Frisco 42' Flat Car is now on sale...

I like Ken's idea of a QA&P #531 box for us folks who like the "older - shorter" cars, or Keith's idea of a single sheathed car.

 

I weighed these cars and found they weighed approximately 2 ounces, quite a bit less than the NMRA recommended 4 ounces for a 6 inch car. I used my old Xuron Rail Nippers to cut my tire weights (from NAPA, very similar to the A-Line weights with the sticky tape) down so they would fit inbetween the center beam and the cross beams. I was able to get 1.25 ounces of lead under the car which helps out tremendously.

These cars are a great addition to my car fleet.|-|

 

Here's 2-1/2 cents worth.
I like the wood deck, but, I don't care for the fact that it "sits" on top of the plastic - just doesn't look quite right.

Now, it may have been discussed before and maybe I forgot, but why does it have that center portion showing the way it does?

BTW - It's a really nice looking car and in my time frame and length.

 

Better late than never... I just ordered mine today...

I went with the RTR since our house in Cinci hasn't sold. We're still in a 1-b/r apt. with limited access to my modeling supplies. I might have anyway, with the upgraded couplers, trucks and wheelsets already added.

 

Years ago a great article was published in the Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette about how to weather plastic to make it look like wood. It started out with a Grandt Line plastic car so the base color was black. I will post the steps as soon as I can find the article. In the meantime, my research has led to another very similar technique that was used by Tichy and published in their instructions. Here is the link and after opening go to page 5.

http://www.tichytraingroup.com/pdf/4021.pdf

I actually back then tried the NG&SL Gazette technique and can testify that it looks really good.

 

Thanks for the info .. Bob.
Hope that you can find the "Gazette" article.
Look forward to it ... This type info very helpful to me.

 

Here is a photo of Frisco gondolas and flats in action. This was taken about 1975 here in Wichita and it is part of the train going to Springfield. This photo was taken where the R.R. ran down Washington street on its way out of town. The street is concrete and is southbound. Soon, the train will turn onto the East leg of the Murdock street Wye and proceed east. The load was built in Wichita by George C. Christoper and is part of a new interstate bridge somewhere. This company built many, many loads for the highway construction. It should also be noted that when the Frisco makes that turn on the wye and heads east, they will go between 2 of the fabrication buildings of Christopers.

 

Received mine last night. Nice car. Thanks for going through the trouble Mike. Thanks to all the knowledgeable folks who contributed to the final product.

Well done.

 

Mike,

How are the flat car sales going? Thinking about the next project?