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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
lol - maybe in New Zealand, but cutting and welding on gondolas and flat cars is
not uncommon in the USA
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*Tim O'Connor*
*Sterling, Massachusetts*
lol - maybe in New Zealand, but cutting and welding on gondolas and flat cars is
not uncommon in the USA
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*Tim O'Connor*
*Sterling, Massachusetts*
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Tim O'Connor
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Re: B&O Wagontop Boxcar
Thanks Chris, I appreciate that information. Have you done pattern making on anything else in S scale?
Jack Wyatt
Thanks Chris, I appreciate that information. Have you done pattern making on anything else in S scale?
Jack Wyatt
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C J Wyatt
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Re: B&O Wagontop Boxcar
No the car was not produced because Jim King's one piece body casting was far superior to ours. It is very difficult to get the ribs and the roof-sides to mate perfectly and retain their shape
No the car was not produced because Jim King's one piece body casting was far superior to ours. It is very difficult to get the ribs and the roof-sides to mate perfectly and retain their shape
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bigfourroad
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
Another plastic Athearn “200-ton” flatcar clone was one from “Crown” … a whole line of Athearn rip-offs, obviously copies, but with cruder molding and the bodies were often warped.
In
Another plastic Athearn “200-ton” flatcar clone was one from “Crown” … a whole line of Athearn rip-offs, obviously copies, but with cruder molding and the bodies were often warped.
In
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Daniel A. Mitchell
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
Either running through holes cut in the deck, or welded to the deck. Most likely pass through the deck into some reinforcement (plate or bracket) welded to the underside of the deck, probably fastened
Either running through holes cut in the deck, or welded to the deck. Most likely pass through the deck into some reinforcement (plate or bracket) welded to the underside of the deck, probably fastened
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Daniel A. Mitchell
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Re: B&O Wagontop Boxcar
Here is a link to photos I took at the Florida Railroad Museum at Parrish FL.
Included are side, detail, and underframe photos of M-53 381538, M-15NA 374834, and M-15PD 376330
Here is a link to photos I took at the Florida Railroad Museum at Parrish FL.
Included are side, detail, and underframe photos of M-53 381538, M-15NA 374834, and M-15PD 376330
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jc2fl
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ARA 1932 Matches for Atlas Body Styles
Friends,
I did some work matching between Ed Hawkins' list from the old Steam-Era Freight Car pages ( http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/1932aramain.html )
Friends,
I did some work matching between Ed Hawkins' list from the old Steam-Era Freight Car pages ( http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/1932aramain.html )
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
Gary,
The plastic model was/is the Athearn. It has some serious issues, especially with the vertical dimension of the body being grossly too big. There is a resin model of this car in HO scale from
Gary,
The plastic model was/is the Athearn. It has some serious issues, especially with the vertical dimension of the body being grossly too big. There is a resin model of this car in HO scale from
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Bruce Smith
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
I think the owner of the car would have some frank words to say about extra holes being cut in their property; it has been my experience that disaster follows close behind the guy who picks up a gas
I think the owner of the car would have some frank words to say about extra holes being cut in their property; it has been my experience that disaster follows close behind the guy who picks up a gas
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Paul Woods <paul@...>
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
And before that there was essentially the same car as a kit from M. Dale Newton's Red Ball.
Tony Thompson
tony@...
And before that there was essentially the same car as a kit from M. Dale Newton's Red Ball.
Tony Thompson
tony@...
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Tony Thompson
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Re: B&O Wagontop Boxcar
Was a kit produced from your patterns? I believe Jim King at SMMW offered a M53/M53A in S scale.
Jack Wyatt
Was a kit produced from your patterns? I believe Jim King at SMMW offered a M53/M53A in S scale.
Jack Wyatt
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C J Wyatt
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Re: B&O Wagontop Boxcar
Perfect. These photos show the positions exactly. Thanks for everyone's help.
Ed Robinson
Perfect. These photos show the positions exactly. Thanks for everyone's help.
Ed Robinson
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Ed
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Re: B&O Wagontop Boxcar
Ed here are a series of photos that show patterns and arrangement that I made for an M 53 in S scale. I hope they will help to orient the parts for you.
What is not featured here is a Royal (brake)
Ed here are a series of photos that show patterns and arrangement that I made for an M 53 in S scale. I hope they will help to orient the parts for you.
What is not featured here is a Royal (brake)
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
Both are correct. The car more recently in the Bachmann line was offeted by AHM. Tooling dates back to the Mantua carded blisterpack RTR copies of various Athearn cars.
Charlie Vlk
Both are correct. The car more recently in the Bachmann line was offeted by AHM. Tooling dates back to the Mantua carded blisterpack RTR copies of various Athearn cars.
Charlie Vlk
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Charlie Vlk
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
Athearn offered it.
Drew Marshall in Philly
Modeling the pre-Depression years.
Sent from TypeApp
Athearn offered it.
Drew Marshall in Philly
Modeling the pre-Depression years.
Sent from TypeApp
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Drew M.
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
There was a plastic model of this car, maybe 40 years ago. It could have been AHM.
Gary Laakso
Northwest of Mike Brock
There was a plastic model of this car, maybe 40 years ago. It could have been AHM.
Gary Laakso
Northwest of Mike Brock
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gary laakso
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
I am guessing that if the riggers did not find a hole near where they needed one, they just cut one themselves.
Jack wyatt
I am guessing that if the riggers did not find a hole near where they needed one, they just cut one themselves.
Jack wyatt
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Re: Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
Tim,
The steel floor of these cars likely had holes for rods used as tie downs. Some steel floored flat cars had holes that were essentially a larger diameter circle partially superimposed on a
Tim,
The steel floor of these cars likely had holes for rods used as tie downs. Some steel floored flat cars had holes that were essentially a larger diameter circle partially superimposed on a
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Bruce Smith
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Re: Photo: PRR Gondola 384661
The short flat car behind it is pretty cool too! The gondola is a class GRA.
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
The short flat car behind it is pretty cool too! The gondola is a class GRA.
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
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Bruce Smith
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Re: 1937 AAR boxcar with wrong roof 😞😞😞
And then there is the question of the color of the door on this car!😉 We've discussed this in the past, and I'm still voting for black.
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
And then there is the question of the color of the door on this car!😉 We've discussed this in the past, and I'm still voting for black.
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
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