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Re: Rutland Boxcar #104
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Sun, 7 Oct 2007 15:03:41 GMT
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cjmasi@*!AvoidSpam!nogarbageplease*verizon.net
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Elroy Davis wrote:
> One of the positive sides of all the recent talk of 9v trains is that it got me
> building again. I don't usually post renders, but I liked the way this one
> turned out, and I don't (yet) have the pieces to build it.
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> Here is my version of Rutland Railroad's boxcar #104:
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> <<http://www.nelug.org/mediagallery/mediaobjects/disp/7/7_rutlandboxcar.jpg>>
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> Prototype information is <http://users.rcn.com/jimdu4/PS1.htm here>. Reading
> through that page, there is some debate about the color of the roof on the
> original cars. I went with yellow since that's what most of the eyewitnesses
> claim to remember.
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> Sadly, the Rutland died back in the 1960's, but the bright green and yellow
> boxcars make excellent models. The door is based on Chris Masi's excellent
> opening door design, which has become my default for boxcars. Sticker .dat's
> were generated using Scott Wardlaw's sticker generator, and the trucks are those
> that were featured in the first issue of RailBricks.
>
> -Elroy
Great boxcar Elroy, and thanks for the nod... but if we spreading credit
around, then I should let you know that the slide is based on a
suggestion by James Mathis. On the other hand, you deserve all the
credit for coming up with a great model. I can't wait to see it on the
layout.
Chris
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| (...) Thanks Chris. That door design is great. It's the best brick built solution I've found that still allows the interior of the car to be used. Now that I've got the boxcar design, I'm tempted to build a few, plus a Rutland diesel locomotive and (...) (17 years ago, 7-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Rutland Boxcar #104
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| (...) What is the "opening door design"? Are there some examples of the method being use? I did a search on LUGNET and came up empty. jt (17 years ago, 7-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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