I Forgot I Built This...

Looks good to me.  You should see my first scratch-built.  Nowhere near that one.

If you don't mind answering.  How does this start?
Did you have any sort of kit or directions?

I see all of the fine detail and I wonder how you get it all done from "scratch"

So much so that even though I am interested, I can not work up the knowledge or courage to begin.

BTW

It goes with out saying that I think it looks pretty fantastic

Obviously, the "usual" parts: (Quality Craft trucks, KD couplers, Walthers brake stuff and Kemtron marker lights) were purchased. Guess I should have been more precise...

The rest is just strip wood, sheet basswood I scribed, and bits of wire. The body is removable so I can (eventually) install window glass.

It's very loosely based on a drawing in "O Scale Railroading" July 1980: a "D&H" cabin car.

Thank you for the nice comments.

Mark in Oregon

Darned nice, Mark.

You were not being imprecise I am sure that your intended audience knew all of that stuff.  Just not me.

I think very nice, amazing honestly.

And thank you for indulging a newbie and answering what I am sure seemed like obvious questions

First attempt...great result! 

jpv69

Good first attempt. Certainly could go with any number of short lines that modified existing pieces, or just made their own rolling stock.

"The small chip in the corner of the roof was when my (then) wife was dusting the mantle, where I had it displayed, and knocked it onto the floor."

Sounds like a justifiable reason to get rid of her to me!

Is the whole thing pretty much wood?

I guess I am mostly asking about the underframe rather than the body.  I understand the body is wood.  Is the frame wood?

That's your FIRST attempts?!? I don't think I could come close to that on my 10th.

I was laughing thinking to my self

1. I am struggling to work up the courage for a first attempt
2. I am sure I will be unwilling to show anyone my first attempt
   
   Unless of course I claim someone else did it

BWRR posted:

Is the whole thing pretty much wood?

I guess I am mostly asking about the underframe rather than the body.  I understand the body is wood.  Is the frame wood?

Yes. The whole thing (other than wire,brake detail,trucks, ladders,couplers,marker lights and stove pipe) is wood. This includes truck bolsters and under frame.

I did this purposely, because I wanted to keep it as "homemade" as possible. Now I'm not sure why I did it this way...

I do thank you and everyone else for your kind remarks...

Mark in Oregon

Strummer posted:

Yes. The whole thing (other than wire,brake detail,trucks, ladders,couplers,marker lights and stove pipe) is wood. This includes truck bolsters and under frame.

Just lovely what can be done with a bit of wood,