Model Railroading > Up Against the Wall

Kimball Iron Works on my SWP HO layout is a set of building flats up against the wall.  I made one door open enough for a man to walk in/out but not enough to reveal the lack of floor space, and ran a track under the door.
Management recently inquired why there are never any revenue moves to the Iron Works.  They would not take the excuse that the track was only 2 inches long.
So the car department went to work and made a pair of 2-inch long cars, cut from one Bowser kit, weathered, and with the trucks simply glued into place.
One is the factory red oxide and I painted the other one black (NP, C&O, Reading?) so I can occasionally change the scenery.
I actually like the looks of these cars with dummy couplers and no magnetic uncoupling pin hanging down.
 

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Wow! Clever and oustanding work!!

Good idea and well executed.  Adds a lot to the scene.

THATS pretty clever! Thanks for sharing!

Looks fantastic!   Great idea...

Plus you have the extra irony of the door not open enough to avoid being a duck-under situation (much less allowing a loaded car to be pulled out) right beside the big sign saying Think Safety First...

That's good stuff right there.  Maybe post a wider shot of Kimball Iron Works. We'd all love to see more.

Jim

Well played, Sir!
 

Amazing, I never knew what the 'Teeth per inch' of a Razor Saw blade was. 
That is 52 Teeth per Inch, correct?

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

Thanks for the kind words.
You can get razor saws at various tooth pitch values, that is why I painted it on the blade holder: they are too fine for my old eyes to see.
Maybe I'll get by KIW tomorrow for a broader view of the plant.