John... Thanks! That's the "history" I have always heard about those cars for 20 years. Still doesn't explain the flat roof, or the short windows & skirting questions. But...as Ron once told me..."Bob, they are TOYS. Just @#$%# TOYS!"
Despite the inaccuracies of some AM models, we S scalers still own Ron a great deal for his pioneering efforts at a time when S was essentially dead. Thank you! Bob Hogan --- In [email protected], "John" <armstong5717@...> wrote: > > I think Ron did the GN cars after I gave him my car builders cyclopedia as a > down payment on an FP 7 at an early Cleveland convention when he introduced > the loco to everyone. > The Cyclopedia had all the Empire Builder car plans in it. > > We did not nit pick those cars to pieces when they came out > > John Armstrong > ----- Original Message ----- > From: adguytrains > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 4:13 PM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Dome Cars > > > > Dome car modelers & fans... > > Since we always seem to lapse back into a discussion about the prototypical > l "correctness" of the American Models dome car on this list, I thought I'd > provide the below websites and a quick comment or two of what I have > researched on these cars over the years. > > As we have previously stated, the AM dome cars were "modeled" after the NP > and GN BUDD domes (virtually identical cars on the exterior). Those two BUDD > car designs were unique to themselves and the Empire Builder and North Coast > Limited trains. Only Ron knows why he chose to model the Empire Builder train > set. > > Ignoring all of the previously discussed errors/compromises in the AM cars, > the domes themselves are too small in two important ways; 1. They are 6" > (approximately) too short in height (tall), and 2. They are not wide enough. > BUDD domes were all 28" high and either 15'-6" or 16'-2" long. Yep, there > were two different sizes of BUDD domes. All, however, were full-width, > meaning the domes extended right out to the flat edge of the car side. THAT > is the most glaring error with the dome, not the missed height. > > I highly recommend that anyone interested in dome cars visit these two > websites. > > www.vistadome.com/vistadome > has a vast photo array of nearly any dome car you might wish to see. > > www.trainweb.com/web_lurker > offers a fine discussion of each RR/train that had domes in the US/Canada. > John Kuehl has done a really good job of both illustrating and describing the > differences between BUDD, P/S & home-built domes. Again, there is a wealth of > data, car names and photos of standard domes, 3/4 domes and full length > domes. There are even interior photos showing the differences between BUDD > and P/S cars. > > Enjoy! Bob Hogan > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 6470 (20110916) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6470 (20110916) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > [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/
