Hi all: Looking at the HO model, I realize it's an older car with all those rivets. I'm not knowledgeable enuf but has freight car designed changed much or could a car like that be used in a modern era if the rivets were removed and replaced with weld lines. cheers
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Degnan" <[email protected]> To: "POST : (S) SSPM Group" <[email protected]>; "POST : (S) sscalemodelrailroading Group" <[email protected]>; "POST : (S) S-Scale Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 7:42 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Flat Car "Semi-Kit"... Anyone? >A modeler by the name of Chad Boas on the STMFC group has recently produced >and sold the main parts (body/frame and deck) for a few versions of early >flat car in HO scale. Three versions were done... if memory seves me >right, those versions were a MONON version, a M&StL version and a SAL >version. I purchased three of the SAL version and like them so much that I >plan to buy a few more. > > Naturally, I want some of these in S scale as well, and Chad says he is > willing to produce these in S for us if he can sell about 30 cars. He > projects the price to be around $25 to $30 per set. THAT IS VERY LOW > PRODUCTSION AND VERY LOW PRICE!!! Yes, these are not complete kits, but > the main parts are there and since it is a flat car... it leaves small > parts such as; trucks, couplers, stake pockets, grabs, brake details (if > desired), weight, grabs, paint and decals. Most of these parts are > available in S separately... decals excluded. > > Here are photos of the HO model : > > www.trainweb.org/seaboard/F-6/ChadBoasSALF-6Flat.jpg > > www.trainweb.org/seaboard/F-6/ChadBoasSALF-6Flat01.jpg > > Prototype photos : > > www.trainweb.org/seaboard/F-6/SAL47221.jpg > > www.trainweb.org/seaboard/F-6/SAL47360.jpg > > www.trainweb.org/seaboard/F-6/SAL47496.jpg > > www.trainweb.org/seaboard/F-6-/SALT72004.jpg > > I'll be buying three of them, myself, so that leaves only 27 to be spoken > for. > > Anyony wanna get on board? > > Let Chad know : [email protected] > > Mention the SAL F-6 flat car model when you contact him. > > > John Degnan > [email protected] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
