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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by trainwreck100 [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 [img]http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/weihnachten/xmas-smiley-037.gif[/img] setting up the tree at the moment, taking a break to eat, also working on putting some sound insulation in this noisy old tree train. hope it works, im just using some foam scraps from when i make coal loads for my hoppers. covering this godawful motor in foam. [/quote] How do you go about making coal or rock loads from foam? I need to make a whole train full of rock, and I would use the real thing but I am going to pull it with an Atlas Dash-8 and it just doesn't have the power. [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153 Paul- maybe Texas has an import tax on E mails. Fergie and Lupo got the pictures. I also sent them to krump and Teffy but don't know if they got them. Flip. It's almost my bedtime, so goodnight. [/quote] Its just Texas, what can you expect[:D] Paul; I know how the layout goes, I'm not even done yet, and I already have my next one planned. (doubt if it'll happen for the next ten years though[:D]) Fergie: I'm with Krump, bring me a postcard, and I'll be expecting a gift too[:D]!!! Class is almost over, got to go, Greg [/quote] It is amazingly easy and gives great results, plus much cheaper than comercial loads. you take some of the foam (you can get it at fabric stores, i think they use it for couch coushins)anyway you get a big piece of it, and cut out shapes a little bigger than the car your putting them in. then take scissors and cut the rough shape of the load you want, doesnt need to be accurate at all. then you get some scale coal and sprinkle a thin layer on until you like the contours. mist it with wet water then either 50\50 or scenic cement. let it dry and your done! next time i get out to my modules ill take a picture of one of my loads and post it. but there is really no wrong way to do it. -Enjoy
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