Hi all: Is it possible that PBL's Sn3 freight car kits can be used with standard S gauge trucks, etc. PBL has some older type freight car kits which at least might be closer to the 1900's period. I do have a couple of the kits but haven't put them together as yet. My impression is that they might be a little smaller than standard S, but I sem to remember someone saying that the only difference is the trucks. Thus Sn3 buildings can also be used in standard S gauge (and /vice-versa/). If this is the case, then that opens up a whole new area ripe for accumulating freight and passenger car kits. Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway)
On 12/22/2011 03:55, Earl Tuson wrote: > > Stephen Allie says, > > > My main focus is the Kansas Central which was a narrow gauge line > from Leavenworth to Holton Kansas and > > eventually a bit beyond. I have set my layout in the heyday of the > line 1871-1885 and it interchanges with > > the Standard Gauge ATSF and MP. By necessity almost everything is > scratchbuilt. For the narrow gauge there > > are plenty of sources for parts but I found difficulty in finding > early s gauge rolling stock ca 1880 or even trucks etc. > > And David Heine suggests, > > > BTS has a standard gauge flatcar and gondola that might be useful. > > FWIW, Bill Wade also suggests that some of his other 1870's-1880's > cars, currently available in HO, may also be > released in S at some time in the future. For example: > > http://www.btsrr.com/bts9426.htm > > Now, given Bill's current frustration with modern S scale model sales, > I suspect that if some early rail modelers were to > "guarantee" him some number of sales, they could encourage him to > produce such kits. (On the other hand, I should > probably just let him speak for himself.) > > Particular to the early ATSF cars: you may want to read the opening > pages of the Santa Fe Rolling Stock Reference > Manuals put out by the SFRH&MS. I only have Vol 4, Box Cars 1869-1953, > but it does give a bit of info on the sorts > of equipment being used in the first couple decades of service. > > While David also mentioned a couple standard gauge arch bar trucks > available, I don't know if anyone has ever offered > the wood beam freight trucks that were also typical of this era. > Perhaps the wood beam passenger trucks from Scenery > Unlimited would be of use, though, as with their 6'6" wheelbase, I > can't see them being appropriate for much > transition era equipment, save an ancient caboose. If anyone can use > some, I have several pair I would be interested > in parting with ;) > > Earl Tuson > > [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/
