QUOTE: Originally posted by rtstasiak Paul Dolkos' article in Jan MR was great, and here's a few more ideas. Turn of the century modellers have a number of great starting points including locos and MOW cars from IHC that can be tweaked into respectability with new couplers, trucks, tenders, detail parts, and paint.
QUOTE: Besides all of the Roundhouse period stuff, Athearn 40 foot boxcars can be cut down and refitted as "1900 HyCubes" or used as the armature for 40' gons.
QUOTE: (Athearn) Composite twin hoppers can be cut in width and height, detailed, retrucked and backdated.
QUOTE: The major drawback that I see in this era is the lack of variety in street vehicles, animal teams and wagons. You need a lot of critters and carriages in your towns and factories to make it all work, Perhaps someone else has an idea here.
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
QUOTE: Originally posted by dehusman One exception to orsonroy's comments. The PRR lines west had thousands of true wood hoppers (class GG). One still exists at the RR Museum of PA. in Strasburg. They were so successful that early steel cars were patterned off of that design. PRR Lines east and and Anthracite roads favored hopper bottom Gons. Dave H.
QUOTE: Originally posted by rtstasiak Muddy Creek's Pressed Steel Co. ore cars look like parts of a steel hopper, or 2-bay covered hopper, sitting on a flatcar with hopper bottoms stuck inboard of the fishbelly. Can any heavy duty N-scalers recommend pieces parts?