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Model Forum / General / Models / December 2005Need some Help finding 1/35 German Railway Cars
I want to find a few 1/35 scale Railroad A/A Car that was put out. I would like to have One or Two of the Flatcars as well. What's out there to be Purchased in the way of Rail Cars and Track and Stuff. Do they make a (closed-top) Box Car in 1/35. I would like some Railroad Cars for a Diorama. A Box Car and a couple of Flat Cars to be exact. Would it be difficult to put a Roof on one the Gondola to for it come out looking a Little like a regular Box Car. If you have something you might want to part with, would you please let me know. Either here , or in an E~mail. Thanks very much and I do hope that you will be able to help me with this request ... Carl .......... . Rama-Lama-BIG-BORG ; BORG TEMPLE N.Y. Central-Park-West ; Master Builder of blessed temple KITS ; Keeper of Secret Temple Decoder Rings & Bracelets ; Fluent-in-1st--Degree--TALK-to-the-HAND --TEMPLE-ETTE--Guards--SIX--&--SEVEN-- The----WORLD--WIDE--WEB----is totally jam packed with thousands of people who are Destined to be nothing more then a faded weatherbeaten ---CHALK--OUTLINE--- along the---INFORMATION--SUPER--HIGHWAY--- This is My Main Modeling Page and Web-Site http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/ThemodelsIlikethe And Introducing "SPOT -the- CAT" http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/MODELERSHELPERall A brief look into what is really me http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/HeresSomeReallyBig Yessss , I'm the -real- "Bad Santa" http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/COMEgetYourPresent Carl, are these meant for running trains or just static models? The closest running trains I know of are Standard Gauge and they're around 1/32 scale. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Yes Bill , I want these Train Cars or a Static display only. For a Diorama that I have always wanted to work on. One of my favorite Monster Movies from the 50's is ''THEM'' the Black -&- White movie with the Giant Ants. There is one scene in the movie where a Freight Car full of Sugar has been ripped apart and the ''Ants'' have made off with almost all of the Pallets with Bags of Sugar in the Box Car. That's why I wanted to Know if the 1/35 scale Gondola could be turned into a half way decent looking Box Car. So that is what I am looking to do with these German Railway Cars. I've got about Nine of those big ''ANT'' models and want to see how they would look dragging skids out of that Freight Car. The ANTS do seem to be really close to the size needed to make it all work in a 1/35 scale setting. Does anyone have any of the Rail Cars that they would be willing to let my have for this Neat little Diorama I want to do. Thanks again very much and I hope that someone out there will be able to Help. ... Carl .......... " Carl, are these meant for running trains or just static models? The closest running trains I know of are Standard Gauge and they're around 1/32 scale. " . > Yes Bill , I want these Train Cars or a Static display only. For a > Diorama that I have always wanted to work on. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > . One of the joys of a large scale like that would be the ability to scratchbuild a boxcar on the gondola chassis. Prior to the 1920s most boxcars were built largely of wood. I might have some plans in my files if you decide to try that. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Guess that I never really thought of making one from scratch. But it just sounds like a really great thing to Do. If somebody could be able to find the plans for a ''Wooden'' sided -Box Car- along -Flat Car-. Would it be a lot of work to scale these up for 1/35. That would be just great if someone could. Yeah a regular generic ''Wood Sided'' Box Car and an -Old Style- ''Flat Car''. They would be Perfect for the Diorama with the "BIG-ANTS" that I want to do. Think that you might be able to find one for me then. Thanks Again ... Carl ......... . Rama-Lama-BIG-BORG ; BORG TEMPLE N.Y. Central-Park-West ; Master Builder of blessed temple KITS ; Keeper of Secret Temple Decoder Rings & Bracelets ; Fluent-in-1st--Degree--TALK-to-the-HAND --TEMPLE-ETTE--Guards--SIX--&--SEVEN-- The----WORLD--WIDE--WEB----is totally jam packed with thousands of people who are Destined to be nothing more then a faded weatherbeaten ---CHALK--OUTLINE--- along the---INFORMATION--SUPER--HIGHWAY--- This is My Main Modeling Page and Web-Site http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/ThemodelsIlikethe And Introducing "SPOT -the- CAT" http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/MODELERSHELPERall A brief look into what is really me http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/HeresSomeReallyBig Yessss , I'm the -real- "Bad Santa" http://community.webtv.net/CYBER-BORG-4/COMEgetYourPresent Carl, I'll look in my files. I tend to keep odd things. :) Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > One of my favorite Monster Movies from the 50's is ''THEM'' the Black > -&- White movie with the Giant Ants. There is one scene in the movie > where a Freight Car full of Sugar has been ripped apart and the ''Ants'' > have made off with almost all of the Pallets with Bags of Sugar in the > Box Car. That's why I wanted to Know if the 1/35 scale Gondola could be > turned into a half way decent looking Box Car. http://www.trainbarn.com/g_rolling_stock.htm the NYC boxcar is 1/32 and doesn't have the funky european 2 wheel trucks underneath. Lot less work here than scratchbuilding, and the details on MTH stuff isn't as toylike as LGB and other G Gauge lines. You can buy just the rail, cut some wood ties to scale and spike the rail in rather than using the premade track ** mike ** Dragon offered several 1/35th German railroad cars, a flatbed and some with half sides. Don't recall if they ever did an enclosed boxcar. They also offered three different armored trollies and a couple of armored cars converted to run on rails. These may also turn up in Shanghai Dragon boxes. Ironside of France did some German rail subjects in resin, and Trumpeter is about to release a locomotive in styrene. Gerald Owens Carl, There used to be sets of HO cars that you build from balsa sized to represent scale 2 x 6s etc. They gave you a drawing which you positioned two thin strips of double face tape vertically on the drawing. This held the pieces in place as they were glued together and then had the outside braces glued in place. The balsa was strengthened with a mix of shellac and alcohol before assembly. When the side was done it was carefully peeled of the tape strips. Makes a very realistic car - and will lend itself to being ripped apart realisticly, or just build up from broken sections in the first place. Many pre-1950s box cars were built of wood this way. You were looking for German cars. These have a totally different truck and coupler structure than American Cars. If you're doing LA as in THEM you may consider working toy trucks and couplers and build up in the manner suggested above. There are 1/32 trains available. Val Kraut |
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