I can't find proof that Texaco had cars like this but I have found models like this that manufacturers in other scales have made, and they look great, so I had to have some. I also made Flammable 1993 placard decals for the diamond placards on the retro-frames. I was suprised the Alps MD1000 could print them readable that small. I painted up a set of 3. I put the brown wheels from MTL ATSF PS2's on a couple of these cars to represent fresh rust on new car wheels. Now I just have another 50 or so cars to do. What schemes will I do next?
I have always like the Gramps tankers too, but I don't know if they are standard gauge or narrow gauge? I want to do a 3 dome car, so I figured I would have to cast the domes. I think the MTL dome might be a good dome to use for this project. And what to use for steam heater pipes? -Robert
Yes, I got those now! I could not open them from work, or home, then I seen that they were at the Denver Public Library, so I went to their site and did a serch of Texaco. The cars I did were G Scale trains, but they looked so good I wanted some in Z:
For some reason the link I gave you went straight to the photos and the library doesn't want us coming in, in this fashion. For anyone wanting a Mother Lode of photographs of steam engines, old rolling stock, old railroad buildings, try this. It is all black and white as the photos are from the 1930's to 1940's. Color film didn't really start to be available until the very late 1930's There appear to be thousands of both photos and a lot of specifications and details about the photos. The collection is set up so that almost every photo will link to similar types - so unless you keep your wits you will go off onto the hinterland. Keep your "back button" energized or you will never find it all. You won't find it all anyway as there appear to be at least several HUNDRED THOUSAND photos. http://photoswest.org/ Go through a couple of the "Search" menus and then try "train" or "trains" or in Robert's case "Texaco" Both will get you into the middle of the collection. ...don While I was poking around I found an "early gunderson" Looked like an OLD OLD tractor trailer loaded upon some sort of a modified flat car with outriggers to support the tires. I guess there is "nothing new in trains".
Don, thank you for this wonderful Link! I think I'll take 2 weeks off just to surf a little on this great site.
There are hundreds of Northern Pacific steam locomotive photos on that site! Fantastic resource! Thanks Don! :shade:
