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Re: Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Ah, I see. The Westerfield 36' WP Stockcars dealt with the board ends by having you sand the corners at a 45 before joining to get the look. Not all the easy to do. -- ------------------- RJ

By radiodial868 · #191676 ·

Re: New York Central well-hole car

The HO & "O" Scale C&O Quality Craft kits also mentions to paint the car a boxcar red. That is wrong. The cars were black. I picked up one already built many years ago and the builder followed the

By John E. Henning · #191675 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Nelson Moyer wrote: "I included the SM-18 underframe photo because the Challenger brass import and the Sunshine kit instructions are both incorrect about placement of the AB brake components, probably

By Benjamin Hom · #191674 ·

Notes from Bill

Another set of notes from Bill Welch has published on the Resin Car Works blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/notes-from-bill-2/ Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

By Eric Hansmann · #191673 ·

Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Back about 25+ years ago I made my first set of patterns for a stock car--a GN 31000 series 40' car rebuilt from 40' Z-bar Pratt truss GN box cars. I was concerned that the butt joints from the stock

By Andy Carlson · #191672 ·

Re: CB&Q 50' Auto Box

Al That is the information I needed Thank You Gary

By Gary Wildung · #191671 ·

Re: CB&Q 50' Auto Box

These cars are covered in Railway Prototype Cyc #13 Pages 89-95. Al Smith Sonora CA. On Friday, April 1, 2022,

By Allan Smith <smithal9@...> · #191670 ·

CB&Q 50' Auto Box

Got a Proto 2000 Kit of CB&Q 50' Auto Box Car with end doors [ 48500 to 48599] and would like to find information ,photo's so I can upgrade this kit. Did the CB&Q put out any information on these

By Gary Wildung · #191669 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Some would cringe, but I have sanded the back of some of my resin stock car models with an electric sander – yea, really. You just have to know when to stop. The doors are much thinner, so can’t

By Steve SANDIFER · #191668 ·

Re: Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Glad to see you're just ahead of me. I too have several MP (and Santa Fe and Rock) stockcars that I've started on. I did what the Westerfield instructions said and built up all the end detail first.

By mopacfirst · #191667 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Nelson After seeing your CB&Q stock extra I’ll never whine about building another resin stockcar. Beautiful work! -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

By Charlie Duckworth · #191666 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

As Nelson points out, finger pressure is key. I was zipping along on a resin NP stock car and one finger got a little heavy and boom, I sanded through a slat. Repair will either be accomplished a la

By Bruce Smith · #191665 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

I’m glad you enjoyed seeing those cars. Someday I’ll get around to weathering them and put them on the layout. They’re in A-Line boxes now, along with all my resin cars. If you’re interested

By Nelson Moyer · #191664 ·

Re: Need instruction sheet for Sunshine Kit #62.5 UTLX X-3, 6.5K tank car

Thanks to all who have responded. I now have the instructions courtesy of Fenton Wells. Bill Pardee let me know that Ted Culotta’s Essential Freight Cars #12 in the May 2004 RMC covers this model

By Chuck Cover · #191663 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Nelson- Nice job on the Q Stock Cars! They were one of the primary reasons I got into N Scale….. …..back in 1964 resin was only being used for casting tree stumps. Northeastern did not make Z

By Charlie Vlk · #191662 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

It is surely inspiring to see such prolific and fine model work, Nelson---- Thanks for sharing. We should all feel motivated by your example. Regards from Grove City in western Penna. where it has

By Schleigh Mike · #191661 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

That is impressive! I’ve only tried two and still haven’t mastered the process of sanding them thin without damage to the steel trusses. Put them aside for another day. Will have to get back to

By Gary Ray · #191660 ·

Re: New York Central well-hole car

Many thanks, Ed! For that price and with the electrical pick-ups and the additional detail of brake cylinders and rods and leverage still no match for (a bunch of) freight cars - likely they have

By vapeurchapelon · #191659 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

And apologies to Ed for misspelling Rethwisch in the first post

By Nelson Moyer · #191658 ·

Re: QARE: [RealSTMFC] Speaking of stockcars…sharing a trick

Actually, it should be 27 stock cars. I only reported the 24 Sunshine CB&Q and one Westerfield RI. There was also another ATSF Westerfield and a GN Speedwitch car that I forgot about. I batch built

By Nelson Moyer · #191657 ·

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