The Modelers Thread

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Block cars

[gregj410]

Those look really nice. Is there another name for them? I get everything but something that looks like them when I search Block Cars or Block railroad cars, trains, etc. Unless, of course you’d like to give us a dissertation on what they are and their purpose on the railroad

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Could call them an A-frame side door gondola.

[RBH29]

Rufus, is this a new kind of Whatzit? If so, I'll bite. What kind of commodity would be transported? Seems like it would be something that could roll out. Fruit might get too bruised so I'll venture to guess something sport related; ping pong balls, tennis balls or bowling balls. Or maybe not.

Exquisite modeling by the way!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rufus, is this a new kind of Whatzit? If so, I'll bite. What kind of commodity would be transported? Seems like it would be something that could roll out. Fruit might get too bruised so I'll venture to guess something sport related; ping pong balls, tennis balls or bowling balls. Or maybe not.

Could be sugar beets! Artichokes! Pineapples! Hedgehogs! Armadillos!

Exquisite modeling by the way!

Thanks!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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[healey36]

Coach, baggage, caboose, all wrapped up in a single car. Nice!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Coach, baggage, caboose, all wrapped up in a single car. Nice!

Thanks! Surprised me just how well this TC kit went together! 1 significant glitch easily corrected and then a handful of upgrades, but this turned out far better than I projected it might. Having built it now, building a few copies would be easy except that I'd need to change the door and window castings a bit. I think I have castings that might assemble into this size/style cupola.

[chuck]

Beautiful model, exquisite details.

I think I've seen photo's of similar cars on milk trains. The train's run was very early morning and apparently they picked up a few passengers on their way into the big city well ahead of the regular commuter trains.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Beautiful model, exquisite details.

Thanks! Appreciated!

[webenda]

I agree with everyone's assessment of your drovers caboose, Rufus. I really like it.

The photo of the B end of the car is interesting because of the roof walk overhang.
You used your Olympus FE4030 camera with a 4.7 mm lens. I wonder if the camera causes the effect because of the affect a short focal length lens has on things close to the camera?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I agree with everyone's assessment of your drovers caboose, Rufus. I really like it.

Thanks!

The photo of the B end of the car is interesting because of the roof walk overhang.
You used your Olympus FE4030 camera with a 4.7 mm lens. I wonder if the camera causes the effect because of the affect a short focal length lens has on things close to the camera?

I guess that's the cause; it's nothing like that in hand. I nipped off the excess before painting.

[healey36]

I experience some of the same effects with my Nikon P5100, despite having a bzillion setting options. I need to spend some time and figure out how to mitigate the effect (if possible). The risk is the 20 year-old POS will die in-process.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I experience some of the same effects with my Nikon P5100, despite having a bzillion setting options. I need to spend some time and figure out how to mitigate the effect (if possible). The risk is the 20 year-old POS will die in-process.

Yes, the bzillion setting options......that once you finally get all of the ones set and final that you never want to go back and fiddle with again.

[healey36]

If it's a point-and-shoot, why do they call it a POS? Oh yeah, I just remembered.

Freakin' camera is more complicated than my laptop.