Actually, Tom I have a drawing of the H21a. The ends are the same . Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On Nov 8, 2012 9:53 PM, "Thomas Baker" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > > Bob, > > You have a great start on the PRR GLa hopper. Did you make the end > braces from drawings? Surely, such items are not available on the > commercial market. Yours are exquisite. > > Tom > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of > Robert Frascella [[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} GLa hopper > > > > In my box of unfinished S scale projects is a AM ribbed side hopper > conversion to a PRR GLa. Here are the major differences: > > > 1. The AM hopper is 2-ft. longer (though visually not a problem) > 2. The end sills are different. This is the major difference. Most > Pennsy hoppers from that era had a projecting end sill. Even the H21a that > Peter Vanveiet scratch built had a similar end with projecting sills. > 3. The vertical end supports are double angles with triangular > brackets attaching them to the hopper body instead of the typical single > angles on most hoppers. > 4. They had individual grab irons instead of ladders > > > These are the major differences. So, if you can live with the length > difference, the rest isn't too insurmountable. > > Incidentally, a bunch of GLa's were lettered for the Berwind Coal Co. > (served by the Pennsy). I have a set of Berwind decals produced at one > time by John Hall that will eventually find their way onto my completed > GLa. I just posted a photo of my conversion in-process. Look under "New > Photos" or here: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1806668591/pic/710572863/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc > > Bob Frascella > Wenham, MA > > > On Nov 7, 2012, at 10:11 PM, Bill Lane wrote: > > > > The PRR had a ton of the GLa hoppers – truly in the thousands. You can’t > do a PRR hopper train without them. They never really did anything for me > though. It just looked like a ribbed 2 bay to me. Almost any other PRR > hopper class was more interesting. The last I knew there was a GLa still in > existence up in Buffalo with the group that has the I1. > > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 > > See my finished models at: > http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > > See my layout progess at: > > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm > > Custom Train Parts Design > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > http://www.prrths.com > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > > > > > > >
