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I'll start with some older models that might have been seen elsewhere once upon a time.........
La Belle kit car - I have another of these, freight motor, I think, but no pictures of it apparently....odd.
La Belle kit car - I have another of these, freight motor, I think, but no pictures of it apparently....odd.
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Nice, but I like freight motors.
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Hello "Rufus" --
EXCELLENT looking model -- almost looks like a North Shore Line Combine ! Nice paint and finishing job also !! Labelle makes great kits !
I have put together a few LABELLE KITS... but NOT as they were designed to be, heh, finished ! These (see my TWO of 4 PHOTOS) is what TWO Labelle "Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester" Car Bodies turned out to become, with serious major, heh, reworking ! I have provided a PROTOTYPE photo of each REAL car as I modeled it !
They became Scale replica models of BMT Brooklyn Elevated Lines former "Kings County Elevated Railway Co. 1880 built formerly Forney steam loco hauled elevated trailer cars.
Car 197 was as they were ALL built as new as a complete class of cars in 1880 --- and car 734 was one of many of that class that were converted to center door cars around 1890 for Brooklyn Bridge loading crowds at Park Row and Sands Street Stations -- and this class of center door modified cars were also electrified and motorized as "Motor Cars" around 1900. The remaining unmodified cars (like 197) kept their original look and were electrified as trailer cars only.
regards - Joe F
EXCELLENT looking model -- almost looks like a North Shore Line Combine ! Nice paint and finishing job also !! Labelle makes great kits !
I have put together a few LABELLE KITS... but NOT as they were designed to be, heh, finished ! These (see my TWO of 4 PHOTOS) is what TWO Labelle "Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester" Car Bodies turned out to become, with serious major, heh, reworking ! I have provided a PROTOTYPE photo of each REAL car as I modeled it !
They became Scale replica models of BMT Brooklyn Elevated Lines former "Kings County Elevated Railway Co. 1880 built formerly Forney steam loco hauled elevated trailer cars.
Car 197 was as they were ALL built as new as a complete class of cars in 1880 --- and car 734 was one of many of that class that were converted to center door cars around 1890 for Brooklyn Bridge loading crowds at Park Row and Sands Street Stations -- and this class of center door modified cars were also electrified and motorized as "Motor Cars" around 1900. The remaining unmodified cars (like 197) kept their original look and were electrified as trailer cars only.
regards - Joe F
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Re: From the Firefly Shops.........
Joe,
Did you shorten the car and raise the windows?
Did you shorten the car and raise the windows?
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Line car that I scratchbuilt what seems like decades ago now,
This car started off as a total mess out of a box of cars that I had bought none of which were remotely traction related in any way. After sorting the keepers from the fireplace kindling, the base for this was among those occupying the middle ground. I tossed it into the trash twice and then a 3rd time just before heading off to an NMRA convention. I chanced across a picture (should have bought it!) in the for sale room, but that picture told me what I was going to build out of what I had put intot eh trash........which luckily was still in the trash can when I returned 3 days later.
This car started off as a total mess out of a box of cars that I had bought none of which were remotely traction related in any way. After sorting the keepers from the fireplace kindling, the base for this was among those occupying the middle ground. I tossed it into the trash twice and then a 3rd time just before heading off to an NMRA convention. I chanced across a picture (should have bought it!) in the for sale room, but that picture told me what I was going to build out of what I had put intot eh trash........which luckily was still in the trash can when I returned 3 days later.
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Line cars are so cool. Seems like no two were ever built alike (unlike passenger trolleys).
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webenda wrote:Line cars are so cool. Seems like no two were ever built alike (unlike passenger trolleys).
Another reason I like MoW cars be they traction or otherwise - unique cars with character and individuality......
More fun to built and to "create".
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Hello Wayne
Its been nearly 30 years ago that I built those (and most of my other ones) BMT EL Gate Cars. I am not sure if the windows were elongated -- but I doubt it. I believe the drawing itself is a bit off.
I know that, regardless, I had to do a lot of work on those two car bodies to make them replicate those 2 BMT EL cars !
regards - Joe F
Its been nearly 30 years ago that I built those (and most of my other ones) BMT EL Gate Cars. I am not sure if the windows were elongated -- but I doubt it. I believe the drawing itself is a bit off.
I know that, regardless, I had to do a lot of work on those two car bodies to make them replicate those 2 BMT EL cars !
regards - Joe F
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Hello "Rufus" --
Excellent traction models -- trolley work cars. You are a fine modeler-craftsman yourself as I can readily see !! I enjoyed looking at those two models ! Keep them coming !
regards - Joe F
Excellent traction models -- trolley work cars. You are a fine modeler-craftsman yourself as I can readily see !! I enjoyed looking at those two models ! Keep them coming !
regards - Joe F
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Rufus T. Firefly wrote:Not a Pittman work motor, but a totally scratchbuilt wood & resin analog....
From Bob Trimble resin castings?
Some freight motors were cute as a bug on rails, the Pittman being one of them.
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webenda wrote:Rufus T. Firefly wrote:Not a Pittman work motor, but a totally scratchbuilt wood & resin analog....
From Bob Trimble resin castings?
I make my own resin castings, Wayne.
I was unaware that Bib had any resin castings at all!!! All that I have ever seen from him are the zamac sides for the little Pittman motor and the sides for the LV express motor along with the wood roof. As far as I know, he does not have the ends for either car.
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Rufus T. Firefly wrote:webenda wrote:I was unaware that Bib had any resin castings at all!!!
Opps! "PITTMAN O GAUGE DIE CAST TROLLEY WORK CAR SIDES" I got confused by talk about resin castings on OGR and mention of Bob Trimble castings in same thread.
I like what you build better than these ebay offerings.
Sides: $19.95
http://www.ebay.com/itm/11-PITTMAN-O-GA ... xyUI1TIfHX
Whole car: $32.95 current bid
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-cast-me ... SwSHZWeLSB
Pittman Cantanry: $395.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mint-1950s-Pitt ... 1728370765
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