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Re: PATCHING NYC all-steel box cars

Richard Hendrickson wrote: [snip] Frank Ellison's "Art of the Illusion", just as valid today as it was 60 years ago. I learned that lesson in my narrow gauge days, when I realized that very fine

By pullmanboss <tcmadden@...> · #90725 ·

Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars

Just read through this thread. I have a Westerfield model. I model the first week of May 1954. Should I replace the roof with a d/p type? I have Intermountain spares. Thanks, Clark Propst

By Clark Propst · #90724 ·

Re: PATCHING NYC all-steel box cars

I strongly endorse Andy's method. I tried it myself some years ago on an X29 model and it worked very well. Remember, what we're about here is creating the visual illusion of the real thing; we

By Richard Hendrickson · #90723 ·

PATCHING NYC all-steel box cars

Ben mentions, almost in passing, a technique that I think works great. I will elaborate... Scribing a fairly light line at the top of where you wish your patch panel to terminate leaves a "V" furrow

By Andy Carlson · #90722 ·

Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars

Barry Bennett wrote: "My patch panel plans are to use thick (ie Champ or left over Walthers) decal sheet, which should produce enough of an edge to the panels without the add-on crudity of thin

By Benjamin Hom · #90721 ·

Sunshine kits found for sale at hobby shop, CNW gon

I know that whenever I see Sunshine kits for sale, they are usually at or over list price. I was visiting Green Bay this week, and found a hobby

By greg snook · #90720 ·

Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars

Gene, having worked with BLI on the development of these cars, I can say that the models are accurate for the post-WW-II period, after NYC equipped all of them with new rectangular panel roofs in

By Richard Hendrickson · #90719 ·

Re: so that's how they did it!

As others have speculated, those were bodies only en route from the body manufacturer to an assembly plant. Note that the NKP car has an auto parts loading symbol on the door, NOT an auto loader

By Richard Hendrickson · #90718 ·

Re: Liquid chloride Tankcar help

That's a GATC Type ICC-105 high pressure 4,000 gal. high pressure chlorine car of 30 tons nominal capacity. AFAIK there are no drawings available for a GATC car. However, Diamond also owned AC&F

By Richard Hendrickson · #90717 ·

Re: Liquid chloride Tankcar help

Note: In the Diamond Alkali equipment listing of the January 1953 ORER, it states that ICC regulations prohibited the loading of any tank car with more than 60,000 lbs of chlorine. Since chlorine

By Tim O'Connor · #90716 ·

Re: Liquid chloride Tankcar help

They're both small tank cars, so the dimensions are somewhat similar; in addition to the differences you mention and the tank mounts, the DAX car is pressurized and insulated so the tank has a jacket.

By al_brown03 · #90715 ·

Re: Liquid chloride Tankcar help

Chris, If an HO model already exists at a reasonable cost, that along with prototype photos might be a viable alternative to scale drawings since you are scratchbuilding the N scale tank in any

By Bryan Busséy · #90714 ·

Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars

I can vouch for the use of Bare-Metal foil. I used it to represent patch plates on a Westerfield Canada Southern car. Even under a layer of Scalecoat, the thickness of the foil is obvious as a

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #90711 ·

Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars

Adding that coating for old decal paper, with one or more applications, might be a way to thicken up the decal sheet! :-) -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #90710 ·

Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars

Champ Decal film does work as does, Bare metal foil, (never tried that on a painted car), also I plan to try an Archer fine weld bead to see if it will suggest a patch panel. Brian Carlson

By Brian Carlson · #90708 ·

Re: DL&W wood auto boxcars

Gentlemen, Thanks for all the info, so far. I did find my copy of the Magor book and copies of the Mainline Modeler drawings of the 40T USRA box. I also found an article in the January 2010 RMC on

By Ken O'Brien · #90706 ·

Re: Liquid chloride Tankcar help

Eldon, I model in N scale this car will be a kitbash with a new tank for me... Chris

By schmuck804_99 <CSchmuck@...> · #90707 ·

Re: Liquid chloride Tankcar help

Chuck, Thank you for the link. I live right where the Fairport branch of the B&O started. I used to be the Painesville & Youngstown RR and at one time was 3' gauge. Chris

By schmuck804_99 <CSchmuck@...> · #90705 ·

Re: Liquid chloride Tankcar help

Al, Thank you. This info "sounds right" to me from my guess. So this tank would be similar to the SHPX 4000gal car in the June 94 MR, but longer and a different dome? Thanks for your help! Chris

By schmuck804_99 <CSchmuck@...> · #90703 ·

Re: BLI NYC all-steel box cars

Barry: As discussed recently on the list you'll have to reroof your westerfield cars and add patch panels for your era. Additing Patch panels to painted cars is not that difficult. I've done it to the

By Brian Carlson · #90702 ·

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