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Weekend update on the Skytop Models Thrall conversion for the FVM ribside caboose. A few final jobs needed to tidy it up, but overall I've happy with the results.
@Chris333 , that is a fairly small fire truck, and I think that is an X32 with an end door.@daniel_leavitt2000 , Here is Jerry Britton’s PRR page on the clad . Pretty sure it was created for the longer American LaFrance trucks. https://jbritton.pennsyrr.com/index.php/tpm/576-x30-box-car-information-for-modelers
@Mark5 The pin is supposed to represent the air cleaner intake.For White Freightliners of that era, often the tube went through the actual rear of the cab and out the roof, but not all.
Wow, I always thought ALF was deep in the heart of NYC, being located in upstate NY. I wonder why PRR was willing to make a special box for this and NYC was not?Someone really needs to make kits of old fire trucks.
I used a Xuron sprue cutter and worked VERY slowly. After I got it cut off, I went back over it with a very fine file to knock down any imperfections. I was honestly surprised by how well it turned out. You wouldn't have know it was ever there.
Nate,So if I understand correctly, you simply "cut" the skirt with the sprue cutter, and did not "score" nor "scribe" marks in the skirt, then snap or cut off. I've got a second "Morning Daylight" train that needs that treatment. Thanks again!
Milestone today - I've completed track and wiring of the of Erie's Rochester branch town of Cohocton NY. This is the end of the modeled portion of the branch on my layout.The next trick will be to kitbash a pair of Walthers bridges into a two-span double track skewed truss, in order to proceed with the DLW main north (timetable west) of Bath NY. (It might be awhile before the next update!)Belated Happy Holidays to all!Ron
Correct - I've done it the other way (scribe the back with a new #11 blade then snap it off), but this seemed to work better. I made one cut horizontally with the carbody the length of the cutter blades, then cut up from the bottom vertically.....rinse and repeat across the length of the car. I think if I would have tried to cut it all in one go without making the vertical cuts, it wouldn't have been as clean.