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I got a pickle car with the original train set back in the 60's. I came across it a couple of years ago, and wanted to build a fleet of them. There were so many of them on e-bay, I picked up 5 of them to make three plus mine. I changed a detail or two on all of them so no two are alike. The hardest part was matching the white for the car number. I left my car, on the far right, the original #---73
Thank you for the suggestion, and apologies for not seeing the post until yesterday.
I have changed my plan many times; from a complete rework to smaller parts. I suspect I am not done with that yet as you probably know sh.t happens. Oh, then somebody else will give it a look and tell you the obvious. Duh, do it again!
The gp7 is one of those Atlas yellow box made in Japan. I have three of them plus an RS-1 same make.
The log cars were a super fun project. Ponderosa Pine was the predominant species in Railroad logging in this area. Kadee is the only one that I know of that has a Ponderosa log, in plastic! My skills at making plastic logs look like real ones, are not real good! In the mean time, nothing looks like wood, than wood. The willow tree came in handy for this.
All the loads are removable.
scale chains & binders......
Hooked up to the geep...
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2Tracks
Ol' School
Your welcome! One of the neat aspects of the hobby!
I got a pickle car with the original train set back in the 60's. I came across it a couple of years ago, and wanted to build a fleet of them. There were so many of them on e-bay, I picked up 5 of them to make three plus mine. I changed a detail or two on all of them so no two are alike. The hardest part was matching the white for the car number. I left my car, on the far right, the original #---73
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
So the title of this thread threw me off, I thought that we were looking for "switch yard" pictures. Looks like some of the posts are just of "switching" and not switch yards. So I'll venture forth with a few. Here's a pair of CF7's spotting a covered hopper of fertilizer at Delta Fertilizer Supply.
Yes, that's a family of cougars lying near the tracks.
Yes, that's a family of cougars lying near the tracks.
McLeod
Forest Lurker
In an effort to correct certain beginner type errors, I've removed the questionable tracks, and I'm correcting the design.
Thank you for the suggestion, and apologies for not seeing the post until yesterday.
ctclibby
Well-Known Member
McLeod: Not to worry at all. I have found that no matter how many times you come up with the 'latest and greatest' trackplan ( or any thing else for that matter ) there is ALWAYS a wrench in the works. What I have been doing in that respect is to put it down for a couple of days then look at it later. Seems that when I do that I see stuff different, a clean slate, different perspective ...etc. It boils down to 'is it good enough', then either fix or move on. We are dealing with MRR stuff which is not a life or death situation and can be changed after the fact. Well, maybe it is life or death!
I have changed my plan many times; from a complete rework to smaller parts. I suspect I am not done with that yet as you probably know sh.t happens. Oh, then somebody else will give it a look and tell you the obvious. Duh, do it again!
2Tracks
Ol' School
Thank you Lee.
The gp7 is one of those Atlas yellow box made in Japan. I have three of them plus an RS-1 same make.
The log cars were a super fun project. Ponderosa Pine was the predominant species in Railroad logging in this area. Kadee is the only one that I know of that has a Ponderosa log, in plastic! My skills at making plastic logs look like real ones, are not real good! In the mean time, nothing looks like wood, than wood. The willow tree came in handy for this.
All the loads are removable.
scale chains & binders......
Hooked up to the geep...
That's quite the load of logs. With a load like that , how much does each car weigh ?
ChinaHaun19
Active Member
This goes to show the benefits of Lionel Fastrack. It weathers into a fabulous and majestic look, yet provides a refined, smooth ride.
ChinaHaun19
Active Member
I don't have Fastrack anymore but I do have Lionel O gauge tubular. Same as Fastrack, it can rust and despite the downsides of WD-40, it still prevents the track from rusting considering the risk that the dog makes a mess or something. in addition to cleaning, I make sure that the little nooks and crannies of my tubular track have been exposed to WD-40.
2Tracks
Ol' School
Not enough! These flat cars are 5 1/2" long. That would be 3 3/4 oz at NMRA standards. The logs are willow sticks. they are really light when dry, so they're not much for adding weight. I looked at the notes of a couple different cars, with loads one weighs 2 1/4 oz, and the other 2 1/2 oz. So they are light by over an oz., which, all of the cars are. I'm good with that for these cars.
2Tracks
Ol' School
Thanks Lee,
This was back in 2009-10 era when I was on the look out for rolling stock for my future dream layout.
And here we are!
No, I bought all those log flats as is, I just added the log loads.
This was back in 2009-10 era when I was on the look out for rolling stock for my future dream layout.
And here we are!
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Pulling a cut of TOFCs and wells from the staging switch yard.
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Modeling tank loads.
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Looks like Coop Feed & Fertilizer needs a resupply.
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