--- In [email protected], Alan Lambert <alanlambert64@...> wrote:
>
> From: Alan Lambert
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fort Worth, Texas
> Â
> Tom,
> Â
> You have good eyes. It is AF style with the dreaded Knuckle coupler.You scale
> guys need to read Jeff Maddens article in the same Dispatch . I guess you
> could talk to Bill Lane or John and come up with a way to get the subframe to
> the likings of a scale car. But for the most part it is a new car for theÂ
> NASG highrail guys. Since Iron Rail Models is down, I guess scale guys will
> have to scratch build all new tank cars, or settle for AMÂ cars as ready to
> run and scale conversion just a matter of choice. If you look at one you will
> see that it is ready for the scale coupler. Now back to looking at my
> Dispatch magazine.
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alan LambertÂ
>
>From what I saw at S Fest, the Pikesville tank and flat cars are some kind of
>American Flyer clones. They're too clean to be old repainted stock.
However, even I somehow managed to convert a Flyer tank car to scale. Couple of
cuts with a razor saw corrects the frame issues, even built my own bolsters to
get the trucks to the correct location. Converting the Pikesville car should
be no different if one so desires.
After all, we're supposed to be modelers here, arent we? That's what everbody
keeps telling me...
If not, there's always the S Scale America tank car. I think Ron's still got
quite a good selection in stock.
Rich G(ajnak)
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