Freight car projects

[Pacific Limited]

Mighty good looking equipment here.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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









....and will end up on the to be painted queue shelf fairly soon.

[up148]

Look forward to seeing it in paint. I love the rivets on the vertical braces.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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!

[Pacific Limited]

Great work

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Had a little painting weather so....

[bob turner]

That's cute. Nice work. Thomas?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That's cute. Nice work. Thomas?

Thanks! Yes, a salvaged Thomas bobber body.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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

[E7]

[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!

Rich

[up148]

Is there a prototype for this car or just an interesting idea? What do the tanks hold? It would certainly make you do a double take running or sitting on a layout.

[RBH29]

Beautiful work Rufus, but what is it? It's intriguing.

[bob turner]

When I was very young I remember a similar water car parked in the SP yard at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. It had only one tank, with the little house occupying the other half, and it was painted boxcar red.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Is there a prototype for this car or just an interesting idea?

Western or Northern Pac had one of these; ran across an article on it a while back and thought it might be fun to make something close....

What do the tanks hold?

Fuel oil car........

[up148]

Love the straps holding the corners together. Had to be some pretty heavy duty trucks if those tanks were full of fuel oil.