Pratice for Christmas, make freight

[Fred_M]

Last night I threw together some freight to dress up an area on my layout. I took some balsa blocks and cut them with my razor saw to size. I then wrapped them with thin paper like auto parts invoices are printed on, in fact that what I used for most. I wrapped them just like presents, in fact it was in wrapping a present that I got the idea. A few I painted, a few I didn't. I then added interesting bits of lettering and put the pallets bottoms on. The bottoms are toothpicks. After the glue set I trimmed the toothpicks with nippers. One I even wrapped with scotch tape after for "shrink wrap". This is one of them 'set in front of TV one hour jobs" that anyone can do in their wasted time. DASH

 

[sumpter250]

Wow!, good lookin' freight! I did have to make sure that "the box" wasn't lurkin' around before going there to check them out
Pete

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Nice work Dash! :thumb:

 

[billk]

Originally posted by sumpter250
did have to make sure that "the box" wasn't lurkin' around before going there to check them out

Speaking of which.... anybody spotted it lately?

PS - If we had a forum/category for "1 Hr projects" or the like, this would be a great candidate! Good work, DX.

 

[Matthyro]

Good modelling and a great idea. We should all have loads of freight around.

 

[jkristia]

great looking scene

 

[davidstrains]

Beware the "box". That thing is liable to show up in that stack of freight and dash won't know it until it is too late.

 

[Ralph]

That's clever and they look good!
Ralph

 

[jon-monon]

Great idea! Gee, I wonder where The Box is?

hmmmmm

Of, course, if you don't know what The Box is, perhaps billk can explain.


LONG LIVE THE BOX!

 

[Fred_M]

I"m glad someone explained "the box" by leaving a link. I did a search in this forum and got no hits. Anyway, I think I found it. Is this the right way? DX

 

[davidstrains]

aaaaaaggghhhhh another one

 

[jon-monon]

EGADS


:cry: :cry: :cry: THE BOX! :cry: :cry: :cry:


:curse: :curse: :curse: We can rebuild it :curse: :curse: :curse:


We can make him stronger

We'll hire Lee Majors

And have him be the box!

 

[Fred_M]

I thought Lee Majors passed on from metal poisioning? Anyway, we all know that program was a joke, the premise that the US goverment could build him for 6 million dollars, geeze, the Craftsman tool set alone would cost more than that, even in 1970s dollars. That's the only part of that show that was really unbelievable. -x

 

[ezdays]

Originally posted by dash10
...Anyway, we all know that program was a joke, the premise that the US goverment could build him for 6 million dollars,.... That's the only part of that show that was really unbelievable. -x

Oh, tell me it's not true. I've thought all these years that this was a 1970's reality show. :cry: an the six mill girl, that wasn't real either???? What'll I tell my wife?ops:

Don

 

[Fred_M]

Linsay Wagner was cute, but Linda Carter and Erin Gray were ooo. Wonder Woman can laso me anytime! And Erin can fly my spaceship anytime. These were clean wholesome women who didn't put metal in their body and kiss other women. I bet they bathed regularly too. \x

 

[60103]

Then we had the Canajan version -- .the Six Hundred Dollar Man.

 

[Fred_M]

Originally posted by 60103
Then we had the Canajan version -- .the Six Hundred Dollar Man.

er, is that six hundred Canadian or USD? -x