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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Both are 1928+ style PRR X29's.
On 3/21/2019 2:24 PM, Matt Herson
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Matt Herson
Jim,
Ferrocaril de Chihuahua al Pacifico are post 1960 cars and look to be ex PRR X29. No number series but links for two cars:
https://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=63957
https://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=68122
Matt Herson
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of np328
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 4:48 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Of the one Bob listed: Baltimore & Ohio (OK – on the pdf, B&O has multiple entries – help?) (13642 - STMFC # 42330) Central RR of New Jersey - 21000-21799 (800 cars) Chicago Great Western - 85000 – 87998 (even car numbers only so, 1499) (STMFC 132758) Ferrocaril de Chihuahua al Pacifico (?) Lehigh & New England – 8001 – 8500 (500 cars) Maine Central – 5000 – 6003 (1003 cars) Nickel Plate Road - 2500 – 25999 (1000) Norfolk & Western – 41000 – 41999 (a notable 5000 cars.) Is this almost a signature N&W XM? United States Army (no numbers listed from the pdf) Jim Dick – St. Paul, MN
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Re: Weekend paint and decal project
Alexander,
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Good questions that I have anticipated for my presentation this weekend. There are a large number of printers that the company has produced the appropriate toner cartridge. They favor HP printers, but many manufacturers are represented. See https://www.ghost-white-toner.com/ghost-white-toner-for-your-printer/#tonerfinder I could find one for my Samsung printer for example, although due to special circumstances (insurance covered replacement for my old ALPS which was destroyed in house fire) I bought a wireless HP color laser printer on Amazon to use with the Ghost White at my workbench (where the ALPS used to be). The prices of color laser printers have gone down. It used to be you could not get even a decent one for less than $500. The HP Color Laser Jet M252dw model I bought a year ago only cost $200 and if I didn't already have the Samsung for my work, I would use the HP for all printing uses. It is fairly compact, and being wireless, it goes where ever I want so long as there is a power cord. Given that I don't print with my printer that often (maybe 1-2 times per week) I found that inkjet printers were cheaper, but the ink dried out regularly and I spent the amount of money the laser printer and cartridges cost within two years. So I switched and have not used up anything but the black cartridge in my Samsung over the past 4 years. So price wise, I'm coming out far ahead. And the answer to your second question is: YES. I find the HP printer's cartridges easy to swap. I save the plastic cap that came on the new one and just swap which one it is on when I swap black for white or vice versa. I store the one I'm NOT using in the bubble wrap and box the Ghost White arrived in. It takes me less than 30 seconds to make the swap out of the box, into the printer and out of the printer into the box. Dave Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 3:56:22 PM, you wrote: > Dave, > Good start -- and obviously you can print another set to get the E. > I have a couple of questions about Ghost White decals > -- What printers can use them? In particular, only laser printers, which tend to be more expensive and larger footprint > on a desk? > -- Can the Ghost White toner be inserted when needed and replaced with black for normal use? > Thanks > Alex Schneider
> -----Original Message-----
> From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of A&Y Dave in MD > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 8:45 PM > Subject: [RealSTMFC] Weekend paint and decal project > Friday night, I had some leftover Tru Color paint in my airbrush cup after painting my pulp racks, so I pulled out an > Ertl low side gon project car, removed trucks and deck, then painted it black. I had a steam era image from 1929 showing > a Southern gondola during construction work at Duke University. So I put together some graphics in Adobe Illustrator to > match on Sunday and printed the decal sheet. Tonight I applied the decals. I was in too much of a hurry and screwed up > the E, but I managed to finish the whole car on all sides. I added Tahoe trucks and I need to replace some grabs and > stirrup steps, but I think it came out decent. Next one will have corner gussets, vertical brake wheel, scale couplers, > and proper K brakes. But at least now I have one more example for my presentation on Ghost White decals at the > Greensburg RPM meet. See you at my talk 4pm Saturday. The car will be on display. > Dave Bott > -- David Bott Sent from David Bott's desktop PC
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
James Brewer
The N&W BP/BPa is actually based on the PRR X28, not X29. Jim Brewer
On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 1:11 PM Schleigh Mike via Groups.Io <mike_schleigh=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Schleigh Mike
Tim, Group--Greetings! See RP CYC 18 for truck spacing and rivet details, pages 112-113. Regards from Grove City, Penna.----Mike Schleigh
On Thursday, March 21, 2019, 1:05:19 PM EDT, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
Has anyone ever attempted to compile a list of ARA/X29 box cars annotated with their respective wheel bases? I have a number of kits but I don't know which ones had the short wheelbases, and which ones didn't. :-[ Tim O'Connor On 3/21/2019 12:59 PM, Tony Thompson
wrote:
Bill Welch wrote:
Regarding the B&O M-26, over 12,000 cars in six classes. The sub-classes of M-26 are important, as they did differ
in several details, including the spacing of truck centers from
the car ends.
Tony
Thompson
-- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: Always looking for tools
Rod Miller
On 3/21/19 6:44 AM, Nelson Moyer wrote:
Thanks for the tip, Schuyler. These look like a 21^st century version of the clothespin, but with better designed tips in a variety of sizes. I won’t have to use my collection of reversed clothespins any more. That’s a good thing, because the quality and availability of wood clothespins has deteriorated over the years.Schuyler, have you used these when soldering? Since they appear to be all plastic they might not survive an encounter with heat. Nelson, hang on to your clothes pins if you use small clips during soldering. -- Rod Miller Handcraftsman === Custom 2-rail O Scale Models: Drives, Repairs, Steam Loco Building, More http://www.rodmiller.com
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Has anyone ever attempted to compile a list of ARA/X29 box cars annotated with their respective wheel bases? I have a number of kits but I don't know which ones had the short wheelbases, and which ones didn't. :-[ Tim O'Connor
On 3/21/2019 12:59 PM, Tony Thompson
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Tony Thompson
Bill Welch wrote: Regarding the B&O M-26, over 12,000 cars in six classes. The sub-classes of M-26 are important, as they did differ in several details, including the spacing of truck centers from the car ends. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Nelson,
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Looking at the price difference, and the fact that 50's era schemes dominate so I would have to reletter at best and likely strip and repaint then reletter, I am content to put in a pre-order for undecs. My dealer (Ray @ Pro Custom Hobbies) indicated they accepted the orders despite the TBD status. Dave Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 5:17:35 PM, you wrote:
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bruce Smith
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 2:26 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale) Folks, Please be aware, that at least based on the artwork displayed by Intermountain, the brakes on these prospective car releases are incorrect. The artwork (and description) indicates that these cars use the RC patch panel tooling, which, to the best of my knowledge, was only done for the mid-production (1928) body X29 by RC. Although not clear, the artwork appears to show plate ends, which is expected. The artwork also show a transverse early AB reservoir. These were only applied to the 1932 or later production X29s which are distinguished by the application of Dreadnaught ends. Subsequent plate end X29 conversions to AB brakes utilized the more well known AB reservoir, hung longitudinally under the carbody. Thus the offering by IM is incorrectly detailed with respect to the type and location of the brake reservoir (and some minor differences with brake levers as well). Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield." -- David Bott Sent from David Bott's desktop PC
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Jim,
I believe you meant 1950-1955 by "first half 1950's era" and not 1900-1950. I model 1934 and have a friend that models 1926 and another 1905. Each time frame would have a different representative. I'm looking at a mix of single and double sheathed 36' and 40' cars, like the BH and BI classes with a healthy dose of the steel sided cars. I went to my database of cars on Southern Railway trains on the Winston-Salem divsion. Out of 7000 cars in my database, I see 282 N&W box cars 98 40' single and double door (BS, BT) 55 '23 ARA based (BP/BPa) 41 USRA SS box (BK) 25 40' steel box (BSa) 24 36' (BH, BI, BJ vent), 19 40' SS 1 1/2 door (BL) 5 X29 15 unidentified So the BPa is representative of a good proportion, but you need BS/BT, and a mix of USRA SS (the Tichy car represents that) and some of those Accurail 36 footers to round things out. Is there an HO scale model of the BS (double door) or BT (single door) class? Dave Thursday, March 21, 2019, 4:59:16 AM, you wrote:
-- David Bott Sent from David Bott's desktop PC
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Re: Always looking for tools
Nelson Moyer
Thanks for the tip, Schuyler. These look like a 21st century version of the clothespin, but with better designed tips in a variety of sizes. I won’t have to use my collection of reversed clothespins any more. That’s a good thing, because the quality and availability of wood clothespins has deteriorated over the years.
Nelson Moyer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Schuyler Larrabee via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 11:07 PM To: realSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Always looking for tools
I apparently inherited my grandfather’s severe case of toolitis . . .
And I am always looking for them in places I happen to find myself. Like Sunday, when my girlfriend wanted to go into a fabric/knitting/crochet shop.
I wound up buying some clamps. Small enough to call clips, I suppose, but I’ll call them very small but powerful clamps.
Clover manufacturing Co., LTD https://www.clover-mfg.com/product/9/278
And now that I have looked on line for them I find they come in a jumbo size https://www.clover-mfg.com/product/9/280
and a mini version https://www.clover-mfg.com/product/9/279
Inexpensive. Ten clips for $7.00.
Schuyler
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Barry Kenner
Hello Group,
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The numbers listed on the intermountian site for the B&O version ranging between numbers 272511 thru 272685 are M-26D’s. This range of numbers listed in “Ted Culotta’s” Essential Freight Cars #37 reveal “Duryea Underames” and KD brakes with a Ajax handbrake. Thanks, Barry
On Mar 21, 2019, at 4:47 AM, np328 <jcdworkingonthenp@...> wrote:
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Bill Welch
The N&W cars are their Bp class and taller than an X29, more like an PRR X28. The DT&I also had 100 X29 types
Regarding the B&O M-26, over 12,000 cars in six classes. Speedwitch has decals for several of these for people that prefer to "roll their own" models. For anyone interested attached is my building plan for several of these. Bill Welch
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
np328
I see I made a rather large math error on the N&W fleet of X29s, should be 1000 not 5000. Whoops.
However, was there a better more representative XM car for the N&W (first half 1950s era) than the X29? Jim Dick
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
np328
Sorry if the query seems somewhat pedantic to the group here, After going through the files, and the Steam Era Freight Car site X29 pdf, http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/modeling/proto%20kits/23arax29kits1.pdf , I am left with a small bit of uncertainty yet with fleet roster sizes on the clone X29s. OK, in the numbers listed on the hotlinks Bob you provide, no numbers like the link to the Intermountain RR-37201, as they do not match to the kit numbers on the pdf. Next, OK, I understand that the PRR ran a jillion X29’s and it is a signature PRR car. However, for the other railroads that IRM is making available, I found some numbers on the pdf, could others help fill out or correct the fleet numbers? Of the one Bob listed: Baltimore & Ohio (OK – on the pdf, B&O has multiple entries – help?) (13642 - STMFC # 42330) Central RR of New Jersey - 21000-21799 (800 cars) Chicago Great Western - 85000 – 87998 (even car numbers only so, 1499) (STMFC 132758) Ferrocaril de Chihuahua al Pacifico (?) Lehigh & New England – 8001 – 8500 (500 cars) Maine Central – 5000 – 6003 (1003 cars) Nickel Plate Road - 2500 – 25999 (1000) Norfolk & Western – 41000 – 41999 (a notable 5000 cars.) Is this almost a signature N&W XM? United States Army (no numbers listed from the pdf) Corrections welcome. Also, I must dig up RPM 24, which covered the X29s. Thanks Ed and Pat for the RPCs. Thanks Don Burns for the prompt. (STMFC 161225) ………………………………………. Also, current comments on the comments of the pdf listed above are welcome. Especially regarding accuracy of the model for other than PRR, NKP. ……………………………………….. I have a small roster of X29s, picking them up where and when I could in the past. None the less, it is off to the LHS to put in a reservation in the very near future. Late 1950s see STMFC post 27451. When I undertake these searches, it is simply amazing the information that can be researched from this STMFC site alone. Just incredible. Jim Dick – St. Paul, MN
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Always looking for tools
Schuyler Larrabee
I apparently inherited my grandfather’s severe case of toolitis . . .
And I am always looking for them in places I happen to find myself. Like Sunday, when my girlfriend wanted to go into a fabric/knitting/crochet shop.
I wound up buying some clamps. Small enough to call clips, I suppose, but I’ll call them very small but powerful clamps.
Clover manufacturing Co., LTD https://www.clover-mfg.com/product/9/278
And now that I have looked on line for them I find they come in a jumbo size https://www.clover-mfg.com/product/9/280
and a mini version https://www.clover-mfg.com/product/9/279
Inexpensive. Ten clips for $7.00.
Schuyler
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Ralph W. Brown
Hi Bruce,
There was something about the two rivet patterns in the March 2004 TKM
article, including illustrations, but I didn’t recall just when the different
patterns were used (and I reread that article only a few hours ago), so thanks
for the clarification.
I have a few of the Red Caboose kits waiting for attention, but since
sharpening my focus on time periods, it has become clear that I will need undec
kits for as built 1924 and 1928 cars, When I manage to get all this well
and truly sorted, I’ll likely have a number of later eras kits that will be
excess to requirement.
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com
From: Bruce
Smith
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 10:23 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO
Scale) Ralph,
The old undec kits came with both brake sprues, so hopefully that would continue.
To clarify, the '28 style body, as used as a descriptor refers to the rivet and side sheet overlap pattern. The 1932-34 cars have a 1928 "body" with dreadnought ends.
All production except early was built with 2D-F8 trucks. The early cars may have switched to 2D-F8 in the later production of these cars, or they may have been converted later, but it would appear not much later. I don't believe that the arch bars lasted beyond 1930.
Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, Al From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
<main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Ralph W. Brown
<rbrown51@...>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 9:12 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale) Hi Bruce, et al.,
Thanks for the heads up.
I’m interested in the undec kits, which I hope would come with KD brakes or
maybe parts for both KD and AB brakes. The Intermountain website lists
five undec kits with the notation “TBD” in the product status column. The
first two of those are described as “1928” bodies, RC-7000 with steel plate
ends, and RC-7001 with Dreadnaught ends. RC-7002 is described as having a
“1924” body with steel plate ends; RC-7003 is described as having an AAR body
with steel plate ends; and RC-7004 is described as having a “1924” body with
patches and steel plate ends. All five descriptions are silent with regard
to brakes.
According to the article in the March 2004 TKM, all except “those built in
1932 and 1934 had two-piece flat ends.” The Dreadnaught ends were used
only on the “final two production runs.”
The website doesn’t say anything about trucks either. The TKM article
states the the 1924 cars were built with 2D-F1 arch bar trucks, the majority of
which were later replace with 2D-F8 trucks. I infer from the article that
the 1928 and subsequent years’ cars were built with 2D-F8 trucks, although some
X29 boxcars, both freight and express service cars, were “seen” with 2D-F12
coil-elliptic trucks, but doesn’t say when. Also, at least PRR 100688,
“one of the last cars built,” was equipped at some point with GSC BX express
trucks, but again the article doesn’t say when.
Question: Anyone know when the 1924 cars’ 2D-F1 trucks were replaced with
2D-F8 trucks?
The TKM article contains a wealth of other information about the details of
these cars, as does another article in the April 2004 TKM dealing with X29
boxcars in express service.
Anyway, here’s hoping the various painted and lettered cars get enough
reservations to move them on to production, and that the undec kits are produced
as well.
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From: Bruce Smith
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO
Scale) Folks, Please be aware, that at least based on the artwork displayed by
Intermountain, the brakes on these prospective car releases are incorrect.
The artwork (and description) indicates that these cars use the RC patch
panel tooling, which, to the best of my knowledge, was only done for the
mid-production (1928) body X29 by RC. Although not clear, the artwork appears to
show plate ends, which is expected. The artwork also show a transverse early AB
reservoir. These were only applied to the 1932 or later production X29s which
are distinguished by the application of Dreadnaught ends. Subsequent plate end
X29 conversions to AB brakes utilized the more well known AB reservoir, hung
longitudinally under the carbody. Thus the offering by IM is incorrectly
detailed with respect to the type and location of the brake reservoir (and some
minor differences with brake levers as well).
Regards
Bruce
Bruce F.
Smith
Auburn, AL
"Some days you are the bug, some days you are the
windshield."
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Ralph,
The old undec kits came with both brake sprues, so hopefully that would continue.
To clarify, the '28 style body, as used as a descriptor refers to the rivet and side sheet overlap pattern. The 1932-34 cars have a 1928 "body" with dreadnought ends.
All production except early was built with 2D-F8 trucks. The early cars may have switched to 2D-F8 in the later production of these cars, or they may have been converted later, but it would appear not much later. I don't believe that the arch bars lasted beyond 1930.
Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, Al
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Ralph W. Brown <rbrown51@...>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 9:12 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale) Hi Bruce, et al.,
Thanks for the heads up.
I’m interested in the undec kits, which I hope would come with KD brakes or maybe parts for both KD and AB brakes. The Intermountain website lists five undec kits with the notation “TBD” in the product status column. The first two of those are described
as “1928” bodies, RC-7000 with steel plate ends, and RC-7001 with Dreadnaught ends. RC-7002 is described as having a “1924” body with steel plate ends; RC-7003 is described as having an AAR body with steel plate ends; and RC-7004 is described as having a
“1924” body with patches and steel plate ends. All five descriptions are silent with regard to brakes.
According to the article in the March 2004 TKM, all except “those built in 1932 and 1934 had two-piece flat ends.” The Dreadnaught ends were used only on the “final two production runs.”
The website doesn’t say anything about trucks either. The TKM article states the the 1924 cars were built with 2D-F1 arch bar trucks, the majority of which were later replace with 2D-F8 trucks. I infer from the article that the 1928 and subsequent years’
cars were built with 2D-F8 trucks, although some X29 boxcars, both freight and express service cars, were “seen” with 2D-F12 coil-elliptic trucks, but doesn’t say when. Also, at least PRR 100688, “one of the last cars built,” was equipped at some point with
GSC BX express trucks, but again the article doesn’t say when.
Question: Anyone know when the 1924 cars’ 2D-F1 trucks were replaced with 2D-F8 trucks?
The TKM article contains a wealth of other information about the details of these cars, as does another article in the April 2004 TKM dealing with X29 boxcars in express service.
Anyway, here’s hoping the various painted and lettered cars get enough reservations to move them on to production, and that the undec kits are produced as well.
Pax,
Ralph Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From:
Bruce Smith
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Folks,
Please be aware, that at least based on the artwork displayed by Intermountain, the brakes on these prospective car releases are incorrect.
The artwork (and description) indicates that these cars use the RC patch panel tooling, which, to the best of my knowledge, was only done for the mid-production (1928) body X29 by RC. Although not clear, the artwork appears to show plate ends, which is
expected. The artwork also show a transverse early AB reservoir. These were only applied to the 1932 or later production X29s which are distinguished by the application of Dreadnaught ends. Subsequent plate end X29 conversions to AB brakes utilized the more
well known AB reservoir, hung longitudinally under the carbody. Thus the offering by IM is incorrectly detailed with respect to the type and location of the brake reservoir (and some minor differences with brake levers as well).
Regards
Bruce
Bruce F. Smith
Auburn, AL
"Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield."
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Re: Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO Scale)
Ralph W. Brown
Hi Bruce, et al.,
Thanks for the heads up.
I’m interested in the undec kits, which I hope would come with KD brakes or
maybe parts for both KD and AB brakes. The Intermountain website lists
five undec kits with the notation “TBD” in the product status column. The
first two of those are described as “1928” bodies, RC-7000 with steel plate
ends, and RC-7001 with Dreadnaught ends. RC-7002 is described as having a
“1924” body with steel plate ends; RC-7003 is described as having an AAR body
with steel plate ends; and RC-7004 is described as having a “1924” body with
patches and steel plate ends. All five descriptions are silent with regard
to brakes.
According to the article in the March 2004 TKM, all except “those built in
1932 and 1934 had two-piece flat ends.” The Dreadnaught ends were used
only on the “final two production runs.”
The website doesn’t say anything about trucks either. The TKM article
states the the 1924 cars were built with 2D-F1 arch bar trucks, the majority of
which were later replace with 2D-F8 trucks. I infer from the article that
the 1928 and subsequent years’ cars were built with 2D-F8 trucks, although some
X29 boxcars, both freight and express service cars, were “seen” with 2D-F12
coil-elliptic trucks, but doesn’t say when. Also, at least PRR 100688,
“one of the last cars built,” was equipped at some point with GSC BX express
trucks, but again the article doesn’t say when.
Question: Anyone know when the 1924 cars’ 2D-F1 trucks were replaced with
2D-F8 trucks?
The TKM article contains a wealth of other information about the details of
these cars, as does another article in the April 2004 TKM dealing with X29
boxcars in express service.
Anyway, here’s hoping the various painted and lettered cars get enough
reservations to move them on to production, and that the undec kits are produced
as well.
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com
From: Bruce
Smith
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:26 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Reservations Needed: PRR X29 Boxcar (HO
Scale) Folks, Please be aware, that at least based on the artwork displayed by
Intermountain, the brakes on these prospective car releases are incorrect.
The artwork (and description) indicates that these cars use the RC patch
panel tooling, which, to the best of my knowledge, was only done for the
mid-production (1928) body X29 by RC. Although not clear, the artwork appears to
show plate ends, which is expected. The artwork also show a transverse early AB
reservoir. These were only applied to the 1932 or later production X29s which
are distinguished by the application of Dreadnaught ends. Subsequent plate end
X29 conversions to AB brakes utilized the more well known AB reservoir, hung
longitudinally under the carbody. Thus the offering by IM is incorrectly
detailed with respect to the type and location of the brake reservoir (and some
minor differences with brake levers as well).
Regards
Bruce
Bruce F.
Smith
Auburn, AL
"Some days you are the bug, some days you are the
windshield."
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Re: Renowned Rensselaer Model Railroad To Move to Publicly Accessible Location
Jeff Coleman
John is still there and also runs the NEB&W facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pg/NEBandW/posts/?ref=notif Jeff Coleman
On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 6:39 PM Dave Pfeiffer via Groups.Io <dave.pfeiffer=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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