Large Scale Central

Abbott's Dairy Express Reefer

Modeling
#21

Your welcome, sir!..:wink:

#22

Looks good Ken. The brake rigging came out great. Personally I hate it, as it’s just more to get knocked off along the way

#23

Dave, N.B., Marconi said:

Looks good Ken. The brake rigging came out great. Personally I hate it, as it’s just more to get knocked off along the way

That’s pretty much how I feel about it too, and unless the car flips over who can see it anyway?..:wink:

#24

Running on one of the Geezers indoor layout, 48" above the floor, that’s all we can see.

Better have your underneaths in order… :slight_smile:

#25

Yes sir!..:wink:

#26

“A” end

“B” end

Now for the ice hatches.

#27

Nice looking car Ken. Looks like a fun kit to build.

#28

mike dorsch said:

Nice looking car Ken. Looks like a fun kit to build.

It’s been…interesting…:wink:

#29

Phil’s kits turn out really nice, not to mention sturdy. I am currently finishing (decals) 2 of the 27 foot boxcars. PNG 30 foot refrigerator car lettered in 1890s D&RG narrow gauge sits on my desk, along with PNG Kitchen Car 04013.

I substitute 0.050" brass rod for the supplied aluminum truss rod material. Brass rod is a lot more rigid and less likely to bend under handling.

Ken - nice job! And yes, I put all of the brake rigging on my models :slight_smile:

#30

Jerry Sahnd said:

I substitute 0.050" brass rod for the supplied aluminum truss rod material. Brass rod is a lot more rigid and less likely to bend under handling.

Ken - nice job! And yes, I put all of the brake rigging on my models :slight_smile:

I had thought about using the wire that comes on those flags the utility companies use to mark their underground facilities, since I have a ton of them. It’s about the same size as what the aluminum rod is. I’ve used it before for truss rods, but decided to give this stuff a shot. We’ll see how this holds up.

#31

I’ll bet the underground utility warning flag wires would work just great. Never thought about using that material. As the steel oxidizes, it would look very authentic. Great idea!

#32

I’ve never bought any of Phil’s Kits. Did you do any modifications or is this according to the instructions?

#33

Well, Jake, since this is my first PNG kit, I thought I’d stick to the tried and true method in the instructions. If and when I ever do another, I’ll be a little more open to trying different things now that I have one under my belt.

#34

Looking good. :slight_smile:

#35

Jake, I only built one (the first–a 40’ reefer) per instructions.

The other 10 or so are built with my instructions. :slight_smile: I found some of my methods easier than Phil’s.

Each to his own, I guess…

#36

That looks great, Is that the size of a Bachmann spectrum 40 footer?

#37

Ron Tremblay said:

That looks great, Is that the size of a Bachmann spectrum 40 footer?

This one’s only a 30 footer, but it’s Fn3, or 1:20.

#38

And all we need now is some paint and decals…

“A” end with a 906 KD coupler

“B” end with no coupler

The roof walks will go on after the paint…which will go on when it warms up a bit…

Now, back to the grist mill.

#39

What a great job, Ken. Might have to build a few next winter.

#40

OK, so now’s the time to ask. I don’t understand the terminology for example: Fn2-1/2
I figured out the n= narrow guage, but what does the leading letter and following numbers mean?