This weekend I've spent some time building a few flat cars for the up and coming railroad. The first car has just been completed so that I have a model to work with rather than just plans. My design is based on a set of plans for pulpwood car #420 of the two foot gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad found on page 36 of the March/April 1991 issue of the Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette. Someday I'll have to do a post about the Gazette and an index of the issues I use for inspiration of my own designs, but that won't be for a while.
In the meantime, here is my finished flat car and I will make 3-4 more just like it. Now it's somewhat crude since this is my first scratchbuild of a freight car, but I like the looks of it and they are simple to make. All that is needed now are trucks and couplers.
