Yes, I have two or three AF plastic bodies (and one cast zamac that will stay much longer in the project drawer), and the die work is quite nice for conversion material. The brake staff and housing need to go, and I cut away most of the AF bolster excresence, replacing it with built up styrene sheet and strip; the cutout on the endsill has been patched with styrene around the Kadee draft gear. The obvious fix for all the holes in the deck is to glue a sheet of grooved Evergreen planking on top; I have gotten that far but cut out only one side for the stake pockets. One can drill and file out the corner steps, ending with decent scale appearance.
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:30:39 +0000 > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF - 06/10/11 > > Bill: > > That's correct; they are AF carbodies. > > Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ > > --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > > > Hi Bob -- > > > > I presume you started with AF flat cars? Looks good! I like the sea of > > BCR cars in the background... > > > > Bill Winans > > > > I just uploaded a photo in the Files section showing my progress on the > > SHABBONA RR flat car fleet. I extended the deck out over the stake pockets > > by adding .060 x.060" styrene strip along the edges of the original deck, > > then drilled out the stake pockets with an 0-80 tap drill then reaming them > > out with a 1/16" drill. > > > > The project is not complete, yet, but I painted the deck on the lead car in > > the back track to show how the finished product will look. The second car > > has the strips added, but not scribed to match the cast deck. The front car > > shows a conversion without the deck modifications (yet) > > > > Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [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/
