February Railwire Weathering Challenge

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Alright!

This'll be interesting.
I've never mailed something to NZ before...

[bsoplinger]

The Humpster is right. I did this real quick in PS for a better visual for ya. Forgive me, I don't have the PC font on my computer!
P.S. - Just realized I missed the PC logo on the second panel in from the right as well!

Ah, ok, my second guess was the right one, the placement of the paint-outs would indicate PC if one knew PC, there isn't any truly visible PC-ness on the car, that is, I wouldn't need a set of PC decals also to do the car, just start with a Pennsy hopper and paint out and decal CR on it, right?

[quadk]

OK, here is a car in stock from Caboose Hobbies for the HO Scalers. I havn't checked on the decals with them yet.

http://www.caboosehobbies.com/catalog/Description.cfm?sku=015015982

[The Donkey]

Hey Ken-like I said in an earlier post, I found a car on ebay, but got in a bidding war with it-I'm
current high bidder, so if I do get this car & get it done, please don't ask how
much I paid for it!  (wouldn't you know it? after I get high bid, some more show up at
realistic prices! Go figure! (& they're "buy it now" by the same seller! :-\ )



Mitch

[quadk]

That's usually what happens to me Mitch

[The Donkey]

Hopefully this will be a help for the N scale guys in this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATLAS-N-Scale-PRR-Pennsylvania-PS-2-Hopper-31931_W0QQitemZ6032992439QQcategoryZ19121QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATLAS-N-Scale-PRR-Pennsylvania-PS-2-Hopper-31932_W0QQitemZ6032994138QQcategoryZ19121QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Mitch

[bobcat]

N Scale Supply claims to have them in their online decal catlog.

Their website is misleading as far as decals go. When they get decal orders in, they then place an order with Microscale decals. : This is after you pay for them first and if it turns Microscale is out of them, then they refund you your money. :-[

[Iain]

I actually ordered one ;D.  I need decals.

[nscalesteve]

...got mine today ! now I HAVE TO ! 

ok, question, what was normally transported with this cars ?
was it cement or what was it ? thank you...

[GonzoCRFan]

...got mine today ! now I HAVE TO ! 

ok, question, what was normally transported with this cars ?
was it cement or what was it ? thank you...

The actual Atlas model says "Return when empty to PRR York PA" and "Limestone service only".

[The Donkey]

...got mine today ! now I HAVE TO ! 

ok, question, what was normally transported with this cars ?
was it cement or what was it ? thank you...

The actual Atlas model says "Return when empty to PRR York PA" and "Limestone service only".

Aha! I caught the 1st statement on my car but missed the 2nd for some reason-yeah-call me "observant."  :


Mitch

[nscalesteve]

The actual Atlas model says "Return when empty to PRR York PA" and "Limestone service only".

yeah, that's right, saw it now, after I've stripped the car on the scan I've made before...
...thank you - Limestone is yellowish, right ?

[Iain]

The actual Atlas model says "Return when empty to PRR York PA" and "Limestone service only".

yeah, that's right, saw it now, after I've stripped the car on the scan I've made before...
...thank you - Limestone is yellowish, right ?

More of a milky white, like chalk, although sometimes, depending on region, it can have a very slightly yellow tint.  I am just going with the chalky colour, however, on my car (taking FOREVER to get here).

[Allentown Hump]

...got mine today ! now I HAVE TO ! 

ok, question, what was normally transported with this cars ?
was it cement or what was it ? thank you...

The actual Atlas model says "Return when empty to PRR York PA" and "Limestone service only".

Never stopped Conrail from loading these with cement. I have photos of the brown 2-bay CF and the PS-2s that are labeld for "Grain Service Only" but are actually covered with cement! I didn't really believe that Conrail would do that until I came across a photo of some of the brown 2-bay CF's sitting at a cement loading facility...

[cv_acr]

Never stopped Conrail from loading these with cement. I have photos of the brown 2-bay CF and the PS-2s that are labeld for "Grain Service Only" but are actually covered with cement! I didn't really believe that Conrail would do that until I came across a photo of some of the brown 2-bay CF's sitting at a cement loading facility...

They could have been downgraded from grain service to cement service. As cars age, they get reassigned to carrying different bulk materials so the newest cars can be kept clean and assigned to carry high class commodities like grain.