Pieter and all, I really appreciate the help. I work with highly technical subjects all day, so when it comes to trains I try to keep it less stressful. You gentlemen amaze me with your encyclopedic knowledge of the prototype. I'll probably order a bunch from Hoquot once I see how much money I have left after Christmas.
Ed Koz Sanford, Maine --- On Tue, 12/14/10, Pieter Roos <[email protected]> wrote: From: Pieter Roos <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} SSA Tank Car Pix To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 9:13 AM Dick has done an excellent of adding the very common end and stub side sills to the SSA tanks. I would probably use strip styrene instead of the Stewart end sill and add polling pockets using one of the methods discussed a week or so back on the list. In case anyone feels it is necessary to do these modifications to have a realistic car, below is a photo of a car set up basically like the SSA cars as designed. http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/tank/tcx8246main.html As usual, the best way to decide what to do is look for prototype photos. Thanks for posting the model photos! Pieter E. Roos --- On Mon, 12/13/10, Richard Karnes <[email protected]> wrote: > All -- > > I have posted photos of two pre-WWII S Scale America tank > cars in the photo > folder entitled "Dick Karnes' Layout. They are the > last two (Nos. 25 and 26) in > the folder. > > The first photo is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/656837120/pic/179100120/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&count=20&dir=asc > > > This car comes with stick-on flammability placards > that are circa 1980. Car is > as purchased, ready to run, with Kadee 802 couplers > added. It has a > factory-installed weight inside the dome. > > The second photo is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/656837120/pic/179100120/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&count=20&dir=asc > > > It's a similar SSA car, this one built from a kit from the > Larry Jackman days > of SSA. Short side sills and Stewart (Ye Olde Huff > and Puff) tank car end sills > have been added. Adapting the chasis to accept the end > sills is not a trivial > task! Couplers are Kadee 802. The > peel-and-stick 1940-era placards shown on > this car are available from BTS. The current r-t-r > version of this car is > coupled to the right. > > 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/
