Museum quality at its best. I'm really impressed by these cars. The amount of efforts really paid off.

The merchant despatch reefers picture is really interesting, particularly the carsbending upward under the truss rod tension.

Matt

Mat, thank you very much!

sailormatlac Wrote:...

The merchant despatch reefers picture is really interesting, particularly the carsbending upward under the truss rod tension.

Yes, you are right! This upward bent cars is that what gives the cars this extraordinary look! This one of the reasons that I should build them, and then not only one alone!

I would like to add one picture only but this is the completion! From one model to five!



It was a really long time project - 4 1/2 year with some interruptions - but it's been closed now!
Some more pictures will follow in summer where I plan to visit a great US train meeting and where I hope to shot some pictures with these new models.
I would like to say that I'm lucky about the finishing now than you see that the caboose is waiting already for his reworking and painting.

Please open a gallery on my website if you will like to see a full pictured history of this project. Thanks!