Hi All, Sorry if this is the wrong forum (I'm not sure if this is more of a kit-bashing type question). But I was wondering if you all could share some ideas for freight loads for my (LGB) cars. My railway is a European steam railway loosely set in the early 20th century (technically my latest loco was historically built in the mid 30s, but I imagine the railroad as being set more in the 20s). My railway is imagined as being an interchange, with larger locomotives and cars hauling good between two large cities, and a small local railway that services a series of small communities and industries and connects them to the main line. What kind of loads might a small rural railway in that era carry, and how can I model those loads?
I'm looking both for ideas for loads, and pictures and methods for how to build those loads.
Obviously coal is the single most common commodity carried on my railway, and I figured out that it's pretty easy to make coal loads using black aquarium gravel glued onto foam board. I assume the same method would work for sand.
Any techniques for making G scale logs, crates, canvass gondola covers for covered loads, barrels, boxes, milled timber, or anything else you can think of that my railway might carry? Any inexpensive toys or model 20s farm equipment that you could recommend? I'm totally open to any creative ideas here.
I'm looking both for ideas for loads, and pictures and methods for how to build those loads.
Obviously coal is the single most common commodity carried on my railway, and I figured out that it's pretty easy to make coal loads using black aquarium gravel glued onto foam board. I assume the same method would work for sand.
Any techniques for making G scale logs, crates, canvass gondola covers for covered loads, barrels, boxes, milled timber, or anything else you can think of that my railway might carry? Any inexpensive toys or model 20s farm equipment that you could recommend? I'm totally open to any creative ideas here.
