S Scale is unfortunately lacking a
large variety of flat cars Here is part of my collection. FM This car is a urethane kit that was made by Steve Funaro for Central Hobby Supply in Syracuse NY in the
early 1990s. It was released at the same time as the GRa kit, which I
assembled first. I built both of these cars before I really became heavily
involved with brass cars. A plan for the FM was printed in Mainline Modeler
at about the same time the car was released.
I thought the kit was a little rough. I hollowed out the center sill
and made a small lead weight that fit under the deck. I followed the Mainline
article and added a full brake system. I discarded the urethane deck that was
included and installed a board by board deck. Finally, I made the 2 Carmer Cut levers. F30 This is a F30 that was made by Southwind Models in the early
1990s It is pretty much right out if the box and is not weathered at this
point. I had to use a mixture of HO and S Scale decals to finish this car. F33 In
2012 I produced the PRR F33 as a urethane body. It is similar to the well hole flat car below but is shorter buy about 10 feet. This
car shown is the first production mock up taken on 11-27-12. More on this car later when I complete it
with decals and more details. F34 This is a F34 also made by Southwind Models. It is factory
painted and has not been weathered yet. F39 This F39 Truc Train was released by
Bill’s Train Shop in 2005. It is a pewter and plastic kit. My friend Gus
Minardi assembled it, and I finished it from there. The roller bearing trucks
and larger trailer were made by S Helper Service. The smaller trailer was
made by Hartoy. NYC/C&O Well Hole Flat This C&O/NYC Well Hole flat car was made by River Raisin
Models in 1995. I added a board by board deck inside the well. Seaboard F-6 Flatcar Completed 1-16-14 Updated 1-21-14 All photos and content © Lanes Trains 2005-2018 |
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