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Those look great! What machine made the XHD print?
Bryan, you are succeeding in keeping me focused on N-scale. HO, what HO?
Bryan, what is your formula for CR Freight Car Red????
Keep in mind that there were only 100 of class G32C gondolas ever. This was the smallest G32 sub-class, by far. Yes, they look really cool. But if you are striving to maintain a prototypical roster, you would be hard-pressed to explain the presence of two of these cars at one time ... and they were far more scarce by the time CR started. I've only seen two ever, and that was at Oak Island yard over a 20-year period when I was photographing rolling stock on a regular basis. The two sightings even may have been the same car.
Ironically, the CRHS almost had one... we had the choice of it it or the one we got, and the one we got had plain old roller bearings (believe it or not, the G32 had friction bearings or converted friction bearings). That makes moving it a LOT easier.I'm getting one for basically that reason, and to keep you making cool new stuff.
... would you consider doing this gon with the original sides?
Ironically, the CRHS almost had one... we had the choice of it it or the one we got, and the one we got had plain old roller bearings (believe it or not, the G32 had friction bearings or converted friction bearings). That makes moving it a LOT easier.
Actually, a straight G32 wouldn't be difficult to scratchbuild. I believe there was such an article in an issue of Keystone Modeler. The B and C sub-classes are the toughies. From an ESM standpoint, I'd probably look at the ACL gon or another southeast gon before tapping another Pennsy gon.