Doing some Boxing...

[MadMike1024]

And an attempt to make a reefer out of the wood boxcar...



Bit more to do on the color, and to get Michael to do the roof hatches...

[PapaXpress]

Those look great.

[MadMike1024]

Here's what's fun about these; These are the old cardboard sides for the early OO scale cars slightly updated. The kit came with a milled roof, a wood frame, and you mounted the cardboard sides and ends on it. I have two or three more that I'm going to do, including a 'Scout' AT&SF boxcar, and a 'Route Map' Boxcar. Also one or two more of the 36 ft reefer...

[GreatNortherner]

Hi Mike,

These look fantastic! You've probably noticed this already, but just for the record, the side texture of the 50' is maybe 10% stretched along the length of the car, so text or circular logos should be 'squeezed' by about 10%.

Also, I used the trainbumpspec shader on the main body of the car, so it's quite important to keep the medium-dark grey alpha channel intact so the car won't look like somebody just poured glue all over it.

If you can wait a little while longer, I'll build a 33' or 36' wooden reefer soon. With proper roof hatches and insulated doors. I'll try to use the same texture and mapping as I did on the 36' box, so you could use the same repaint texture on the reefer too.

Cheers,
Michael

[MadMike1024]

Hi Mike,

These look fantastic! You've probably noticed this already, but just for the record, the side texture of the 50' is maybe 10% stretched along the length of the car, so text or circular logos should be 'squeezed' by about 10%.

Also, I used the trainbumpspec shader on the main body of the car, so it's quite important to keep the medium-dark grey alpha channel intact so the car won't look like somebody just poured glue all over it.

If you can wait a little while longer, I'll build a 33' or 36' wooden reefer soon. With proper roof hatches and insulated doors. I'll try to use the same texture and mapping as I did on the 36' box, so you could use the same repaint texture on the reefer too.

Cheers,
Michael

I'll wait... While you are doing these cars, will you make a static scenery object with no trucks/bogeys out of the 36ft box or reefer? Lots of farmers used old railcars on blocks with a ramp to the bottom of the door for dry storage of grain and hay, and they'd add a nice touch to a farm scene on a more modern route. MOW crews also used old railcars for parts storage alongside the tracks. The aged effect I got on the Soo reefer wouldn't look out of place in either service.

[PapaXpress]

Hi Mike,

These look fantastic! You've probably noticed this already, but just for the record, the side texture of the 50' is maybe 10% stretched along the length of the car, so text or circular logos should be 'squeezed' by about 10%.

Yea, I been battling with this for a bit. I may have to flatten all the layers, rasterize it, and then shrink it.

[MadMike1024]

Okay, Hawk has all four boxcars...

[MadMike1024]

Another one, the wife liked this...

[imnew]

Looks great !

[micaelcorleone]

Another one, the wife liked this...

Linde. Cool.
It's a German company specialized on cooling techniques.

[MadMike1024]

Linde. Cool.
It's a German company specialized on cooling techniques.

The car actually had a Dewar cryogenic tank inside mounted in a shock mounting for double protection. They shipped liquid oxygen and other cryo gases in the car.

[MadMike1024]

This one's a little oddity...



Colored to blend in with the rest of the passenger cars, and equipped with steam lines, they ran expedited freight on a passenger schedule.

[MadMike1024]

More?

[thecanadianrail]

MORE MORE MORE!!!! maby one that says Canadian Pacific in a signature style of lettering?

[MadMike1024]

More yet...