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Re: Car weighting

I follow the NMRA recommendations. Mostly for consistency. Most new freight cars I purchase are delivered close to NMRA standards and come with quality trucks and wheelsets. I use IM wheelsets almost

By Douglas Harding · #174894 ·

Re: Car weighting

Brian Carlson, Yes, I knew Dave well, an excellent modeler and Mr Frugal when it came to using inexpensive materials to construct his layouts! Nice to hear that weights did indeed help with

By Bud Rindfleisch · #174893 ·

Re: Car weighting

Bud, I modeled in S scale for several years using AM, SHS, PRS, AF conversions and other cars with stock trucks and KD 5 couplers. I hand laid all my track and turnouts with codes 100, 83, 70 and some

By Roger Huber <trainpainter@...> · #174892 ·

Re: Car weighting

Weight to the NMRA at a minimum myself. On our club layout we had an O-scale modeler that didn’t add any weight. The o scale atlas and intermountain cars would just fall off the track. Everything

By Brian Carlson · #174891 ·

Car weighting

Howdy friends, Just curious on your opinions on weighting freight cars to NMRA specs. As an S scaler I've always subscribed to the recommended 6 oz's but our Groups io, has been having on going

By Bud Rindfleisch · #174890 ·

Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] SP F-70-7 image

Andy; Generally, 70-ton cars got 3 - 60-72” coils positioned toward each end, with none in the center, but other variations did happen, when loaders didn’t know better. Smaller coils = more

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #174889 ·

Re: CONOCO Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car Questions

Thanks to all who responded so quickly. My suspicion that the car was not geographically appropriate is confirmed. As the handrails are broken so I have no problem removing them and repainting a nice

By Ken Adams · #174888 ·

Re: CONOCO Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car Questions

Ken: In addition to Shell, take a good look at Unocal and Flying A (Associated). Tony Thompson has an excellent blog piece on the latter. If you want any help identifying ACF Type 21s within those

By Dave Parker · #174887 ·

Re: CONOCO Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car Questions

The scheme is not a foobie. According to Richard Hendrickson from some time ago, the aluminum with black billboard is good for the early 1950s. But a Conoco tank car seems unlikely to be seen in Port

By Richard Townsend · #174886 ·

Re: CONOCO Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car Questions

Hi Ken: Not sure why you are having so much trouble downloading from the Train Life site. I had the entire issue after about 1 minute. Here's the excerpt that should be of most interest to

By Dave Parker · #174885 ·

Sunshine B&O M27B 1950s color using Scalecoat I

Group, I am working on a Sunshine #58.3 B&O M27B boxcar. I like to use Scalecoat paint and was wondering if someone could offer a color/color mix for this car in the early to mid-1950s? It seems as

By Chuck Cover · #174884 ·

Re: CONOCO Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car Questions

Ken, You are correct. AFAIK, CONOCO did not have operations in California. I have Richard's February 1998 article before me. He says "In the 1940s and '50s, most Conoco cars were painted aluminum with

By Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <mallardlodge1000@...> · #174883 ·

Re: Railroad-Owned Poultry Cars

Well in the Oct 1923 ORER he Southern had 24 SP (Poultry) cars series 44875 - 44899 I recall that one of the northeastern roads had a few, but can not locate then on a quick seatch Howard Garner

By earlyrail · #174882 ·

CONOCO Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car Questions

I picked up a slightly damaged (handrail busted) Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car at my Local Hobby Shop (open by appointment and you must wear a mask) from the used shelf. The paint

By Ken Adams · #174881 ·

Re: 1950s model manufacturers - was Train-Master vs. Train-Miniature

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 07:08 AM, Peter Ness wrote: Revell – they also made structure kits and (my opinion) to this day have the finest styrene brick wall molding detail around (roundhouse, bakery

By Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> · #174880 ·

Re: Railroad-Owned Poultry Cars

Just so happens I have a Dec '24 ORER hard copy, but unsure the best way to find what you are looking for - short of going through the entire book page by page. Bought it some time back, but have

By Jake Schaible · #174879 ·

Re: SP F-70-7 image

Thanks Garth. Probably needed to see a more overhead shot to be able to see the cradle shape. Could coils be loaded the full length of the cradle? Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

By Andy Jackson · #174878 ·

Re: Railroad-Owned Poultry Cars

Four poultry cars were listed by Canadian roads in 1924, apparently all converted from other cars circa 1923: CN 149900-149901 CP 259000-259001 CP would add four more cars in the mid-1930s (CP

By Ian Cranstone · #174877 ·

Re: Railroad-Owned Poultry Cars

I am tied up for the weekend, but I remember Southern was one of them. I seem to remember that plans for theirs were published in one of the Freight Car cyclopedias. J. Stephen Sandifer

By Steve SANDIFER · #174876 ·

Railroad-Owned Poultry Cars

Railroad-Owned Poultry Cars According to the book, Car Shop Practice, from the Board of Railway Mechanical Officials and the Railway Training Institute (published in 1925), there were 24

By Bob Chaparro · #174875 ·

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