One of the things I enjoy most about this hobby is the liberty that it gives us to explore our creativity. Here are a few of my home made HO flat car loads. Please show us yours.
The first load is made from copper pipe painted flat gray. The tie downs are made of thin slices of electrical tape.
Some great ideas for flat car loads … I may steel some of your ideas . Here is a pic I already posted on my layout thread. The tie downs are made of 0.02" thin self adhesive strips you get at nail art shops. Makes life easier than cutting strips from electric tape.
These nail art strips are very thin, but quite strong (stronger than electric tape). You buy it by the roll, like this: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Strip-Roll-Adhesive-Tape-Black-Nail-art-designs-patterns-easy-to-use-NEW-/320989209412?pt=US_Nail_Care&hash=item4abc72a344">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Strip-Roll-Adhe ... 4abc72a344</a><!-- m -->
Looks like a good product, Kurt, but the $19.95 shipping charge sorta made me lose interest....until I discovered that shipping is free within the U.S.
Now all I gotta do is find out when flat metal banding came into common useage.
A quick google search showed patents related to metal banding dating back at least to 1912, probably good enough to ensure its use during the '30s.