and he npotes - I had one of those shells- never did know the background. Very interesting.
Raleigh in Hurricainey Mainey... At 12:15 AM 9/4/2010, Richard Karnes wrote: > > >Gary Ippolito et al -- > >I just got back from vacation, sifting through >my e-mails, and found the subject >question. I can give a definitive answer. > >I made the pattern for AF collector/dealer Dan Olson, who had 100 molded in >urethane. Dan wanted to satisfy a demand for the AF New Haven EP-5 fans, but >wanted a shell that was clearly not a rip-off of the AF EP-5. So I did a >freelance job, made from two AF PAs, one PB, a cylindrical pill bottle, and a >few HO items. The original AF EP-5 has a longer chassis than the PA, but Dan >wanted the shell to fit the PA chassis because that chassis was commonly >available. > >I chose to do the FA nose because I could >eventually build FAs from these if I >wanted to. Dan gave me three moldings in payment. I built one atop a >scratchbuilt chassis with Cascade drive, and the others sat. I entered my >completed model in the model contest at one of the NASG National Conventions >(Kansas City, I think), where Vic Roseman saw it. He bought my remaining two >shells and converted them back into New Haven >EP-5s. When Vic exited S scale, I >bought one of them. > >But anyhow, while Vic was really into S scale New Haven locos and passenger >cars, he struck up a relationship with Tom >Hodgson (American Hirail/Instrument >Design). I had no further use for the the shell pattern, so Vic asked if I >minded if he took possession and made some arrangement for Tom to make more >shells. I agreed. > >Tom Hodgson subsequently made more moldings from >the shell and offered it in a >bunch of impressive liveries, including MILW, >GN, and -- can you believe it -- >UP. > >That's the story. > >I have posted two photos of my electrics that >includes the two mentioned above >(mine and Vic's) from these shells. They're at: > ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/656837120/pic/330888015/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&dir=asc>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/656837120/pic/330888015/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&dir=asc > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/656837120/pic/1840286684/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&dir=asc > >Dick Karnes > > [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: [email protected] [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/
