Back in the 70's, I was quite taken by photos of PRR's "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth" 16 wheeled flat cars. At the time I tried scratch-building a Queen Mary, and while fairly satisfied with the results, it was not a note-worthy effort! Recently, I decided to try it again, but the curved deck is still beyond my skills in N, so I free-lanced the design a little. I've kept the original for sentimental reasons, but I am more pleased with the way this one turned out.
Heavy duty flat
- Thread starter absnut
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A great looking model absnut.
A real heavyweight that could serve industry well
I could use one or two on my layout
A real heavyweight that could serve industry well
I could use one or two on my layout
Looks superb Dick!
Even in N scale that thing looks like it would still take out the bridge piers on my HO sized curves.
t.
Even in N scale that thing looks like it would still take out the bridge piers on my HO sized curves.
t.
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philip
Love Those Humongous Flatcars!
Another excellent piece of work (ART??) you've created there, Dick.
I cannot wait for your next project!
Another excellent piece of work (ART??) you've created there, Dick.
I cannot wait for your next project!Back when I was getting started, Model Railroader asked two modellers to do the same car, depressed center flat, for their "Dollar Car Series".
Don't remember one of them, but the other carved two pieces of wood, put a legth of plexiglass or something between them, and warmed it in the oven until it was shaped.
I think the other may have made frames from brass or plastic sheet.
I think that was late 50s.
Don't remember one of them, but the other carved two pieces of wood, put a legth of plexiglass or something between them, and warmed it in the oven until it was shaped.
I think the other may have made frames from brass or plastic sheet.
I think that was late 50s.
David,
Thanks for the memory jolt! I vaguely remember the article and the plexiglass treatment. Wish I'd have though of it but, I'd probably still would have messed it up!
Many thanks to all for the compliments. I enjoyed building the "beast"
Dick
Thanks for the memory jolt! I vaguely remember the article and the plexiglass treatment. Wish I'd have though of it but, I'd probably still would have messed it up!
Many thanks to all for the compliments. I enjoyed building the "beast"
Dick
Dick:
My reaction to the article was "They want me to carve TWO pieces of wood with curves that fit together?"
(That was my pre-teen years. I still don't do curves.
My reaction to the article was "They want me to carve TWO pieces of wood with curves that fit together?"
(That was my pre-teen years. I still don't do curves.