UP PC&F boxcar

[tom mann]

I'm looking for a prototype photo of a UP PC&F 6033cuft boxcar - the one that ExactRail is selling:

http://www.exactrail.com/index.php/ho-pcf-6033-hy-cube.html

I hope it has similar weathering patterns to this:

[wcfn100]

rr-fallenflags has a couple.

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/up-frt.html

Takes a while for the page to get down to them but there is a three shot series that has some great detail for weathering.

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/up517146cdk.jpg
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/up517146bdk.jpg
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/up517146ddk.jpg

Bt this one is a bit close to what you have I think.

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/up517143adk.jpg


So far all I see is the small lettering on the roadname and number.  I don;t know what that means though.


Jason

[GaryHinshaw]

Ok - judging by your weathering job, I'm going to take a wild guess that you've already seen this picture:



[You did nail it though! ]  Here's another that's out to pasture, closer to the exatrail prototype:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=954754

-Gary

[tom mann]

rr-fallenflags has a couple.

Thank you.  I had attempted to get to that site many times with no luck.

[tom mann]

Ok - judging by your weathering job, I'm going to take a wild guess that you've already seen this picture:

Yep, that's the one.  It was one of the more fun projects I've worked on.  Wow, July '05 - has it really been that long?  I remember printing up the artwork I used and giving it away to folks.  If you're interested, here it is:

[jbaakko]

I myself plan to buy some of those 6033's but I have not yet found a modern UP example.  I found some nice patched SP & Alaska ones...

[GaryHinshaw]

Can you say a bit more about how you produced the artwork?

[tom mann]

Can you say a bit more about how you produced the artwork?

It is a combination of scanning the N scale car in and tracing, using the prototype photo as a guide, and free handing some of it.

I also have a z scale car somewhere...

[Mark5]

Nice work on the pic above Tom.

[lashedup]

Nice stuff Tom!

[BNSF Dash 9]

I'd like to see that Z scale car.

[tom mann]

I'd like to see that Z scale car.

I'll dig one up.  It was one of my first attempts at salt weathering in Z :-\

[BNSF Dash 9]

Oh my... I do not see that ending well. In Z the flakes will look like valleys.  :-\

[tom mann]