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Steel composite box car end

Modeling
#1

Does anyone know of someone who casts 1:20.3 steel boxcar ends, the dimpled or ridged kind?
I want to build a 1:20.3 composite box car, standard gauge.

#2

this would be where I’d start:

http://www.cumberlandmodelengineering.com/CMEPages.html

#3

Not standard gauge:

(http://zbd.com/photos/OnePoint20/CompositeBoxcarProject/1stBuild2.jpg)

#4

John,

There are several suppliers who have access to plastic ‘rapid prototyping’ machines, which can produce a 3-dimensional model from a drawing. Bob Hartford at Hartford Products indicated he caould make moulds from them and cast parts. So all you need is a drawing.

#5
Bob McCown said:
Not standard gauge:
How come? :) :) Lets start a new correct scale.
#6

Lets model with rubber rulers and crayons to mark our increments!
I’m in!

#7

Meaning the ends I cast are 1:20 NG, not SG… :slight_smile:

#8

They are pretty darned close to standard gauge in 1/24 which was a good thing for me !