Doing stuff again.

[Chris333]

Been working on this tiny bridge. The rocks are those flexible Chooch walls, but mounted to wood and sculpted around the edges with gel medium.




And I was looking for my old Bachmann Doodlebug. I had cut it up a made into an interurban. This thing is like 15 years old now!

[Chris333]

Ribbed, for her 



https://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/092274/HO-Brass-Model-OMI-3272-ERIE-Ribbed-Side-Hopper-32516-33499-Unpainted-1992-Run-Unpainted

[Chris333]

Oh man can't believe this printed on the first try. Took pics before I removed the supports.





Will probably damage something removing the supports. This is usually something like a support is touching something it shouldn't. And you are only seeing a small fraction of them. Most are inside under the model. I saved the Chitubox file so I can edit the supports later.

[Chris333]

General views, been 3Ding like a mofo. 

[Chris333]

In primer next to a MTL hopper.



The underside. The hopper gates will be a separate part. This car had 3 chutes. It will get Andrews trucks. I will mount the trucks with a little top hat and a 00-90 screw so I don't have to push a pin into a hole.



I was able to get 2 pieces of 1/16" tungsten welding rod into the center sill.

[garethashenden]

Nice work!

What's the story with these hoppers? I found a few references to HO models. but not much about the prototype.

[Chris333]

I think the NYS&W built them, but they were controlled by the Erie. Later some went to the Erie. Some say NYS&W on them and also have an Erie diamond. Some made it past 1941 to get the new font logo. I just like them because they stand out in a train.

Here is one after 1941:


And here is an early version in Youngstown Ohio
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5YH3jTQTsrUKruSr9

Supposedly the side channels collected water and rusted so later version had a Z bar instead. Only model difference would be a line of rivets on each side of the rib vs, just one side of the rib.

[Lemosteam]

Are those trucks converted to roller bearing or are they just collecting rain? 

[garethashenden]

And here is an early version in Youngstown Ohio
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5YH3jTQTsrUKruSr9

Someone had a bad day! 

[Chris333]

Are those trucks converted to roller bearing or are they just collecting rain? 

I dunno, but that looks like a Fairbanks Morse cinder hoist so it may be captive MOW service at a steam facility?

[nickelplate759]

Are those trucks converted to roller bearing or are they just collecting rain? 

The journal lids are still present although three of them are open for some reason.  Every roller-bearing converted truck I've seen, in person and in photos, had the journal covers removed.

I could be wrong, but those look like Andrews trucks.  If so I'd be very surprised if they were concerted.

[chessie system fan]

I've always liked those Erie hoppers.  They're just so different from anything else. 

[robert3985]

The journal lids are still present although three of them are open for some reason.  Every roller-bearing converted truck I've seen, in person and in photos, had the journal covers removed.

I could be wrong, but those look like Andrews trucks.  If so I'd be very surprised if they were concerted.

Don't know if you're just referring to Erie cars, but UP didn't remove the journal covers when converting solid bearing trucks to roller/Timken bearings.  They painted the journal covers either aluminum or Armour Yellow, indicating to the yard personnel not to fill 'em up with waste oil and wadding.

Photo (1) - UP CA-6 caboose with inside-swing-hanger trucks after being converted to roller bearings and the journal box lids painted yellow:


Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore

[Chris333]

Somehow I screwed up the hopper bolster height by about .038" yikes.  So while I fixed that I also sucked the couplers inward .025"

Also made these roof ribs a little bit too big, but oh well.


Was looking all over for roof vents close to the prototype... gave up and 3D'd them all.

[Sokramiketes]

On that strange lever thing: isn't that a cut lever?  Several of the slides show it pretty clearly sticking into the lift ring on the coupler.

If there's one on the left side (looking at the end) at both ends of all(?) cars, the brakeman(?) can stomp on it (one foot in the stirrup, perhaps) to uncouple the cars without getting in between the cars.

The local commuter rail coaches have these things.  People are very surprised when I tell them what they are...

Yes, that's a Carmer cut lever.
https://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2022/05/17/carmer-uncoupling-levers/