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Re: MDC OT tank car frame, was new products (was BLI vs. Walthers ...): Now Champ Decals

Paul LaCiura <paul.jeseng@...>
 

Richard,

Not to diverge from the current thread but...................

The subject came up on the Espee group regarding the possibility of Champ
intentionally making very slight changes (not noticeable to most consumers)
to their decal artwork in the past so that they could see if someone were
"pirating" their artwork downstream.

I know the subject seems petty but I am wondering if there is any truth to
that rumor? Not trying to create any trouble but I am interested. I have
quite a few sets and the thought has occurred to me when I browse through my
collection of Champ freight car decals, particularly SP freight and
passenger car decals.

Paul LaCiura
San Francisco, CA
Spdaylight.com

-----Original Message-----
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of
Richard Hendrickson
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:40 PM
To: STMFC@...
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: MDC OT tank car frame, was new products (was BLI
vs. Walthers ...)

On Sep 27, 2005, at 9:21 AM, Dean Payne wrote:

.... There was a Sunset 3-dome tank in
a garish paint scheme on ebay, it is gone now. Were all the Type
11's 3-dome?
No. As Bruce Smith posted, most were single compartment 8K and 10K
gal. cars (the Sunset models were 8K).

Assuming one could find one "cheap", how could one re-
letter one, besides the PRR? Microscale has nothing, Champ makes a D-
X gasoline set (but I don't know what era it is from). I don't see
Associated or Mid-Continent (two petroleum shippers that had them
in "large numbers", as stated in an earlier post.)
The Champ Mid-Continent D-X set is good for the late steam era. Other
owners included Gulf Oil, Interstate Tank Car Co., Keith Tank LIne,
Lion Oil Co., Mobilgas, National Oil Co., Oil States Tank Car Corp. (a
subsidiary of Mid-Continent D-X), Sinclair, Sun Oil, Texaco (whose cars
eventually went into the General American fleet), and Union Oil of
Calif. Lots of possibilities there, especially since many were black
cars lettered only with reporting marks, numbers, and data.

What does it take
to "rework"?
In addition to the modifications listed by Elden Gatwood, I've replaced
the flimsy, oversize stamped brass sill steps with flat wire steps.
Also, depending on the era you model, you may want to change the air
brakes to KC and replace the trucks (most of the prototype cars came
with Andrews or had their original arch bars changed to Andrews before
ca. 1940). The necessary mods can be carried out by anyone who can
solder, especially if you a have a resistance soldering tool.

Richard Hendrickson





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