Easy boxcar interiors-UPDATED

Nice job lad. Though they would look nicer if they were in focus.

They look great! 

The interiors of these O-27 boxcars,

Look great, like the details.

Great idea! I'll have to try that myself.

Just be sure you spray them with  UV protection or they'll change color with time.

They look really good.  Put the wall siding the other direction, so it horizontal. The wood posts they attach to will be running vertical, sistered to the vertical steel z irons the siding is riveted to.

Neat idea-

We need to start a new post... "Train Hacks" with simple, easy tricks like this that are cheap, quick & easy, or a Hack of the Month Club...

Great job- and an encouragement to everyone else that you don't have to throw money at everything, just a little thinking outside the box...'er boxcar.

Now you will have to take a page out of Sirt's book and do the interiors with cargo. Nice job, Mario.

Yes, Nice Job.

I've been doing this for years, only using very thin bass wood for the floors. It sure does add a little more "suggested" detail to even less detailed traditional typesw of train cars.

One thing I've learned over time, and that is sometimes the self adhestive tape or sticker start to bubble up in sections over time. Now I wipe clean the metal or plastic base of the box car with isopropyl alcohol first to remove any possible residue, and then apply the facia flooring. No problems now.

On the plastic framed Lionel box cars, that have the molded in re-inforcements (same floor is used for the operating box cars) I use a Dremel and grind down those raised secions.

On the K-Line 5000 and 6000 series gondolas, they have flat floors inside the gondola with no molded in detail. So I also make drop in wood facia flooring for these, which also improves the appearance of these cars.

Great idea! Just a little glossy for a cargo worn floor. May just be the photography though.

Don

here you go... I squirted some matte acrylic on them, and then dusted them with some powders...

I could never match the time, patience or skill that Steve has!  and I told him that!

As for cargo... my own scale cars will be getting a real wood floor and walls, as well as palletized loads, paper rolls, oil drums or grain doors... all to come.  practice on these first.

Thanks, Brian!

- Mario

Now thats thinking outside the box (car)

 O-27 boxcars?

Thanks C.F.

Really?

Should be fun toys and original items only.

Mario, I've seen your nice O scale work.

I would suggest putting the effort & time into true O cars only.

You and RAY are doing some great weathering.

But it's just my 2 cents....

They're all suppose to be fun toys...

Steve,

Thanks for compliment, it means a lot coming from the master.

And, yes... they are O-27 (well, the NYC car is a semi-scale MTH)... but I look at it like practice for the big show.  I have about 160 scale cars that will probably never get the treatment, but the lucky 15-or-so that I'll be using at this year's Great NYS Train Fair, will be getting the full SIRT treatment! Real wood interiors with loads...

After, I say after, I practice on the O27 cars.  Indeed, Mr. Marion is ahead of me, and does some great work!

thanks,

- Mario 

Some other shots...

No need to practice, get on it!

I'm no master.

Most know Don Smith of Industrial Model's is the Master of 2r O.

S.

That's really a good idea.

Thanks

You can add grain doors to the equation...

I made them from thin wood, scaled to 2"x6", and stained with thinned acylics and thinned matte India ink.

Thanks,

- Mario

Here's some details on explaining my "4-D" weathering...

It's a good idea.  Thanks for the tip.