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HTz 40001 - 40400 Hoppers 9 years 9 months ago #3306

sphogger OFFLINE Brakeman Posts: 34 Thank you received: 3	I would not fret too much about missing out on the Sunshine Minikit for the MoP hopper car conversion. The MoP cars had an angled roof that lends itself to a very easy scratchbiulding project. I have such an effort on my desk waiting for decals. The AT&SF version is the trophy Minikit since that car used a radial roof, much more tricky to construct.
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HTz 40001 - 40400 Hoppers 9 years 9 months ago #3307

Mitch from Maine OFFLINE Engineer Posts: 136 Thank you received: 17	I love a good off-topic rabbit trail!!!! great stuff... The MP hoppers look like the 15-car LOp's sorta, but in a quad-hopper kind of way... It's a stretch but they're both a quick and dirty kitbash...
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HTz 40001 - 40400 Hoppers 9 years 9 months ago #3313

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The Reading LOp class of car, what were the colors used? Was it a dark green body with yellow lettering or was it a black body with white lettering? My version of a Reading model is still waiting for the paint application. Also I would be very intersted in painting/decaling an Erie version of this car. I have an extra set of Oddball's Decals for the KO&G four bay quad hopper if somebody would like to trade an Erie set of decals. (HO Scale) P.M. should there be an interest.

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HTz 40001 - 40400 Hoppers 9 years 9 months ago #3314

sphogger OFFLINE Brakeman Posts: 34 Thank you received: 3	Should have paid more attention to my proof reading, The Erie car I mentioned is the four bay quad hopper. My bad.
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HTz 40001 - 40400 Hoppers 9 years 9 months ago #3315

t1nut OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 323 Thank you received: 55	LOp covered hopper was green with yellow lettering, also a yellow corner panel. In the side panel it reads " return to Millville NJ PRSL when empty " Reading did 1 experimental car from XTc class #63924 which was black with white lettering. There are photos in Bob Losse's book on Reading covered hoppers.
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HTz 40001 - 40400 Hoppers 9 years 9 months ago #3316

LNE-401 OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 197 Thank you received: 68	Mitch here we go again, two bay offset side hopper it is. I still have my sunshine minikit for the Rock Island conversion all but a raised panel box car roof. They were used for silica sand much like the Reading HTr done in 1957 for New Jersey Silica Sand Co. Attachments: RICoveredh...rkit.jpg (58KB) RdgHTrconversion.jpg (51KB)
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