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undecorated Intermountain kits for sale
genegreen1942@...
I would like to sell the following undecorated Intermountain kits. All are new, untouched and gray plastic. I'll never get around to assembling and painting them. Price for any one kit is $15.96, which is 20% off MSRP, plus actual shipping charge. If paying with Paypal price is $16.85 per kit plus actual shipping. You may specify shipping method and whether or not the shipment is insured. Quantities available are as indicated below.
ITEM DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . QTY 40699 50' PS-1 double-door . . . . . . . 2 40799 1937 40' AAR box car . . . . . . 4 40899 40' 10'6" modified AAR box car 6 41099 12 panel 40' box car . . . . . . . 4 42750A Caswell gondola AB brakes . . 2 42750K Caswell gondola K brakes . . . . 2 42998 Stock car AB brake . . . . . . . . . 2 42999 Stock car K brake . . . . . . . . . . 2 Please contact me off list at genegreen1942 at yahoo dot com. Gene Green Out in the Badlands of New Mexico
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Re: Resin kits w/cast on details - photos
Tom Madden
It's Frank's project, I'll let him disclose the price. From the preliminary figures I've seen, it'll be considerably less than the acid tanks. Aaron Gjermundson is doing the casting for these uni-body kits.
Tom Madden
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Re: flat car pole load
Jeffrey White
Garth,
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There is no diagram for a 40 foot flat car in my 1954 IC freight car diagrams book. The 1960 equipment list shows 15 40'2" piggyback cars. They still had 145 of the 45' flats in 1960. The 15 40'2" flats may have been C&IW cars they are included in the totals. But C&IW cars are also in the diagram book. Jeff White Alma, IL
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Re: Resin kits w/cast on details - photos
Jeffrey White
I would buy several of those. What will the price point be? $65
for a resin acid car that you might need one or two of is one thing,
but I couldn't afford that for 50-100 hoppers.
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Jeff White Alma, IL
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Re: Resin kits w/cast on details - photos
tyesac@...
Awsome master, casting! In spite of my earlier post, those are cast on grabs anyone should be able to live with.
Tom Casey
-----Original Message----- From: pullmanboss@... [STMFC] To: STMFC Sent: Fri, Feb 13, 2015 10:39 am Subject: [STMFC] Resin kits w/cast on details - photos Frank asked me to post a couple of photos of his IC hopper offering. Here they are:
Tom Madden
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
Tony Thompson
Jim Betz wrote:
Perhaps even because they are resin kits - our resin models seem to be easy to "buy more than you will ever build". Who amongst us can say he doesn't have a supply of resin kits that he couldn't finish in a year if he did nothing else but work on those kits and focused on just that as his 'only' modeling activity? Me, for one, and I bet Clark Propst is the same. I simply realized I wanted to change being in the place you describe, Jim, and have built, traded or had someone build, essentially all the resin kits I had. I think there are three, maybe four, still here. Most of my 60 or so kits were traded or sold, but many were indeed built. This was one area where I did not particularly want to "die with the most unbuilt kits." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@signaturepress.com Publishers of books on railroad history
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
Hi,
Thought I'd point out a detail that may be affecting the widely varied responses to Frank's decision ... It's a good idea (to me) to offer different products with different target buyers. And anything that gets more guys building models with increased accuracy/level of detailing/etc. is also a good idea. Here's a piece of evidence supporting that ... even one of the most skilled builders we all know (Richard H.) had a large quantity of UNbuilt resin models in his "hobby shop in the closet". Perhaps even because they are resin kits - our resin models seem to be easy to "buy more than you will ever build". Who amongst us can say he doesn't have a supply of resin kits that he couldn't finish in a year if he did nothing else but work on those kits and focused on just that as his 'only' modeling activity? So if a resin mfgr was to offer some long missing car - such as the flat car recently mentioned - but to do it -only- in the cast on grabs version ... then those of us wanting the same car but who don't want cast on grabs ===> are left wanting. Perhaps the correct solution would be to offer the cast on grabs version only as an alternative to an already produced model in that resin mfgr's line? If the mfgr can 'rework' his line and issue the cast on grabs versions of even his products that are long out of production - there is the possibility that he can increase his business with much less time/effort. - Jim
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Resin kits w/cast on details - photos
Tom Madden
Frank asked me to post a couple of photos of his IC hopper offering. Here they are: http://www.pullmanproject.com/Hopper1.JPG
http://www.pullmanproject.com/Hopper2.JPG
Tom Madden
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
Jim King
I agree with Frank’s idea. Resin kits scare a lot of would-be builders, just like piles of etched brass sheets in a diesel kit do.
With a little ingenuity, which Frank has in abundance, the ladder stiles and rungs can be designed with tapered sides that help create the illusion of separate pieces. That’s 1 of the many advantages of using rubber molds vs. traditional metal molds: negatively drafted, shallow features mean nothing. If properly done, looking dead-on to the model will look just fine. Only shadows may allude to something else but careful weathering can hide some of that too.
Good for you, Frank!
Jim King (828) 777-5619 www.smokymountainmodelworks.com
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
Clark Propst
Frank has always been in the admirable position of being able to make
masters for cars he wanted. His personal line is no different. He needs lots of
certain types of cars for his layout and doesn’t want to invent a ton of time
assembling models. I think he’s been mulling this approach over for a few years.
If no one buys them, he’ll just have more for himself ; ))
Clark
Propst Mason City Iowa
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
Bill Welch
Elitist and i will add "Entitled" Tom, I totally agree with what you are saying. I might even buy the IC hopper and decal it for the NC&StL and ignore the fact that the length is not quite correct, but then I also prefer the Tichy 2-bay hopper. Shudder, call the Prototype Police.
Bill Welch
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Re: flat car pole load
Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
Friends,
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The IC had similar 45' cars, series 61000-61199, which are shown in the 1931 CBC. Did they have Harriman 40' cars? Yours Aye, Garth Groff
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
Greg Martin
Bill and all,
I think it is a grand idea.
To echo Tom's remarks it should be regarded as a stepping stone for the
modeler.
How many of us bought the ACCURAIL gondola when it cam out? Resin is just
the choice of way the model is produced not the culture of the modeler. What you
decide to do with it after you get it is truly up to you, isn't it?
I think there is a good market for it, but it may be price sensitive at
first but it will have a following. I trust that Frank's soul will be there in the level of detail.
Only a few know how many of Aaron Gjermundson's resin ends and sills
were sold for last years(2014) SHAKE_N_TAKE kits and there is still an
interest in them.
Hell, this might just be the first resin kit I finish...
3^) (wink wink Bill ~ just kidding)
Greg Martin
Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through
it. Norman Maclean
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
Tom Madden
Everyone is missing the point. Frank has made a business decision to offer simplified cast resin models to those who want models not available in plastic but who lack the skill or time to deal with traditional resin kits. It's not an either/or situation - the alternative is not a high end resin kit, it's not offering one at all. It's kind of an elitist attitude, don't you think, to suggest that resin kit manufacturers tailor all their offerings exclusively to those of us with the skills to assemble anything Westerfield, Sunshine or Speedwitch ever produced. We're a very tiny part of the hobby market, so anything which might inspire modelers in the "next level down" to join our ranks should be encouraged. The modeler who assembles four IC chisel-sided hoppers from Frank in the time it takes me to do one of Sunshine's might well decide to tackle a more complex resin kit next time. That enlarges the market for all of us, which should be a good thing. Tom Madden.
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Re: flat car pole load
Tony Thompson
Tom Madden wrote:
Not sure about the diagrams, Tom, but I'm looking at builder photos of both the SP and UP F-50-4 cars, and they pretty darn clearly have 12 stake pockets. ('m not counting internal end pockets. After UP and SP were split up, SP went away from the Bettendorf underframe but kept the same side sill design. UP may have changed the numbers of stake pockets, but SP continued with 12 per side as late as F-50-12, built in 1928-29. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders
tyesac@...
Why not just provide NBW and a drilling location dimple? I would think a "large fleet" buyer would also prefer buying prepainted, un numbered cars anyway, and not care much about grab irons either way.
I prefer to avoid the carving chore for grabs and ladders and the gon in question has what, 12 or so grabs in total? I recently carved off the ladders, brake platform hand brake and grabs from a Bowser round roof 40' single door car and that was a pain! Wound up making a nice N&W B-1 though.
Tom Casey
-----Original Message----- From: Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC] To: STMFC Sent: Thu, Feb 12, 2015 3:48 pm Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Resin Kits w/cast-on grabs/ladders I sold my Sunshine 33.x kits last year for $37 each... I guess now I should have held out for more money! :-) They were certainly beautiful kits and since Frank did the masters I'm sure his 1-piece bodies will be very good too, albeit probably for more than Sunshine's original $36 price. Tim O'Connor The CB&Q had over 6,000 of these gondolas so these are needed by any Midwest transition modeler. A lot of southern Illinois coal was moved in these cars to local coal dealers. Southern Illinois coal also moved into the Dakotas and Minnesota from the Q to GN and NP, so even modelers in that area could justify having one or two of these cars. A friend put together three of the Sunshine kits for me and I consider them the stars of my freight car fleet. Considering they are no longer available from Sunshine, and I would be very surprised to see them in plastic, I would look forward to a resin kit which would speed construction of at least another dozen or so. There are no ladders on these cars, only grab irons.
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Re: flat car pole load
Tom
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An SP F-50-4 had 12 pockets. I have no photos of those UP flat classes (I assume that's what you're discussing here?) but if they were "Harriman" cars then a very strong family resemblance makes sense! It sure doesn't help that the two roads used the same class designations for cars of different designs. :-/ Tim O'
Are these Harriman flats unique to the SP? I have what's supposed to be a complete set of UP flat car diagrams, and the only ones I see with 12 stake pockets are the 100 truss rod flats built by the Seattle Car Co. in 1913. The F-40-2 and F-50-1 through F-50-4 were quite numerous (almost 1900 cars) but had 13 stake pockets per side. There were 500 each of the F-50-5 and near-twin F-50-7, but they had 15 pockets per side (13 as on the earlier cars plus another on the end of each end sill) - plus two internal stake pockets at each end. I also have the General Design drawing for the F-50-5 and can detect no taper in the ends of the side sills. It does have an overhanging deck and bolted blocking between stake pockets.
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Re: flat car pole load
Tom Madden
Are these Harriman flats unique to the SP? I have what's supposed to be a complete set of UP flat car diagrams, and the only ones I see with 12 stake pockets are the 100 truss rod flats built by the Seattle Car Co. in 1913. The F-40-2 and F-50-1 through F-50-4 were quite numerous (almost 1900 cars) but had 13 stake pockets per side. There were 500 each of the F-50-5 and near-twin F-50-7, but they had 15 pockets per side (13 as on the earlier cars plus another on the end of each end sill) - plus two internal stake pockets at each end. I also have the General Design drawing for the F-50-5 and can detect no taper in the ends of the side sills. It does have an overhanging deck and bolted blocking between stake pockets. All were 40'-10" over the decks and had straight side sills, so there was a clear "family" appearance. What am I missing that would exclude these 2900 UP flats from the population being discussed? Tom madden
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Re: flat car pole load
Charles Etheredge
You are right on Tim. I have begged for these for the longest, but without success. I need at least 20 of them for my layout.
Charles Etheredge Modeling the TNO in the 40's
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Re: Resin Car Works website
william darnaby
More specifically, it was 2 to 3 drops of Scalecoat Cornell Red in the paint cup with the Milwaukee orange. But, IMHO, the Milwaukee orange is pretty close as is. YMMV.
Bill Darnaby From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:32 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [STMFC] Resin Car Works website Gary, I posted your query to Frank and here's his note. Darnaby used Scalecoat Milwaukee orange with a couple drops of red. For the Bronze Green Humbrol has that color. It was used in the interiors of TBF/TBM. Frank I hope that helps! Eric Hansmann RCW web guy El Paso, TX
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