Nation Wide Lines posted:George S posted:I'll let the cat out of the bag and post my projects here. There are two hard to find cars that I want in my collection. While I am waiting to find them at a less than stratospheric price, I will make close replicas (tagging them appropriately per TCA
). First is an Ives 122 tank car. This car is built on an Ives 9" frame with snake couplers. Ives used a Lionel 800 series tank on the car. I found some reasonable donor cars online. I got the Lionel tank car for $16 in pretty good shape and a couple of Ives cars for $12.50 each. I'll also restore one of the Ives cars. It needs a wheel set and some cleanup. I also would like an American Flyer 3210 dark blue tank car. I found a not so rare AF car to paint and some decals. The last one doesn't take any modding, just repainting.
George
George,
Here is one for you to model.
A hint on the color, it is the dark blue of the Flying Colonel, which is a flat, non-gloss paint finish.
I can understand your thoughts on painting your own, as these are tough to find, especially in the condition of mine. I have had this one for 10+ years and it is still the finest one I have ever come across. A friend / dealer simply walked up to me at a show and said "I have something you might be interested in" I bought it and resold the one I had in my collection at that time.
NWL
That's awesome NWL. That's a great picture too, which will help me match the color. I think Rustoleum Navy will work. I was thinking of using satin finish, now I need to look for flat. I'm looking at the tank mounts on yours. They are flat black. The car I bought had copper mounts. Hopefully the car won't be too difficult to disassemble. I took an AF box car apart once and found that the tabs were spot welded to the frame!
George
