Eric H.'s blog

February 2010 Car Shop Report

Eric H. — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:42:41 +0000

Between dodging snowflakes, shoveling snow, and other snow-related issues, I've been progressing on several model projects. These three are the first out the door and now ready for service. Each one was upgraded in different ways and all are HO scale models.

Out of the Boxes, with upgraded detail!

Eric H. — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:03:32 +0000

Upgrade Branchline Yardmaster 1937 AAR Box cars

Out of the Boxes!

Eric H. — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:35:52 +0000

Branchline Yardmaster 1937 AAR Box cars

Whenever I roll a new freight car out of the car shop, I usually take it to our club to see how well it performs on a large layout. Members often ask who manufactured it, what details were added, and how did I do the weathering. On occasion, I overhear someone say, “That looks too difficult for me.” Sadly, I hear this quite a bit when our club display layout is on the road for non-modelers to view. It really isn’t that hard to build a good model.