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ACL flondola? glatcar? (was Re: 40 ft gons)

golden1014
 

Tim,

The correct answer is yes, this is the car the Tichy model is trying to represent. I think the Tichy model is very, very close. The big problem with the Tichy representation is that the fishbelly center-sills are too deep for the ACL cars. It's not a huge problem but I think it's clearly noticeable when comparing the model to the prototype.

John Golden
Bloomington, IN

--- In STMFC@..., Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:

Jim

Am I missing something? Both have 10 stake pockets, fishbelly u/f,
short sides... Perhaps I should have asked "Is this the car Tichy
is -trying- to represent"? (Since the Tichy flat car kit was based
on an NC&StL prototype.) The sides on the prototype have been
replaced with steel but that was a common upgrade to composite
freight cars. (The photo is from 1972.)

Tim O'Connor


Not the same. See the Tichy car here.
http://tichytraingroup.com/images/parts/4040_1_b.gif

Jim Hayes
Portland Oregon
www.sunshinekits.com

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...>wrote:

Is this ACL P-11-[?] similar/same as the Tichy kit? Were these
originally plain flat cars and then converted to this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150447285148

Tim O'Connor
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