Jim: were the two versions intended to represent different era or models? cheersdo you remember ----- Original Message ----- From: raisinone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 4:42 PM Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] Re: Essential freight cars in S
> > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Binkley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > short modern cement cars and assorted airslide centerflows we > don't have. > > In the interest of full disclosure, Airslide covered hoppers do exist > in S Scale. Two versions were made in brass back in 1988. You can > still find them on occasion at shows or on eBay. Photos of the two > versions can be seen at: > http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/photogal.html > > One or two make a nice addition to any contemporary freight. Back in > 1988 it is regrettable we did not have the money to also build the > double airslide version so prevalent today in dry, bulk commodity > service. Also, Amity Star did a kit some years ago for a 53'(?) PFE > outside-post mechanical reefer. While the kits are probably rare, > I'm sure the instructions and drawings are out there and could be > used to build a nice model from styrene. > > On the "still needed" side for contemproary trains are a good center > beam flat car for forest products and (at least in the Midwest) the > Thrall and/or Evans coil cars. > > Jim > > > > > > The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. > > 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 > > > > > > > > The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. 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/
