Hi Tom; AFAIK, the only AF hoppers in S scale plastic were the offset twin and tripple that are familiar to all of us.
The cars on Ebay were converted from the offset twin. I won one of them, and received the model yesterday. It is a nicely executed conversion to represent a PRR GL twin hopper (for more information on the prototype, see the Westerfield site at www.westerfield.biz). It appears the builder sanded down the offset sides and applied a riveted overlay, then the ribs. The end structural members were also replaced with thinner stock, and wire grab irons fitted. The model does not have all the detail that shows on the resin Westerfield model, but is still a creditable and nicely detailed GL. The AF hopper has been converted into other types of hoppers by lots of folks. I've seen another GL conversion in the old Hoquat catalogs (probably by Don Thompson or Jeff Wilson). Frank Titman is the master of these conversions, and published photos of his layout show D&H composit "Selley" hoppers, PRR H22 quads and other odd types all converted from the AF tiwn. Pieter --- In [email protected], "Thomas Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perusing E-Bay the past few days, I noticed two twin-bay outside-ribbed hoppers for sale. The cars were billed as "American Flyer." I have much to learn about the history of AF, but I do not recall that AF ever produced outside-ribbed hoppers in any configuration. The cars came from the estate of a long-time modeler, and the photo revealed that he did a good job with the two PRR hoppers. I wonder whether someone can inform me about the cars. Perhaps someone out there even knows how extensive the modeler's work on AF cars was. I would have bid on the cars, but for me things always get bogged down before I even get to the bidding. I have a close friend who bids on items for sail boats from time to time, and he bids for me. Because of the eccentricities of bidding on E-Bay, I seldom bid. I mean it is absolutely not a matter of ego to me whether someone outbids me. To some who bid there it apparently is decidedly a matter of ego to reign supreme in the bidding war. Anyway, if someone knows about the modeler and the cars, I would like to hear from you. > > Tom > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, 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/
