Buffalo Canyon Railroad Locos and Cars

[deemery]

Howdy folks,

Here are photos of my solution for the brake staff receptacle at the bottom of the car end.




Oh, and here is a photo of the test placement of the logo and reporting marks.


Back to the bench.

Have fun,
mike

To be -nit-picky-, you should have a ratchet and paul on that brake staff holder, or at the top.  You could grab that from a Tichy/Grandt brake set, look for some 3D masters and print them, or not worry about it..   

dave

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Here are photos of my solution for the brake staff receptacle at the bottom of the car end.




Oh, and here is a photo of the test placement of the logo and reporting marks.


Back to the bench.

Have fun,
mike

To be -nit-picky-, you should have a ratchet and paul on that brake staff holder, or at the top.  You could grab that from a Tichy/Grandt brake set, look for some 3D masters and print them, or not worry about it..   

dave

Howdy Dave, Thanks for the comment.  I have the ratchet set on the top bracket near the roof (not shown).  I have the Tichy set, but didn't see the bottom bracket in the set.  That's why I made one.  Have fun, mike

[deemery]

Rooftop is the right place for it on a house car.   

dave

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

The cattle car is finished.  I might shorten the brake shaft. I need to research the correct height above the rooftop.





Have fun,
mike

[deemery]

Brake shaft should be about waist height or less, as you can see from Philip's period drawing on the previous page.  

dave

[friscomike]

Brake shaft should be about waist height or less, as you can see from Philip's period drawing on the previous page. 

dave

Got it, thanks.  I simply overlooked the drawing.  ~mike

[Rick]

Mike, that looks fantastic!
Nice weathering along the bottom.

[deemery]

Brake shaft should be about waist height or less, as you can see from Philip's period drawing on the previous page. 

dave

Got it, thanks.  I simply overlooked the drawing.  ~mike

I've done a bit of research on late 19th century cars.  3' is about as tall as they get.  They're often shorter (which makes me wonder how the brakeman got leverage to turn them tight.)  BUT, if there's a brake platform, the brakeman can stand on that and turn a wheel at about shoulder height.  

dave

[Jerry]

Well done Mike.  And the bottom weathering is really well done.

Jerry

[friscomike]

Brake shaft should be about waist height or less, as you can see from Philip's period drawing on the previous page. 

dave

Got it, thanks.  I simply overlooked the drawing.  ~mike

I've done a bit of research on late 19th century cars.  3' is about as tall as they get.  They're often shorter (which makes me wonder how the brakeman got leverage to turn them tight.)  BUT, if there's a brake platform, the brakeman can stand on that and turn a wheel at about shoulder height. 

dave

Thanks, Dave, I appreciate your help.  ~mike

[friscomike]

Well done Mike.  And the bottom weathering is really well done.

Jerry

Thank you, Jerry. I wasn't sure about the weathering, but lime mixed with road dust made sense to me.  ~mike

[friscomike]

Mike, that looks fantastic!
Nice weathering along the bottom.

Rick, thank you for your support.  ~mike

[PRR Modeler]

Another great job on the stock car Mike. A really nice touch is the raw wood look inside the car.

[Zephyrus52246]

Beautiful car!  Great weathering inside and out.

Jeff

[Philip]

A great cattle car Mike!