Making steel coils from an idea in MR

[Ralph]

I made a few more coils and darkened them up with more chalks. I think they look more like those in the MR article. The coil car is a model of a type that had a hinged top instead of lift-off covers. They were supposed to be a convenient innovation but, from what I've read, they weren't always very reliable. I've seen a couple of prototype photos. I'll see if I can find one. I have a half dozen of these that I've picked up at flea markets or a couple of bucks a piece. Here's a pic with the cover closed.



Ralph