sure....how much of do want tank or an AF car?
gale
----- Original Message -----
From: shabbona_rr
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} ACE conversion floors & bolsters
AF tank cars, to me, always had (have) the wrong proportions for conversion
to scale. However,I have some ideas on converting one that I would like to try,
but I neglected to pick up a junker at the S Fest.
Anybody out there got one they would like to donate to the cause?
Bob Nicholson ______________________________________
--- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Pieter and Jace ---
>
> I have had some fun with AF tank cars over the years. I turn the underframe
into a flat car or use it under some house car. The tank represents an
insulated car, and the overhang beyond the bolsters was stretched by AF to
accommodate the over sized wheels / trucks. I take about 1/4â? out of that
part of the tank and I get acceptable results. I was able to get several sets
of tank car chassis from Larry Jackman when he first brought out the SSA tank
cars, and I put them under the modified AF tanks. As always, I got about 3/4
way through these and put them into service still lacking all the grabirons,
placards and handrails. â?oSâ?omeday I will finish them! One tank got a Lionel
O-27 dome (with new details) and that is my favorite. S has not produced any of
the BIG dome cars that you see in WWII era photos. I will stick an early photo
of the big dome tank in my SLE&P photo album â?" it is now all but ready for
paint as handrails and grabs are installed along with dome running boards.
>
> I donâ?Tt know if Ron S. has extra parts for his SSA tank cars, but if he
does they are a quick, neat way to get reasonable running gear.
>
> Have fun!
> Bill Winans
> Prescott Valley, AZ
> ------------------------.
>
> As Jace says, the AF tank car with the Ace conversion has a few issues of
proportion. I have some intentions of converting AF tanks into UTLX cars but
haven't actually done one yet, and the process is likely to be somewhat
involved.
>
> Pieter E. Roos
>
>
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