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My only idea is that you should have me do the design work for whatever you want
Agreed on the U-Channel hopper, but this is another model that needs to be released by the ton, not the usual MT trickle...Lee
How about a nice high-side gon, like:http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=123462These are pretty high riders to start with, so that's less of an issue, , and MT would do a great job with the stand-off ladders, etc.
Quote from: seusscaboose on January 22, 2010, 02:05:55 PMQuote from: SkipGear on January 21, 2010, 04:56:44 PMQuote from: Upstate Gator on January 21, 2010, 03:14:54 PMConverted troop sleepers--should be an easy one!That's a good one!!! talk about a softball! MT shoulda hit that one outta the park already! YES YES and YES!Sorry, but this sounds more like a job for Bob @ TrainCat than for MT, maybe a joint venture between the two. There are numerous roads who used different conversions of the troop sleeper and kitchen cars for head end equipment - B&O had two versions, C&O had their own, N&W, C&EI, CB&Q, FW&D, C&S, Monon, PM, NKP, NYC, NH, REA, M&StL, B&M, RI, DL&W, EL & Frisco (I may be missing some - PRR? & Milwaukee?) - and then there were the Alaska boxcars, BAR cabooses, D&RGW dynamometer, and gosh knows what other types of cars these became. This seems like a pretty simple project where car sides, possibly end doors, and some roof vents and decals are all that's needed, not a new body style casting.I remember Cannonball Car Shops announced back in 2005 they were going to produce brass etched N scale car side kits for all these different types. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like their web site has been updated since 2005, much less the product produced, and the 'announcement' for the N scale etchings can still be found on http://www.mrrwarehouse.com/trpmain.htm about 1/6 of the way down. But there's no simple way to know if they actually produced these etchings or sell them. It certainly is obvious they didn't try to market them, since no one in the N scale community (including MT) knows about them.
Quote from: SkipGear on January 21, 2010, 04:56:44 PMQuote from: Upstate Gator on January 21, 2010, 03:14:54 PMConverted troop sleepers--should be an easy one!That's a good one!!! talk about a softball! MT shoulda hit that one outta the park already! YES YES and YES!
Quote from: Upstate Gator on January 21, 2010, 03:14:54 PMConverted troop sleepers--should be an easy one!That's a good one!!!
Converted troop sleepers--should be an easy one!
Some different styles of covered hoppers would be good to do. There are some styles that have yet to be done.5 bay pressure differentialshttp://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=24956Not sure who these cars were built by but would be way cool...http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=18519These "Whitewater Cars" are in great need i see these cars alot and no one has done them. They haul fracturing sand in them here.http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=52851The Carbon Black cars would be way cool.The idea of a decal sheet for multipules is something i have wanted forever.
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