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Name this hopper
« on: February 20, 2017, 10:40:17 AM »
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Anyone know who may have built this hopper?  Any thoughts on doing a model in N?

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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2017, 11:21:51 AM »
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Hmm... I name that hopper
"Georgio"...

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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2017, 11:30:25 AM »
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I don't trust spookshow on design origins but the car itself resembles the ancient Minitrix car:

http://www.spookshow.net/freight/ccps2.html

The hatches and other details are obviously different though.
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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2017, 11:32:37 AM »
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My initial thought - probably wrong - is it's scabbend together from other things. The end rails and walkways seem too far off the hopper body and the hatches seem to numerous and big for the actual top.  The front truck also looks off but that could easily be an effect of the shadows.
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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2017, 11:36:35 AM »
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Quote from: Kisatchie on February 20, 2017, 11:21:51 AM
Hmm... I name that hopper
"Georgio"...


How about "Dennis"?

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The "off" appearance of the end appliances might be due to fisheye distortion from the wide-angle lens. Or it could have been a wreck repair. The hatches are a type I have not noticed before, but that could easily be a factor of this being a relatively early example.
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2017, 11:42:10 AM »
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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2017, 10:02:25 PM »
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Intermountain's announced N-Scale ACFX 2927 cu.ft. ACF covered hopper may be a close enough option... or may be a starting point for making a 3500 cu.ft. car to match the pictured car.

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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2017, 10:48:11 AM »
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Somebody tried to do this on shapeways, but oh man does it look crude ...

https://www.shapeways.com/product/QE4KJCYWX/1-160-acf-3500-cuft-3-bay-covered-hopper
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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2017, 11:05:18 AM »
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Yeah, white strong and flexible . . . .
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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2017, 03:23:12 PM »
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Re: Name this hopper
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2017, 07:26:23 PM »
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Quote from: Mark5 on February 23, 2017, 10:48:11 AM
Somebody tried to do this on shapeways, but oh man does it look crude ...

https://www.shapeways.com/product/QE4KJCYWX/1-160-acf-3500-cuft-3-bay-covered-hopper

Looks like a Delaware Valley Airslide and a V-Line ACF 1958 cuft covered hopper got loaded and coupled up together...

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