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RDG Power Car #12260 11 years 1 month ago #902

RRDavey OFFLINE Engineer Posts: 98 Thank you received: 24	In the Photo section of this website John Hall has a very nicely done scratch-built S-scale model of this power car. I'm thinking this might be a nice HO project to tackle as a first scratch-build. Does anyone have a copy of his reference from The Beeline 1982 Issue #2. My library doesn't go back quite that far. Thanks.--Dave
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RDG Power Car #12260 11 years 1 month ago #920

t1nut OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 323 Thank you received: 55	this car survived up until a couple of years ago, on the New Hope & I vyland at Grenoble siding. some vandals got to it and set it on fire. I think only the trucks are left. it was purchased by George Hart in the 1960's, and sat on a siding in Buckingham. when George Hart moved his equipment to Jim Thorpe, this car and a wooden milk refer were deemed not movable by rail, and kept on the NH&I.
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RDG Power Car #12260 11 years 1 month ago #966

Turboboost910 OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 250 Thank you received: 17	I don't think you would need to scratch build this. I model N scale, but HO most definitely should have a double-sheathed boxcar model to begin with, and I know for sure they have auxiliary doors that you can buy separate from the car. Someone who models HO would know a lot faster which models are worth buying, but i know they are available, and would save a ton of time and needless hours.
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RDG Power Car #12260 11 years 1 month ago #972

RRDavey OFFLINE Engineer Posts: 98 Thank you received: 24	Turboboost910--You are probably correct on all counts. However, I just would like the experience of scratchbuilding and think starting on something relatively simple made sense. An all wood boxcar seems like the way to go.--Dave
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RDG Power Car #12260 11 years 1 month ago #978

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	Scratchbuilding is a challenging job, but a box car is probably a good start. I have a drawing I did back in the 80's of a standard Reading Freight House (bascially a large box) that is on my "to do" list.
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RDG Power Car #12260 11 years 1 month ago #1052

t1nut OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 323 Thank you received: 55	I think F&C just brought this car out in a kit,in HO.
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