Tank cars have an amazing long life too! I remember in the 80's
photographing a nearby Dow Chemical plant. Besides the modern
sway-bellied large capacity tanks were a fair amount of 6-12K tanks with
plain bearing trucks. They might have been used for storage but they
were still on the tracks.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 1/10/13 6:00 PM, Simon Parent wrote:
Tank cars becomes the most appealing cars for me right now, I model
the 30’s and going through the (Canadian) private own cars pictures
available on-line of this era, I start to realise how much differences
there could be between each cars, even between the same type and
series, It is almost like steam locomotives. I’m not as much
knowledgeable as some on this list but it looks like there might be a
possibility to start from a standard 3 courses tank (a DPH or a
Drake, regardless of the capacity) and make up for many variation
using rivets strip decals from Archer is possible.
Simon Parent
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Pieter Roos
*Sent:* January-10-13 2:35 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} Lionel/AF offerings
I'd be happy if Mr. Jackman had made a passable dome top instead of
copying the ancient Varney car. Also two-rung corner steps, to match
the very common GATX design.
I'll be happy to add to the deluge of mail requesting the Type 21 in S.
Pieter Roos
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On Jan 10, 2013, at 1:57 PM, "scale S only" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Earl --
Even though I have way too many tank cars (somewhere over 20), I
agree that a type 21 would be a great thing to add to the group
(it is what Larry Jackman should have done). I will send an email...
Have fun!
Bill Winans
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On to my next Lionel thought. Over on the P48 yahoo list, some
images of a new Lionel O scale ACF Type 21 8000
gallon tank car have just been shared. My first thought was, hey,
if we sent in a huge amount of mail, S scale could
have that car this year! What a great addition to available
offerings! Care to join on encouraging such a product?
Earl Tuson
