  The two D&H boxcars look great as well.

ACL 1504,
                 Thank you for your kind thoughts oh great and powerful oz!  Thanx Thom...

[ACL1504]

[ACL1504]

I went through a period of time where I weathered many of my boxcars. I did this after visiting Howard Zane. I liked how he weathered his but felt as though he over weathered them.

I think a mix of light, medium and heavy weathering is correct depending on the age of the car. His all seemed to be heavily weathered regardless of age. Certainly not being critical, but only giving my opinion.

I used an air brush to weather my boxcars.

The four main Floquil colors I used were Weathered Black, Grime, Earth and Mud.

If the boxcar was Boxcar Red, I used Floquil Boxcar Red. If Freight Car Brown, I used that. If tuscan, then Tuscan and so on.

The SAL below is a combination of Weathered Black, Boxcar Red and Grime.

I started by spraying a light coat of Floquil Boxcar Red on the sides, top and ends. I then used the Weathered Black on the trucks, wheels, lower sides and roof. A very light coat of Grime was used on the trucks, wheels and the lower sides and ends.

It is a Kadee PS1 boxcar.

[ACL1504]

[postalkarl]

HI Tom:

Nice. perfect light weathering.

Karl

[tct855]

ACL 1504,
           I agree with my big brother from another mother Karl!  Very realistic work.  Did you ever do professional weathering on rollingstock for customers?  I can't wait to see your layout loaded with all weathered freight cars once complete.  Good luck with the upcoming open house T.   Thanx Thom...