Freight Car Photos (model and prototype)

[tct855]

Hi all,
         I was looking through some of the great prototype pics here and remembered I did a boxcar similar to some listed earlier.  Here's a few pics on a thrall door I did a while back.  If memory serves I ended up removing all grab, ladder brake wheel setup, roof and floor.

Weathered all separately and reassembled and added custom hand made stirrups, coupler lift bars w/brackets, air release pull rod and added back the brake wheel setup and new air hoses with pipe. Enjoy! Thanx Thom...

[CVSNE]

Marty,
           Excellent job!  I haven't tried the Vallejo flat yet.  Seems I got some more modeling skills to develop.  Question are you at the weathering stage now?  Can't wait to see the car once weathered.  Thanx Thom...

thanks Thom,


I've been a big fan of Vallejo paints and finishes for years - sometimes you can get a build up with Dullcote or (especially) other acrylic clear finishes - but the Vallejo stuff works great.


I'm not planning on weathering this car quite yet - I want to finish up a couple of other half built resin cars before we list the house at the end of the month (which means I'll have to clean off my modeling desk before then!)


Marty

[LongHornCaddy]

Excellent builds!!

[jbvb]

Here's one for weathering aficionados: Copper Hill, TN  in January 1982.  At that time, Cities Services was running the copper smelter,  and still shipping quite a bit of Sulfuric Acid by rail.

[Zephyrus52246]

I had recently dug out some hoppers for a quick project.  An Athearn and two Accurail.  These are not "museum quality", but I've not weathered many cars before.  Unless you remember the Floquil Spray can of "Instant Weathering".      I used an airbrush with rust/dust/black at first and then some Pan Pastels. 


Jeff

[tct855]

Dr. J~,

        Nice job, I like the overall realism you created here!  Very cool.  Thanx Thom..

[Zephyrus52246]

 A couple more from the CB&Q.  First is a GS Gondola.  The Burlington used these more than hoppers for coal hauling.  This was a Sunshine kit, which I had built by TMB Custom models.  These are available again, from a different source, so I can now try building one myself. 


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Finally, this is an unusual car.  It's a "bomber box".  These cars were built during WW2 to transport B-26 wings from Baltimore to Omaha for assembly.  50 foot end door autoloader boxcars had their roofs raised by 26" to accommodate the wings.  This is also a Sunshine Models kit, long out of production, so again I had TMB custom models build and finish it, as I didn't want to screw it up.     Needs some weathering, but a cool looking addition to the fleet.

Jeff

[tct855]

Doc Jeff,
             Wow! Nice work my friend.  Boy I forgotten about this thread.  You've just inspired me to go into the waiting cars box and try and do something again with one or two.  I'll see what I can do, till then nice work again Mandinga!   Thanx Thom...

[jerryrbeach]

Jeff,

Very nice modeling.  I really enjoy cars that are modeled after a specific prototype.  Thanks for the pics.

[jbvb]

Interior view of PRR H-31 2-bay hopper #222529, which has been in ballast service at Seashore Trolley Museum for more than 20 years.

[jbvb]

Here's a Tichy kit of a USRA 40' boxcar the NYC rebuilt with steel sides. I was experimenting with chalk powder weathering instead of my usual airbrush washes.  I like it, though looking closely at the pictures reveal a few grabs I should straighten before I show it to an NMRA evaluator.

[TomO/Tloc]

The car looks great James. The weathering fits the era. I don't see any grabs you'd have to straightened

Thanks for bringing this thread back to life

TomO