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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
mopacfirst
I snagged two of the Sunshine 67.1 NYC gon directly from Sunshine at, I think, Naperville. Built one and put one on eBay because it was one of those cars that were probably infrequent visitors to my part of the country, and I have not seen one show up for sale since. I used Kadee as the only option, then, for the 70 ton truck with three springs in the outer row, but I think there are others now. So I'd say, especially if you are farther northeast than I am, that the new Resin Kits offering would be worthwhile.
Ron Merrick
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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
Bill Welch
With styrene sheet and Archer surface decals, it would be pretty easy to do a steel floor would it not?
Bill Welch
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Re: WP 1201-1250 Tank Cars
Fred Jansz
Great info, thank you Garth!
Just what we (me too) needed Tom & Bill. If only we could read the dim data. Indeed no lines above and below WP & rd#. These were added when the silver repaint started 1950-51. Pecos River made these cars in HO brass (some factory painted) w. either K- or AB brakes. Indeed one platform and ladder. Nice models! regards, Fred Jansz 
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Re: The Alphabet Route Website
Eric Hansmann
Of those railroads, the Vans only owned the NKP.
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At one time, the Gould Syndicate owned or controlled the W&LE, P&WV, and WM. This was before WW1. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
On Aug 28, 2020, at 8:17 PM, mel perry <clipper841@...> wrote:
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Re: The Alphabet Route Website
mel perry
weren't most of these owned or controlled by the van sweringen brothers?, at this time and stitched together to survive via competition, via faster schedules and connections ;-) mel perry
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The Alphabet Route Website
The Alphabet Route Website This site was announced here in 2008 and has been discussed just a few times since, mainly on the topic of freight car diagrams The website ( http://alphabetroute.com/ ) has a huge number of documents, including shippers guides and lists, forms, equipment rosters, paint schemes, maps, track charts and the like. Have another look. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
mopacfirst
OK, I'm going to take a chisel blade or something to mine to help it flatten down better. I never seem to be able to file down the edges of mine enough to get them to lay right, probably because I'm afraid of leaving visible gaps at the edges. I paint and sort-of distress mine, often before I finish detailing the car. I put sheet lead on the sub-floors, either before or after painting, usually before, and hold them down with Shoe Goo (or Zap-A-Dap, or similar), then I use the same cement on the back of the wood floor insert and press it down.
Ron Merrick
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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
Tom Madden
On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 05:14 PM, Brian Carlson wrote:
Tom. Does that floor fit as a separate piece into the underframe of the kit? I’m wondering if I could remove that wooden floor and scratch a steel floor. Modeling 57 I should have one with a steel floor.The inner floor is separate so you can sandwich a weight between it and the car floor. The underframe is cast with the body, and the view from underneath is of a wood floor. If you can tolerate that, you could certainly scratch a steel floor for the interior. It's a really simple kit with only three castings - one body, one floor for inside the car, and a cast sheet of small parts. Tom Madden
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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
Tom. Does that floor fit as a separate piece into the underframe of the kit? I’m wondering if I could remove that wooden floor and scratch a steel floor. Modeling 57 I should have one with a steel floor.
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Brian J. Carlson
On Aug 28, 2020, at 6:37 PM, Tom Madden via groups.io <pullmanboss@...> wrote:
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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
Tom Madden
On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 04:06 PM, mopacfirst wrote:
My question is whether the wood floor would be correct or not for that late time frame. I had some trouble installing it, and I'm not entirely satisfied with how it fits inside the car (due to my efforts, no fault of the original kit). If it ought to be scuffed and bedraggled, that would suit me.Here's the floor casting from the new kit. Sorry for the bow - it was the top one in a stack of 25 and the scuffing and bedraggling resulted in bulged boards in the center of the pattern. It will flatten out. Tom Madden
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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
mopacfirst
Is this the same as the former Sunshine 67.1? I built one of those, and installed the wood floor in it. My modeling era is 1958-63. I keep all my Sunshine instructions, but they're not where I can look at them now.
My question is whether the wood floor would be correct or not for that late time frame. I had some trouble installing it, and I'm not entirely satisfied with how it fits inside the car (due to my efforts, no fault of the original kit). If it ought to be scuffed and bedraggled, that would suit me. Ron Merrick
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Re: WP 1201-1250 Tank Cars
Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <mallardlodge1000@...>
Tom, This is a poor copy, from a photocopy of WPHS's HEADLIGHT, spring 1990. And yes, they had a dome platform and ladder on only one side. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆
On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 10:39 AM Tom Lawler <tjlawler@...> wrote: Hello All,
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Re: Brass freight car noise - NOT TRUCKS
steve_wintner
Loudspeakers are often stuffed with fibrous batting. Crutchfield, for one, sells it. I'm sure others do too. I'd expect cotton or wool to serve, cheaply, and not degrade for a few decades.
Steve
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Re: New NYC gondola kit and more
Love the gon, but by 57 I need the steel floor version. Still a sweet car.
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Brian J. Carlson
On Aug 28, 2020, at 9:41 AM, Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote:
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Re: Help with B&O M-59 Ladder Size Approximation
Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Hi Bruce,
What I’m seeing certainly looks like and 18” x 18” square to me and seems to be in keeping with records for such ladders. I wonder of the shadow of the left-hand style is giving you an optical illusion.
My best, Don Valentine
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Re: WP 1201-1250 Tank Cars
Norm Buckhart
On Aug 28, 2020, at 7:38 AM, Tom Lawler <tjlawler@...> wrote: Hello All, Tom - this is from the 1920-50’s and may help. Norm Buckhart 
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WP 1201-1250 Tank Cars
Tom Lawler
Hello All,
Do any of the tank car fanatics on this list have a photo they can share of these cars circa ‘30’s or ‘40’s? I am looking for the “as built” lettering. In particular I want to know if the right hand data was placed right or left of the tank bands. It was unusual for thIs lettering to be to the left of the bands and most of the later photos you see of these cars had it placed left of the bands but was it that way originally? Thank you, Tom
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New NYC gondola kit and more
Eric Hansmann
Resin Car Works has new products available to help you ease into a new month. Our latest blog post has more details. http://blog.resincarworks.com/new-nyc-gondola-kit-and-more/
Eric Hansmann RCW web guy
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Re: Help with B&O M-59 Ladder Size Approximation
Thank you for your replies, public and private, I’ll go with 7 rung 18” by 18” ladders.
-- Bruce D. Griffin
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Brass freight car noise - NOT TRUCKS
Andy Carlson
Years ago I had a model railroader friend who was annoyed by the sound box vibrations from his brass fleet. I suggested aquarium Silicone caulk applied inside the car body in an 'X' pattern on each side of the door. He later told me he was satisfied 100% with the results. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
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