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Model Railroading > An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout.....Date: 04/14/15 00:23 An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout..... Author: markloos Looking around for a quick, fun, (and cheap) project this afternoon and I came across an old Varney gondola in the scrap box. Added some metal wheels and Kaydee whisker couplers. Cut out a load base from some scrap bass wood, piled some stuff on it from the scrap box along with some rust and dirt powder, then sprayed some alcohol on it to break surface tension and then drizzled some scenic cement on with an eye dropper. Let it set in the Las Vegas sun for a bit to dry, dropped the load in and it was on it's way! Took about two hours and just a few bucks of parts. Great way to enjoy an afternoon! Thanks for looking! Mark <><
   Date: 04/14/15 06:23 Re: An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout..... Author: santafedan Nice photogaph.
Date: 04/14/15 06:56 Re: An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout..... Author: SPED Mark,
Looks good, thanks to natural desert weathering. Ed Date: 04/14/15 11:32 Re: An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout..... Author: oldSALrailfan Simple, quick, and effective. Nice work Mark!!
Matt Date: 04/14/15 16:00 Re: An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout..... Author: markloos Hi SF8. Regarding the weight, the NMRA RP-20.1 for HO scale is 1 oz plus 1/2 oz per inch. The loaded 6 inch gondola is really close at 4.1 oz. Good question, figured I'd share it with everyone. Mark <>< .
 Date: 04/14/15 18:57 Re: An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout..... Author: icancmp193 How many of us own one of those Royal scales? (Once sold at Costco).
Tom Y Date: 04/14/15 19:05 Re: An old soldier gets another chance to run on the layout..... Author: wabash2800 Thanks for sharing. Nice. There is a shortage of 40' steam era gons available. Seems we get mostly long mill gondolas.
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