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Can any one help with info on....89' auto rack?

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Can any one help with info on....89' auto rack?
Posted by Marty Cozad on Monday, May 22, 2006 7:06 PM
Does any one in HO have an 89' triple auto rack?
I'd love to have you take a photo with a ruler laying in from of it so I can get some idea of spacing for the supports.
I have lots of photos but no info.
Even better if I could find a web site with drawings , but measurements will work.
Hiegth also
thanks

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Monday, May 22, 2006 8:46 PM
How about a site or place that has size info
???

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by SSW9389 on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:30 AM
There is a Yahoo Group dedicated to Auto Racks.

Get an Accurail kit and build it. I think the spacing on that kit would be very similar to other open rack cars. The Accurail kit is based on the Paragon rack. There were several other manufacturers of the racks.
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:23 PM
I'll have to check that one out.
I ended up going to the office place and they blew up the photo I had untill it measured 89'6" in HO scale.
Now I can just Xs it by 3 to get 1:29

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Posted by bnnrailroad on Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:42 PM
I'll sell you mine!!!

It's too big, wrong road and wrong era for me!
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Friday, May 26, 2006 8:39 PM
Ray
show me a photo of it and e-mail how much $$
Marty (through this web site)

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Posted by bnnrailroad on Saturday, May 27, 2006 11:32 PM
I'm working on it Marty! Hope to have something for ya shortly!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:22 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Marty Cozad

Does any one in HO have an 89' triple auto rack?
I'd love to have you take a photo with a ruler laying in from of it so I can get some idea of spacing for the supports.
I have lots of photos but no info.
Even better if I could find a web site with drawings , but measurements will work.
Hiegth also
thanks



Marty, I have a Bachman triple auto rack car. It holds 15 HO scale cars. Its about a foot long (aprox). If that is what your looking for I can take loads of pics for you and even put it on the scanner so you get a scale of the side frame. Just let me know if it's what your looking for.

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Sunday, May 28, 2006 8:27 AM
Hi Guys, I have the basic sizes and the vertical spacing, its the end details that is hard to see or figure out. Not sure how the doors open. Mine don't have to, just need to look good.

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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