Hi all,
I was looking at the store book racks and I noticed several “Basic this”, “Basic that”, more “Basic blah, blah” (I am not making fun of basics - have quite a few [:D])
So I thought… let’s get together and write “Basic Train Wrecks for Model Railroaders”
Just think of the neat stuff and kit bashing one can do[:-,]. Examples include:
Boiler Explosions, Telescopes, Head-ons, Bridge Disasters, etc.
Hope this adds a few laughs to your railroading days (daze) [(-D]
–Ed
How about “Model Railroading for Dummies”[^]
You left out floor plunges and CATastriphies.[swg]
Enjoy
Paul
As someone who loves him some rusted sidings with old rusted junk on them I’d support this venture.
I recall some old issues of RMC/MR having crashed trains…heh
Hey! I seem to remember a photograph of a derailment in the signature block of someone’s posts…on THIS VERY FORUM!!!
One problem with modeling a wreck is that plastic just does not act like metal. I bought a ruined Varney metal box car at a swap meet for a buck and it is thin steel – it can be bent and gouged like the real thing. I also found a thin metal kit for a two bay hopper (thin steel not the heavy Ulrich castings). I am not sure who made this model but I suspect it dates from the early 1950s. Problem is, they are both so neat that I also have this idea that I can put them back into running shape. One more project on the pile!
Dave Nelson