log haulers
#1
I know  some are waiting to see farmhouse bash but while waiting for parts order my ADD kicked in and went on to finish  the log hauling flats I started some time age.
this is the prototype .
   

this is the basic tichy 53'6" flat  I started with.
   

this is what I did. the logging co bought the flats and for railroad shop adding the bunks and bulkhead ends for a grantee of 6 loads a week for two years. the deck was noched and uprights welded to the side frames , the H beams fit around the stake pockets. the logs are cut to 22 to 23 '
   
the mill wanted no more than 47 ' between the bulkheads to keep loads more compact for unloading reasons., that why there set back from end of car.
   

the next stop will be the paint shop
   

now I can get back to the farmhouse
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#2
Very nice looking cars with realistic looking logs. What did you use for logs?
Larry
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#3
The cars look nice, I'm guessing the "logs" are real?
Mike

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(03-25-2019, 05:56 AM)Brakie Wrote: Very nice looking cars with realistic looking logs. What did you use for logs?

its a tree we have here called a mimosa that sprouts all over the place , it grows fast and straight.
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#5
They make a very realistic load !
Mike

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#6
Well,those mimosas makes the best real logs I ever seen!!
Larry
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#7
thanks guys will post a photo after painting.
Ps if anyone would be interested in some logs pm me with your address and will send you some for the cost if postage.
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(03-25-2019, 01:54 PM)jim currie Wrote: thanks guys will post a photo after painting.
Ps if anyone would be interested in some logs pm me with your address and will send you some for the cost if postage.

Curious to see them painted. Always fun to do what real railroads dit: use old generic cars and repurpose them later in service life.

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