Let’s try a fun twist on a group build: everyone creates a freight car carrying something mysterious—but here’s the catch: don’t reveal what it is right away!
You could:
Weather and detail a sealed boxcar with cryptic markings
Build a flatcar with a covered load and suspenseful signage
Create a tank car with questionable contents and a secret story
Once everyone shares their builds, we’ll try to guess what each load is before the creator reveals it. Bonus points for adding clues through decals, figures, or scenic hints!
This is a great way to blend creativity, storytelling, and a little friendly mystery. Who’s in? Let’s start loading those secrets onto the rails!
Man this concept sounds like a lot of fun; I have this old gondola just hanging around in a box collecting dust and was planning to throw some junk in it, but now I’m thinking nah, I’ll cover it with a tarp and maybe glue some random objects sticking out to make people wonder what the heck’s beneath.
I’m not good at decals, but I could just slap on some crooked danger signs or even hand paint something silly like “keep out” to irritate people. Like make it seem like it has been years leaking who knows what sitting on some siding, probably go overboard with weathering as well. To be honest, hearing every ridiculous estimate will be half the pleasure. Yeah, I’m up for this one. I’m going through my junk box right now to see what I can find.
