(must be red in a terable missippi acent) Bah IT is a fine craft, half a can of paint, and she's redy for another thirty years or so. Wait! Lewi, did you reatach the brake chain?
Remember rail equipment dosen't need to look good, just work well, why amtrack is still here.
In My travels coast to coast I have seen and photographed ( long lost ) old abanded cars such as yours. You have just given me some Idieas on what to do with some of old rolling stock.
Thanks
The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.
Nice work Dave!
underworld
Looks like your railroad can only afford old , used , beatup ,scrapyard bound equiptment . With that said .....NICE JOB !! Looks great.
A real nice piece of work. tks.
cooltech
Tom Trigg
gentlermen
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise on behalf of my mate Jack; He has a hangover and wouod normally be more positive than this.
Having said that it does look pretty decrrepit but i think this is how it should look?
Rgds Ian
Hey jack did you know i am down at my brother in laws place here at Kiama with 150 deg view out over the Tasman Sea. The scenery here is terrific but i can't say the same thing about the weather.
Great job! Very nice scratch build.
With that said, the DDSL would never run such a decrepit embarrassment on our line. A car like that should be scrapped before somebody gets hurt or the cargo is damaged. Not to mention it is poor public relations for the corporate image. Who would ship with us if our equipment looked like that?
The Dixie D Short Line "Lux Lucet In Tenebris Nihil Igitur Mors Est Ad Nos 2001"
On Christmas morning I completed my first boxcar. It is inspired by a much much better Steve King Sandy River boxcar that I saw on a recent steamup in Virginia.The boxcar is intended to look beaten and weatherworn, as I’m designing my trains to complement the earthiness of the garden, as the garden is the most important element in my scheme of things. All materials except the wheels I fabricated. The brake wheel is even soldered, with the brake ring made from a slice of copper plumbing. All of the flat wire used, such as for the door mechanism, is strap iron thrown away by builders.I took photos of Steve’s boxcar but failed to measure it so I guessed at it and made it 27” coupleer to coupler, 9” tall to the catwalk, and 5.5” wide.Trucks are made from wood and brass.In the photo, you can see the river to the right and in the distance, 2 tracks of the 7/8n18 line and in the far distance the 7/8n2 bridge. Also in the photo, behind the boxcar is a thriving curry plant. Whenever you brush against it it gives off a pungent curry odor.I now will be starting work on a 7/8n2 Plymouth and I would like to start on a Maine combine but cannot locate any plans.
I'm also completing my 7/8n18 concrete bridge (see photo).
I must also get busy on the7/8n18 line, as I lost a flatcar to the beagle the other day. She seems disinclined thus far to eat the 7/8n2 boxcar, however.CheersDave Vergun
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