There is now a link in the upper right corner to the St. G. R. R. freight car roster. So far I have built 10 of the 24 cars on the list. Here is the general lineup as I currently imagine it:
10-14: Non-revenue: Cabooses 10 and 11, plus three slots for future additions.
15-22: Short (20') flatcars from JM Concepts, now out of production. I believe they are freelanced. Two have been built and six are in progress.
23-26: Boxcars. The only one that is already in service is #25, which was originally numbered 35.
27-32: 24' and 28' flatcars based on Maine prototypes: the Monson RR (Stevens Creek Models, re-released by RS Laser Kits a few years ago but I believe they are again out of production), Kennebec Central (Railway Recollections), and SR&RL (Mt. Blue Model Co.). The SR&RL flatcars will have sides for coal service. #31 is under construction; the rest are in service.
The single digits are reserved for locomotives and passenger cars. I will update the roster as I finish more rolling stock.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Flatcars 29 and 30
I took a break from the forney project to build a couple of Railway Recollections flatcar kits. These cars are based on Kennebec Central prototypes. Flatcars 12 and 28 are in the background (as well as #27, temporarily missing a truck).
The kits came with Grandt Line trucks that lack brakes, whereas I had used 3D-printed trucks with brake gear from Marsh Creek Miniatures for flats 27 and 28. Interestingly, some of the Maine two-foot cars, such as on the the B&SR, had brakes only on one truck, so I swapped one truck between the new cars and numbers 27 and 28 to imitate this look.
The kits came with Grandt Line trucks that lack brakes, whereas I had used 3D-printed trucks with brake gear from Marsh Creek Miniatures for flats 27 and 28. Interestingly, some of the Maine two-foot cars, such as on the the B&SR, had brakes only on one truck, so I swapped one truck between the new cars and numbers 27 and 28 to imitate this look.
Saturday, August 3, 2019
More forney details
July was a typically slow summer modeling month, but I found some time to detail the rear deck of the forney. In addition to the stirrups and other details, I added 1x2 trim around the top edge to make it look like the deck overhangs the frame, as on the prototype locomotives:
In the model, the housing on top of the deck is the mechanism that allows the rear truck to slide from side to side to accommodate sharper curves. I made sure that the details won't restrict this motion, although with my relatively broad curves it wasn't likely to be a problem. The wires are from the Kato passenger truck used to provide extra pickups for the motor. At some point in the future I might replace the truck with something more prototypical, but for now I will keep it as it's hard to see anyway.
In the model, the housing on top of the deck is the mechanism that allows the rear truck to slide from side to side to accommodate sharper curves. I made sure that the details won't restrict this motion, although with my relatively broad curves it wasn't likely to be a problem. The wires are from the Kato passenger truck used to provide extra pickups for the motor. At some point in the future I might replace the truck with something more prototypical, but for now I will keep it as it's hard to see anyway.
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