Corrugated Pipe Load Project
This was another HO scale open car load project. The corrugated
pipe load came from Grain Belt Models, available on the Iowa Scaled Engineering
website:
All I did to the pipes was ream the ends to achieve a thinner,
more prototypical cross section, prime and paint them. I then glued the pipes
together in rows of three, attached to crosswise wood supports with space
allowed for vertical spacers to be added later. The rows were then glued together
with the vertical spacers added.
The car was an InterMountain/Red Caboose general service
drop-bottom gondola. I weathered the car a bit and painted the wheel faces and
trucks.
The wood cribbing, supports and spacers were based on prototype
photos.
The steel bands were the narrowest chart tape I could find. They
do not scale-out to a prototypical two inches and are closer to five inches
wide. But they do provide a good visual effect.
This was a very easy project any modeler with a little
experience and a few tools could accomplish.
Bob Chaparro
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