General Discussion (Model Railroader)

wjstix wrote:

Sierra Man wrote:     Hello every one,    I'am new to passenger train modeling and have been getting Con-Cor 72 ft. Daylight cars as gifts. They have no interiors or lights. Can I get these anywhere? I can't even figure out how to take them apart. Anybody have an answer? other than getting different cars. Good news: Palace Car Company makes interiors for these cars, they're not "one piece" plastic ones like Rivarossi or IHC cars have, but they're not hard to do either. Palace Car Co. I think the Con-Cor roofs snap off?? Walthers cars have tabs that have like little hooks on the end; I usually snip the "hooks" off and just leave the tabs. There's enough friction to hold the roof in place without the hooks locking it on.

Con Cor cars have clear plastic tabs in the bottom of the car attached to the windows. Probably under the trucks, the oone I'm looking at doesn't have hers. It's a similar, but harder, setup like the IHCs and Spectrums. You have to squeeze these and pull up on the roof until the tabs are above the floor, ie, can't relock, and then work with the other end. I suggest the use of flathead screwdrivers, but don't gouge out a side of you r hand liek I have. Also park one in the end you just freed, between roof and carbody, so you don't undo progress. The roof and windows are joined as one piece.

Hi crew,

This one is the interior of a Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Lounge Car, 1940s.  prototype photo credit: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific.

The wood paneling next to the windows was a nice, classy touch. 

Hey,  for those of you that already own the HO Hiawatha train, this would be a nice color reference if your interiors didn't come painted.  photo location: Suncoast Model Railroader's Club-Largo Florida 2008. This beautiful train belongs to the club's president, Jim Langston.

Mr. SP wrote:

Pikestuff makes coach seats and Precision Scale has some interior fittings and seats too. The Palace Car line is excellent as well. be sure to add your weight before adding the interior in such a way that it is hidden

Whoah! Don't forget to figure the weight of the interior in the car before you add weight. Or you may end up with "too heavy" a car.