Hey, I managed a little modeling this weekend afterall...the inlaws were really tired from the road and needed a nap... Here we have C & S flatcar 1070. Oddly enough the Bachmann generic flat car is perfect for early C & S modeling because when the C & S took over operation in 1899 all of the flat cars they inherited were actually rebuilt from other car types to make a generic flat car. Indeed, it was not until 1902 that the C & S started having new flat cars built to their own specs. So, the model here represents a well-worn flat car that likely was converted from an old stock car. Note that the only unweathered portion of the car is the fresh paint! I really weathered the deck by cutting the board seperations deeper and "roughing up" individual boards (first photo). This was then weathered with a combination of ink and chalks. I may change the number later on because it is from the St. Charles cars numbered in 1919. But that project will have to wait till the inlaws are gone! John
John- As I do not own one of these cars, how long is it? My meager attempts are to emulate Maine Two Foot equipment. Most of which was probably 26 feet, or longer. At least on the WW&F, which is my favorite. Boxcab E50
They scale out at 25' by 7 1/2 ' so they are really close. BTW the long coffee stir sticks measure out at 27' and they can be used to build a flat car in about three evenings. John
Some of the shorter cars on 2 footers, were those flats owned by the Monson RR. Seems what they owned was in the 22-26 foot range. Boxcab E50
I believe the 2 foot passenger cars were about 7 feet wide. And the freight cars were mostly about 6 to 6&1/2 feet in width. Boxcab E50
That's real close. You should check into the cars and see if they will work. They are not too spendy and fun to bash up!! John
Unfortunately, nobody in my area has any in stock. :sad: So I must ask here for measurements. Maybe some day. Amazingly, I'm the only person in this area that openly admits to an on30 interest. Mostly it's HO-HO-HO scalers... I'm guessing, the flat car you have is about 7 feet wide? Boxcab E50
Scaled out it is about 7 1/2 feet. I have no local access to these things either. I have really purchased nearly my entire "empire" from the Bay place. I have seen these things go for as little as $9.99 plus shipping. At those prices you could get one just to have for "someday" As to local On30 interest, here if I brought it up I would be asked "wut kinda gun is that?" LOL. There is a great HOn3 group 30 miles north in Durango but I never get up that way. All of my railroadin' buddies are right here on the board or scattered across On30 specific sites. John
