Dear Ted,
Is this the same car as the Rex gondola?
Don
Ted Larson wrote:
>I forward this article to provide information about state of the art
>methods of producing models in low volumes. Ted Larson
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>Message 12
> From: "Jim King" jimking3@
> Date: Mon May 8, 2006 8:02pm(PDT)
>Subject: SR 11-rib low side gon kit shipping soon
>
>This is an advance notice of a new resin kit about to be released: the
>Southern 11-rib low side steel gon. I'm producing this kit exclusively
>for the Southern Ry. Historical Association and it will be available
>ONLY from that organization for the first couple of months. After the
>membership has had the opportunity to purchase (at a discount from
>retail price), the kits will likely be offered thru dealers.
>
>You do not have to be a member to buy the kit but you can only get them
>from the Association (go to their web site at www.srha.net). Here are
>the details:
>
>1. In 1945, Pullman's Bessemer Alabama shop rebuilt 1500 of these
>1924-built cars from 9-rib/slab end configuration to 11-rib,
>Dreadnaught end arrangement. The same brake gear, including a staff
>brake, and Andrews trucks were refurbished and reused. Stenciling was
>the basic RR Roman (with "Southernized" styling) on black paint. In
>1968, approximately 600 of these cars were rebuilt again, primarily by
>replacing side and floor sheets. Capacity was reduced by only 1 cubic
>foot! Cars were painted brown and stenciled in large, white block font
>styling. These cars were seen all over the country, especially on the
>east coast, Mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. If you're modeling
>non-Southern lines, these cars would be applicable from 1945 to ca.
>1973 in revenue service. For Southern lines, until the early 90s in
>MOW
>service.
>
>2. Models will be offered in RR Roman lettering with Tichy Andrews
>trucks, metal wheels, screws, brass wire, Kadees, 1-pc urethane body,
>separate urethane underframe, steel weight, ALPS decals, Tichy details.
>Lettering is applicable from 1945 into the early/mid 1960s. Available
>in 1-, 3- and 6-packs.
>
>3. Models will be offered in Block font lettering with Tichy
>Bettendorf trucks, metal wheels, etc. Lettering represents revenue and
>MOW appearance from 1968 thru the early/mid 1990s.
>
>4. O scale versions will follow in about 2 months. These will be
>available from SMMW and your dealers upon release; they are not
>exclusives to SRHA but they will act as a "dealer".
>
>All patterns were created using 3D CAD/Solid Modeling and rapid
>prototyping techniques. Modelers who've seen/purchased the Silverside
>gon and CG ventilated boxcar in HO and SR flat/composite gon kits in O
>scale, you already know what this new kit will look like. All rivets
>are identical, perfectly aligned, and to scale. If a detail was on the
>prototye, it's on the model. There is NO comparison to resin kits made
>using traditional, hand-generated patterns and the price is less than a
>traditional "hand pattern" resin kit (about $43 including trucks,
>couplers and decals). What a deal!
>
>I will have the 1945-era pilot model painted and decaled later this
>week; web pix will be posted soon after. The 1968-era model will
>follow in the next week. Once pix are posted, I'll let y'all know.
>
>Get your order into the SRHA as soon as possible (you can order now).
>A kit sample was shown during the Brosnan Forest SRHA convention 2
>weeks
>ago and prepaid orders have being placed. While this is not expected
>to be a limited run item, inventory can be depleted rapidly during the
>"first release" and re-orders might take a little while to fill. Don't
>be left out by delaying your order.
>
>Jim King
>Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc.
>http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com
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