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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2013, 10:30:02 PM »
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I'll check with N Scale Supply.  Thanks again Al.
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2013, 10:50:00 PM »
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My big question is will the D78 diner have the proper trucks. That's kind of a big deal for me. Yeah, Kato makes them, but WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE THEM ATTACH THE WAY EVERY OTHER TRUCK DOES?

whew I'm ok

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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2013, 10:59:46 PM »
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Good question on the proper trucks.  Are they going with older 6 wheel or modernized 4 wheel trucks?

Just checked N Scale Supply.  The cars they have are lettered U.S. army.  I don't mind stripping and repainting cars but those damn stripes on the side of PRR passenger cars drive me up a wall.  Swore years ago I was not going to do those anymore.  So I'll keep looking.
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2013, 11:05:16 PM »
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Howdy.

We are working on the Dining car and not sure about the release date.  It will have proper trucks, already have them drawn up.  :D

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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2013, 11:06:04 PM »
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Joe

Six or four wheel trucks?  Please tell us.
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2013, 11:12:45 PM »
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please sell them separately too!
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2013, 12:14:45 AM »
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Quote from: Shipsure on January 06, 2013, 11:05:16 PM
Howdy.

We are working on the Dining car and not sure about the release date.  It will have proper trucks, already have them drawn up.  :D

Joe
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+1 to you, good sir!
It's gotta be the 6 wheel. What trucks did they get when modernized?
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2013, 01:23:07 AM »
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Modernized trucks for these cars are a dead ringer for the Kato inside swing hanger tread brake trucks as shown under the 1994 release of the Pullman and ACF cars.  They had 6.5x12 bearing centers and a larger center plate load rating to accommodate the greater weight of the diner.  6x11 trucks would not have been able to carry the weight.  Of course in N scale, this is all relative.......
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2013, 08:47:26 AM »
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Looks like the as buikt trucks were 3C-P1.  They got 3D-P1 trucks in the mid 30's, if my research is corret.
I see a few modernized ones in the 50's had 2F-P1 trucks. It seems a lot of those modernized ones (not all of them) had arch roofs. I'm guessing MTL will stick with the clerestory roofs and give us 3D-P1 trucks.

But I'm no expert...

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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2013, 08:48:24 AM »
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Quote from: CodyO on January 06, 2013, 11:12:45 PM
please sell them separately too!

Also this.
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2013, 02:01:11 PM »
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Joe,

I don't care so long as it is a PRR Car. Much prefer the six wheel. My B70 is just going to look great. Could do with about 5 of the dining cars and some more headend cars as well.

Bob,

Using the right lining pen should only take a couple of minutes each car and give a very fine finish.

John,

That F25 is looking good.

Regards

Al
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2013, 03:49:34 PM »
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I am very much looking forward to these diners.

Quote from: Dave Vollmer on January 06, 2013, 02:00:38 PM
rebuilt vestibule doors.



Dave, how did you rebuild the doors?  I've got a few of these standing by for upgrading/repainting.
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2013, 03:51:49 PM »
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Styrene.
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2013, 04:02:00 PM »
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Quote from: Dave Vollmer on January 07, 2013, 03:51:49 PM
Styrene.

Did you scratch new doors, or were you able to modify the existing ones?
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Re: Upcoming Mt heavyweight Dining Car
« Reply #29 on: January 07, 2013, 04:24:37 PM »
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These doors drove me crazy. There are a LOT of variations. I've seen completely flat doors, doors with lips...skinny double windows...modernized rounded windows...
I ended up scraping the doors out and put a plate on there.



This was the most practical way for me to assemble these. If any of them aren't prototypcal, be sure to buy the person who points it out a beer because they really must know their P70's!
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Here's a Clerihew about Ed. K.

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He asks excitedly "Did you say Ménage à Trois?"
No, I said "Ed's Law."
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