Sorry for the long gap since my last post. I have been doing some modeling, but I have not posted about it. I am finishing up some projects for a presentation I will be doing at eh New England Prototype Meet in Springfield, MA May 29 and 30. https://www.nerpm.org/ I will be showing how to model some steel reefers used in the movement of Maine potatoes in the 1950's and 1960's.
The above is the partially complete 8000 series BAR reefer. I will also be doing the 7000 series BAR reefer and at least 3 classes of MDT reefers.
I have some other project that I plan on displaying as well:
These are Rapido 35 foot trailers, the one on the right has been modified as an open top with a tarp over it. I still need to make tiedowns for the tarp. I had custom decals made for the NH as it is shorter than the closed top trailers. I used the the name plates above and below from the Rapido trailers. They are sitting on a Walthers G-85 TOFC flat. It would be wonderful to have Clejan flat for these. Maybe someday.
These are Eastern State Farmers Exchange insulated box cars. They are basically bunkerless reefers without roof hatches, The prototypes were built in 1953 by Dispatch Shops and originally did not have the large logos. The large logo was added in the late 1950's, Eastern Farmers Exchange became part of Agway in the late 1960's,
Brian Johnson and I have actually done 6 podcasts, and it has been a lot of fun. Always looking for people you would like to talk model railroading to be on the podcast. https://tfmrr.com/
