Railride, yes, I have. However, I do not have one and wish to proceed on this project, purposely, "on the cheap". I am making use 90% or more of materials I have on hand already, minimum of new acquired tools/materials. With that in mind, I believe a lot, if not most, of people who read the Forum may have same around to work with. Naturally, it varies from one individual to another, but that is the idea. Make use of what you have and do best you are able. Have thoughts of making my own pounce wheel... perhaps a gear/toothed wheel of some sort. Still looking around in my cans and boxes to see what I may have.
Don, thanks for the compliment. Yes, I agree. When working in a Rohm & Haas chemical plant, they had two tank cars used to transport various products/additives within the plant between units. Both cars were from the '30s or '40s (built dates varied with upgrades) and both were riveted plate. Also, in older parts of the plant, some pipe racks were of riveted steel beams and columns, really thick webs and flanges. And with both cases, the rivets were not regularly spaced as people are used to seeing in Hollywood films and old promotional film reels.
After making use of the copper sheet to reinforce the styrene, afterthought method of correction, may consider use of copper sheet for outside loading trunk surface, if it doesn't warp as severely with making rivets.
Jesse TCA
