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Are there Scale models of this particular Coil Car?

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Are there Scale models of this particular Coil Car?
Posted by DavidH66 on Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:07 PM

I was curious if any coil cars with this specific look of coil cover exist in HO?

 

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:09 PM

While I have not personally seen a model, it would be a very easy scratchbuild project. 

Hardest part would be the curved portion, but even that can be done relatively easily.

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Posted by maxman on Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:24 PM

ricktrains4824
Hardest part would be the curved portion,

I would have thought it would be the paint job...........

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:28 PM

maxman

 

 
ricktrains4824
Hardest part would be the curved portion,

 

I would have thought it would be the paint job...........

 

Nah.... They make decals for that. Wink

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Posted by maxman on Friday, September 15, 2017 7:28 AM

ricktrains4824
Nah.... They make decals for that. Wink

That's true, but then it wouldn't be "scratchbuilding", ummm, scratchgrafetting.Whistling

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Posted by dknelson on Saturday, September 16, 2017 6:40 PM

I am seeing more of these (for want of a better term) "butter dish" hoods on the railroads.  Someone should put a bug in State Tool & Die's ear to come out with this in HO - they already have some unusual coil car hoods.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 16, 2017 6:41 PM

Check shapeways?  You could probably have one printed pretty easily.

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