Ben: It'll cost you 100 S scale scratchbuilt Code 100 #6 switches to get ahold of my Seekrit Recipe. Just joking. I had a file photo in the Files section demonstrating what I did, but I took it down last night when I added the most recent ones
I'll repost it, in the meantime, find message #76418, which describes what I did. With all this publicity on the list, would this still be a good article for one our S publications? Bob Nicholson _______________________________ --- In [email protected], "pickycat95" <pickycat95@...> wrote: > > Bob, > They look really good. You say you used the original AF decks. How did you > widen it to run past the stake pockets? > Ben Trousdale > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > I just uploaded three photo files of my AF flatcars conversion project, > > since my work on these cars will be interrupted by an Iowa City urologist > > this coming Thursday, and I am unsure of the immediate future for a couple > > of days hence. This is one of the "creeks I have to cross" before I can > > make any definite plans for St. Louis this Fall. > > > > Anyway, I have been modifying the decks on these cars for a more realistic > > appearance. In the comparison photo, flat car #216 is an unmodified car, > > while the car behind it is. Among the changes are widening the deck and > > opening up the stake pockets, and, of course, new grab irons and sill steps. > > > > The decks otherwise are straight AF, weathered and textured with artists' > > acrylic colors and sandpaper. As per my level of expertise in this regard, > > no two decks are identical (prototypically, I guess) > > > > Bob Nicholson ______________________________________________ > > > > --- In [email protected], [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > This email message is a notification to let you know that > > > a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the S-Scale > > > group. > > > > > > File : /Bob Nicholson/Flat Cars comparison.jpg > > > Uploaded by : shabbona_rr <user141771@> > > > Description : Modified & Unmodified AF conversions > > > > > > You can access this file at the URL: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/files/Bob%20Nicholson/Flat%20Cars%20comparison.jpg > > > > > > > > > To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit: > > > http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/web/index.html > > > Regards, > > > > > > shabbona_rr <user141771@> > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
