Hi, Bob, Your Burlington Gallery cars are beautiful! Did you sell them? If so, would you be interested in building me three of them? Thank you.
Keith Erhart ----- "Robert_Hogan" <[email protected]> wrote: > [ Attachment(s) from Robert_Hogan included below] > > Thanks, Mr. Bob. They really are pretty cool. I'm looking forward to > seeing them run thru S scale Chicago on Steve Doyle's Minneapolis > layout...maybe passing my California Zepher set on the way. > > I'm attaching a series of images showing the various stages of > construction, per your request. I may do an article on this project > down the road. > > I had to build one "pilot" car first, as every step of the way was > breaking new ground for me. The two American Models shells were cut > in half (using my Dremel and a saw blade from MicroMark), the top/roof > shell just below the rivet line and the lower shell at the top of the > windows. Then they were glued together together with Zap-a-Gap. The > future window areas were then cut out (very important to get this > measurement right!). I had the ends custom milled by The Supply Car, > as BUDD ends are not normally necessary nor included in their kits. > These BUDD cars had hugh electrical conduit piping on each end as > delivered. I used copper wire to replicate them. The ends were then > glued to the shells, everything was re-measured and I then attached > the sides and fluting, as per a normal BUDD car kit. > > The underbody detail is unique to these cars as there are two ICE A/C > units and two propane tank holders and two very large battery boxes > per car. These are models of the first coach Gallery cars #700-702 > and they lack any ASPW water tanks (used only in the "toilet cars"). > I used BTS brass brake and generator sets and Mid-Century resin A/C > and propane holder and battery box parts. The trucks are American > Models sprung 41-N-11 trucks with BTS brass torsion bars added. The > stock AM brake cylinders were relocated to the proper end of the truck > and placed in the upper left position unique to these cars. > > All in all it, was a fun and challenging project. > > 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/
