D
ave Davis has talents in all facets of model rail-
roading. From large walk-around home layouts, to
totally tricked-out scenic dioramas, to his many
published articles in the model press, Dave has done it all.
This month we focus on Dave’s modeled and weathered
freight cars, and their loads. For most of his prototype ideas,
he uses railroad historical books such as “The Classic Freight
Car Series, Vol 6: Loaded flats and gondolas.”
Mild weather in St. Louis this past January gave Dave and
I five days to set up a few sections of my home layout out-
doors to create a photo and video presentation of some of
his flat car models. All are filmed in natural sunlight. The
prototype-like run-bys would be hard to create as still pho-
tos, yet they pan 8 feet. Cool stuff this month.
What’s neat column - 2
MRH-Jul 2013
