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Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

It would have been much easier to get the right roof treatment if I had known all this before I glued on the roof. I have three choices, leave it as is, remove the running board, mask, and spray with

By Nelson Moyer · #155249 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

"Dual Control" was one of the features of National's B-1 trucks that distinguished them from National's earlier Type B trucks. For details, see the 1946 Car Builders' Cyclopedia, and I think also the

By brianleppert@att.net · #155248 ·

Re: resin allergy?

Chuck, I'm not sure about the odor as an irritant, but F&C used to use a yellow resin that warped pretty badly on one of my cars. That's why extra cross bracing inside of house

By Garth Groff or Sally Sanford <sarahsan@...> · #155247 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

Nelson This was a very common method of painting box car roofs by the 1950'sand continued after that. As far as I know only Athearn has done RTR roofslike this (galvanized with black seam caps) on one

By Tim O'Connor · #155246 ·

Re: resin allergy?

Gents couple tips for you 1) Yes, it will. All this material is subject to heat, and thus warping. Once you get the parts assembled parts should be stable. 2) some people will build a tolerance to

By Gary Kohler <m2fq@...> · #155245 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

Ed, a 1950's color photo of ERIE #82051 and a 1960 photo of ERIE#82751 both show galvanized roofs with black seam caps, exactly as youdescribe. (The 82000-82499 series built by ACF in 1945 must have

By Tim O'Connor · #155244 ·

Re: NEW Models: 10,000 Gal. Tank Car

Some of you will have already seen the Tangent announcement of the new tank cars, and there have been a few comments already on this list about the new model. I wrote an "appreciation" of the current

By Tony Thompson · #155243 ·

Re: Tru-color paint

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By Mikebrock · #155242 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

Wow! This car is getting complicated. Has anyone modeled a roof like that? I’d probably take more flack for adding the black paint to simulate car cement than to leave it the way it is, BCR roof and

By Nelson Moyer · #155240 ·

Re: Stripping a Sunshine assembled NC&StL boxcar

DO NOT USE CAMELEON, whatever you do. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #155239 ·

Stripping a Sunshine assembled NC&StL boxcar

I failed to properly clean my airbrush and blew globs on to my recently completed NC&StL 36' boxcar. I've sanded the blobs and repainted the car with Tru Color paint but the finish is not what I want,

By Bill McCoy · #155238 ·

NRC/IC reefers

A friend just bought a batch of Intermountain NRC initialed reefers paintedfor IC in yellow with green trim. They have a reweigh date for early 1960. Hemodels 65 and would like to know if these cars

By Clark Propst · #155237 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

Nelson, In the event that the original paint specs are useful for Erie 82500-83199, the following comes from the ACF bill of materials for the 700 cars built in lot 2862: DuPont (300)/Pittsburgh

By Ed Hawkins · #155236 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

Thanks, Steve. I’ve noticed that some historical societies are much better than others about making material available online. Unfortunately, the BRHS isn’t one of them. Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #155235 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

Thanks for the details. Interesting that Branchline supplied a BCR roof for a NEW 49 car. I’m thinking that the car would not have been repainted by 1953, so the roof should be black. However, the

By Nelson Moyer · #155234 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

The Erie Freight Car Diagram Book is also available on Fallen Flags: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/erie-frt-book.html Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

By pennsylvania1954 · #155233 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Question

Nelson, you ask questions about painting and accessories. ERIE box cars were usually delivered with BCR sides, but black roof, ends and underbody. The black roof and ends were, I believe, along

By Schuyler Larrabee · #155232 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Doors

I think they would be pretty close to essential. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

By Richard Townsend · #155231 ·

Re: Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Doors

I think photos would help amplify your guide Andy. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #155230 ·

Erie 82500-83199 Series Box Car Doors

Hi folks- Last year I did a photo-free synopsis on Youngstown steel doors. I should get some photos and upgrade the synopsis and place it in the storage areas on the STMFC. But I looked up a 82XXX

By Andy Carlson · #155229 ·

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