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I have seen a few clinics on the forums recently and i found them very helpful. So i thought I would contribute something of my own. I have made about 20 of these coal loads over the past few months and i got a bunch of new coal cars for christmas so i figured this would be a perfect time. Keep in mind you might not be happy with your first attempt, but with a little practice this method is very easy and yields great results Materials: Coal car ( i guess you could do this with gravel too) 1" foam padding you get very cheap at fabric stores HO scale coal, I get it at my LHS its just real coal all ground up Scissors Wet Water ( water with a couple drops of dish soap) 50/50 (half elmers, half water) The first thing you need to do is cut out a block of foamm a little bigger than the size of the car, That way you compress it and stuff it in the car for a tight seal. [IMG]http://img120.exs.cx/img120/650/coal113zl.jpg[/IMG] The next thing to do is take your block of foam you have just cut and cut it into the rough shape of the load you want. It doesnt need to be very accurate so dont waste your time trying to make it pretty, the coal will smooth it out. [IMG]http://img14.exs.cx/img14/6051/coal126rc.jpg[/IMG] Next, spray paint the rough foam load black, this step isnt crucial so you dont have to do it, but it will allow you to use less coal to achive the desired affect. [IMG]http://img14.exs.cx/img14/7694/coal139ay.jpg[/IMG] PS- How do i make these darn pictures smaller?[B)] Tommorows Post: putting on the coal
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