I picked up this poor battered beastie for a few dollars on ebay; large, three rail and with "Thompson Industries " on the trucks. I am trying to save as much as possible, replace the broken detail, and plan to put new truck under her,
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I remember seeing that and thinking - to salvage or to just work on the mountain of others that I have in the queue to salvage, 
What are the sides made from? Can you put up a picture of the drive//power truck, too?
The sides are a very thin wood now warped. I will get a pic of the drive for you
The sides are overlaid with paper
One other thing, she is massive compared to my streetcars. Much much larger leaving me to wonder if it is in scale at all?
17/64? Harry Bondurant? See 1950s MRR for hints.
One other thing, she is massive compared to my streetcars. Much much larger leaving me to wonder if it is in scale at all?
As Bob notes, perhaps 17/64'ths - not uncommon in older items. Might measure the width across the floor.
Those materials tend to indicate that it's probably not a kit and probably a scratchbuild that incorporates commercial bits along the way not unlike many of my own efforts.
Also freight motors can appear to be quite a bit larger depending on prototype vs. regular streetcars (what kind are yours?).
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LIST OF BUFFALO AND LAKE ERIE/BUFFALO AND ERIE FREIGHT EQUIPMENT SEND ME YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AT CULLITON.BILL6@GMAIL.COM.THE CAR YOU HAD WAS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT ONE OF THE PASSENGER INTERURBANS THAT WERE CONVERTED TO FREIGHT MOTORS.
One other thing, she is massive compared to my streetcars. Much much larger leaving me to wonder if it is in scale at all?
As Bob notes, perhaps 17/64'ths - not uncommon in older items. Might measure the width across the floor.
Those materials tend to indicate that it's probably not a kit and probably a scratchbuild that incorporates commercial bits along the way not unlike many of my own efforts.
Also freight motors can appear to be quite a bit larger depending on prototype vs. regular streetcars (what kind are yours?).
Here are the trucks; getting replaced with Q-car trucks
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LIST OF BUFFALO AND LAKE ERIE/BUFFALO AND ERIE FREIGHT EQUIPMENT SEND ME YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AT CULLITON.BILL6@GMAIL.COM.THE CAR YOU HAD WAS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT ONE OF THE PASSENGER INTERURBANS THAT WERE CONVERTED TO FREIGHT MOTORS.
Intersesting! Art following life, there were cardboard sides of windows beneath the sheet wood sides; not sure if I can salvage the existing sides
arrrrgh! There was a Jewett combine beneath the sides, thin veneer wood over cardboard beneath!
Here are the trucks; getting replaced with Q-car trucks
Seems like Bill's got what it's supposed to represent covered!
Yes, if you're bound to restore and run it, then a pair of those would be the best option.
Here are the trucks; getting replaced with Q-car trucks
Seems like Bill's got what it's supposed to represent covered!
Yes, if you're bound to restore and run it, then a pair of those would be the best option.
I am going to get some labelle combine sides (Ohio Northern) and do it up as Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway's No 103, a combine now still in existence as the edinboro dinor.
This will, apparently, be its third incarnation....
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LIST OF BUFFALO AND LAKE ERIE/BUFFALO AND ERIE FREIGHT EQUIPMENT SEND ME YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AT CULLITON.BILL6@GMAIL.COM.THE CAR YOU HAD WAS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT ONE OF THE PASSENGER INTERURBANS THAT WERE CONVERTED TO FREIGHT MOTORS.
Thanks, Bill, but Ken Springurth is sending me one shortly. As it is, before it was the B&E combine it was an attractive and well done Jewett underneath, Neither exterior is salvageable, so I am getting some labelle combine sides and turning it into NWP 103, now the Edinboro Dinor; (but before it was the dinor)
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