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Roundhouse 50' SS DD
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Clark Propst
I recently picked up a WP Roundhouse 50' single sheathed, with steel double doors. Didn't notice the model had a auto door in one end till I got home. Is it still good for WP?
Thanks for all replies, Clark Propst |
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al_brown03
Hi Clark,
Richard Hendrickson (I think) did an article (in RMJ?) on the Roundhouse and MDC 50' SS double-door boxcars ... listing features for various roads. I'll look it up when I get home tonight, if someone doesn't beat me to it. I *think* your answer is "yes" but want to check. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. |
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al_brown03
Make that Roundhouse and *Walthers*.
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Eric Hansmann
Richard's article starts on page 12 of this July 1995 Rail Model Journal.
http://magazine.trainlife.com/rmj_1995_7/
FYI, the Roundhouse model seems to follow real prototypes compared to the Walthers version.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN
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Railmodel Journal July 1996 - 9 page article by Richard Hendrickson
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I think either Page Porter or Brian Leppert gets the credit for the MDC tooling. There were 7 physically different kits single wood door double wood door double wood door with end door steel double door with end door steel double door with end door and nameplate on door steel double door with name plate on door steel double door Tim O'Connor On 9/21/2021 11:41 PM, Clark Propst via groups.io wrote:
I recently picked up a WP Roundhouse 50' single sheathed, with steel double doors. Didn't notice the model had a auto door in one end till I got home. Is it still good for WP? --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts* 
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Oops July 1995 as Eric said On 9/22/2021 9:05 AM, Tim O'Connor
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts |
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Ray Breyer
WP 40001-40100 were 50-foot, single sheathed, end door, auto boxcars. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL
On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 10:41:06 PM CDT, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:
I recently picked up a WP Roundhouse 50' single sheathed, with steel double doors. Didn't notice the model had a auto door in one end till I got home. Is it still good for WP? Thanks for all replies, Clark Propst |
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Andy Laurent
Resin Car Works has a great blog entry on the WP SS DD boxcars. Look down into the comments section for the road numbers that retained their original door openings.
http://blog.resincarworks.com/western-pacific-50-foot-automobile-box-car/ Andy L. Madison, WI |
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brianleppert@att.net
Page Porter worked in MDC's art department.
Brian Leppert Carson City, NV |
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Andy Carlson
My version of the WP 50' single sheathed autocar. I made the HO patterns 30 years ago with lots of help from Richard Hendrickson. It was my 1st resin car pattern and it has hand scribed boards. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Richard Hendrickson (I think) did an article (in RMJ?) on the Roundhouse and MDC 50' SS double-door boxcars ... listing features for various roads. I'll look it up when I get home tonight, if someone doesn't beat me to it. I *think* your answer is "yes" but want to check. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. _._,_._,_ |
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Andy Carlson
This with the picture! My version of the WP 50' single sheathed autocar. I made the HO patterns 30 years ago with lots of help from Richard Hendrickson. It was my 1st resin car pattern and it has hand scribed boards. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Richard Hendrickson (I think) did an article (in RMJ?) on the Roundhouse and MDC 50' SS double-door boxcars ... listing features for various roads. I'll look it up when I get home tonight, if someone doesn't beat me to it. I *think* your answer is "yes" but want to check. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. _._,_._,_ |
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Andy Carlson
Twice the picture was scrubbedd out of the post. I will send this as an attachment. -AC
This with the picture! My version of the WP 50' single sheathed autocar. I made the HO patterns 30 years ago with lots of help from Richard Hendrickson. It was my 1st resin car pattern and it has hand scribed boards. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Richard Hendrickson (I think) did an article (in RMJ?) on the Roundhouse and MDC 50' SS double-door boxcars ... listing features for various roads. I'll look it up when I get home tonight, if someone doesn't beat me to it. I *think* your answer is "yes" but want to check. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. _._,_._,_ 
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Scott
The photo of the model of the WP car with 15' door was built by Fred Jansz from the Roundhouse kit. He did a great write up on it on Facebook WP modelers group and I think here too.
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Eric Hansmann
The MDC/Roundhouse 50-foot single-sheathed boxcars have have been featured a few times on the RCW blog. Here are the direct links.
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Fenton Wells Fred Jansz Eric Hansmann RCW web guy On Sep 22, 2021, at 4:42 PM, Scott <repairman87@...> wrote:
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mopacfirst
I did one, right when the Roundhouse kit first came out, as an MP 86000-86149 car. The model has wire grabs and separate ladders. I really don't remember carving this detail off the model. Was it ever available with separate details?
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Ron
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No, sadly. Don't we wish Athearn would revise the tooling (as they have done with several other models!) and replace all of the molded on grabs and ladders with wire and stand off details?? At the time of the RMJ article I asked Richard about the arduous task of removing all that detail with an X-Acto blade, and he just laughed! To anyone who has done it successfully, you know what I'm talking about. 😂 Tim O'Connor On 9/22/2021 8:04 PM, mopacfirst wrote:
I did one, right when the Roundhouse kit first came out, as an MP 86000-86149 car. The model has wire grabs and separate ladders. I really don't remember carving this detail off the model. Was it ever available with separate details? --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts* |
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I have taken to wearing a thick glove on my left hand (I am right handed) when slicing off plastic cast on detail. Too many slips and a run for the band-aid box.
Also look beyond the Exacto blades to UMM chisels and scrapers, OLFA tools and the narrower X-17a blade. Now if I could only keep the #78-79 drill bits from breaking for drilling the replacement mounting holes. I have probably tried every suggestion in the pages of this group dating back to Yahoo groups and other web pages and magazine articles and not found any foolproof method that works for me. -- Ken Adams Still in splendid Shelter In Place solitude, about half way up Walnut Creek Owner PlasticFreightCarBuilders@groups.io |
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steve_wintner
Has anyone found a good technique for filling in the overly thick "board" grooves ? Between that and carving off grabs, I've avoided this and many other plastic cars...
I've wondered if Mr. Hobby Surfacer would do the trick but have too many other tasks on the list ... Steve |
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WILLIAM PARDIE
I am fortunate in that I have a set of Andy Carlson's cast sides for this car. I got the castings as I am skillfully challenged when it comes to carving off ladders (Years ago when Richard Hendrickson was doing articles for the "Western /Southwestern prototype magazines I attempted to carve the side and end ladders off a Trains Miniaure refer. After many unsuccessful hours of carving I abandoned the practice forever). Andy has always been critical of the deep board separations This prompted him to do the castings. I hope to get to.this project in this lifetime. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: "steve_wintner via groups.io" <steve_wintner@...> Date: 9/24/21 11:30 AM (GMT-10:00) To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Roundhouse 50' SS DD I've wondered if Mr. Hobby Surfacer would do the trick but have too many other tasks on the list ... Steve |
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30 or so years ago after breaking about a dozen #80 drills over the course of a year I invested
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in a high quality drill press. I still use it and almost never break drills anymore. A freight car can require a LOT of drilling. I once counted 75 holes drilled for a resin gondola kit. I use hand held pin vises only for larger drills, or for reaming out (enlarging) holes. Tim O'Connor On 9/24/2021 1:32 PM, Ken Adams wrote:
I have taken to wearing a thick glove on my left hand (I am right handed) when slicing off plastic cast on detail. Too many slips and a run for the band-aid box. --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts* |
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