Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars
|
Barrybennetttoo@...
Yes, I know that is the work I have to do.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
My patch panel plans are to use thick (ie Champ or left over Walthers) decal sheet, which should produce enough of an edge to the panels without the add-on crudity of thin plastic sheet, which isn't thin enough at any grade I can get. I suppose another alternative would be thin plastic sticky tape, but my gut feeling is that the decal film will be infinitely easier. Cheers Barry Bennett
In a message dated 08/06/2010 18:01:58 GMT Standard Time,
prrk41361@... writes: Barry: As discussed recently on the list you'll have to reroof your westerfield cars and add patch panels for your era. Additing Patch panels to painted cars is not that difficult. I've done it to the RC X29's before the newest runs. brian carlson --- On Tue, 6/8/10, barryb2again <_Barrybennetttoo@... (mailto:Barrybennetttoo@...) > wrote: From: barryb2again <_Barrybennetttoo@... (mailto:Barrybennetttoo@...) > Subject: [STMFC] Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars To: _STMFC@... (mailto:STMFC@...) Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 12:02 PM I read, and filed, Richard's piece before I mailed and ... " By the 1940s it was becoming necessary to apply patches to the lower sections of the side sheathing on some cars, and these patch panels became increasingly common until, in the late 1950s, most cars had them." As I model 1957 then 'most cars had them' applies. It seems to me a little odd to offer late 50's paint schemes on pristine un-patched bodies. Because of the extra work I'll pass on them and build up my Westerfields instead. Barry Bennett --- In _STMFC@... (mailto:STMFC@...) , "Steve Hoxie" <stevehprr@...> wrote: I found that he didn't write "all", which, like "never," is a dangerous word to use in prototype modeling! I have taken the liberty of quoting from his piece here: sections of the side sheathing on some cars, and these patch panels became increasingly common until, in the late 1950s, most cars had them." "barryb2again" Barrybennetttoo@ wrote: that BLI have said that they will not be producing models with repair patches. >suffered the same body rot problems as the X29 cars and that all of themTaking Richard Hendrickson's manuscript comments that the cars received patch panel repairs then the BLI cars are not much use as produced for anyone that models the 1950's. decal. Or maybe I will just build my store of Westerfield kits instead. >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Barry Bennett [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
|
|
|