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@Krieglok posted:

I never knew Baby Ruth was such a popular scheme for boxcars! Nice selection Dave!

My only offering this week is a modified MTH 19th Century boxcar. I added some details, repainted and decaled by me. I used Scalecoat II and a K-4 Decal set…

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Tom

As soon as I saw this image I couldn’t figure out how I missed something out there that’s wood sided and has St. Louis on it. I panicked a bit. Then I read the caption. Those 19th century’s are cool little cars I have a few but they weren’t taken quite as well cared for as that one.

Decals on wood sides has been challenging at times for me. Nice job my man!

Definetly got some boxcar envy!

@Dave Ripp.- Hey Dave, great display of 6014 Baby Ruth cars but you left out 2 from the prewar period.  The 1679's from 1933-1942:

Lionel 1679 Baby Ruth [candy bar)Lionel 1679 Baby Ruth [no candy bar)

Now, its after school and you are enjoying your Baby Ruth bar with Milk...why not see if Mom won't add a little BOSCO to your milk for chocolate flavor.  All these boxcars from the 1958 time period.

Lionel 6014 Orange Bosco

Lionel 6014 Red BoscoLionel 6014 White Bosco

Best wishes for a great week ahead everyone.

Don

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As soon as I saw this image I couldn’t figure out how I missed something out there that’s wood sided and has St. Louis on it. I panicked a bit. Then I read the caption. Those 19th century’s are cool little cars I have a few but they weren’t taken quite as well cared for as that one.

Decals on wood sides has been challenging at times for me. Nice job my man!

Definetly got some boxcar envy!

Thanks for the kind words! They are nice cars and doing some detail adjustments makes them even more appealing.

Here is one I finished later on Sunday. Another MTH 34’ car. I stripped it, painted and decaled the car, as well as adding some minor details.

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The wood side just requires a little extra work with an Xacto knife. After the decals dry, they are cut along the groves and hit with Solvaset. A few applications and everything settles in pretty well…



Tom

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Here's a BEEP tripleheader making "short" work of hauling every boxcar I've got(and a PRR cabin car):

Four of these cars are by DAS BOOT: X-Files Smoking Man, MAD Alfred E. Neuman, Spy vs Spy and Don Martin tribute. The CRI&P and D&RGW BEEPS are made up from "shelter" BEEP chassis I got from ebay, brought back to life and put the shells I got from TW on. I'm pleasantly surprised how well they run together on simple conventional power.

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@Bill Swatos posted:

Here's a BEEP tripleheader making "short" work of hauling every boxcar I've got(and a PRR cabin car):

Four of these cars are by DAS BOOT: X-Files Smoking Man, MAD Alfred E. Neuman, Spy vs Spy and Don Martin tribute. The CRI&P and D&RGW BEEPS are made up from "shelter" BEEP chassis I got from ebay, brought back to life and put the shells I got from TW on. I'm pleasantly surprised how well they run together on simple conventional power.

Looking good Bill

Really neat Bill.  Something different that we don't see on videos on this forum.    I guess you have to use the three to pull this long consist.

( maybe someone on the forum could lend you a Challenger to haul this train . )

Well Dallas, I've got the "final edition" of MTH's Big Boy, but she won't do my 048 curves. Neither will my Alaska Veranda. I think I'm gonna need a bigger layout (and room to put it in). And, actually, two BEEPs will do it, but it is more fun with three. I was warned once I got one BEEP, more would follow...

Well thanks for posting all those great pictures folks and so many of you are really skilled craftsmen making your own cars.  Well today I had an interesting experience, in searching for something to post I opened a box that had been put away some time ago and out popped this guy.  At first glance its just an ordinary HO scale box car but wait...the story behind this one is that it was assembled from a kit BY ME!  In about 1954 when I was 10 and represents about a 3 year foray into HO.  So here is a 68 year old box car made by me as a 10 year old !

HO Great Northern Box side viewHO Great Northern Box end view

Best wishes to everyone for a great week.

Don

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Dave, that's interesting and if there is a series I wouldn't be surprised. I came by that car courtesy of a drawing at one of the local TCA meets way back when.  I hadn't a clue concerning Ashley but since it is the only thing I've ever won in any kind of a drawing I figured I'd just keep it. 

Robert, I've seen a handful of different colors, they were all pastels. If you own a train manufacturing company, you can make whatever you want even if you have to give them away LOL. I certainly miss K-Line I really liked buying their product.

Well thanks for posting all those great pictures folks and so many of you are really skilled craftsmen making your own cars.  Well today I had an interesting experience, in searching for something to post I opened a box that had been put away some time ago and out popped this guy.  At first glance its just an ordinary HO scale box car but wait...the story behind this one is that it was assembled from a kit BY ME!  In about 1954 when I was 10 and represents about a 3 year foray into HO.  So here is a 68 year old box car made by me as a 10 year old !

HO Great Northern Box side viewHO Great Northern Box end view

Best wishes to everyone for a great week.

Don

Nice Don.

1954 was about the same year that DAD set up a Christmas train for us.........and you were already moving ahead with the hobby.    wow.

@Bill Swatos posted:

Well Dallas, I've got the "final edition" of MTH's Big Boy, but she won't do my 048 curves. Neither will my Alaska Veranda. I think I'm gonna need a bigger layout (and room to put it in). And, actually, two BEEPs will do it, but it is more fun with three. I was warned once I got one BEEP, more would follow...

I don't have any BEEPs but from what I can see they definitely must be addictive .

I hope you can get a bigger layout together. ............there have been posts on layouts that are expanded by sawing through walls

Just caught up from last week. Some great posts and pix folks.
@BAR GP7 #63- another great custom car build, @Dave Ripp.- K-line did make great stuff, the girls train is awesome, @Don McErlean- that is cool that you still have a car you made as a kid. Most of my HO stuff is long gone...., @Bill Swatos- see? I told you they were addicting .

I recently bought a Reading SW1 so naturally, rolling stock had to be added to the fleet. This is a Lionel car.

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Bob

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