Hi Jim; Thanks for correcting my memory on that! I guess I blended the NASG ACF covered hoppers with the RR Airslide.
Either of those cars would be nice to have in S as a resin or plastic model. Pieter E. Roos --- On Tue, 11/8/11, raisinone <[email protected]> wrote: > From: raisinone <[email protected]> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: 70 ton covered hoppers > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 8:00 PM > The airslide was not an NASG > sponsored model, it was River Raisin's first stand alone > production model- in two versions. > > http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/photogal/history/airslidelate.gif > > NASG did sponsor two covered hoppers, the ACF Type II and > Type III cars, and five versions of the ACF 10,000 gallon > tank car before the organization killed brass car projects. > > Jim Kindraka > > > > --- In [email protected], > Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@...> wrote: > > > > The only Airslide car in S was an early NASG sponsored > brass model. > > > > I suspect that the 70 ton PS-2 cars as produced by SHS > were NOT commonly used for grain, but for cement and mineral > or chemical transportation. > > > > Pieter E. Roos > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
