Kentucky Bourbon & GERNFLUX

[jmarksbery]

There will be a new industry on the W.C. & T. RAILROAD producing some of KY.'s finest Bourbon. They have discovered a method to use the Flux to produce what they call MaltFlux. It is claimed to improve the flavor and aging time to improve the product.

This is the start of 4 new cars for the industry (N-Scale) The first 2 are a tank can and a gondola. They have only been painted and decaled so far. I need to figure out something on the ladders on the tanker as it hides the sign of MALTFLUX. Any ideas? The gon has gear sign stating RAW FLUX, any body know the correct color of raw flux? Weathering, new trucks and couplers will come later.

[Trucklover]

Jim im liking that tanker!! It looks sharp

[cnw1961]

Great looking cars. I like MALTFLUX, neat idea.

[Ralph]

Those are cool Jim. Nice lettering jobs!
Ralph

[doctorwayne]

Those cars look great, Jim, and I'm impressed by the speed at which you completed them.
I'm not sure what the best solution to those ladders would be: if the "GILX 816" was beneath "GERN", you could put the "MALTFLUX" in its place, but that involves re-lettering pretty much the entire car.
As for the colour of raw flux, it depends on where it's mined - at the Gibson Works, it's almost exactly the colour of grey primer , and the processed stuff looks a lot like grey ballast. Different varieties pretty-well cover the entire spectrum of colours: that which is in the car looks like a particularly high grade, too.

Wayne

[jmarksbery]

Another car for GERNS hits the rails. This one a smooth side box car, it has not been weathered yet. Found a solution for the tank car by putting a ladder on one end with a roof walk.

   

   

   

[Steamtrains]

Will the Flux improve flavor & ageing by at least 3%...?
If so, you're gonna have your hands full trying to keep up with demand...

[MountainMan]

Ahem...do NOT be fluxing around with my favorite bourbon!

Put it in something like Black Velvet, which needs all the help it can get.

[doctorwayne]

It is well-known that the water used in the production of all fine Bourbon whiskies comes from springwater sources which occur in flux-bearing rock formations. GERNFLUX additives are a natural-based product designed to enhance your Bourbon-drinking experience, and in no way compromise the taste or quality of the product.

Wayne

[Drew]

Fantastic work as always Jim!

[MountainMan]

It is well-known that the water used in the production of all fine Bourbon whiskies comes from springwater sources which occur in flux-bearing rock formations. GERNFLUX additives are a natural-based product designed to enhance your Bourbon-drinking experience, and in no way compromise the taste or quality of the product.

Wayne

Really? So where do all those lousy tasting bourbons come from?

[doctorwayne]

It is well-known that the water used in the production of all fine Bourbon whiskies comes from springwater sources which occur in flux-bearing rock formations. GERNFLUX additives are a natural-based product designed to enhance your Bourbon-drinking experience, and in no way compromise the taste or quality of the product.

Wayne

Really? So where do all those lousy tasting bourbons come from?

You'll note that I said only that it doesn't compromise the taste or quality, without actually commenting on my personal perception of same. I'm not a big fan of bourbon because, to me, it tastes like I imagine a good rye would taste if mixed with mildew. I once asked for a whiskey in a bar, and, after tasting it, complained to the bartender. She took it back and started to pour me another, when I noticed that she was pouring from a bourbon bottle. That was the first time I had ever tasted the stuff, and the last, too.
At one time, in the U.S., if you ordered a whiskey in a bar, what you almost invariably got was Irish whiskey. I was a Scotch drinker until I discovered it. Irish flux is especially delicious, I'd reckon.

O'Wayne

[MountainMan]

I'm a single malt Scotch fan, myself...and if I catch anybody GERN'ing it, I will club them into a coma with a bottle of Laphroig!

[jmarksbery]

A little weathering was added to the boxcar.
It is being spotted at one of the warehouses of the Kentucky Bourbon Plant (not finished). More buildings will be added to the complex as time goes on.
   

   

   

[doctorwayne]

I like the looks of your warehouse, Jim. Not only is it a good size, but the signs really set it off nicely. Ditto for the weathering on the boxcar - just enough, but not too much.

Wayne