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jimmygolds

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propane tankers?
« on: January 08, 2011, 10:54:34 AM »
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i'm putting a propane dealer on my layout (walthers kit that i was lucky enough to find) i was just wondering what kind of tankers i should use that carry propane?
also can someone tell me how to post pic's?
thanks

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Re: propane tankers?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2011, 11:37:55 AM »
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I depends on what era are you interested in?

Athearn makes a car appropriate from present day back to the 1980's

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH23526

Atlas makes a car used from about the turn of the century (2000) back to the mid 1960's

http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/n33ktank5.htm

Prior to the 1960's Various specialized tank cars were used the main requirement being that they were pressurized. Atlas has an appropriate car.

http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/n11000tank4.htm



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Re: propane tankers?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2011, 07:16:58 PM »
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The 33K rail tank cars are easy to find. What I now need are the trucks with the large tank on the back for the home and business delivery of propane. I would think that GHQ, Athearn or KATO would have made them by now.

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Re: propane tankers?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2011, 01:14:33 AM »
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Make My Model made them in that rapid prototype material. I was lucky enough to snag two of them before they stopped making stuff.

http://www.makemymodel.com/catalog/images/n_truck_lp_tank.JPG

Someone who is talented in casting might be able to cut one of these into pieces and cast the appropriate pieces to replicate this truck.
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