Hi Alex; I suspect most newer flat cars are of very different design. Most seem to have straight side sills, for example, and most are longer at around 60ft.
I happened to look at the Dec. 1983 RMC today, it includes drawings for both the Eire 53 ft 7o ton flatcar (ca 1940) and a late 1960s Thrall flat car built for ATSF. The riveted cars may have lasted into the 1980's or a little longer in work service. Pieter E. Roos --- On Sat, 12/10/11, Alex Binkley <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > [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/
