Re: Tank car dome from Detail Associates
Gatwood, Elden <Elden.Gatwood@...>
Phil;
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There is also a dome done by PSC in brass. The DA one I have is resin. Both are for a large capacity (10-12k?) car. Tichy's large and small tank car domes are very nicely done, but I am sorry I do not have the dimensions at hand. They do work for some applications, but be aware that in order for you to fit one on a bashed Athearn, you may be working with a larger hole than the Tichy dome(s) may fit, and thus, you may have to apply a filler ring in the tank hole. One the riveted cars, this is the biggest job you can get into. It could be done by embossing a replacement dome collar with rivets, but why bother? These domes would go nicely on other kits, like the IM Type 27, but again, why? The DA and PSC domes were sized for that car, so they will do a decent job, if you indeed want to do the GATC 10k car, or one of the RR-owned (12k) cars. Richard's model is super. The Tichy domes are also nice in that they represent an early dome with a sharp edge between tank top and sides. If you look through your ACF books, you can see a number of examples. The presence of 2 valves also makes it specific to certain manufacturers and car orders, as most, but not all, were outfitted with two of them after the late teens/early twenties. I am still trying to figure out dimensional issues and kit issues and I did make a run at explaining some of the kit issues at the WPM meet Oct 9, but I have not yet completed my summary of model dimensions (I do not own them all!). If you are interested, I will keep you all informed and make that available. Elden Gatwood -----Original Message-----
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of buchwaldfam Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:21 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: Tank car dome from Detail Associates I may be mashing two different articles together, however if I remember correctly, the article had both the 12.5k car and the 10k car, which had several sections removed from the tank and frame. Both the DA dome as well as the double-stack dome were featured. The photos in the article were black and white, but the tone of the photo suggested that the DA dome was brass instead of resin (?). New question: Tichy's tank car detail set includes the dome from their "USRA" (sic) tank car. Is this dome valid for any possible prototype derived from a bashed Athearn tank car? Regards, Phil Buchwald --- In STMFC@..., "lnbill" <bwelch@u...> wrote:
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