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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2018, 07:14:16 PM »
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Quote from: nickelplate759 on May 18, 2018, 05:28:10 PM
This car was my very first kitbash (using two Atlas gondolas) back in the 1970s.  It was based on a Model Railroader article showing these same PC cars.  I believe these were indeed wood chip cars.   I'll post a picture of the model if I can find it (it isn't pretty by my current standards).

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Here's my effort from way back when.  The paint job at least is OK.  The rest isn't something I'd be happy with today, although the Walters decals I used were the best available in those days.



I love it. I love things like this. I still have some of my first model cars I made, warts and all, I love them.
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2018, 11:41:07 PM »
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Nothing to do with real kit-bashing  :oops: from a few years back also, but I wanted to tone down some gons for derelict scrap metal service I'm pretty sure to model one day. An experiment with the soldering iron technique and a bit of black underwash and rusty overtones. One MTL truck for matching/ while it dragged rapido only equipped minions around the tester.

Like these old Lima (Italy) 45' models too so have a few (makes up for the too many 'short' 40' models that are supposed to be 42'6" proto). 

Ops: Scrap loads in; nicely crated or billetted loads out. A blind man would be pleased to smell it rushing past....

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*Edit: Changed pix; add text.
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2018, 08:49:29 PM »
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Quote from: bman on May 18, 2018, 11:04:16 PM
Atlas shows their 42' gon under the Trainman line.  Aren't the Bachman and Model Power gons clones of or close to the Atlas gon? While not a perfect match I think they get into the close enough category and at least be a good stand in IMHO.   

Dime a dozen? Well, our club's N scale weekend is this weekend and has a good many vendors. I have seen a few of these on the tables as everyone was setting up.  As long as I don't take the William J. Le Petomane Thruway to get to the show tomorrow I should be good.   :facepalm:

Lima/Model Power gondola is PRR G29/N&W G5

http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=G29

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/selectdocs.php?index=rs&id=75&Type=Picture
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2018, 09:22:06 PM »
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Quote from: nscalbitz on May 19, 2018, 11:41:07 PM
Nothing to do with real kit-bashing  :oops: from a few years back also, but I wanted to tone down some gons for derelict scrap metal service I'm pretty sure to model one day. An experiment with the soldering iron technique and a bit of black underwash and rusty overtones. One MTL truck for matching/ while it dragged rapido only equipped minions around the tester.

Like these old Lima (Italy) 45' models too so have a few (makes up for the too many 'short' 40' models that are supposed to be 42'6" proto). 

Ops: Scrap loads in; nicely crated or billetted loads out. A blind man would be pleased to smell it rushing past....

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*Edit: Changed pix; add text.

Removing a panel from a Lima/Model Power gondola might be a good way to build a 41' AAR steel gondola (available in HO from Tyco and Accurail)

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIoDf48ME0A/WX8YRH846OI/AAAAAAAAA_0/qQQIXotpJc45KApo2_Ozmy-JjxBAZqfhACLcBGAs/s1600/MM200505p42.jpg
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2018, 09:49:08 AM »
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Well, I can't promise they'd go to immediate use, but they could eventually be put to good use!
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2018, 11:49:49 PM »
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Great now I want to do this...
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3885734

But I have no clue what length this car is but I know they have a few..
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #21 on: May 23, 2018, 12:00:24 AM »
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Quote from: nscaler711 on May 22, 2018, 11:49:49 PM
Great now I want to do this...
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3885734

But I have no clue what length this car is but I know they have a few..

Probably 52'6"
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #22 on: May 23, 2018, 07:24:57 AM »
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This is what I'm bashing together.

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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2018, 04:29:09 PM »
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Boxcar anyone?  :)
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3557660
They have some odd ball stuff... 
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #24 on: May 23, 2018, 09:15:22 PM »
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Look at post #5 which is a bash that George did "back in the 70's". BTW, George, nice job.

Wow, what a difference in trucks, wheels and couplers today. I guess those were the pizza cutters so often mentioned.

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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2018, 03:42:24 AM »
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I'm going to ask again, what's the story of the original PC gon - pre-extensions? Where these coil cars like the WP's drop-end coil shories? When did they stop running coils and which predecessor road owned them?
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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #26 on: May 24, 2018, 09:51:30 PM »
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Quote from: sirenwerks on May 24, 2018, 03:42:24 AM
I'm going to ask again, what's the story of the original PC gon - pre-extensions? Where these coil cars like the WP's drop-end coil shories? When did they stop running coils and which predecessor road owned them?

Ex-NYC

http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/gondola.htm



Earlier pulpwood conversion by NYC that was apparently followed by PC:

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Re: Found a use for those Atlas 40' Gons
« Reply #27 on: May 24, 2018, 10:25:44 PM »
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Just like the WP cars, for steel service. Cool.

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