I decided I really wanted an open car. Something like this;
or this:
Years ago I bought a
very cheap 'gondola' off feebay - Actually it was a Bachmann refrigerator car that the previous owner had done a 5 minute bandsaw conversion on... It was hideous, so the whole car went for cheaper than a set of used trucks.
I also had a Bachmann coach floor....
Open cars often had simple long benches. Either on the sides or down the center
I chose the sides because it hid the fishplates I used to strengthen the car after I shortened it.
It got Delton trucks because I had to use the Bachmann ones for another project. So the bolsters needed raised to match the platform height on the Kalamazoo coaches
The car still isn't finished, but it has already begun to fill with passengers.
Let's meet some, shall we? We all know this guy, Felix Foamer in his hickory striped overalls and patch vest. Felix is a very unhappy person today. You see, for once he actually BOUGHT a ticket - but only because he wanted to record #8 on his new reel-to-reel - but the gentleman across from him simply INSISTS upon talking mushy to his young bride....
This is Kim Kodak, she's valiantly trying to take pictures with her Brownie - and completely ignore Dan Dee who wants to take her on a different kind of ride.....
The handsome devil in the black lab coat is Butch. His owner's wife recently died, so he now goes absolutely everywhere. Grandson Billy Bored wishes he was anywhere else... preferably someplace with fast cars or faster girls.
This is Tom Tourist, his lovely wife Tina and daughter Tammy. His sister Susie Snapshot is taking their picture for the family album.
I haven't found another gentleman to go with the lady in pink, and Kimmee hasn't told me the story about the blonde and the young girl yet...
<message edited by Mik on 27/07/10 03:30 AM>