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Jon's MIK 2025 - An overnight car for the C.V.S.Ry

The MIK - Annual Build Challenge
#81

Well I don’t know if they top that one, but these are my final shots ready for the voting post. Sorry there are so many, I weeded out about 30!

I need to pare that down to 4 or 5 for the thread. Votes welcome!

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#82

Love the night scenes, Jon. Might become quite popular, requiring you to build a whole fleet. Well Done!

#83

Looks great, I took my glamour pics this morning, will probably post some over on Raucous Rails of FB

#84

Awesome job. Very fun little project and a unique theme. You captured the “Old camp trailer thrown on a flat car” look perfectly.

#85

I love the way the lights show through the portholes Jon. Great theme, well executed.

Cheers
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#86

Came out beautifully, Jon. Love the trim, lights, everything. I’ll admit that it took me awhile to understand where you were heading, but it all makes wonderful sense now!

Almost like livin’ the camping-railroady dream to the full, in one to twenty-something.

#87

I think the Strasburg RR has stolen my idea!!!

As seen on Facebook…

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Looks like they will be renting them out this season.

#88

I think the idea is pretty old.
This place has been around for probably 50 years or more.

#89

John;

Since those are two-axle cars with buffers, I wonder if the photo was even taken in North America. Perhaps just a concept photo?

Best, David Meashey

#90

I agree that is not a USA photo, or do I think it is recent. Strasburg was using it to illustrate a post that linked to a blog post about lodging options. I lost the ad when I grabbed the photo (Facebook is useless for going back) so I never got the details.

Just now I went to their blog. This post doesn’t exist. Maybe it was a teaser for a future post.

#91

Yes, and there is a Caboose Motel right along the tracks at Strasburg.

#92

British Rail had “camping coaches” back in the 1950s. Some of the preserved lines still have them!

https://www.nymr.co.uk/goathland-camping-coach

#93

Once again proving that there is no such thing as an original idea!