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One more, a 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler. I got it in pieces for $10, and got a new Cal-scale front pilot thrown in. It is made be Rivarossi for AHM. The motor does run.

Another boxcar with some fire damage. It appeard to mab be scratchbuilt, but the coupler boxes say Varney. I liked the looks of it, so I picked it up.

Wood Boxcar. I'm not sure if this one was scratchbuilt on a toy car chassis, or was a craftsman kit. It has talgo trucks which will have to be remedied.

Another Athearn in Clinchfield markings:

Athearn Composite Hopper (look at that weight rust):

I made it to a train show at Upper Marboro, MD this past weekend. It was pretty good with quite a few vendors selling everything from junkers to new stuff. Here are some of the things I ended up taking home: Varney Plastic hopper (it still has the loop/hook couplers):

That looks like one heck of a traffic jam there! Oh yeah, I saw the train in there too. sign1

Thanks everyone. As requested, I included pictures of the undercarriage and brake end. There are no additional brake detail, and the sills are a little wide. I will remedy those in the next build.

Thank you for the complements. :) Miles: The site where I found the car tutorial is http://www.all-model-railroading.co.uk/amr/index.htm . When you get to that page, chick on "Lets make things" on the left side. From there, you will find the link for "Make a Flatcar" along with other...

Hello, I like to share a build I did about 4 years ago. I got the idea from the "Scratchbuilding a small flatcar" how-to in Paul Templar's Badger Creek Lumber Company web site. Unlike the car in the how-to, I customized mine with additional detail. The deck is scribed basswood, and...

Looks great!

Hello, I've been watching this forum for a while, and finally decided to join. I have been inspired by all of the works in the Scratchin and Bashin section. I have received the most inspiration, I think, from Ray Marinaccio's posts. I included a project of my own. This is a Rivarossi...