Alex, The era of that style convered gondolas needs the roof walks....I really think they would be there even today, but the coil cars have really replaced the covered gondolas, except maybe some shipments of flat stock.
Gale Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Binkley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [S-Scale Modeling] Gondola Covers -- Lionel vs. American Models HJi Tom: not having a handy S scale hobby shop, I wonder if the AM gon covers would look better for us modern types if the roof walks were removed. is that feasible? I will investigate the Lionel covers. we do have 027 dealers around here. they gotta be good for something. cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Hawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 4:22 PM Subject: Re: [S-Scale Modeling] Gondola Covers -- Lionel vs. American Models > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Werre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Tom, Does this mean the perhaps the AM cover is just the roof > section from his 50 RB car? > > > > > > > > The two items have the same basic rib pattern, but they are definately > different items. The gon cover has two rib-pieces to suggest where its > three sections separate, and each of the three sections has four lift rings, > one at each corner. The gon cover has a roof walk down the center. And of > course the cover for the 52� ft IL gon is a little longer than the roof of > the 50� IL boxcar. Check both items out at your local S dealer. > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan > > > > > Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
