Jim, Thanks for responding. Yes, you did a beautiful job. The reason for my interest is that last year I converted an SHS PS-2 covered hopper to an ACF covered hopper with square hatches. That was a job, but you have gone way beyond me. The road that I model, the CGW, had the type you did and the type I did with the full panel all the way across with no view through. I want to try the type you did. Do you recall the year and the month of the RMC magazine that published the plans for the car? Trust me: I can most certainly appreciate the effort you went to. Tom
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of lne1957 Sent: Sun 8/24/2008 10:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: L&NE scratchbuilt covered hopper This is a beautiful model, and I would like to learn from you how you did it. > > Tom > Tom, thanks for the compliments. I have built at least one of each of the LNE six different ACF and PS cement cars (I bought the SHS PS2s - -- life is too short to building something that is available.) They are all based on drawings from Model Railroad Craftsman but I used the extreme dimensions as detailed in the LNE Equipment Guide for the various classes. They are all constructed from styrene, brake detail from Huff and Puff casting, the lettering is from CDS. I built them in batches of three and have 13 cars (one pilot model to see if I could do it) Needless to say the hopper bays are a pain and if I build any more I will cast the hopper bays, getting all those pieces together was a bugger! I have other cars posted in the S Group foto file (rolling stock of the LNE is thge caption -- I think). regards Jim Schall (LNE in Tennessee) ------------------------------------ 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/
