Here and there one finds Northeastern streamlined passenger car roofs. The arch on these roofs seem to be right on for a streamlined car. Would it be possible to saw off the AM roofs, perhaps raise the side of the car with some styrene, and then insert the Northeastern roof? I have used this technique in transforming an AM box car into a 1932 ARA car with the flat riveted ends. Of course, that also entailed sanding down the end ribs cast onto the car. I cut the roof below the top horizontal rivet row and inserted the Northeastern roof within the car. It worked.
Tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 7/12/2008 12:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Scratchbuilding in S scale... Darrell/Ed I read with much interest your respective posts on getting the roof of smoothside passenger cars just right. I have the same problem try to make PS cars which the B&O ordered at the end of WWII. I think that is why the AM smoothside scale cars (coaches at least) are not up to spec height-wise. What a great suggestion Darrell regarding making a plaster mold and then using auto body filler.! Any ideas on where to find/make the fine details on the roof at the final stage e.g. vents, ladder handles etc. some of which the AM cars do have. To Darrell's point about knowing the curvature of the prototype for modeling, I do have a very helpful reference in the name of the B&O RR Historical Society which I plan to obtain published roof contour drawings. I wonder how standard PS roof contours were for the lightweight coaches which they built for so many RRs in the 50s? Don't know. Best Regards, Jack Riely PS..........WHAT A GROUP! **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
