Hello All, Do any of the tank car fanatics on this list have a photo they can share of these cars circa ‘30’s or ‘40’s? I am looking for the “as built” lettering. In particular I want to

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Thank you for your replies, public and private, I’ll go with 7 rung 18” by 18” ladders. -- Bruce D. Griffin Ashland, MD https://bomodeling.com/blog/

Years ago I had a model railroader friend who was annoyed by the sound box vibrations from his brass fleet. I suggested aquarium Silicone caulk applied inside the car body in an 'X' pattern on each

Ed and Friends, Richard Hendrickson used blocks of styrofoam randomly carved on top into rounded shapes to simulate sheep in one of his two-deck Mather stock cars. The effect was pretty good. See page

How about stuffing in a block cut to size to fit the inside. Another way would be to use mastic like is used for lining fuel tanks or truck beds but I don't think it would be more effective than the

Here's something a little off the wall related to Schuyler's suggestion. Years ago I used to participate in a theater group that used portable stage risers. To reduce the resonance of the risers we

I might (half seriously) suggest obtaining a set of noise cancelling headphones. You could then take the guts of said headphones and install them within the offending boxcar. I believe that they are

The problem is that a brass car, especially a box car is, in the reality of physics, an empty metal 'can' on wheels. As such it audibly magnifies any drumming disturbances pick up when rolling along,

Hi James, Try one of the thin Kadee fiber washers between the truck and the freight car bolster to deaden the noise. best, Gary McMills93

As might a stick of styrene carefully wedged between the sides, perhaps glued in place. CAREFULLY as you don’t want to inadvertently deform the car sides by pushing them outward so make the stick

Bruce, I concur with the others, 18" wide by 18" vertical spacing. YMMW model works has this combination of rung width and ladder rung vertical spacing. Ryan Mendell

Indeed. The hollow brass body is acting as a sounding board, amplifying the vibrations caused by the wheels on the rails, the same as the hollow body of a stringed instrument amplifies the vibrations

You could try Dynamat. They use it in cars under the carpet to keep out road noise. You can get a small sheet for around $30. That would be enough to do a fleet of brass cars. Chad

Bruce I would agree, 18”. I believe that was a standard ladder width. The car number could be used to find the car in an ORER listing or full photo of a car from the same series, that could off more

Friends, Maybe I wasn't clear in my question, I was trying not to be leading. Using the dividers and the known dimensions on the lettering (from a B&O lettering drawing), the ladders appear to be

Mark, Foam rubber, or artificial foam as is more likely, might quiet such a car. However, both materials deteriorate with age and become flakey, making a potential mess. White styrofoam blocks

if you know the wheel spacing of the truck, take the photo tona copy.shop that has a scaleable copy machine and increase or decrease the size until you get the right size, you'll also need a scale

Working with sound isolation for the Navy the noise-vibration-can be lessened by of of two (or both) methods: isolation or increase mass to change the vibration (Noise)wavelengths. Get the weight up,

MSTL boxcar 9511, built in 1906 by ACF. My records show one of a 1000, but the 1907 ORER shows 895 cars. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org