So you want to build a lumber load . . .

We want you to be sucessful in building our new HO scale Lumber Load. So here is a printable  PDF / PNG brochure giving you some tips on making it. Of course, if you have any questions, just drop us an email. Enjoy!

Union Pacific Harrimans!

Here is Wheels of Time N-scale pre-production photo of our Union Pacific's Common Standard Baggage-Express car.  They will have "Common Standard" (a.k.a Harriman) underframes. UP Class 60-B-2 was built by Pullman in 1910 - 1914 and assigned to UP's Oregan Short Line.  Refurbished by the UP shops sometime in the '50's with the removal of roof vents and repainted in the then new streamlined colors. BTW - more variations in the future are coming. Enjoy the close up photo.

Southern Railway M-o-W

This is our pre-production decorated sample of Southern Railway 60-ft baggage-express car in N-scale assigned to maintenance-of-way service. This baggage car in this paint scheme lasted into the Norfolk Southern era before it was recently retired. Status update: in production at the factory.

Flatcar load diagrams and a video

•  Be sure to check out our diagrams for our HO scale Lumber Loads. These diagrams will help you stack the lumber on flatcars.

Lumber Diagram for Plain Deck Flatcars

Lumber Diagram for Bulkhead Flatcars

• A YouTube video produced by Nathaniel... Building of the lumber kit by Jonathan and Nathaniel who are my nephews. Awesome job! Please note, Wheels of Time don't recommend using wire for wrapping lumber. We recommend using black quilting thread which makes assembly easier and is more scaled in dimension - and won't interfere in the stacking of the loads. Enjoy! Link:  https://youtu.be/pEKXop-PL0s

Lumber loads!

HO scale Lumber LumberHere is our latest ad that will be showing up in Model Railroad News. We are super happy how it came out. If you have empty flatcars running around your layout, may be it's time to fill them out and put them to work - bring some "revenue" for your model railroad empire! As you can see from the photo, there are three parts to a lumber stack. The bottom with the crosswise piece (called sleeper for forklift loading), the middle section (like a donut), and the top detailed piece. These three pieces conveniently snaps together. We will also be posting a couple of patterns to take the guess work out of how to stack these pieces to make an even load - a really great idea from Jim Fitch. So if you have ideas whether it's these lumber loads or other models, send them up. We like ideas too.