11-22-2010, 07:47 PM
Hey guys. Around Christmas, I am going to be buying wood to build a display case for my trains. I currently have a set of cars to build. Originally, there were 40 such cars. In 1940, however, they had been thinned down a bit. The cars were from the Hancock & Calumet railway, which was a narrow-gauge railroad that sold the EBT 40 hopper cars, numbered #601-#640, in the early 1900s. They were rebuilt during WWI, and had a new appearance. Over time, the cars were retired, and then either burned or scrapped.
I intend to build all of the ex-H&C hoppers as they would have appeared on the East Broad Top in 1940. I am going to do this build thread for all of the cars in the set.
First steps:
>Buy a new razor saw
>Buy some brass wire
>Buy some sheet styrene
>Buy one of those nifty rivet-maker things
>Buy some weathering supplies
>Buy HOn3 Vulcan trucks
>Buy HO detail sets for narrow gauge cars
>Buy HO Janey couplers (if they're even made)
Check it out as I go along. I think this project is going to be fun.
I intend to build all of the ex-H&C hoppers as they would have appeared on the East Broad Top in 1940. I am going to do this build thread for all of the cars in the set.
First steps:
>Buy a new razor saw
>Buy some brass wire
>Buy some sheet styrene
>Buy one of those nifty rivet-maker things
>Buy some weathering supplies
>Buy HOn3 Vulcan trucks
>Buy HO detail sets for narrow gauge cars
>Buy HO Janey couplers (if they're even made)
Check it out as I go along. I think this project is going to be fun.