VERY nice work! For some more examples of Flyer conversions, go to the Files section,
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UJMJTxUzKS1IjdFLKEVqeeP2G3p1AO-_DOziGK7dyjJqG6wNUBWP5rlprTmQWjQfyjzldU17WIRj4ycksIxxOz-xYlqHBruf/Bob%20Nicholson/Flat%20Cars%2C%20Complete.jpg to see some Flyer conversions I finished this past summer. Beneath that photo is one of a pair of hopper conversions, and one of a boxcar conversion. I tend to build cars in "fleets", so I [currently] have a fleet of ten of the boxcars, which serve as grain carriers on SHABBONA RR. Oddly enough, in my earliest days in S scale, I tended to shun Flyer cars as "too crude" for my tastes. Now, I run'em in fleets! My change in focus came about when I decided I couldn't live long enough to create an operating S scale layout consisting of exquisitely built, super detailed models Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "lne1957" <schallj@...> wrote: > > I have posted a couple of fotos of Flyer cars that I have up 'scaled'. I have > doctored evrything but the streamline cars. I typically grind off the truck > mounting bosses or replace the floors to get the proper truck to end of car > spacing. I make up my own truck bolsters from .060 x .25 styrene strip. > > The tank car is a Flyer three dome, most of the walk boards were removed with > new strene replacements and Grandt line brake wheel, and brake details added. > The gon is pretty straight forward. I removed the internal bracing, sanded > off the end detail and replaced it with new styrene pieces, and addded > preformed grabs all around. The caboose is a model of several Lehigh and New > England cabs built prior to their purchasing the classic Reading cabs (with > virtually the same dimensions). I started by throwing away the floor and > sanding off all side detail and replacing the siding with scribbed styrene, > new end rail and Taurus ladders complete the mods. The combine was a junker I > bought for $15 including trucks. I made the cosmetic repairs necessary added > some roof detail and new steps. I used the original trucks but changed out > the wheels on the Flyer axels to scale. The lettering is some rub on > lettering for the combine but the other cars use CDS transfers. > ------------------------------------ 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/
