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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby John Webster » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:45 pm

Nice piece of work. Is that a canvas covered roof?
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:29 am

John Webster wrote:Nice piece of work. Is that a canvas covered roof?


Thanks!

Yes!
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:19 am

Starting point:

Nice body shell; loose cupola and hole in roof where it sits, and a floor...that seems a wee bit short in the body, but reasonably something to work with - no end sills/railings, no underbody, some details to address all about........

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Fast forward to done, or at least as far as this one is going other than in its box to travel to Strasburg in August in search of a new home

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On to the next in the queue.....
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby De Bruin » Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:23 pm

Very nice Rufuous, has an O&W quality to it.
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby BruceB » Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:37 pm

Appears to be a slightly modified C&O?
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:07 pm

O&W or C&O......I left it unlettered purposely to be at the discretion or choice of its next owner. So yes, it's still looking for a new home, :wink:
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby stephen neill » Sun Jun 30, 2019 6:09 pm

Beautiful. Please PM me a price. Thanks. Steve Neill
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:44 pm

stephen neill wrote:Beautiful. Please PM me a price. Thanks. Steve Neill


PM'd.
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby 2railjon » Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:47 pm

Rufus, do you still have one of your blacksmith rolling workshop flatcars for sale??
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby J. S. Bach » Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:34 pm

stephen neill wrote:Beautiful. Please PM me a price. Thanks. Steve Neill

Darn, beat me to it! :(
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:48 pm

2railjon wrote:Rufus, do you still have one of your blacksmith rolling workshop flatcars for sale??


I'd probably have to build you one of these.....if'n I could remember how...or where I might find some of the parts, :roll:

There are more than a few things on that car that might hard to track down these days.

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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby 2railjon » Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:57 pm

That’s it, Rufus!! A one of a kind beauty!
Kick it around and let me know!
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:47 am

2railjon wrote:That’s it, Rufus!! A one of a kind beauty!
Kick it around and let me know!


Probably easier if I just build another - will be different as I have no idea where to get some of the stuff that's on that car today, and I'm also a better scratchbuilder now than back then, :mrgreen:
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby 2railjon » Sun Jul 07, 2019 12:06 pm

2 railing and upgrading the trucks on a couple older MTH 70’ aluminum cars.
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Re: Recent acquisitions & restoration projects.....

Postby 2railjon » Sun Jul 07, 2019 12:28 pm

These silhouette people are an abomination and need to go! :lol:
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