Very nice indeed.... What brand of track are you using, or is it hand laid?
Mark in Oregon --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > 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/
