Stan: Would the 50' FMC floor work for you? Some of the locals and one not so local have used our FMC floor as a replacement for the AM floor. They are $6.00.
Regards, Ron Sebastian SSA --- In [email protected], "Furmanak, Stan" <furma...@...> wrote: > > Just curious, if such an item was available i.e. a detailed replacement underframe for an American Models ACF 50' Railbox, would it be a seller in any volume to make it a project worthwhile pursuing? > > With the nicely detailed DPH Evans, FMC and forthcoming PS boxcar along with Smoky Mountains detailed "S"tuff, I would like my AM boxcars to enjoy the same level of underframe detail. Yeah, you have to turn 'em over to notice but turning a car over to enjoy the hidden detail is one of the first things I do. > > So, I would like to retrofit AM boxcars with decent underframes without having to scratchbuild each one. I am thinking of a high quality and detailed resin cast replacement that you would plug your own brake gear/details into. Basically, just the underframe itself. > > If you are not prototypically picky, perhaps the underframe could be used as a basis to scratchbuild 1970's era X-post boxcars if overhanging diag or x panel roofs could be built or obtained. > > Anyone interested in such a drop in underframe? If so, how many would you commit to? > > Stan Furmanak > Annville, Pa > > > [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/
