Ain't none. No pictures. No plans... Just Evergreen styrene, Ace bolsters, cast steps from somewhere, brass wire, Grant brake gear, an x-acto knife, other stuff lyin' around and good ol' trial and error.
Oh, yeah.. The roofwalk's from an AM boxcar and the supports are staples. Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > So, where's the "pit'chers > > boB Nicholson ____________________________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], "richgajnak" <rustytraque@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@> wrote: > > > > > > And Rich posted a nice example, which was how it was done before AM did > > > their bay window caboose. Still not a "prototype" car really. I suspect > > > the "cupola-ectome" was more common than removing the bay to get a steel > > > off-set cupola caboose with a streamlined cupola; at least I don't recall > > > as many such conversions in old issues of the "Herald" as bay window > > > versions. > > > > > > Pieter E. Roos > > > > Yep, the cupola-ectomy was easier than a bay-ectomy. It only needed one > > (big) hole to fill and one roof overlay, as opposed to filling the bay gaps > > and moving windows around. I did build a totally new frame, however. > > > > Still got the cupola lying around here somewhere, waiting for a caboose to > > be built under it. > > > > Rich G(ajnak) > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
