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Great Northern 50-foot rebuild #39345—Was Walthers #932-5850 Single Sheathed Auto boxcar
#39345—was
#932-5850
Bill Welch
Bill, that is a splendid model. Please tell us more about how you built the rest of it.
Doug Polinder Poquoson VA Thank you for your kind words Doug and for possibly overlooking my attempt at peeling paint on the roof that looks to me more like bird droppings. The superstructure is a set of resin casting I purchased from Andy Carlson in the mid-1990's and are patterns done by a very good friend of his using pieces of C&BT Car Shops 40-foot boxcars to make the parts. It represents a steel re-build of one of the GN's 50-ft SS boxcars. I am pretty sure it was inspired by a photo in an early RMJ article. I believe the decals are Champ. I do remember having to use pieces or bits of green decal material to come up with the correct looking "DF" symbol. Paint is either Badger's "Modelflex" or predessor Accuflex paint. I built it over 20 years ago so am a little foggy on the details but I am certain about the highlight I have written here. Hope this answers your question Doug. Bill Welch
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Re: A&EC box cars (was Intermountain Deco end XM)
rdgbuff56
I have heard of square-corned ends, I believe W corner ends, terminating and non-terminating ends. I have never heard of S cornered ends. Are they W ends with different name? Basic appearance - round cornered.
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Francis A. Pehowic, Jr.
On Saturday, March 28, 2020, 11:36:16 AM EDT, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@comcast.net> wrote:
The Intermountain cars must be incorrect, since IRC does not make the S-corner ends. Tim O'Connor On 3/27/2020 7:38 PM, David via Groups.Io wrote: You're a year too early. Southern sent 100 of their AAR '37 boxes to -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*
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Re: RPM Chicagoland News
That's very optimistic of him. I hope he's right. Personally, I think 2020 is over. Plan to have fun in 2021 instead! Think of all the fresh models we'll see in 2021 ! Tim O'
On 3/27/2020 6:03 AM, Jeremy Dummler wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: Intermountain Deco end XM'x and others For Sale
Drew M.
Des Plaines did the A&EC scheme with tobacco leaf scheme on a Viking roof car and Branchline also offered same on a Yardmaster series kit.
Drew Marshall in soggy Philly, PA
Modeling the pre-Depression years.
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On Mar 27, 2020, at 19:39, "David via Groups.Io" <yahoo.com@groups.io target=_blank>jaydeet2001=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: You're a year too early. Southern sent 100 of their AAR '37 boxes to
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Re: A&EC box cars (was Intermountain Deco end XM)
The Intermountain cars must be incorrect, since IRC does not make the S-corner ends.
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Tim O'Connor
On 3/27/2020 7:38 PM, David via Groups.Io wrote:
You're a year too early. Southern sent 100 of their AAR '37 boxes to A&EC in 1954. This may be the first time Intermountain has run the A&EC scheme, but I know it's been done before in HO (probably by Red Caboose, or maybe Des Plaines?). --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*
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Re: Intermountain Deco end XM'x and others For Sale
It was done by DesPlaines. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV
On Saturday, March 28, 2020, 1:56:20 AM EDT, Ed Hawkins <hawk0621@...> wrote:
David, Des Plaines Hobbies offered the special run of A&EC models that were made by Innovative Model Works (IMWX). The kit I purchased is catalogue no. DPH193, A&EC 1045, having square-corner 4-5 Dreadnaught ends and HE. 3-54 reweigh stencils. It was formerly a Southern car built in 1938. The model came with a wood running board, whereas the A&EC cars received replacement Morton running boards. The IMWX tooling was later sold to Red Caboose ca. 1996, however, I have found no evidence from Red Caboose product lists that the company ever offered the A&EC model. Regards, Ed Hawkins
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Re: Walthers #932-5850 Single Sheathed Auto boxcar
#932-5850
Doug Polinder
Bill, that is a splendid model. Please tell us more about how you built the rest of it.
Doug Polinder Poquoson VA
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Re: Intermountain Deco end XM'x and others For Sale
Ed Hawkins
David, Des Plaines Hobbies offered the special run of A&EC models that were made by Innovative Model Works (IMWX). The kit I purchased is catalogue no. DPH193, A&EC 1045, having square-corner 4-5 Dreadnaught ends and HE. 3-54 reweigh stencils. It was formerly a Southern car built in 1938. The model came with a wood running board, whereas the A&EC cars received replacement Morton running boards. The IMWX tooling was later sold to Red Caboose ca. 1996, however, I have found no evidence from Red Caboose product lists that the company ever offered the A&EC model. Regards, Ed Hawkins
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Re: Intermountain Deco end XM'x and others For Sale
Tony Thompson
David Thompson wrote:
You're a year too early. Southern sent 100 of their AAR '37 boxes to A&EC in 1954.Might as well be a decade. Tony Thompson tony@signaturepress.com
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Intermountain Deco end XM'x and others For Sale
David
You're a year too early. Southern sent 100 of their AAR '37 boxes to A&EC in 1954. This may be the first time Intermountain has run the A&EC scheme, but I know it's been done before in HO (probably by Red Caboose, or maybe Des Plaines?).
David Thompson
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Re: The Great Yellow Fleet
Tony Thompson
Ryan Laroche wrote: I was able to find some of your's and Richard's comments in the list archive. Its good to know which parts are more accurate then others. The book still has a place on my bookshelf next to later and dare I say better resources. John White's historical writing is simply excellent, and in TGYF the text, at least prior to 1930, is entirely reliable.(For later years, Duke even added text.) But Duke added a lot of the photos throughout the book and wrote the captions, so unfortunately you cannot necessarily trust ANY figure caption in the book. It's too bad, as this book would be a great resource if done as John White intended. OTOH, as Duke perceived, it would have had lesser sales appeal if it tapered off in the 1920s, which is where White's personal interests tapered off. Tony Thompson
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Re: The Great Yellow Fleet
Ryan Laroche
Tony,
Thank you, I will seek out both of those issues. I was able to find some of your's and Richard's comments in the list archive. Its good to know which parts are more accurate then others. The book still has a place on my bookshelf next to later and dare I say better resources. Ryan
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SOLD: Sunshine Resin NP 14000-14499 box car kit
Andy Carlson
A fast sell to one of our own! The car has been sold. Thanks, -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Hello- Offering for sale; I have a new, never removed from box HO Sunshine Models kit #52.6 Northern Pacific single sheathed 40' box car kit. This version has lettering for "1950s-1960s Main Street". This was purchased from Martin when he was shipping in the boxes with labels taped on. Martin's tape sealing of the box lid is intact, insuring that this kit has not been opened. Offered for $55 and I pay shipping. It will be Kraft wrapped before mailing. I accept checks and money orders. With a small fee PayPal is welcomed. Contact me off-list (Please) for details at <midcentury@...> Thanks, -Andy Carlson, Ojai, CA.
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Re: The Great Yellow Fleet
Tony Thompson
Ryan Laroche wrote: Tony Thompson wrote: I can supply citations of the some scathing reviews of the book at the time it came out, if you like. I for one would be very interested. Richard Hendrickson reviewed White's book in the old _Santa Fe Modeler_ magazine of the Santa Fe Modelers Organization, in the spring 1987 issue, pp. 24-26; I reviewed it in _The Streamliner_ magazine, the UPHS publication, in the October 1986 issue, pp. 36, 37. I don't know whether either one is available on line. Tony Thompson
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Re: Intermountain Deco end XM'x and others For Sale
Tony Thompson
Ted Schnepf wrote:
It is indeed an attractive herald. However. Can't speak for other eras, but in my modeling year of 1953, the ORER entry for A&EC says that "freight cars owned are not employed in interstate commerce." Tony Thompson
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Re: Walthers #932-5850 Single Sheathed Auto boxcar
#932-5850
A long, long time ago, I addressed this issue by shortening the Walthers car to 40 feet and using the auto door end from a Funaro & Carmelengo kit, since it came with a spare end, anyway. The result was pretty reasonable. Steve Hile
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Re: [Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Two recent resin builds
Gatwood, Elden J SAD
Nice cars, Jim! I really like the differential board weathering.
Elden Gatwood
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
On Behalf Of James Brewer
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 1:00 PM To: ResinFreightCa. <resinfreightcarbuilders@groups.io>; main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: [Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Two recent resin builds
I took a break from working on the layout after the first of the year and decided to build some steam era freight cars. I completed two plastic kits and two resin kits. BS 6528 is a 10' IH War Emergency Boxcar offered by Sunshine as Kit No. 29.2. I have others of this series from Sunshine in my stash and hope to get to them soon. This kit was a delight to build as everything just seemed to fit together well. I did substitute a Kadee running board for the kit supplied etched part. CB&Q 46840 is Sunshine Kit No. 22.3 and represents a CB&Q XA-14C class boxcar. This car is the “plain Jane” of this group of cars, many of which were rebuilt to become the “Bomber Box Cars” that were recently discussed on the Steam Era Freight Car List. I did have to overcoat the kit supplied decals with several coats of Microscale Liquid Decal Film. Weathering on both cars was done with Pan Pastels. Jim Brewer
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Two recent resin builds
James Brewer
I took a break from working on the layout after the first of the year and decided to build some steam era freight cars. I completed two plastic kits and two resin kits. BS
6528 is a 10' IH War Emergency Boxcar offered by Sunshine as Kit No.
29.2. I have others of this series from Sunshine in my stash and
hope to get to them soon. This kit was a delight to build as
everything just seemed to fit together well. I did substitute a
Kadee running board for the kit supplied etched part. CB&Q
46840 is Sunshine Kit No. 22.3 and represents a CB&Q XA-14C class
boxcar. This car is the “plain Jane” of this group of cars, many
of which were rebuilt to become the “Bomber Box Cars” that were
recently discussed on the Steam Era Freight Car List. I did have to
overcoat the kit supplied decals with several coats of Microscale
Liquid Decal Film. Weathering
on both cars was done with Pan Pastels. Jim Brewer
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Re: X23 lettering
radiodial868
4+ years to finish a resin project? I have a couple of those, but do get them done eventually,too. Usually as you note, when certain data or parts becomes available. Really nice build of a car you don't normally see, and with character that makes it stand out. Plus I have a liking for single sheaths anyway.
------------------- RJ Dial Mendocino, CA
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Re: Walthers #932-5850 Single Sheathed Auto boxcar
#932-5850
Very nicely done Bill Fenton
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 12:41 PM Bill Welch <fgexbill@...> wrote: Even rubbish can have utility. The fishbelly centersill was used for this model. --
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