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Ed Kapuscinski

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Re: Athearn Mill Gons
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2009, 11:21:53 AM »
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I think you're thinking of the other Athearn mill gons, the 65' cars, not the 50' Railgon type.
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Re: Athearn Mill Gons
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2009, 12:16:30 PM »
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Love that Reading Gon! Thats what gondolas should look like! I never used to collect as many gondolas till I started
gettin track side more and seeing entire trains of beat gons they have got to be some of the loudest trains due to
all the flat spots on the wheels. They also tend to have plenty of the old paint schemes still on them I actually
seen a PennCentral one recently!!! 8)
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Re: Athearn Mill Gons
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2009, 01:34:35 PM »
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Great Job on teh Reading Gon. What did you use to apply heat to bump out and warp the sides?
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Re: Athearn Mill Gons
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2009, 04:48:55 PM »
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It's been awhile, but I think I did it with a hot soldering pencil applied to the inside.  It left quite a mess of "scar tissue" but I sanded out the inside and painted it with a good coat of rust and grime, and it actually looks pretty good.  I'll take a picture if I get a chance this weekend.

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