Stein's Minneapolis Warehouse district 1957 (HO)

[steinjr]

After looking at some more prototype pics (and based on advice from foulrift) I have also taken apart the top of my coal barge to redo the steel plates around the hatch - to move them in on the sides (creating move deck space outside the hatch), make them lower, and to create some triangular "gussets" along the hatch edge for "reinforcement".

Prototype pics:
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=76889
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=77011

I think I also will repaint it flat black (I got a spray can of flat black). I guess my original attempt with battleship grey is not a sensible color for a barge that will be filled with coal - even with an attempt to add a little "coal dust" (using weathering powders).

Here is the changed coal barge. At least the shape is a little closer to the prototype picture. Color looks extremely dark in the photo, not quite as stark in person.

Still - I might just go back to gray as the basic color and try for black wash over the gray and some rust.

Following an color image from Ralph showing that barges may actually have been more oxide red in color, I tried this repaint - it may need another coat of paint and some weathering:



Comments or suggestions ?

Smile,
Stein