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A Modified and rescaled B'Mann tank car

Modeling Rolling stock
#1

I need a few tank cars to work with the era I’m modeling. The transition period of steam to diesel. I have a few of the B’Mann tank on flat cars but needed a more modern look. My decision on this one was a narrow frame car. First up was to shorten the tank

And a comparison shot

With the tank sized i could start with the build.

The saddle/bolster above was modified by cutting off the ends to further narrow the final frame. center sill.

The tank once dry was wrapped with an .010 styrene skin and the frame work started. Frame.

And starting on the walk way.

#2

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Transition to diesel, dont do it Hollywood. Im going to loose sleep for a week now. Way too much diesel talk going on latley.

:slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

#3
Shawn said:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Transition to diesel, dont do it Hollywood. Im going to loose sleep for a week now. Way too much diesel talk going on latley.

:slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:


He already did it!
Besides steam is just a fad …diesels are all the rage these days
…:)…

#4

Hollywood…
It’s looking good so far.
I guess Shawn never made it to your house, or he’d have seen the Diesels running :slight_smile:
Ralph

#5

NOOOOOOOO!!! Its not to late to come back from the dark side.

Nice looking tank car Dave. :slight_smile:

#6

Ralph Berg said:
Hollywood… It’s looking good so far. I guess Shawn never made it to your house, or he’d have seen the Diesels running :slight_smile: Ralph

Look familiar Ralph

(http://i55.tinypic.com/xm8ope.jpg)

(http://i52.tinypic.com/14bj0p3.jpg)

#7

Ah ha, so Shawn send his train up to Hollywood’s so Hollywood could take a picture of it on his bridge… :slight_smile:

#8
Andy Clarke said:
Ah ha, so Shawn send his train up to Hollywood's so Hollywood could take a picture of it on his bridge.... :)
Hey they let me out of yankee country once in a while. Hollywood you still have the pictures of me running at your place? I think you need to post a few with me in it. Its the only way they will believe me ;)
#9
Shawn said:
Andy Clarke said:
Ah ha, so Shawn send his train up to Hollywood's so Hollywood could take a picture of it on his bridge.... :)
Hey they let me out of yankee country once in a while. Hollywood you still have the pictures of me running at your place? I think you need to post a few with me in it. Its the only way they will believe me ;)
Shawn, you must have brought this on yourself. I don't seem to recall anything but the above train being here. Of course my ability to recall more vivid details of the incident in question may improve with the application of $$$$$ delivered in a plain envelope. :) :) ;)
#10
Shawn said:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Transition to diesel, dont do it Hollywood. Im going to loose sleep for a week now. Way too much diesel talk going on latley.

:slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:


:cool: To have a real train, you need two things: A caboose at the back, and it darn well ought to be red, darn it, and a steam locomotive in front, “Big and black and smokin’ steam and screamin’ at the wheels, bigger’n anything there is, 'least that the way she feels.” * Anything else is just fooling around. :stuck_out_tongue:

Everybody knows that. :rolleyes:

*From the song: “Texas, 1947”; the best version is Johnny Cash’s, and if you haven’t heard it, trainlovers, you’re missing a real treat! :wink:

#11

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KwvQ5lfA2k[/youtube]

#12

Awesome!

Nice work so far Dave.

I’m looking into doing a similar conversion to my Bachmann tanks. But to narrow gauge UTLX frameless. There was a custom built one on eBay recently, but the biding got a little too high so I passed. Probably cheaper to make my own anyway.

#13
Dave Marconi said:
Shawn said:
Andy Clarke said:
Ah ha, so Shawn send his train up to Hollywood's so Hollywood could take a picture of it on his bridge.... :)
Hey they let me out of yankee country once in a while. Hollywood you still have the pictures of me running at your place? I think you need to post a few with me in it. Its the only way they will believe me ;)
Shawn, you must have brought this on yourself. I don't seem to recall anything but the above train being here. Of course my ability to recall more vivid details of the incident in question may improve with the application of $$$$$ delivered in a plain envelope. :) :) ;)
So your going to play hard. I see. A stick of dynamite can do a lot of damage to those bridges. ;)
#14
Shawn said:
A stick of dynamite can do a lot of damage to those bridges. ;)
Better bring a really big stick for the black one! It was nice to see your little choo choo pictures ....nice work photoshopping out the pull string and wind up key
#15
David Russell said:
Shawn said:
A stick of dynamite can do a lot of damage to those bridges. ;)
Better bring a really big stick for the black one! It was nice to see your little choo choo pictures ....nice work photoshopping out the pull string and wind up key
Hahaha that was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny......:) You love my choo choos but you will never admit to it on here.
#16

As darth vader once said you will find the power of steam on the dark side Luke

#17

(http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/dltrains/visiters/HPIM2411.jpg)

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It really was a good day with Shawn and the family over. :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

#18
Shawn said:
You love my choo choos but you will never admit to it on here.
Actually I will admit it here and have in the past but what the hell does that have to do with Hollywoods tanks car build! Talk about thread hijack on the first page! ...:)...
#19
John Le Forestier said:
:cool: To have a real train, you need two things: A caboose at the back, and it darn well ought to be red, darn it, and a steam locomotive in front, "Big and black and smokin' steam and screamin' at the wheels, bigger'n anything there is, 'least that the way she feels." * Anything else is just fooling around.
Guess were just fooling around then!
#20

Thanks Hollywood. It was a good time. Sorry for highjacking the thread but all this diesel talk latley has my head spinning.
Someone has to keep you line Rooster. :slight_smile: