03-27-2009, 12:12 AM
Loren,
I'm in the same boat as you and so many other modelers who like really neat rolling stock. I'm a bit more picky about era now than I used to be (I still have 8 unassembled Athearn bright orange Tropicana 50' reefers waiting to see the light of day...may sell those...may not, we'll see) but I think we're not alone. There's a special place in my heart for any kind of Heinz reefer or pickle tank car, etc. I'm still holding out for an 'Apple Butter' Heinz reefer, and I plan on someday designing my own 'Cafe Du Monde' coffee car.
Anyway, another aspect of the suggestions above is that they utilize your existing benchwork. There are other options but they involve either adding a shelf above CowTown (or Cattle Country, whatever you called it
) or some other modification. I'm trying to keep it simple, at least as trackwork is concerned.
Galen
I'm in the same boat as you and so many other modelers who like really neat rolling stock. I'm a bit more picky about era now than I used to be (I still have 8 unassembled Athearn bright orange Tropicana 50' reefers waiting to see the light of day...may sell those...may not, we'll see) but I think we're not alone. There's a special place in my heart for any kind of Heinz reefer or pickle tank car, etc. I'm still holding out for an 'Apple Butter' Heinz reefer, and I plan on someday designing my own 'Cafe Du Monde' coffee car.
Anyway, another aspect of the suggestions above is that they utilize your existing benchwork. There are other options but they involve either adding a shelf above CowTown (or Cattle Country, whatever you called it
) or some other modification. I'm trying to keep it simple, at least as trackwork is concerned.Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!