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GaryHinshaw

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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2012, 03:01:09 PM »
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Judging by the aspect ratio of the mask, the car must be less than 50', and it definitely looks like a covered hopper.  I'll go with a pressure differential hopper.  I'd be especially happy with one of these.  I'd also be happy with some other 2-bays, like this or this.






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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2012, 03:13:30 PM »
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http://www.blmamodels.com/cgi-bin/webstore/shop.cgi?ud=AQkHDQ4MBwcCBxQUEBEcHAIGAwQEBQQFCQkTEQAA&t=main.htm&storeid=1&sortby=!itemid&cols=1&c=blog.htm&&scount=1

It has a silver metal roofwalk with the trucks very near the end of the car . The entire car is silver . Modernized Matheson Dry Ice Refer ?

Something along these lines http://www.richyodermodels.com/mathieson_history.htm
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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2012, 03:28:14 PM »
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The ice car is a pretty interesting beast but did not seem to be a very large production run. Plus the BlmA pic is a modern or at least surviving into the modern age car. I agree that it seems shorter than 50 ft based on the tank car next to it.


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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2012, 03:36:04 PM »
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Whatever it is the freight car to the left of it still has a high mount brake wheel.

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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2012, 03:54:24 PM »
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What N scale needs is a rib-side 24' ore car. Well, I do.  :facepalm:
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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2012, 05:56:57 PM »
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My hope would be the Magor 4750, as long as ExactRail doesn't announce it in the meantime. But the roofwalk doesn't look quite right.
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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2012, 06:58:23 PM »
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What N scale needs is a rib-side 24' ore car. Well, I do.   

+1.  How many boxcars and covered hoppers do we need  :trollface:

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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2012, 07:20:22 PM »
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I'd like some Thrall 5150s or 5400s personally.... But I have been wanting these for years!
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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2012, 08:39:48 PM »
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So what do we win if we guess correctly?

I think that it will be an updated Helium Tank car.

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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2012, 09:17:06 PM »
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I'd like some Thrall 5150s or 5400s personally....

You'll get a 5150 painted in the two 5400 schemes :P

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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2012, 09:24:01 PM »
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I think its too short for the thrall 5000 series.


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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #26 on: March 12, 2012, 09:42:20 PM »
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I'd also be happy with some other 2-bays, like this


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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2012, 11:47:16 PM »
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I'm going to go with some 60's-70's era car for this one. The car to the left appears to have a high brake wheel and cushoned trucks and the tank to the right seems to be a 10-20k gallon (depending on lenth) with welded sides and no frame.

I can't make out for sure, but it looks like the walkway could be center mounted because there is no shadow between the crossover/hangover and the rest of the walkway. If it is a hopper, it would need to be a three bay for that lenth.
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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #28 on: March 13, 2012, 12:46:14 AM »
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Somebody did the Trinity 3000... I want to say Precision Masters/RedCaboose...

PM/RC does have a 3000 cuft 2-bay.  It's a bit clunky by today's standards, so an update would be welcome. But it does bring much-needed variety to the plethora of ACF 2-bays that make up the rest of the N scale cement fleet.

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Re: New BLMA car?
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2012, 10:55:31 AM »
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Its going to be a PD3000 covered hopper.
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