tstage
This shows the top and bottom angle irons & side ribbing on one side of a PRR 51' H32 covered hopper: (Click to enlarge)
Tom, I really am admiring your work on the wooden kit for the covered hopper car.
I had nothing but bad luck with covered hopped kits. I made the decision to buy covered hopper car models in brass because of the difficulty I had with these kits.
I don’t know what the issue really is. I assemble craftsman kits of boxcars, gondolas, and non-railroad models with plenty of success. I just do not enjoy assembling covered hoppers.
My most recent failure was a Funaro & Camerlengo kit of a PENNSYLVANIA H31.
I gave up and bought this brass model of the same freight car:
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
dti406
Kevin, thanks for starting us out, have fun building that boat, it looks like a nice and different project than railroad cars and engines.
It will certainly be a project! I was not expecting all the pieces. There are also about 30 cast resin detail, three different types of rope, brass rod, and strip wood.
I will need to take my time, this could be an amazing model.
dti406
I also do not enjoy going to these shows, they never have anything I am looking for.
I do not enjoy train shows as much as I used to. I think that is because my local show ceased, and the Christmas time show in Tampa has shrunken so much.
The last train show that I really enjoyed was in Atlanta in 2019.
-Kevin
