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Suggestions for sill steps & car puller loops

akerboomk
 

I'm working on modeling the B&M 5100 series depressed center flats (HO scale):
    https://www.bmrrhs.org/flat_5100_series/#PHOTOS

The NMRA archives photo and B&MRRHS "flickr" ones are probably the best for seeing what I'm talking about.
Looking for suggestions on the sill steps and car puller loops (staples?)...

Using the old ECW kit.
sill steps have 2 steps and look like they are wrapped over the bottom flange on car side
Any thoughts?

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Ken Akerboom

James Brewer
 

Ken,

You might be able to use, with slight modifcation, YMW sill steps for the Tangent tank car:

http://www.yarmouthmodelworks.com/index.php/ModelDetailParts/Stirrups

Also, if my memory is correct, I think Pierre was also working on a sill step with the "extra" step.

Jim Brewer

Pierre Oliver
 

Indeed 
We have a few  2 step sill steps coming 
Not sure when
Supply chain ain’t what it used to be 

Pierre Oliver
www.elgincarshops.com
www.yarmouthmodelworks.com


On Apr 11, 2022, at 9:52 AM, James Brewer <jim.brewer.3611@...> wrote:

Ken,

You might be able to use, with slight modifcation, YMW sill steps for the Tangent tank car:

http://www.yarmouthmodelworks.com/index.php/ModelDetailParts/Stirrups

Also, if my memory is correct, I think Pierre was also working on a sill step with the "extra" step.

Jim Brewer

Eric Hansmann
 

Ken,

These double-rung sill steps were tooled by Accurail when they released the 36-foot Fowler box cars. Newer releases of their other 36-door box cars also include them. Here’s a photo of the parts. 

image1.jpeg

These are made to snap into place on Accurail underframes but I suspect they can be adapted.  


Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN

On Apr 10, 2022, at 4:38 PM, akerboomk <ken-akerboom@...> wrote:

I'm working on modeling the B&M 5100 series depressed center flats (HO scale):
    https://www.bmrrhs.org/flat_5100_series/#PHOTOS

The NMRA archives photo and B&MRRHS "flickr" ones are probably the best for seeing what I'm talking about.
Looking for suggestions on the sill steps and car puller loops (staples?)...

Using the old ECW kit.
sill steps have 2 steps and look like they are wrapped over the bottom flange on car side
Any thoughts?

--
Ken Akerboom

Dean Payne
 

Des Plaines Hobbies also made some double sill steps, of the side-mount design (I already had bottom-mount design, from... Tichy or DA).They were out of stock for years, so I bought enough for my needs.

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