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Aluminum bath-gon

Modeling
#1

Would like to model aluminum bath-gon coal car. Are any dimentioned drawings available.

#2

Gary,
I believe that Marty Cozad over on the Aristo forum posted a thread on making something akin to what you are asking. Try the kitbashing section of that forum.

#3

In case you missed Rod Hayward’s - http://www.largescalecentral.com/LSCForums/viewtopic.php?id=8719

-Brian

#4

Americal Mainline is comming out with some of these later this year http://www.americanmainline.com/car.htm RLD hobbise is taking reservations for these cars. I think they are comming out in 4 car sets. Check them out!

#5
gary larson said:
Would like to model aluminum bath-gon coal car. Are any dimentioned drawings available.
Do you mean a BETHgon?

Might be easier doing a search by using the correct terminology - I found this set of isometric drawing in 0.0045 seconds - they could be useful to anybody thinking about building one of these bottom discharge coal cars.

http://www.freightcaramerica.com/parts/prt_bethgoniso.htm

And HERE are all the dimensions you could ever need…

http://crcyc.railfan.net/crrs/gon/gong52xproto.html

Best of luck

tac

#6

Terry. nice sitem thanks for posting the link, not a conrail fan, but whoever put that site together did a nice job

#7

Mine dont have a lot of detail, but they are all alloy and stainless steel, no plastic. I have just taken delivery of the second prototype and assembled it. More later. I confess I am not an expert when it comes to bottom discharges, although I did once have a peri-anal sinus excised. It was a pain the arse…

#8

TMI

#9
Rod Hayward said:
...I confess I am not an expert when it comes to bottom discharges, although I did once have a peri-anal sinus excised. It was a pain the arse......
Rod, that's a whole lot more than we really need to know...

tac

#10

Yeah, it was a draining experience…

#11
Rod Hayward said:
Yeah, it was a draining experience.....
worse than being scared sh..less??
#12

Or up Shot Creek with out a paddle?

#13

Thanks for info on freightcar america. I would like to make a mold and need better dimensions. Are the HO cars accurate , or do I need to get out and measure a real car.