show us your HO car loads

gjslsffan Sep 7, 2015

  1. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member

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    Thought I would bump this thread, I know many have loads they have not shown yet.
    It also looks like photo bucket really messed things up for a bunch of people here too.
    Anyway, The QA&P took delivery of 3 of these ex-ATSF flats, re-stenciled and pressed them into service. This one is loaded with Caterpillar Ag type tractors headed for a point on the QA&P.

    These little pieces of equipment used to be plentiful and easy to find at Wally world. Now you can hardly find them at all, glad I was able to grab a bunch when I did.

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  2. JimJ

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    Thanks to Photobucket I have to repost this. Tom has new tractors and I have old school tractors. IMG_2808.JPG
     
  3. gjslsffan

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    Looking good Jim. I really like all the colors and details of that period equipment. Stinks the PB is making folks go thru all this.
    First day of therapy for my shoulder "word" HolY^*&^%^& THAT HURTS.
    Made my day to see your tractor Jim.
     
  4. gjslsffan

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    I have a few of these flat bottom gons rolling around on the MRR. These are filled with removable scrap loads built as described in an earlier post on this thread. what like about this is the loads arent built exactly alike at the same time are built for for specific makes of cars so you can drop them in any (Athearn in these cases) car. I just note with a magic marker on the bottom and away we go.



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    This Frisco car is an Athearn gon with the side skirts shortened.
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    Thanks for stopping by :)
     
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    This is a chooch load that I added a bunch of KD wheels to. For some reason we have not had the best of luck with KD wheel sets, their trucks are great. They roll very freely for a while then tend to act like a car with hand brakes applied, still like to use them on MW cars that we dont want to roll freely. Here a Proto car, I think, with a missing brake wheel. Always something......
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  6. Kevin Anderson

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    I have piles of plastic wheels I can use to make loads, scenery, etc...
     
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    Since Photobucket broke my previous links and I can't edit the post,
    here are the RS lumber load kits built up into stacks or bunks - three lengths, 8, 12 and 16 feet long:

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    The ends are pretty uneven so you can't get as closely spaced bunks as Blaine's or WOT lumber stacks, at least not without sanding the ends move even. But from photo's I've seen of lumber loads, it's not unusual for them to shift.

    Stacked onto a 60' Intermountain flat car (two kits required to get to this many stacks:

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    Has anyone bought the new Wheels of Time load kits? I've bought a bunch of two-packs but since I'm moving will have to wait to get to work on them.

    Cheers, Jim
     
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    A gondola load....

    John

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  9. JimJ

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    I love how the top edges of that gondola have the crap beat out of them from hard use. Great job!
     
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    I agree Jim That gondola looks great, just beat up like they should.
     
  11. gjslsffan

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    Thought I would give this a bump. These two cars are Old Athearn Blue Box kits from years ago The one below is my initials with an X behind them for the private road reporting marks. I again used a flat piece of metal to start with and scale lumber and Plastruct beams to make the load.
    Drafting tape was used to band it all together, these are unloadable. Got the idea from this thread to put chalk marks on the loads. (a great idea, Thanks)

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    The below is lettered for my wife's initials. This was made like the lumber shifted in transit with they do sometimes. Construction same as before and unloadable too. I always try to number her cars for a special date like our anniversary or a birthday I am supposed to remember. Sometimes it even works to help me remember.
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    As always thanks for stopping by.
     
  12. JimJ

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    Tom, I really love the way those dents are from the inside out. You have a fantastic eye for everyday details.
    By the way how’s your shoulder?
     
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  13. gjslsffan

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    Thanks Jim!
    I have found that if you use a hair dryer on high and take your time a guy/gal can heat up the car body just where he wants enough to dent them right where desired.
    We used to pull gondolas to go to a smelter in these old gondola that had slashed holes in the sides that they used rags to stuff to keep the contents from leaking. Boy they sure got beat up.

    Thanks for asking about my shoulder.
    External rotation is 2 out of 5 says my PT, other than that everything perfectly miserable. Wow this shoulder reconstruction really hurts man. But you told me that a few months ago, you were so right.
     
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    A BN MDC bulkhead flat, cut scale 4X4 lumber and glued into a few pockets scattered around the car, then used some steel and plastic parts, painted with burnt metal Model Masters paint for the steel. Used more 4X4 lumber between the layers and different widths of masking tape to wrap the loads.
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    Sorry about the fuzzy images. Thanks for stopping by.
     
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    Great attention to detail. Love the chalk writing.
     
  16. BoxcabE50

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    Looks great. I never loaded any rail cars with such cargo, but did load trucks. This looks very correct! Well done!
     
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    Beautiful scenery and photography!
     
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    Thank you Jim!
     
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