Re: Midland Valley composite open hopper
proto48er
Guys -
Before this topic fades away, I wanted to point out a small error in the MM plans and the PSC "O" scale model. The 1943 CBC does have the correct general elevation and cross sectional drawings for these cars. Careful examination of the two vertical side stakes adjacent to the center stake on both the CBC drawing and the MP prototype cars shows them to be a Z-brace and an angle brace riveted together, and not a bulb brace like the remainder of the braces on the sides of the car. They are riveted at the "web". Actually, the Z and angle sandwich the interior bracing plate which passes through the "wood" sides. You really have to look hard at the photos to notice this, and be somewhat anal to include it in a model. A.T. Kott --- In STMFC@..., "benjaminfrank_hom" <b.hom@...> wrote: published (the AAR design, not specifically the MV cars)? I would like tomodel several of these cars in HO."on N&W Class H-4 triples by Roy Hurlbut with plans by Bob Hundman.might want to get a copy of John Munson's article in the February 1986issue of Mainline Modeler, where he kitbashed a model of this car fromtwo Athearn War Emergency twins. While the kitbash ended up being moreit's very creative modeling that's well worth reading. |
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