>and he notes - More than you wanna know about "pig iron" can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_iron Since pig iron is not usually sold as a product (except for common uses such as counter weights for window sashes or ballast for machines and locomotives), one can assume that the iron billets were shipped between mills in gondolas much like the Jones & Laughlin cars were used. Being heavy, a low sided gon was sufficient for this purpose. Modeling such a load - hmmm. The casting sprues from a kit could be cut into short lengths and rust coated. Incidentally, an old trick for adding rust to non-ferrous items: fill a mason jar with water, toss in a few nails or any iron or steel items. Let stand a few weeks or until the nails get rusty (the longer they sit the more rust particles will be produced). Add the plastic parts to be rusted. Stir up the rust and let it stand a few day, stirring once in a while for an even coat. Once the plastic is coated with rust, remove from the liquid and let dry. don't paint them as they will darken with time. Raleigh in balmy Maine At 12:13 PM 11/9/2006, ed_loizeaux wrote: >--- In <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected], >"mhrreast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > lowside gons may have been commonly > > used for pig iron shipments, > > Ted Larson > >OK, so let's assume that I'd like to model a load of pig iron. What >does it look like? Curly tail and floppy ears? Or what? I assume we >are not talking about pipes, beams, sheets, etc. But I have no idea >what pig iron looks like. Is it pinkish? Any help out there? >Photos? Thanks very much...Ed L. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
