Freight car projects

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Re: Freight car projects

Postby Pacific Limited » Sun Dec 14, 2025 12:32 pm

Mighty good looking equipment here.
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Re: Freight car projects

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue Feb 03, 2026 5:15 pm

This little project is coming together while I grind away on the Moraga....

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....and will end up on the to be painted queue shelf fairly soon.
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Re: Freight car projects

Postby up148 » Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:34 am

Look forward to seeing it in paint. I love the rivets on the vertical braces.
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Re: Freight car projects

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Feb 04, 2026 11:09 am

up148 wrote:Look forward to seeing it in paint.


Going to be a while - snowcrete is abundant here.....

I love the rivets on the vertical braces.


Thanks! Tichy nbw's inside and out. Tedious, but it makes / finishes the look!
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Re: Freight car projects

Postby Pacific Limited » Wed Feb 04, 2026 11:39 am

Great work
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Re: Freight car projects

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Apr 19, 2026 1:34 pm

Had a little painting weather so....

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Re: Freight car projects

Postby bob turner » Sun Apr 19, 2026 1:57 pm

That's cute. Nice work. Thomas?
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Re: Freight car projects

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Apr 19, 2026 3:10 pm

bob turner wrote:That's cute. Nice work. Thomas?


Thanks! Yes, a salvaged Thomas bobber body.
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Re: Freight car projects

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Apr 23, 2026 8:55 am

This one is coming along; painting weather maybe today or this weekend...

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Re: Freight car projects

Postby E7 » Thu Apr 23, 2026 7:15 pm

[quote="Rufus T. Firefly"....which is why I have way, way, way too many tank cars.[/quote]

Don't be silly......You can't EVER have TOO MANY Tank Cars! :mrgreen:

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