Hi Lance- I need to get back to this project and finish painting & decaling it but it is a nice kit to build up.
Trainstuff kits date from the mid 80's. This particular car, a Berwick double plug, excess height, 60' car, looks very impressive & really sticks out among a typical mix of freight cars. The X-panel top, sine-wave ends and waffle sides are cast polyurethane. These cast parts are brittle but are very workable with sandpaper and files for smoothing edges. I used Zap CA for assembly. Currently produced resin kits typically have one-piece bodies rather than separate cast pieces making them easier to build. See http://www.railyardmodels.com/pages/901653/index.htm for a nice HO Thrall Penn Central X79 60' double plug kit. The underframe components of the Trainstuff kit are wood but I replaced them with styrene. Other parts -- ladders, brake gear -- are cast metal; these, too, can be upgraded if desired. Don Thompson, originator of the Trainstuff line, recently told me a bit more about these kits -- see below. For some pics of other Trainstuff kits, see http://www.nasg.org/databases/freight_cars.php and search for "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Trainstuff" as a manufacturer. See http://crcyc.railfan.net/crrs/box/boxb63b.html for prototype info. There also is a nice pic in the Morning Sun pub "Conrail Color Guide to Freight Equipment Volume 1: 1976-1987". Stan Furmanak Annville, PA Dear Stan, Our friend Stan Stokrocki made the patterns for these wonderful kits. The Conrail decals were made by Bob Ristow. I think we made about 100 of these. Don Thompson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance McCold Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:00 PM To: S-Scale Group; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] Trainstuff waffle-side boxcar kit The February Dispatch introduced us to Stan Furmanak, and showed two photographs of a boxcar he had build. The kit was said to have been made from a Trainstuff kit. I would like to learn more about these kits--maybe purchase one if there is one out there that remains unbuilt. Can anyone tell us about them? How do they go together? What is the prototype? Does anyone have they would part with? Thanks, Lance McCold Knoxville, TN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. 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. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. 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/
