tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post2359130140738018635..comments2024-03-17T02:23:41.148-06:00Comments on C&Sn3: C&S Refrigerator Cars - Part TwoDarel Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17654654924870626847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-13251134943327382302014-01-31T10:57:28.102-07:002014-01-31T10:57:28.102-07:00Todd, in accord with the erection drawings of the ...Todd, in accord with the erection drawings of the cars in 1909 it appears the hardware on the doors is correct. What isn't correct - so far as I can tell - is the sheathing on the doors. In the case of 500 I discarded the sides and made new ones with what I believe to be correct sheathing. But since there is no correct latch mechanism available in any scale I had to make a mold of the original hardware from the kit's side pieces. Rather than go thru that trouble again I decided to live with the doors as they appear in the kit. Plenty of other details that set them well apart from a 1930's car.<br /><br />If you were to pursue a laser cut siding you would still be faced with this issue. The hinges are avaiable but none of the other door details.<br /><br />Back dated 3000 series and even 4000 series D&RG box cars would be great. I don't ever plan on needing any but I know modelers of the D&RG would love them!<br /><br />Maybe I'll see if Darel would want to post photos of backdated C&S box cars.Derrell Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489276851661331648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783982962714355042.post-55191075561507227652014-01-30T19:56:12.827-07:002014-01-30T19:56:12.827-07:00Derrell, very nice work and thanks for posting. I...Derrell, very nice work and thanks for posting. I wonder about the side door hardware, is correct or more correct hardware available? Certainly it would be a good deal,of work to remove the cast on details with the wood siding. Would backdating these and other boxcars be easier if one started with a laser cut core covered laser scribed siding in your opinion? I played around with making D&RGW 3000 series boxcars this way a few years ago. It was relatively easy to do but I put it aside at the time as not really an advantage over the straight PBL kit. But I was not thinking backdating the cars to an earlier era at that time.<br /><br />Best,<br />Todd Ferguson <br />Harrisburg, NC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com