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kamerad47 Offline
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#1
02-07-2013, 04:20 PM
Here is 4 cars I'm working on , they are old roudhouse kits (how I miss kits) Here is the prototype http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetail...otoID=4623


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02-07-2013, 04:43 PM
Very cool, nice work so far Thumbsup
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02-07-2013, 04:52 PM
That is a strange prototype and very nice model.
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02-07-2013, 05:04 PM
Very cool! Thumbsup
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02-08-2013, 06:27 AM
Looking good. Thumbsup

Those cars used for coke or wood chips?
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02-08-2013, 09:30 AM
C&D cars. Does that mean construct & destroy? Eek Eek

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02-08-2013, 10:42 AM
kamerad47 Wrote:Here is 4 cars I'm working on , they are old roudhouse kits (how I miss kits)

Americas Best Train and Hobby, 865 Maplewood Drive, Itasca Il. 60143. still has a large number of Roundhouse kits, and Athearn "Blue Box" kits.
http://www.americasbesttrainshoppe.com/
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02-08-2013, 03:40 PM
These type of cars are very common ib the northeast US every class 1 RR & many shortlines have a least 1 on there lines ! They are basically a metal building where the push 1 or more of these cars in & rolloff trucks dump construction & demolition waste & it is loaded into the cars with a excavator.
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02-08-2013, 04:42 PM
From research on the internet using "C & D " "gondola" I have been able to work out that C & D refers to "Construction & Demolition" waste which is now part of a sorting and recycling process. Part of this process includes the economy of rail transport for bulk commodities.
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03-29-2013, 01:54 PM
I had some time today & did some work on my custom built C&D gons, the 1st is a ex C&O Coalveyor now TLAX 10001 , 2nd is a EX BN Coaalveyor now TLAX 10004, & the last is a former bulkhead flatcar now BFTX 11751.


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05-21-2013, 02:31 PM
Here is 3 pics of some C&D cars ,the first 2 are C&D gons that I made loads for & covered with orange construction fencing ( that's what I see them do) . The 3rd car is a gondola loaded with old roofing shingles ( the Co has a contract with owens corring to recycle old shingles)


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05-21-2013, 06:16 PM
VERY nice!!! Liking your work!

You've also given me a tongue-in-cheek idea.....
The reporting marks you used - somehow made me think of "XLAX" LMAO!!!

... sorry, I'm odd like that! Tongue
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05-22-2013, 10:04 PM
Dagnabit, Carmine! :hey: You should be sorry! I nearly choked on my beer reading that! Popcornbeer

kamerad, very original work, nice cars, I really like the converted flatcar! Thumbsup Thumbsup

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05-23-2013, 02:25 AM
Glad my sense of humor didn't get misread!!! Tongue
That happens often!! :ugeek: 790_smiley_picking_a_fight

Anyway, XLAX just came to me! Hey! THAT'S my favorite thing about this hobby...
One of the finest Layouts of all time, got to be called "Gorre & Daphetid"!!
AND, had many tongue-in-cheek vignettes, and things like an upside-down bridge!!! Tongue
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05-24-2013, 08:57 PM
Kamerad

I and no doubt many others are interested in what material you used for the orange safety netting.

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