salvaged from rebuilt Varnish cars, as well as assorted railroad ties for crib- bing, bits of pipe (solder), chain, rusty angle iron, and spare pocket stakes. The spilled coal on the tender and deck and various odds and ends were anchored by laying them in position and then saturat- ing the area with extra thin ACC. Wire grab irons, Kadee Arch Bar trucks, and couplers finished the job.


Paint, Lettering, and Weathering I painted the crane superstructure in-


terior a custom-mixed Depressing Insti- tutional Pale Green, which I carried over onto the open vent doors. The rest of the crane and the tender's frame and fittings were painted Grimy Black. The salvaged battery boxes were painted Mustard from the passenger rolling stock supplies. I left the wood parts natural or stained them white to look like aged wood. The lettering is from Champ’s decal


set for the Gould crane. They can still be found on eBay from time to time. Final detailing included dust and rust


in various places, notably on the winch assembly and boom. The top of the su- perstructure and the tender deck were dusted with Steam Power Black to re- semble soot. Note the bird droppings on the cab roof in the lower photo on page 91 and various places on the tender.


94 RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN


Notes Like all superdetailed models, this


one is far too delicate for operation- al service. In particular, the outrigger booms are not retractable, so this is pretty much a display and scenic model. It was an enjoyable project nonetheless and would make a nice scenic addition to a construction site or in your road's


materials yard. Options could include a clamshell bucket for coaling duty on a branch line with limited facilities. Despite the years and minimal up-


keep, this unit remained in service into the late 1950s. Its last assign- ment was some grade alignment work in Idaho during the post-war re-elec- trification.


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