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Hi All, I know somemember has done it but cant find out how to make a decent looking coal load to go in my MSS tender.

Hope you can help

Will

a piece of plasticard with gravel stuck on and spray painted black works well Im told.

A piece of plasticard with coal glued on it looks even better!

I used some small gravel I found and stuck it to a plastikard base and sprayed it black. Looks effective if the gravel isn't rounded.

black aquarium filter charcole doesit for me stick it onto some expanded foam (the stuf they use for packing electronic equipment in) glue on with pvc glue and spray the whole lot black

cheers guys, Will probably mix and match the ideas and see how it goes.

was going to cut a block of polystyrene to size cover it in fine aquarium gravel spray black!

I just use coal, it has a texture you can't replicate.

ACLR wrote:black aquarium filter charcole doesit for me stick it onto some expanded foam (the stuf they use for packing electronic equipment in) glue on with pvc glue and spray the whole lot black

That is more or less what I did, only I mixed the charcoal in with some watered down pva, it dries clear so doesn't need painting after. Think it is a bit small to be to scale though

Some pics of my tender made using a flatbed mamod truck.

Will,

You should've taken some lumps (although would would only need one!) of the stuff from Amberley when you were a month ago

Chris that looks very similar to mine mate

We have a tipper wagon full of stale coal in the quarry! Will rob some of that on sunday before i go off to play trains!

ACLR wrote:Chris that looks very similar to mine mate

Great minds Graham!

yeah but the same can be said about poor minds

pauly wrote:yeah but the same can be said about poor minds  :lol: