One of our members got heavy into making up masters, making the molds
and then casting. He made up a SP door and a half boxcar. His detail
work was excellent on the ends, sides showing all the wood grain (this
is an outside braced wooden car) and doors. The underbody framing was
somewhat less and as I recall, he didn't make a roof (I think it needed
a Murphy which is fairly easy with typical wooden parts. Anyway the
finished model won the MC freight car section of the NASG contest once.
I have a kit that I occasionally pick up and then decide--someday I'll
build that car as I have the T section trucks for it!
Point being a good model builder can make up these kits in small runs.
I think the mismatching of parts might be a greater problem with longer
runs or making the molds at different times--our parts match quite well
as far as I can tell.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 1/2/12 2:43 PM, JGG KahnSr wrote:
I have two versions of his MILW ribside in O scale (neither yet
finished) and they are excellent (I have a couple of his other resin
cars, too).
The problem about doing them in S scale is that someone has to
construct a master for the molds (apparently cast by either Cameron
or St Charles Car), and the investment in creating the master is what
would probably doom any S scale runs.
in S), I believe Ted has always used the older process--which may be
why none of those excellent kits have ever been offered in HO.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
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