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A friend asked me to make some coal and gravel loads for the new Walthers HO 2 bay hoppers. Since the slope sheets start at the top, I had to taper the ends of the base, in this case, 1/8" structo-glass fiberglass wall panel material. I made two test loads, one coal and one gravel to determine the correct length so the load looks appropriate. I started with 4 1/4" long strips, and made a sample load of each material. I will lengthen the base for the coal load, but since the gravel is heavier then coal, I will keep the base shorter. Here are some pics of the gravel load.Walthers 2 Bay 10 panel Hopper with Gravel 001Walthers 2 Bay 10 panel Hopper with Gravel 002Walthers 2 Bay 10 panel Hopper with Gravel 003

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@laz1957 posted:

Nice work DON!!!  I used your video to make up coal loads for my Weaver 4 bay hopper O gauge cars.  They came out great.  Keep up the good work!👍👍

Thanks Laz. How are things in southern PA?

Glad the video was of use. Another friend made some coal loads from the tutorial as well, and was pleased with the results.

@laz1957 posted:

Things are good here DON.  Yes a very easy tutorial you have done.  I used Black Beauty sand blaster medium from Tractor Supply along with water  soluble Deft.  Worked great.  Take care of things up there in NE PA.  See you at YORK sometime?

Probably next October for York. Supposedly, the fairgrounds officials have closed the grounds until summer. I checked their web site, and nothing is on their schedule until June. Next close show is in Kutztown in May that I know of.

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