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Steve, excellent modelling, colouring and weathering. A very fine model !!! What will follow? Bernhard

Looks great!!!!! I'm waiting to see next steps and more pictures, Michael. Wish you good success. Bernhard

Wish you success however I would like to use wood only. I think the fastest way will be when you build a basic construction from cardboard and than add sheetings from wood strips, clapp boards and scribbed boards. We all are interested seeing progress of this mine. Bernhard

Russ, Jason, these cars were really extraordinary long in that time! Around 1900 the standard wood car have had a length of 36’ and many cars built in last 10 years ago were shorter yet. There will be a big difference in length and these gondolas were a big exception in a train of that time...

Yet a note to model weight. Pat, you are right, I did not add a weight to body or frame because I will like to get models very close to the original cars. The only way could be a lead weight in full length and whole wide mounted under the floor boards. This would need a reduced high of...

Pat, thanks for your compliments of my modeling jobs and descriptions. The "barrel car" is an old time box car; look here in forum for B&O box car of 1867. And all ok with sent pics. Bernhard

Preparations for truss rod mounting Last week I prepared the first model in preparation adding the truss rods. Altogether each model will get 12 truss rods mounted below of car. Four truss rods are installed already while a longer time ago; they are guided over center of side walls. Look...

Chris, thank you very much for your reply. Sorry, but I cannot agree with your argument. In my opinion these specific cars must be arched up while years of use in railroad service in addition to the aspect of rain and humidity. Wood is an usable material that everyone knows as well as...

Wayne and all others, I have read with high interest your explanations to working of steam loco components. I worked more than 40 years ago while I was a young man in a loco shed as a steam engine repair man (or mechanic) and loco shed foreman. Loco mechanic was the need in order to be an...

CN nutbar, Wonderful locos and excellent photos !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like such extraordinary fine models and your experience making such photographs. Bernhard

belg, I have a good sketch of a 40' log car. You can vary the length without problems. If you can work after such a drawing than I can make a photo that I can send you for your private use only, mailed by pm or better email. Bernhard

Wayne, best of modeling what ever I have seen. Oustanding model and description. Thank you very much for sharing your project and these excellent pictures !!!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Bernhard

First details - underneath of models Now after a couple of work all five gondolas have got their body bolsters … … and they are standing an their own wheels. And then that! While working with a screw driver mounting the couplers I glided of from the screw and a big hole was taken in...

Xiong, look for my Atlas reefer thread and I hope it will help you. I do not know essential differences between car types. The problem could be that the brake types differ in early years more than they will be documented. Bernhard

Very excellent models - and great pictures !!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Bernhard

I love this picture of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad water tower. The originality of such water tower are the specific weathering marks like rust or wet planks where the water drops outside to bottom. This is that what such a water tower makes to a very unique thing amoung all others and...

Really great pictures of an excellent model !!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Wish I would like to have both, the engine and the experience in photography.

Thank you Wayne, Kevin for your comments and compliments. Wayne, I think that there are a few compromises also when I attempt to work near to reality. Here at body bolster I have thought if I should add rivets or bolts for fixing the body side bearings to the bolsters. At last I have these...

Next step - body bolsters It has needed a few times after last post for my gondola project. Working for model railroad museum is past and the exhibition with the special jobs for it is history. So I could work again for my five Lake Terminal gondolas. First that I must add to frame are food...

NUTBAR, very nice looking pictures and very well photographed !!! Nice to see such fine models and scenes. The coloring, letering and striping is excellent and awesome. Bernhard