TLOC
Well-Known Member
Good morning from the now truly frozen tundra of Wisconsin. 7.5” of white stuff in our town per the weather guessers and that looks around correct. It is wet and heavy stuff. High today is 30 and nothing predicted above freezing tI’ll Friday.
Thanks for the comments and questions on the Surge bins and 2 grain hopper cars from Scaletrains.com. I have never modeled any military except aircraft carriers when I was maybe 12. Thanks on the grain car weathering, it was meant to be light expressing newer equipment but getting good usage, happy I was able to convey that. The Gp40-2w is weathered to express its age and use. Piles of grain should happen eventually but not now. The surge bins were a pita and these are not my first ones. This is a case we’re read the directions, dry fit read again and carefully put the bins together. Weathering on the bins and up coming silos will be dirty but not heavy. The cement silos still coming as part of the main complex maybe pretty heavy, but months away. I think my total of grain cars will be around 18 or 12 more. I really like the ST rivet counter cars and have been looking for more online to match what I have. Terry saw one of my price comparison lists of various vendors and she laughed. “Getting ready to buy more”? Yep but I want build dates of 2000+ for another 6, 80 and 90’s for the balance. No picture today.
be safe have fun
TomO
Thanks for the comments and questions on the Surge bins and 2 grain hopper cars from Scaletrains.com. I have never modeled any military except aircraft carriers when I was maybe 12. Thanks on the grain car weathering, it was meant to be light expressing newer equipment but getting good usage, happy I was able to convey that. The Gp40-2w is weathered to express its age and use. Piles of grain should happen eventually but not now. The surge bins were a pita and these are not my first ones. This is a case we’re read the directions, dry fit read again and carefully put the bins together. Weathering on the bins and up coming silos will be dirty but not heavy. The cement silos still coming as part of the main complex maybe pretty heavy, but months away. I think my total of grain cars will be around 18 or 12 more. I really like the ST rivet counter cars and have been looking for more online to match what I have. Terry saw one of my price comparison lists of various vendors and she laughed. “Getting ready to buy more”? Yep but I want build dates of 2000+ for another 6, 80 and 90’s for the balance. No picture today.
be safe have fun
TomO
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