01-19-2014, 02:16 PM
I put some more hopper loads together this morning..
Most of them are coal loads, but three of them are Gern Flux ore. Here are the foam cores painted up with the 1/4 inch washers installed.
Some of them are installed on a pocket hollowed out from a slit in the side. Most have cavity hollowed out from above with a foam cap covering it up, but the thin ones have the washers installed from underneath. I also mark the underside of the load with the cars manufactures name so I know what loads fit what cars.
I used a variety of real coals and sifted masons sand for Flux ore.
I use an old blue box top to keep the mess down to a minimum and conserve on the load material.
I move them into a foil tray to cure up for a while before I coat them with some watered down glue. They'll spend the night like this until they are dry.
Most of them are coal loads, but three of them are Gern Flux ore. Here are the foam cores painted up with the 1/4 inch washers installed.
Some of them are installed on a pocket hollowed out from a slit in the side. Most have cavity hollowed out from above with a foam cap covering it up, but the thin ones have the washers installed from underneath. I also mark the underside of the load with the cars manufactures name so I know what loads fit what cars.
I used a variety of real coals and sifted masons sand for Flux ore.
I use an old blue box top to keep the mess down to a minimum and conserve on the load material.
I move them into a foil tray to cure up for a while before I coat them with some watered down glue. They'll spend the night like this until they are dry.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew