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Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

Ray: A wonderful offer and I will take a pair of cars. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

By gary laakso · #158367 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

Chris, Thank you for posting these images. Note that the Vulcan ends in these views are the 8+8 style outward corrugations that were used on the PM cars. (Eric Hansmann shared a photo of one of

By Brent Greer · #158366 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

FWIW here attached are two snips as JPEGS including a discussion of the Vulcan Steel Car Ends from the 1919 Car Builders Cyclopedia available on line form the Hathi Trust Library site. Of note,

By bigfourroad · #158365 ·

Re: ART Book has been published

Jerry Michels wrote: I was going to wait until Friday ("commercial day") for an announcement, but since co-author Jerry Michels has spoken, I will offer more description now. Here is the blurb

By Tony Thompson · #158364 ·

ART Book has been published

Hi Folks, Thought I'd announce the good news that the ART book is out! It is available from Signature Press and The Missouri Pacific Historical Society. This effort took Gene Semon and I over ten

By Jerry Michels · #158363 ·

Re: Hand brake dogma

Gene, Thanks so much for that information on Hand Brakes. George Toman

By gtws00 · #158362 ·

Re: Hand brake dogma

Thank you, Gene! I learned from your pedantry. Here's applause for the years of work you have devoted to putting on the brakes, so to speak.

By Eric Lombard · #158361 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

Thanks Ray! I'd love a set of these, are the from Shapeways or an individual that made castings? Did he also do the PM type? The PM were outward corrugations and were an 8+8 pattern. I would want

By Brent Greer · #158360 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

Excellent. I’m interested. Rob Kirkham

By Robert kirkham · #158359 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

The ends for these cars already exist as a print; they have for a couple of years. If there's enough interest I can see if the artist is interested in drawing & printing the rest of the car. Ray

By Ray Breyer · #158358 ·

Hand brake dogma

OK, I'm going to get pendantic and, for some of you, quite annoying. I am not intending to single out any one person but, if the shoe fits, wear it. There is a significant number of you who seem to

By Gene Green <genegreen1942@...> · #158357 ·

Re: Sunshine Kit Problem

Hi Nelson, I have a 34.25 in my stash. I'll scan the instructions and PDS and send them to you later this morning. Brent ________________________________ Dr. J. Brent Greer

By Brent Greer · #158356 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

If anyone ever makes the PM style of these ends, I'm in for at least a dozen sets, since the PM had a thousand cars equipped with them, in the 85000-85999 series. Built as auto cars, they were

By Fritz Milhaupt · #158355 ·

Re: Scalecoat II boxcar reds

Steve: Yes, putting those colors in order helps. Thanks. Ron Merrick

By mopacfirst · #158354 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

Rob and Dennis, No need to use typical dimensions. Here are the dimensions for the W&LE 27000-series cars from the ORER: IL--40' 3" IW--8' 6" IH--9' 1"

By Garth Groff <sarahsan@...> · #158353 ·

Re: Modeling Those WLE SS cars w/7-ft doors

Thanks for your comments here Dennis. No worries – it was more a proof of concept/proportions anyway. Easily re-drawn if dimensions of the end are available to make it worthwhile. Rob

By Robert kirkham · #158352 ·

Re: Scalecoat II boxcar reds

Hi Ron--I think I understand what you want. Starting with Oxide Red and moving toward less red: Oxide Red 2002 Box Car Red #2 2087 PRR Freight Car Red 2081 Box Car Red 2013 Box Car Red #3 2088 Hope

By pennsylvania1954 · #158351 ·

Re: Studebaker Body Loading

Hello Group, Going from memory right now--my library is currently boxed away during our house remodeling--I believe that there is a photo of automobile bodies being shipped by the method shown in the

By Bill Keene · #158350 ·

Re: Studebaker Body Loading

Not sure if these are Studebakers but Santa Fe carried auto bodies in gondolas. The front ends wioth motors(?) were shipped separately.

By Andy Jackson · #158349 ·

Sunshine Kit Problem

I ordered seven kit series 34 wood side reefers (plywood and T&G) from Martin shortly before he passed away. Unfortunately, he must have been feeling the effects of his terminal illness, because he

By Nelson Moyer · #158348 ·

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