MTL PS High Side update

[mplsjct]

I like the idea of modifying the ride height of existing cars, the bulkhead flatcar would be the first on my list to fix.

More door styles for the 40ft boxcar is also a great idea.

As far as the etched metal parts, well....I think the ride height and verticle compression need addressing first.

[Bruce Bird]

What the Bryans said.........

... and a +60s carbon black car.

And if you're feeling frisky- a green and white Cab O Sil car would be nice.  I can send you as many pics as you want, in multiple variations of green.

Bruce

[sirenwerks]

What the Bryans said.........

... and a +60s carbon black car.

And if you're feeling frisky- a green and white Cab O Sil car would be nice.  I can send you as many pics as you want, in multiple variations of green.

Bruce

Bruce,

Are you talking about the Dry-Flo 3500 cf covered hoppers? That would be a great car for MT to do! Especially in CGW (and Cab-O-Sil).

Bryan B.

[lock4244]

How about making an autoframe load for your wonderful 89' flatcar?

[bbussey]

And leaf-spring friction-bearing caboose trucks so that all of wooden 50000 and 51000 series cabooses and some of the steel 100000 series cabooses produced over the past 35 years can finally ride on the proper truck frames - instead of Bettendorfs (incorrect), Symington roller bearings (incorrect) or leaf-spring roller bearings (anachronistic).

[Ian MacMillan]

I like the idea of going back and modifing ride height and adding body mounts. If that was done I might actually buy a MT car again, having not bought one in about 6 years.

[Robbman]

Bruce,

Are you talking about the Dry-Flo 3500 cf covered hoppers? That would be a great car for MT to do! Especially in CGW (and Cab-O-Sil).

Bryan B.

The GATC DRy-Flo and Dia-Flo weren't carbon black cars

[Mark5]

I'll admit that I don't have any idea what these Carbon Black cars are ... is this site correct?:

http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/other_cars/carbon_black.htm

[TiVoPrince]

While
I appeciate the suggestion to fix existing models.  PC&F big door boxcars in various SP flavours will bring me around (with Mr. Wallet properly sedated) everytime they are run.  Remember, ride height matters...

[sirenwerks]

The GATC DRy-Flo and Dia-Flo weren't carbon black cars

No one was calling them carbon black cars. I sure as heck wasn't.

[Robbman]

No one was calling them carbon black cars. I sure as heck wasn't.

Not on purpose, no... Bruce asked for a carbon black car, then referenced Cab-O-Sil, which is the trade name for a fumed silicate, which is hauled in the same design cars that carbon black is. 

[sirenwerks]

Not on purpose, no... Bruce asked for a carbon black car, then referenced Cab-O-Sil, which is the trade name for a fumed silicate, which is hauled in the same design cars that carbon black is. 

But my previous reference to the GATC Dry-Flo trumps your assumption. And even so, roads hauled carbon black in non-carbon black cars - CGW used single bay Airslides. Continuing the logic, the GATC 3600 being the predecessor technology to the Airslide, one could reasonably assume that a railroad, had it wanted to, could have moved carbon black in the larger capacity earlier cars. Hence, your complaint is moot and my statement was sound.  ;D

Next please...

[Robbman]

But my previous reference to the GATC Dry-Flo trumps your assumption. And even so, roads hauled carbon black in non-carbon black cars - CGW used single bay Airslides. Continuing the logic, the GATC 3600 being the predecessor technology to the Airslide, one could reasonably assume that a railroad, had it wanted to, could have moved carbon black in the larger capacity earlier cars. Hence, your complaint is moot and my statement was sound.  ;D

Next please...

I'm sorry, I never saw a previous reference to the Dry-Flo... I'll go back and take a look....


Well... your first and second posts in this thread made no reference at all to the GATC Dry-Flo... carbon black car, tank car... end-brakeweel flat... check...

I like the slab-side covered hopper idea as well. I also like the idea of a 1960s era medium-to-large capacity tank car and a 1960s era carbon black covered hopper.

BTW, whatever happened to the end-brakewheel SP flat you were considering. We still need finely detailed end brakewheel flats.

And let's see... your third post is the one in response to Bruce where you asked if he was talking about Dry-Flos, the very post I mentioned...

What the Bryans said.........

... and a +60s carbon black car.

And if you're feeling frisky- a green and white Cab O Sil car would be nice.  I can send you as many pics as you want, in multiple variations of green.

Bruce

Bruce,

Are you talking about the Dry-Flo 3500 cf covered hoppers? That would be a great car for MT to do! Especially in CGW (and Cab-O-Sil).

Bryan B.

So again, I'm sorry... I was just pointing out that the Dry-Flo and Dia-Flo were not not carbon black cars (regardless of being your inferred predecessor technologies to the Airslide... which as an aside, they weren't, all three were offered concurrently from GATC)... I'm sorry that that somehow hurt your feelings.... but sorry to say if providing information for railfans/modelers to better themsleves and know what they're talking about is going to hurt peoples feelings... well... they just need to suck it up and grow a pair. 

[Chris333]

I think Joe stopped listening.

[tom mann]

I think Joe stopped listening.

Lol...Post of the week!