And many brands used the same drive, like Hallmark and Alco models diesels all had the Kumata "coffee grinder" drive in them. Kumata was a prolific builder in Japan
Silly NT's, I have Asperger's Syndrome
Interesting, that would explain why I tend to see Soho cars sell for less than the Suydam cars. Sometimes the work from different brass manufacturers looks so similar that it's hard to tell them apart.
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Suydam cars were made by Tsubomi and Toho in Japan for the NSL cars. Orion and Johan made some of the late run PE cars for Suydam. Soho cars were made by Kumata predominatly. None of my Soho spring belt cars that I have owned ran as well as the Suydam cars. Most guy replace the spring belt drives with under floor Stanton drives from NWSL. Stanton are the best answer if you have a crappy running traction car/locomotive. Especially if you want to put interiors or its a Steeple cab with little room for conventional trucks with a motor in the car body. I also am dabbling in O scale traction with a small layout. My cars in O have the old Wagner brand power trucks in them.
I'm sure it'll look great when it's all finished! I got one of the Soho cars a while back (I think they came from the same factory as Suydam - KMT?) and painted it dark green with a cream roof. And after making a quick fix to a gear and swapping the original motor with a Faulhaber coreless, it's quite the smooth runner!
EMD Mike... in spite of the set back, I encourage you to keep going with the North Shore car project. I rode on the North Shore a few times when I was in my youth, and so I will look forward to seeing your continued progress.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Yep, frustrating. I at least have my Suydam PE car to run on my little layout. But its for sale/trade as well so I can focus on the North Shore. But if there are no takers, it will stick around and eventually go to the painter.
Aw man, that's a bit of frustration.
Well, now that the dress rehearsal is complete ...
The project took a step back, found out it should not have the letting above the windows, the pictures I sent him didnt have it so the screw up was on his end. He tried to remove the decals as it was not sealed yet, but the paint started to lift. So the car is stripped back to bare brass and he is starting over at square one. But I got him my combine today so both can get painted at the same time. Now I need to find the #700 powered coach from Suydam and more decals.
Well, that model brought a big smile to my face. Thanks.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
North Shore had some nice looking paint schemes, and they look good on models.
emdmikeHopefully into the Silverliner scheme if the decals for the faux corrugation are still available.
Hmm ... if I pull out the HO traction again those would work well for my freelance outfit.
emdmike Got a new pic from the gentleman that is painting the first of my Chicago North Shore interurban cars. His shop/painting area lighting makes the green look a big lighter in shade, but he says is darker in person and in normal lighting. Cant wait to get the car back later this week hopefully. I have a can motor waiting for it. I will pass to him the next car, a combine, for painting next. Hopefully into the Silverliner scheme if the decals for the faux corrugation are still available. If not, then it will look just like this car. Mike
Got a new pic from the gentleman that is painting the first of my Chicago North Shore interurban cars. His shop/painting area lighting makes the green look a big lighter in shade, but he says is darker in person and in normal lighting. Cant wait to get the car back later this week hopefully. I have a can motor waiting for it. I will pass to him the next car, a combine, for painting next. Hopefully into the Silverliner scheme if the decals for the faux corrugation are still available. If not, then it will look just like this car. Mike
emdmikeGot a new pic from the gentleman that is painting the first of my Chicago North Shore interurban cars. His shop/painting area lighting makes the green look a big lighter in shade, but he says is darker in person and in normal lighting. Cant wait to get the car back later this week hopefully. I have a can motor waiting for it. I will pass to him the next car, a combine, for painting next. Hopefully into the Silverliner scheme if the decals for the faux corrugation are still available. If not, then it will look just like this car. Mike
It's looking good, Mike! I've menioned before that my brother came home from the USAF with his new wife and daughter just after my 14th birthday in 1954. His best buddy at Keesler AFB, in Biloxi, MS, had been an avid HO model railroader, so my bro came home to Wisconsin with a very virulent case of "HO Model RR Fever." He searched out every hobby shop in the Milwaukee area, plus every interesting railroad site, including the North Shore's facilities, and took me to look 'em over. The North Shore's stub-ended terminal butted against Wisconsin Avenue, downtown, on an embankment with concrete retaining walls, several feet above the sideswalks. When I last saw those numerous green cars, their colors were a lot more subdued, but yours looks great. (One of the biggest regrets of my life is that I never rode the Electroliner down to Chicago and back, enjoying an "Electro-burger [cooked on an electric grille, of course]" on the way. The fare was undoubtedly affordable, but I never even thought about it until it was too late. As Joni Mitchell said in "Big Yellow Taxi," "--you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. They've paved paradise and put up a parking lot." As Mork used to say, "Heavy sigh...")
Keep us posted, Mike.
Deano
The model is looking good.
-Kevin
Living the dream.