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gallon tank cars, several 50- and 100- ton 40-foot flat cars and two X-28 40- foot double-door boxcars used for parts storage. All the cars had friction bear- ings. Shipments were received or sent several times a year, usually on four truck, eight- or twelve-axle heavy-duty flat cars rated upwards of 250 tons. I thought the Shipyard’s 40-foot, 100-ton flat cars were unique. They were built by Thrall in the 1960s and were distinctive with their wide-flange side rails, steel decks and 100-ton rat- ed four-axle trucks. I’m surprised that no one has made a model of these inter- esting cars. In the early 2000s they scrapped most of the tank cars and the two X-28 boxcars. I tried to let some of the tourist railroads know, as I thought these well maintained, classic steam- era cars would be worthy of preserva- tion, especially the X-28 boxcars. I was unsuccessful, but I did get two of the tank car brake wheels and shafts from the scrapper.
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joyed Keith Wills’ COLLECTOR CONSIST column in the April edition of RMC. It brought back great youthful memories of my start with HO scale model rail- roading. The year 1961 was year number four
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for me in the hobby. Varney and Revell were my acquisitions in those early days. One of the pictures Keith had in his arti- cle was of a Lindberg EMD SW in C&NW colors. I remember the original Lindberg ads for that engine–including IC and ATSF colors(the latter in the old black & white “Zebra” scheme). That set was included in the December issue of RMC, which in those days included all available train sets with full pictures and descriptions. Thanks for the smile on my face and the good memories about model trains and families. Keep up the good work at RMC. Stay well.
HERB JEWELL Poulsbo, WA
Corrugated pipe I read with interest the article, “Modeling a load of corrugated pipe,” in the April 2014 issue of RMC. While the pipe makes a nice car load, I needed some pipe for a construction scene on the layout for our model railroad club. I happened to be eating some yogurt from the type of container that is sealed with a foil lid. Since I didn’t have any heavy aluminum foil around at the time, I looked at the foil lid and decided that this might work. The foil is slightly embossed and gives a com- pleted pipe that “coating look” found on the real pipe. A quick trip to the hardware store
and four carriage bolts later, I was wrapping the foil around the bolts. Here are some suggestions I found to make the process easier. First, make a pattern for cutting the foil. I used a piece of Evergreen Scale Models No. 4505 Tile that is six tiles wide and 11 tiles long. I placed the pattern in the center of the foil lid (careful removal from the yogurt container is required) and used a paper cutter to slice off the foil from around the pattern while holding the pattern on the foil. Be sure to keep the pattern aligned with all the cuts as you go. I then tightly wrapped the foil
around one of the bolts. After this I opened the edge and ran a small bead of Walthers Goo®
along the edge. I then
again wrapped and compressed the foil. I did this four bolts at a time and let the Goo set up. Next, I twisted the bolt with the foil
on it and ran my fingernail along the threads as I turned the bolt and foil. I could then unscrew the foil from the bolt.
This pipe isn’t as delicate and can be painted, particularly on the inside where the foil is colored by the brand name of the yogurt company it came from. Sliding the pipe onto a hobby knife’s round aluminum handle allows this to be done with ease.
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Tom Miller photo: Toltec Gorge near Rock Tunnel on Tom Miller’s 1:20.3 layout. 6 JUNE 2014
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