Matt Foster's Loco Named Plum

[vsmith]

I used a rusty tin can as a water tank on my outdoor line, it got recycled to the portable layout, hence the name "Tincan Junction"

[Takasaki Matt]

altterrain

Matt posted a thread on Plum over in the scratch n bash section a couple of months ago.

 -Brian
 

Thanks for posting the link Brian.  And thanks for the kind comments. 

I don't post here that often as work keeps me fairly busy, though I do glance over the threads now and then. 

 On the subject of empty cans, I am currently saving food cans with corrugations and flattening them out for a future corrugated iron roof.  I also have a corned beef can that is sitting on a shelf in the shed awaiting convertion into a hood (bonnet). 

People in the UK often use larger cans as water towers.  Perhaps one day I'll have a go at a Japanese varient.  Anyway,

All the best,

Matthew

[altterrain]

Bill,

Matt posted a thread on Plum over in the scratch n bash section a couple of months ago.

http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/134256.aspx 

 -Brian
 

[Bill C.]

Matt Foster's story about how he built his locomotive named Plum in the most recent GR issue is outstanding.  Now I find myself looking at the canned meat in the supermarket quite often.  What a great idea  -- positively brilliant! 

Perhaps just a matter of time until someone inspired by his effort builds a loco named Spam.