Studio shots of my various cars and trailers for my Early Piggyback Project.
I was in the studio today, short on backdrops nontheless still worth the effort. Studio lighting always puts an emphasis on the subject. I will do some outdoor module shots in a few weeks as time allows.
Rio Grande Motorway trailers loaded on a C&O flat destined for St Louis and eastern markets.
Ringsby Truck Lines of Denver, Colorado and private carrier vans.
Private carriers were common on these trains and part of the reason the service was established. I make use of common vans such as this wonderful 1/48 scale 34' Fruehof stainless steel example offered from 1951-1957.
I had this Watson Brothers Freight Lines of Omaha Nebraska tractor and trailer set built by a pro-builder from the east coast for me. He makes custom resin and brass models; supplied reference material is no different than the process we go through with our brass builders in Korea. It is an extremely rare feature to add 1/48 scale tractor trailers to any O scale layout. Especially over the road 1950's era trucks seldom modeled in our scale.
As I have moved along in the project the Ringsby trailers are also an old 1/48 scale Revell Bekins van kit. An excellent model if you can find them suitable for finishing.
