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Intermountain P&WV PS-1 boxcar review solicited
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jim_mischke <jmischke@...>
I was looking at the Intermountain web site, and saw a P&WV PS-1 boxcar product offering in boxcar red paint with the "Symbol of Service" slogan.
How accurate is this Intermountain car for the P&WV? Why hasn't Kadee done this car? Did P&WV have a PS-1 variation? |
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JimDid P&WV have a PS-1 variation? Yes, but they were the 1948 version of the PS-1. Different underframe, roof, doors, and ends. Intermountain's model is the post-1953 version. Greg Martin wrote a kitbash article in Mainline Modeler, September 1993. Tim O. |
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Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...>
Jim,
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The old Front Range 6' door PS-1 is the closest to the P&WV cars, despite the casting's many shortcomings. It's major plus is the roof, which lacks the stiffening wales in the panels closest to the ends. The sills are doo-doo, but not hard to reshape. The little rectangular tabs under the running board ends need to be filed off. I have done a couple of upgrades to the FR shells using Accurail floors, Intermountain detail parts and Kadee running boards (for CP and ATSF). They are not perfect, but about the limits of my skills and eyesight. :~) P&WV is on my list to do, but I may use the decals I have stashed for their 8' door AAR boxcar instead. Kind regards, Garth G. Groff Tim O'Connor wrote: JimDid P&WV have a PS-1 variation? |
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Greg Martin
Jim,
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Tim is correct that the P&WV PS-1 40-foot boxcar was indeed the earlier variation of the car. I did an article (Mont Switzer inspired "save-paint")?of the car for MM using the Con Cor car per-painted and lettered for the P&WV although the car was a compromise as the Con Cor car does/did represent the later style PS-1 car. The car could be correctly modeled with the old McKeen PS-1 car with the 6-foot door (no longer available, but I do have at least one rat-holed) however the McKeen underframe is a mess and would need work. The?current offering of PS-1 cars from KADEE or Intermountain do not offer the earlier roof and?underframe; however the ACCURAIL car is offered with the correct roof, I have never really looked at the underframe and the door is 8-foot, so it is a possible bash. The 8-foot door could be?corrected as I did with the Con Cor car. ? Greg Martin -----Original Message-----
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Sun, Jun 21, 2009 4:26 pm Subject: Re: [STMFC] Intermountain P&WV PS-1 boxcar review solicited JimDid P&WV have a PS-1 variation? Yes, but they were the 1948 version of the PS-1. Different underframe, roof, doors, and ends. Intermountain's model is the post-1953 version. Greg Martin wrote a kitbash article in Mainline Modeler, September 1993. Tim O. |
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rwitt_2000
I found this web page with both builder and in-service photos. Photo two
is a nice view of the early PS-1 end. http://www.thepwvhiline.com/HistoricEraImagesJan2006Pa/index.html Bob Witt Indianapolis, Indiana --- In STMFC@..., tgregmrtn@... wrote: earlier variation of the car. I did an article (Mont Switzer inspired "save-paint")?of the car for MM using the Con Cor car per-painted and lettered for the P&WV although the car was a compromise as the Con Cor car does/did represent the later style PS-1 car. The car could be correctly modeled with the old McKeen PS-1 car with the 6-foot door (no longer available, but I do have at least one rat-holed) however the McKeen underframe is a mess and would need work. The?current offering of PS-1 cars from KADEE or Intermountain do not offer the earlier roof and?underframe; however the ACCURAIL car is offered with the correct roof, I have never really looked at the underframe and the door is 8-foot, so it is a possible bash. The 8-foot door could be?corrected as I did with the Con Cor car. ? |
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jerryglow2
Removing the extra "bowtie" off the end panels isn't that difficult. We've had to do so constructing variations of C&NW riveted side PS-1s.
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Jerry Glow --- In STMFC@..., tgregmrtn@... wrote:
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