Thank you, Jace. I did not know what those loops under the side sills were for, so thank you for explaining that to me. The interesting thing about going through a project like this is that I've learned so many things along the way.
I did indeed apply the dry transfers as you say. I still don't like them. I am a "wet decal" kinda guy. :-) Yes, I used John Teichmoeller book extensively. It has many H21a photos in it. It also includes a small copy of some of the engineering drawings, but the print is so small that some of the numbers were impossible to read, hence the need for my ordering the actual drawings. In addition to the book and many online photos, I also used the B.T.S. H21a hopper car kit I had built as my "3D" guide. It would indeed have been nice to have had an accurate O-scale model on hand. - Peter. On 08/30/2011 10:04 pm, JGG KahnSr wrote: > Actually, Peter, it looks pretty good. Two observations: first, those loops > under the side sills are towing shackles, so cars already set out on a siding > can be moved by a cable operated by > a windlass or spool without the need for a locomotive; second, when using dry > transfer, do you follow the instructions, where they say to set the > lettering, once it is in place, by rubbing > it smooth through one of the tissue paper overlays in the package? I've > found it makes a considerable difference. > Lastly, since you model PRR, do you own a copy of Teichmoeller's standard > work on PRR hoppers? It is not expensive and well-worth having. If you know > any O scalers in your area, check to see whether they have one (or more) of > the joint project between Middle Division and Atlas for the H21's (they also > developed X29's together). They are excellent and will give you a > three-dimensional idea of what the finished product looks like. I'm sure > Brady Maguire up in Dennison has plenty, as he models PRR, but that is quite > a drive from Houston. > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres& Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > -- Peter Vanvliet ([email protected], or [email protected]) Houston, Texas "It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..." http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad - RSS feed <http://pmrr.org/rss.xml>) http://fourthray.com/ (my company) http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) -- [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/
