Nice work, Bob! I remember that series in the old S gauge Herald and always wanted to build one or more of those cars! The appearance of those cars, and yours, was outstanding. This shows how S scalers produced some outstanding work during the "lean times".
We should all pay attention, because we may have to do it again, someday. Bob Nicholson ______________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "drgw223" <frascerj@...> wrote: > > I've attached a few photos of my latest endeavor. They can be found here: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1458403835/pic/list > > I've resurrected this old method of building heavyweight passenger cars from > cardstock, or strathmore, in this case. I mostly use the methods that Bill > Boucher used in his 1975 series of articles in the S Gauge Herald titled > "Pasteboard Pullmans". It's not high tech but it certainly is a way of > getting the car you want if there's not many alternatives. > > Basically the carbody side is made from 4 layers of strathmore (100-lb. > smooth paper). The outer layer has the rivets punched in from the back side > and the other layers make up the window frames, a spacer for the window > glazing, and the innner wall. I use a spacer at every paired window location > and that way the glazing can be slid in from the top as shown in the photos. > > I still have a ways to go on this but wanted to show my progress to date. If > you're interested, the original series of articles began with the Jan/Feb > 1975 issue and ran through the next two consecutive issues. You can probably > get a copy from the NASG Library. > > Incidently, Bill Boucher's article is based upon an article by Joe Fischer > that appeared in Model Railroader in 1948. Fischer literally built hundreds > (maybe thousands) of these cars in O-scale and sold them at O-scale > conventions. > > Bob Frascella > Wenham, MA > ------------------------------------ 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/
