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ATSF Railroad tug and barge.
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 algon
Santa Fe Railroad Tug AT&SF - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
I have now built a railroad barge to push around with a few "G" scale rail cars on deck. Hull is solid Styrofoam block 4" thick about 18" wide and nearly 5' long. Hull is painted with a rubberized coating called FlexSeal. Deck is plywood.
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6 days ago by 🇺🇸 chugalone100 (
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Algon —
I really love what you did with your tug and the scratch-built train barge — they look incredibly realistic. Did you follow any blueprints for your barge, or was it entirely your own design? I’m asking because I’m looking for 1:24 barge blueprints to build one for my Juanita. I know New Port Crown Model from China has a very nice barge, but the tariffs make it too expensive to import. So I’d like to scratch-build one using a good set of plans. Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks — Julian 😎 ▲
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 cjanik001 (
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....Maybe N scale would be better!
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 cjanik001 (
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Its interesting how modelers from different interests also have a fascination with the boating world. In my earlier days, I too had interest in model railroading, and wanted to build a layout with a working car float. But alas, time, money and space were the limiting factors, that gave way to raising a family.
I remember seeing a picture of a rail car ferry in a book about the Southern Pacific Railroad. This ferry ushered cars across the Mississippi river in New Orleans before there were any bridges across the river. This may be something I might consider in the near future, say in HO scale, as a project to undertake. ▲
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 algon (
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Thank you Doug, It s still a work in progress. I'll try to get a few pictures from below deck.
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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4 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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Very nice Algon👍
Can we sneak a peek inside please? "ALL ABOARD!" Next up Atchison or Topeka? 😉 Cheers, Doug 😎 
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4 years ago by 🇺🇸 ToraDog (
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Very nice. How about a short write up abut her and your build, PLEASE????
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