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  • #6461
    queen_ga2_2
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    Hey All,

    Not sure about the existence of a prototype, but Accurail has released this St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico (Gulf Coast Lines/Missouri Pacific) 36-ft Fowler Wood Boxcar. Attached is a picture of the one I assembled this week.

    Take Care All,

    -Bob T.

    #10072
    queen_ga2_2
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    Perhaps a stand-in for this ACF sawtooth boxcar?

    #10073
    bargetanika
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    I already asked Accurail about a Gulf Coast Lines version and they said Maybe.

    #10074
    alexortiz25
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    With a little additional work the Accurail Fowler can be made to look like the saw-tooth.

    Here is a photo of a CGW car that I did. Cut away the bottom side sill between the truss bracing, adjust underframe stringers, build a steel roof, and add a few other details.

    I plan on following the same for the Brownie car.

    #10075
    bargetanika
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    How did you make those cuts and what tools did you use.

    #10077
    alexortiz25
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    @Patrick wrote:

    How did you make those cuts and what tools did you use.

    Patrick,

    I used a fine blade saw from UMM-USA (http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?products_id=35). An Xacto Razor saw with fine tooth blade would work as well.

    First cuts are down along the gussets around the sides of the braces, being careful to not cut too deep. Do not cut into the first “wooden” board. When removing the material you will want to keep a few scale inches of the side sill.

    After making the vertical cuts use a new Xacto #11 blade to scribe horizontal between the braces. I made a jig out of some scrap Evergreen material to help as a straight edge. Once the scribing is deep enough you should be able to wiggle the side sill material until it snaps out. Then clean up with jewelers files.

    #10078
    Mike Vana
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    That looks really good Rene!

    I’ve always felt we need a “what’s up with that” car from time to time to appear. As late as the sixties, cars that should have been worn out by World War 2 were still in interchange and not just carrying green hides or worn out automobile batteries.

    I have a friend who likes the occasional older style car to show up in an operating session only to set it out on a siding since it needs some sort of minor repair. Naturally the owning railroad haggles over paying for this in spite of service rules, and his default remark is “patch it up enough to interchange with the Rock Island since they already operate a museum”

    Or, the shipper expects a clean car with loading devices (DF, Sparton Easy loader) and the next available car is an older single sheathed car and this gets delivered .

    Good work!

    Jim Ogden

    #10079
    alexortiz25
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    Thanks Jim

    I’ve always like the look of the sawtooth cars. For me, modeling 1929, these would be fairly new cars.

    I was planning on getting the StLB&M car and modifying, but will now wait to see if Accurail does the CGL scheme.

    In my stash are two of the Storzek Soo Line 40’ sawtooth resin kits to build as STLB&M and NOT&M cars per Martin Loften’s article in RMC.

    @sjogden@att.net wrote:

    That looks really good Rene!

    Good work!

    Jim Ogden

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