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What number series is this "roof"? 8 years 8 months ago #4679

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I wanted to model the larger vents on some Reading cars. I followed a car I bought from John Hall years ago.

What number series is a coach with this many vents on it?

The first photo is the Solidworks screen capture. The next photo is a crop of newly born vents on my printer. I made 3 revisions to this vent, and threw out a bunch of them until I got the undercut profile correct - all between yesterday and today! The roof profile is compound curved so it had to fit perfectly.

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What number series is this "roof"? 8 years 8 months ago #4680

HHS OFFLINE Fireman Posts: 54 Thank you received: 40	Bill, In the November 1984 issue of MR there are two possibilities. There is a picture of a coach on the Newtown local, but I can not read the the number. Then there is a drawing of combine # 408 showing 8 vents per side. Hugh
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What number series is this "roof"? 8 years 8 months ago #4683

PRSL_Bill OFFLINE Engineer Posts: 117 Thank you received: 25	I am following car 1344 I cant help but think John Hall got this correct. What is the number series?
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What number series is this "roof"? 8 years 8 months ago #4684

tcalvin48 OFFLINE Brakeman Posts: 25	Bill, Is the roof one of your urethane castings? It looks really good, I was wondering if you had gone to a new method for the roof. About the vents, I know these are your from second design. My question is are you updating the vents or did the Reading use two different designs. I thought you mentioned your first ones were brass. Thanks, Tom Stoltz in Maine
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What number series is this "roof"? 8 years 8 months ago #4685

PRSL_Bill OFFLINE Engineer Posts: 117 Thank you received: 25	Tom Yes the black roof is 1 I had made in urethane and offered for sale. These larger vents are new to me now as revised vents from the design I sold at the same time as the roofs. (4ish years ago) I did brass and urethane vents back then but am only 3D printing what I need now. Bill
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What number series is this "roof"? 8 years 8 months ago #4686

HHS OFFLINE Fireman Posts: 54 Thank you received: 40	Bill, The Nov. 84 MR article did mention car #1340, but I was not 100% sure it was for that car in the Newtown local. The series is 1336 -1359 is from Bethlehem Steel 1922, and the combine 408 from same in 1923. Hugh
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