Yes, that is what got me started on this topic: I bought three conversion
floors which seemed to be based on the Rex gondola but
also had the typical Ace #5 mounting surface. But they are good, heavy, zamac,
as are all the other Ace bolsters I've acquired so far
to convert AF cars.
The catalogue sheets some kind soul scanned for me list quite a few Ace parts,
with many of the urethane castings you note; I'd guess
the owner of Ace at the time (Russ Downs?) was in transition between the
original zamac line and more recent resin production. When
everything started back in the 1950's, there was no good alternative to zamac
and the expense of cutting dies for the castings, but as
small-production became possible with epoxy/resin/urethane, it permitted
developing new items without a major financial commitment
(and perhaps to replace the zamac dies as they wore out).
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> Ace had conversion bolsters for pretty much every possibility of A F freight
> car IIRC. There was even a conversion floor made for the boxcars. The
> bolsters were urethane & made converting the AF cars to scale very easy when
> used with the Ace trucks. They were set up to body mount Kadee #5 but I did
> fit 802 on them. I have not heard yet if the new owner plans on continuing
> those parts.
> Bill Lane
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