let us know what you conclude Stan cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Furmanak, Stan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:34 PM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Re: drop in AM ACF "Railbox" replacement underframe
> Ron- > > Might just be worth investigating. > > Thanks! > > Stan > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of dphobbies > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: drop in AM ACF "Railbox" replacement > underframe > > > 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]<mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > "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] >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
