Hi Bob; Really nice job on the NP car, I'll look forward to getting one when they become available. I found a photo of a similar car on-line here:
http://lariverrailroads.com/freight_car/np200803.jpg Note that the example shown has a brake handle rather than a wheel. According to Ted Culotta's Freight Car guide, the 10000 series NP cars were built between 1923 and 1932, 4500 cars total (but the last 500 had Dreadnaught ends). Articles cited include "N.P's 10000 Series Double Sheathed Boxcars" in the July 2003 RMC. Very nice work, both by you and The Supply Car. Pieter E. Roos --- On Mon, 12/3/12, Robert_Hogan <[email protected]> wrote: > All... > > I just finished up a Beta test of The Supply Car's newest > Northern > Pacific radial roof box car kit and was so impressed that I > wanted to > share the results. This is the 10' IH box car with > Murphy 7/8 steel > ends. I also built a 8' IH radial roof box car a while > back with wood > ends and a combination truss-rod/fish belly > under-frame. Both were > really neat kits to build. These kits use the latest > laser-cut > technology. I was something of a disbeliever until I > actually got > going on them. I have attached photos of the 10' IH > car under > construction and as painted, but not yet weathered. > Note the unique > radial roof construction and the interlocking fish belly > under-frame > pieces. The sides, ends, roof ribs, and roof walks are > all peal & > stick technology. There is a full interior should one > wish to model > the doors in the open position. The various detail > parts are all > added (not in the kit) and are mostly Grandt Line On3 > styrene. For > the purists, the prototype had a Miner (sp?) brake system, > so the Ajax > brake wheel shown in the photos is a stand-in until I can > get one from > Rusty in brass. This is also the first time I tried > using the Archer > rivet decals and they worked out quite well on both the > metal ends and > doors. Your comments are all welcome. > > Coming next, as I understand it, is a radial roof NP > refer. Now THAT > will be really cool! > > Bob Hogan > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
