Nee help on scrap loads

[wm3798]

Like @OldEastRR , I find that actual model railroad scrap makes for a good scrap load.  Sprues, unused bits and pieces, spent gears etc. glued to a base and painted rusty works really well.

Lee

[Ed Kapuscinski]

So it's important to keep in mind that not all scrap is alike nor suitable for all loads.

Some places shred, some bail, some just heap in chunks of crap.

Plus it's all era dependent. For example, odds are pretty low of finding ribbed back railroad wheels in a car in the 90s, then there's the whole vehicle thing too. Crushed 40s cars in a modern day gon are probably gonna be pretty rare.

The more you know, the harder this hobby gets!

[davefoxx]

The more you know, the harder this hobby gets!

That's why I've half-jokingly said before, "Sometimes it pays to be colorblind."  Reminds me of that time someone informed me that a certain Seaboard System business car was painted in a baby poop brown color.   

DFF