Large Scale Central

Dow Tanker

Modeling Rolling stock
#1

I won this on ebay (another discussion with the wife - "You didn’t win it, you bought it!). The fella said he knew someone whose Father had worked on the railroad, and he wanted to own a model railroad, but could never afford it. So now he’s an artist who creates train things from stuff he finds. This puicture (I hope) shows what I started with. No trucks, no railings, it looked like it had been dropped on one end! The durn thing weighed about 5 pounds, don’t know what he made the tank out of, but I 'spect it’s a spent uranium rod. Will post progress. Lou

#2

Well ?

#3

Better use some ball bearing trucks, being that heavy.

#4

Uh, uh, uh.
Just haven’t had time to work on it (Liar).
OK, I will get it out in the daylight this weekend for a photo op. I would like to get a little more weathering on it, maybe tomorrow night. I need to get down & dirty!
Yes, Jerry, I had a set of trucks I bought a few years ago, and finally found a use for them!

#5

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for! After I went out and took pictures of the finished product, I erased them all from the camera. So I schlepped back out and did it again. Here they are for your enjoyment and comment.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rrrr4/_forumfiles/DowSml1.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rrrr4/_forumfiles/DowSml2.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rrrr4/_forumfiles/DowSml3.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rrrr4/_forumfiles/DowSml4.JPG)

#6

That’s really neat. I love the shorty tank cars, always been one of my favorites.

#7

Looks like that worked out well for you Lou. :slight_smile: Oh, and nice pics

#8

Maybe it’s made out of GOLD!
Your rich!!!

#9

Lou, nice looking tanker…

#10

…grinning…