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I thought this was going to be an easy one but it seems like the only 4 bay covered hopper they make isn't ribbed, all i could find was this.. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-41100">http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-41100</a><!-- m -->
A few years ago, OK...Closer to 15, Walthers did make a 4 bay, ribbed covered hopper. I dont think they are still in production, but you might get lucky and fine one on e-Bay.
A car like that was deliver by the local to a company that makes glue products , they vacuum powered resins out of them. I thought it would be nice to have one but it looks like a long shot????
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You are probably looking at a kit bash. I think Athearn used to make a rib sided hopper car. I don't remember if it was an open hopper or a covered hopper. I also don't remember if it had the correct number or spacing of ribs. I know that they made a 4 bay open hopper with ribbed sides. I suspect that you will need to start with an open hopper with flat sides and ribs and either use it as is for the basis, or clean off the sides and add ribs, then fabricate the roof, add appropriate hatches, walkways, and details.
Russ Bellinis Wrote:You are probably looking at a kit bash. I think Athearn used to make a rib sided hopper car. I don't remember if it was an open hopper or a covered hopper. I also don't remember if it had the correct number or spacing of ribs. I know that they made a 4 bay open hopper with ribbed sides. I suspect that you will need to start with an open hopper with flat sides and ribs and either use it as is for the basis, or clean off the sides and add ribs, then fabricate the roof, add appropriate hatches, walkways, and details.
That could be a good idea. If rib arrangement & lenght is correct, you could use Athearn covered hopper shell and use an Athearn ACF 4-bay smooth side hopper underframe.
Matt
I have to look into it & see if i can make one !!!
Its an FMC hopper, much like the ones first produced by Model Diecasting and now by Athearn.
My instinct says they did make a blue-box kit that included either the Grain hatches/underframe, or the pneumatic type hatches and underframe. unfortuneately, i cannot seem to find an example of this kit with the latter details, so i might b e crazy, and you may still need to kit bash.
Here is a photo of the grain kit. Athearn sells an RTR version, but you might be better off starting from the kit.
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Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:Its an FMC hopper, much like the ones first produced by Model Diecasting and now by Athearn.
My instinct says they did make a blue-box kit that included either the Grain hatches/underframe, or the pneumatic type hatches and underframe. unfortuneately, i cannot seem to find an example of this kit with the latter details, so i might b e crazy, and you may still need to kit bash.
Here is a photo of the grain kit. Athearn sells an RTR version, but you might be better off starting from the kit.
GEC, exactly the kit I was refering to.
In fact, it will need kitbashing. Number of ribs and length aren't the same. That could be easily done with some styrene strips. That said, the pneumatic hatches would also need to be spaced accordingly.
If you really want that car, the kitbash option is a safe bet. It would be a rather straight forward conversion well worth a try.
Good luck and keep us informed!
Matt
You're right the kit maybe a good starting point ? Also if you look at this picture - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://RailcarPhotos.com/Search.php?SearchCarNumber=41365&Search=Search">http://RailcarPhotos.com/Search.php?Sea ... rch=Search</a><!-- m --> - the ends of the car are different some are round or come to a peak & also the top hatches also, the grain cars have more of a flat roof these cars have a ACF car rounded roof & walkways ??? I'll have to see if I can locate one of those FMC kits-!!
Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:Its an FMC hopper, much like the ones first produced by Model Diecasting and now by Athearn.
No, it absolutely isn't.
The car pictured in the first post is a much larger, more modern car built in the late 1970s through early 1980s by Pullman-Standard for plastic pellet service. There is unfortunately no model of this type of car out there at all, but there really should be.
There are other types of plastic pellet cars on the market that you can use for the same service: Walthers has one that represents an NSC car built in the early 1990s, and Atlas does an ACF version from the lates 1970s but these are all curved-side centre-flow type cars. There are no rib-side pellet car models out there.
Rscott417 Wrote:kamerad47 Wrote:I thought this was going to be an easy one but it seems like the only 4 bay covered hopper they make isn't ribbed, all i could find was this.. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-41100">http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-41100</a><!-- m -->
This Trinity car is actually a very modern car primarily used for shipping "dried distillers grain". These cars are highly associated with the ethanol industry. They have standard gravity-dump outlets and aren't used as plastics cars.
faraway Wrote:I see something from Atlas. Here is a link to the page of a local dealer http://www.rd-hobby.de/shopping/catalog.php?id=1521. The ACF 5701 might be useful.
The Atlas ACF 5701 is definately a car used for plastic pellet service which could be used as an alternative to the Pullman-Standard car in the original post. Very different appearance but identical function.