I am building the Westerfield SU boxcar kit # 4107. I have a few comments and questions. First, the model has a very thin casting at the top of the doors just...
... I have "re-shaped" mine as well. I think the irregularities make it look better. I am unsure of its purpose, though. ... I usually end up adding the...
Mike Boone wrote: ... so ... with a ... grab ... Then ... The way I thread turnbuckles is I use a #79 bit and bore out the ends at each end of the turnbuckle,...
Greetings, I just joined the list. I have been working on version 4153 of this car for several weeks. I installed the truss rods without turnbuckles as they...
I built the old F&C SU cars and used the turnbuckle over the monofiliment line. I used Tony H.'s method for straight rods and it worked great! Although I...
Like others, I want the open center on the turnbuckle. I just ever so slightly mushroom the end of the filament, and then thread it through the center. When...
I have built the above two cars from the Westerfield kits. The instriutioncs for the CB&Q says it was always painted boxcar red. Since there were many...
Jay, Just for the record...I'm no expert on this but what everyone else calls box car red, the Burlington called mineral red. I went to the "modelers depot"...
Jay; For Southern Ry cars, I'd consider Floquil's Southern RR brown. It is pretty close to the color I've seen used on 1937 AAR and modified AAR cars from the...
Rob Adams
steamera@...
Dec 1, 2003 11:32 am
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Jay, I can't help much. I have no idea on the CB&Q but with the Southern I use the Floquil Southern Freight car brown (175). This is more of a convenience on...
The Floquil formula that Sunshine offered for the CB&Q XA-14 50ft boxcar is: 9 part tuscan red 1 part boxcar red 1 part reefer white Sunshine offered no...
Whenever any of you start to finish your models and can take pictures, please feel free to send them in so I can post them on the site. I will be going to...
I'll introduce myself as a beginning resin modeler. I've finished a gon, have most of the F&C Central Vermont finished, have a start on a Westerfield Erie...
... Dean, It was my intention to build on but I have even started yet. At this rate the group will be onto another car before I get started. If the group moves...
... Dean: I do have the kit, but I am building the Westerfield Southern cars as part of this exercise. However, I do have many photos of these cars if you...
I have one that I can start on. I have completed the non-hopper bottom version of the car. ... From: Ned Carey To: virtualmodelers@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I have received the first set of photos of a finished model and I will be uploading them tonight. I am diligently finishing my own cars to hit the "deadline."...
Ted; I'd submit the following as potential candidates for VM 3. All are interesting cars and existed in substantial numbers: Funaro & Camerlengo War Emergency...
Rob Adams
steamera@...
Dec 23, 2003 6:11 pm
128
... Rob: I wasn't planning to limit it, so you could build any one of these that suits your taste. That's why I thought gons would be a good choice. Regards, ...
I'm somewhat new to the group so I haven't had any input to share up till now - my recommendation would be Al Westerfield's PRR X-23 boxcar - it's aways been ...
I second the F & C war emergency gon. Isn't that the same gon on the home page of Steam Era Freight Cars? If so Southern ran cast iron pipe in them. Merry...
I hope he does the refers in the same series. FGEX ran them into the 50's.....I think. Fenton Wells National Sales Manager, Parker Independent Brands 717...
... will ... to ... OOPS. What is the "deadline" for submissions of photos. Also one of the gons would be fine as the next car but I still think a stock cars...
Ted; I guess I misinterpreted your initial suggestion to mean specific cars. I concur that gons are a good choice, and support leaving the field open. There...
Rob Adams
steamera@...
Dec 24, 2003 3:29 pm
135
Ted, Do you know if Sunshine ever got the kits ready of the gondola's for Clinchfield, C&O and others ready, that were displayed in Napierville2 years ago. ...
... As alwats, I think more focus is better than less...I would say gons, but what about more focus...say the WWII War emergency gon. Lots of roads, kits by...
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