HO Scratchbuilt CP Rail Pulpwood Flat

[txcavgr]

This was my first HO scratchbuilt car. Made from MR plans, and a week after I finished (no kidding!) the car was announced by Walthers. This was from the summer of 1995.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/63997646/63998135BJnIEo

http://community.webshots.com/photo/63997646/63998256Zaegje

 

[Catt]

Very nice work there sir.

 

[60103]

neat work. Thanks for causing Walthers to issue one for the rest of us.

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Nice job!

 

[MasonJar]

Originally posted by txcavgr
This was my first HO scratchbuilt car. Made from MR plans, and a week after I finished (no kidding!) the car was announced by Walthers. This was from the summer of 1995.

That's not the first time this has happened! I have a fairly recent (2000+) MR with plans to scratch built the CP Intermodal (I think that's what they're called) car. The author's first remarks are that this is a great car to build, since they are not commercially available. Later in the magazine (maybe the inside back cover) there is an announcement for a new CP Intermodal redy-to-run...

Andrew

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Nice Work!
If I remember right...a few years before, someone wrote an article for MR in building one. I could be wrong though.

 

[txcavgr]

thanks for the kind words. I had a lot of fun building it, never thought I had the skills to make a car that would go down the tracks when complete, but it goes!

I am going to try another similar car in N, this time a Magor 74' Paul Bunyan pulpwood flat, one of the Maine Central cars. Just need to find some time....