My first pipe load project

Howdy folks

The last days, I've built the first pipe load for my bulkhead flatcars. I use 3/16" I-beam Evergreen profiles and NORTEASTERN SCALE LUMBER 3×3" pieces. The straps are thin strips of insulating tape.

 

Well done!! Who's car is that?

 

These are special runs from Prairie Shadows. The manufacter are Rapido Trains. Here is the link:

https://prairieshadows.com/catalog/product/n-70t-526-bulkhead-flatcar/42

I'll shot a few pics of other variants.
Up soon...

 

For variety try an aluminum foil culvert load. Just wrap heavy duty foil around an appropriately sized bolt and use your fingernail to form the foil to the threads.

 

Thanks for the hint. I will try. Thank you

Here are more pictures as promised....:

 

Thank you for the information, well done on all of those loads.

 

Or those "bendy" straws-just cut the bendable part out, and paint it silver.

 

Howdy

A few days have passed and I could build some pipe loads again.
This time the pictures in chronological order:



I had the decals printed by a friend. Let's see what comes to mind next ...

Thanks for watching!

Regards
Thomas

 

I gotta' try this in Z!

 

Those are cool! I bought some Plastruct I-beams to make a load for a bulkhead flat (ironically enough a MT BC Rail flat!). I like the idea of using tape for straps. I was also thinking ribbon but tape should work.

 

In Z scale....? Wow, you have eagle eyes!

 

Good reading glasses, REALLY good reading glasses!!

 

I'm guessing the spiral wrap is a manufacturing method for a type of pipe. I can't recall ever seeing pipe made like that. What was the use of pipe made that way? USS had its National Tube Works located near here (McKeesport, PA) and I saw a lot of pipe shipped out (usually in gondolas not flatcars) The pipe was either "seamless' or was made from cold rolled steel sheet which was then formed and welded lengthwise

 

Maybe you are right. I tried to make it as realistic as possible.
Regards
Thomas