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Heap Shields was Re: Re: Accurail Offset Twin
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cj riley <cjriley42@...>
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Can a limited run set of resin-cast parts be easily made off of soft tooling made off these brass model ends? If CJR wants to make the brass ends available for that, yes.> Despite having once been in the resin casting business, I'm not inclined to do it, but I would be cooperative if someone else wanted to. CJ Riley Recent Activity: New Members 2 New Photos 5 New Files 2 Visit Your Group Start a New Topic MARKETPLACE Going Green: Your Yahoo! Groups resource for green living Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . |
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Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Francis A. Pehowic, Jr. wrote:
I remember these parts. I know that someone knows the source of these but my curiosity has the best of me. Were they sold as Capart?That may be right. They also made square hatches for covered hoppers, back when you had to backdate MDC covered hoppers. I have a set of the hatches, really very nice brass parts, likely lost wax. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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rdgbuff56
I remember these parts. I know that someone knows the source of these but my curiosity has the best of me. Were they sold as Capart?
Francis A. Pehowic, Jr. in Sunbury, Pa. ________________________________ From: pullmanboss <tgmadden@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 12:04:58 PM Subject: Heap Shields was Re: [STMFC] Re: Accurail Offset Twin Al Kresse: If CJR wants to make the brass ends available for that, yes. Tom Madden |
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pullmanboss <tgmadden@...>
Al Kresse:
If CJR wants to make the brass ends available for that, yes. Tom Madden |
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water.kresse@...
Can a limited run set of resin-cast parts be easily made off of soft tooling made off these brass model ends?
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Al Kresse ----- Original Message -----
From: "cj riley" <cjriley42@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:00:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: Heap Shields was Re: [STMFC] Re: Accurail Offset Twin The biggest problem is the "heap shields" used during the era twin hoppers were built were an integral part pf the end… that is, the end sheet and whatever bracing was used on the end just extended unbroken above the level of the top of the sides. Some later applications to larger hoppers built in the sixties had heap shields that appeared to be add-ons that were attached to the top chord of the end framing. These would be a natural for a separate detail part (and somebody did offer them at one time) but don't do any good for the steam era twins.>I still have several sets of brass castings of an entire end with heap shield that date back to perhaps the '70s or '80s designed for the Athearn hopper. I also have some plastic heap shield castings from (I believe) Roundhouse. Never used any of them and would love a good model that included them. CJ RileyBainbridge Island WA Istill have several sets of brss [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
cj riley wrote:
I still have several sets of brass castings of an entire end with heap shield that date back to perhaps the '70s or '80s designed for the Athearn hopper. I also have some plastic heap shield castings from (I believe) Roundhouse. Never used any of them and would love a good model that included them.I have a pair of these ends also. I don't know who originally produced them, though. Nice parts. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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cj riley <cjriley42@...>
The biggest problem is the "heap shields" used during the era twin hoppers were built were an integral part pf the end… that is, the end sheet and whatever bracing was used on the end just extended unbroken above the level of the top of the sides. Some later applications to larger hoppers built in the sixties had heap shields that appeared to be add-ons that were attached to the top chord of the end framing. These would be a natural for a separate detail part (and somebody did offer them at one time) but don't do any good for the steam era twins.>I still have several sets of brass castings of an entire end with heap shield that date back to perhaps the '70s or '80s designed for the Athearn hopper. I also have some plastic heap shield castings from (I believe) Roundhouse. Never used any of them and would love a good model that included them. CJ RileyBainbridge Island WA Istill have several sets of brss [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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lnnrr <lnnrr@...>
I'll certainly go looking into the Westerfield, Bowser, and Roundhouse
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suggestions that have been posted. Thanks As far as add-on heap shields go, I'll gladly carve off the top of the flat ends to add the heap shields. However, if someone (someone, wink) would make a hopper with an unfinished top on the ends and include alternate flat strip or heap shields, that might make a lot of people happy. The seam would hide with a little ACC and weathering. Chuck Peck --- In STMFC@..., "soolinehistory" <destorzek@...> wrote:
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Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...>
Friends,
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Roundhouse also used to offer a C&O-style notched heap shield, also a separate part. I believe it was meant to go on their 40' gondola, but AFAIK it was also correct for some classes of hoppers. Kind regards, Garth G. Groff SUVCWORR@... wrote:
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soolinehistory <destorzek@...>
--- In STMFC@..., SUVCWORR@... wrote:
The biggest problem is the "heap shields" used during the era twin hoppers were built were an integral part pf the end… that is, the end sheet and whatever bracing was used on the end just extended unbroken above the level of the top of the sides. Some later applications to larger hoppers built in the sixties had heap shields that appeared to be add-ons that were attached to the top chord of the end framing. These would be a natural for a separate detail part (and somebody did offer them at one time) but don't do any good for the steam era twins. To do ends with heap shields entirely new end inserts are required: one new set for each different shape. $$$ Dennis |
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Michael Aufderheide
Westerfield sells a 'Hopper Car Detail Set' # 2190 which includes angled heap shealds. they also sell two other radial hopper ends as detail parts which could be used as donors for others.
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See: www.westerfield.biz and go to the Detail Parts link at the bottom of the page. Mike Aufderheide --- On Thu, 11/19/09, SUVCWORR@... <SUVCWORR@...> wrote:
From: SUVCWORR@... <SUVCWORR@...> Subject: Heap Shields was Re: [STMFC] Re: Accurail Offset Twin To: STMFC@... Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 11:56 AM Stewart did offer the heap shield at one time as a separate part. I don't know if Bowser is still offering the or not. It was a add-on part to make the lone original demonstrator PRR H39 which had the heap shield. The shield was dropped from the production run of H39's. The shield was included on the demonstrator at the insistence of C&O who along with N&W partnered with the PRR to develop the H39. -----Original Message----- From: lnnrr <lnnrr@yahoo. com> To: STMFC@yahoogroups. com Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 1:28 am Subject: [STMFC] Re: Accurail Offset Twin I would also point out that the Athearn offset twin has always seemed flawed to me. It seems about a foot too wide. The flat end version hasn't been available as undec or L&N for ages it seems, then the heap shield version has one tapered end and one notch end. When I look at photos of L&N cars, every notch end car is notched both ends. Every taper end car is tapered both ends. Never found one with the Athearn version, one of each. I really NEED more offset hoppers. OK, maybe need is too strong a word. Want. Does anyone offer add-on heap shields? To put on flat end cars? Come on Dennis, number 7712 by Christmas? Please Santa? Chuck Peck [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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SUVCWORR@...
Stewart did offer the heap shield at one time as a separate part. I don't know if Bowser is still offering the or not. It was a add-on part to make the lone original demonstrator PRR H39 which had the heap shield. The shield was dropped from the production run of H39's. The shield was included on the demonstrator at the insistence of C&O who along with N&W partnered with the PRR to develop the H39.
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From: lnnrr <lnnrr@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 1:28 am Subject: [STMFC] Re: Accurail Offset Twin I would also point out that the Athearn offset twin has always seemed flawed to me. It seems about a foot too wide. The flat end version hasn't been available as undec or L&N for ages it seems, then the heap shield version has one tapered end and one notch end. When I look at photos of L&N cars, every notch end car is notched both ends. Every taper end car is tapered both ends. Never found one with the Athearn version, one of each. I really NEED more offset hoppers. OK, maybe need is too strong a word. Want. Does anyone offer add-on heap shields? To put on flat end cars? Come on Dennis, number 7712 by Christmas? Please Santa? Chuck Peck |
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