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log haulers - jim currie - 03-18-2019 I know some are waiting to see farmhouse bash but while waiting for parts order my ADD kicked in and went on to finish the log hauling flats I started some time age. this is the prototype . this is the basic tichy 53'6" flat I started with. this is what I did. the logging co bought the flats and for railroad shop adding the bunks and bulkhead ends for a grantee of 6 loads a week for two years. the deck was noched and uprights welded to the side frames , the H beams fit around the stake pockets. the logs are cut to 22 to 23 ' the mill wanted no more than 47 ' between the bulkheads to keep loads more compact for unloading reasons., that why there set back from end of car. the next stop will be the paint shop now I can get back to the farmhouse RE: log haulers - Brakie - 03-25-2019 Very nice looking cars with realistic looking logs. What did you use for logs? RE: log haulers - Tyson Rayles - 03-25-2019 The cars look nice, I'm guessing the "logs" are real? RE: log haulers - jim currie - 03-25-2019 (03-25-2019, 05:56 AM)Brakie Wrote: Very nice looking cars with realistic looking logs. What did you use for logs? its a tree we have here called a mimosa that sprouts all over the place , it grows fast and straight. RE: log haulers - Tyson Rayles - 03-25-2019 They make a very realistic load ! RE: log haulers - Brakie - 03-25-2019 Well,those mimosas makes the best real logs I ever seen!! RE: log haulers - jim currie - 03-25-2019 thanks guys will post a photo after painting. Ps if anyone would be interested in some logs pm me with your address and will send you some for the cost if postage. RE: log haulers - sailormatlac - 04-01-2019 (03-25-2019, 01:54 PM)jim currie Wrote: thanks guys will post a photo after painting. Curious to see them painted. Always fun to do what real railroads dit: use old generic cars and repurpose them later in service life. Matt |