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nscalemike

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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2014, 08:54:09 PM »
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I could try my hand at this maybe,  need to check the schedule for the next month though.  I would do this strictly as a side project as it has no place on my current layout plan. 

I agree with the number being 17766, which my guess is the same as this also:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1895237
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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2014, 09:27:36 PM »
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The end of the car says 8000 gallons, but it is shorter than the Intermountain car. So could I assume the dia of the tank would be closer to the Microtrains car?
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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2014, 10:07:12 PM »
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I haven't posted work here in years, but I will play in N scale.
Looks like an easy 1 night project and fun. Is that a sand tank btw?

I going to start with a Rapido tank car , since I almost tossed out some.
Id hate to cut up a MT  tank.
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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2014, 11:38:13 PM »
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Guess it would be a type 21 ACF car. A 8000 car would have a 28' long tank that is 83" wide.

I think the best way to model the (whole) car would be a MTL 3-dome tankcar frame and a shortened Bachmann ACF tankcar tank. Hopefully Microscale 60-236 will work.
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Philip H

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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2014, 08:52:34 AM »
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FWIW Kleins has undec MTL single domes listed on their website for $12
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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2014, 05:09:46 PM »
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OK, so am I the only one still doing this? Everyone else just forget? Well, FWIW, here's my entry...

Construction:













And the finished result:





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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2014, 05:32:10 PM »
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Sweet!

I plan to make the whole original car. Bought a MTL 3-dome for the frame and a Bachmann car for the tank. Hopefully the Microscale decal set will work, it says post 1960 on it.
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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #22 on: April 26, 2014, 08:06:20 PM »
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Wow

looked at this for some time before the shiny grass tuft told me it was a model. Amazing job.

Dick
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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #23 on: April 26, 2014, 08:54:26 PM »
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Patience grasshopper.

I have the tank and the styrene fidly bits. Hadn't figured the piping out yet. We'll see what I get done tonight.
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Re: first 2014 TRW Scratch Building Challenge
« Reply #24 on: May 02, 2014, 06:20:12 PM »
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So I didn't want to start on this with the layout being built, but.

I took the MTL 3 dome and Bachmann cars out of their cases and noticed the MTL frame didn't have very much detail  :-X So I chopped down and shortened the Bachmann car. Supposed to be a 8000gal type21 car.


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