Westerfield gon

Mon Mar 28 14:35:25 EDT 2016

Larry, my tattered memory did not recall it was in MR.  I think you're
referring to an well done article by John Munson, taking two Athearn offset
quads and doing a battleship gon.  There is a thought among the faithful
that Steve Funaro(Funaro & Camerlengo) used that article as a base for a
master for the first incarnation of the battleship gon that he did.  Also,
somewhere in my records, there's a reference that John Paton also used two
Athearn offset quads to do the C&O battleship gon.  Yes, I am going to
mention those.

And, Larry, are you the same Larry Smith (I think I've encountered two on
these lists)who a)did the article on the VGN boxcars?? Which article I have
cited many times in my Virginian modeling clinic, b)once gave me
suggestions as to what to do with that miserable drive on the NJCB AE?

Thanks again for either or both.  How bout showing up at a convention or
October get together some time?

Frank Bongiovanni   "To Steal From One Person Is Plagarism; To Steal From
Many is Research"; William Mizner

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:57 AM, NW Modeling List <
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Frank
>
> Did you include in your clinic the article from MR many years ago on
> kitbashing a battleship from Athearn 70 ton hoppers?
>
> Larry Smith
>
>
> On Monday, March 28, 2016 10:48 AM, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Well, first of all, thank you guys who sent the article on scratchbuilding
> a VGN gon in O scale.  Great list: one man mentions the article, one sends
> the site, and two then send the article.  Thanks very much; it will be
> mentioned in the clinic.
>
> Now, Eric.  First, thanks for the research job.  Impressive work.  Since
> the clinic is this Friday, fortunately I do have the books you mentioned on
> the shelf, and I've been wearing them out over the last few years.  This
> clinic has been in use for about 6 years, but each time i give it I am
> given more information; I'd like to think that the clinic gets better.  And
> partly because of the origina premise that we started with, and partly
> because of time, I'm just covering gons.  The PRR, N&W, and B&O hoppers are
> not part of the discussion; spoiler alert: I do mention the one PRR monster
> gon.  I onlhy have one hour for the clinic; now the hoppers could well get
> discussed over beverages this coming weekend.  And I was aware of the PRR
> and N&W hoppers, but I hadn't noticed the B&O.  And the Karig, Dow, and
> Teichmoller books are invaluable.  And all are getting pricey unless you're
> lucky.
>
> The situation for models, RTR and kits, is kind of sad.  And, subtle hint,
> the clinic is penciled in again for the Virginian get together this October.
>
> Thanks again all of you
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 1:11 PM, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
> The article is in vol 8 issue 3 of O Scale Trains, May/June 2009, pages
> 36-39.
>
> Kevin Byrd
> Chesterfield, VA
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 26, 2016, at 10:30 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
> There is an article in a past O Scale Trains magazine on how to build a
> Virginian Railway Battleship Gondola out of styrene. Can't remember which
> volume and issue off the top of my head but O Scale Trains has PDF files of
> past issues on their website for free.
>
> Very Respectfully,
> Joseph Congemi
>
> On Mar 26, 2016, at 07:50, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
> Frank
>
> Yes, in O scale a string of 15 gons would be impressive and expensive at
> around $300 per car-if you can find them....
> I have a friend who has two of them and they have been drooled on.
>
> Jim
>
>
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> Sent: Sat, Mar 26, 2016 7:44 am
> Subject: Re: Westerfield gon
>
> Dave ; thanks you.
>
> Jim, Jim: thank you guys, but here's what's going on.  I'm giving a clinic
> on the "battleship" gons of the three Pochahontas railroads at the C&O
> Modelers Meet next weekend at Hawks Nest.  I'm going to include a brief rif
> on the (sadly few good)models available thereof, and the several less than
> stellar models that have been done over the years.  The Red Ball model will
> be discussed, as what I believe was a model made a generation later to the
> same (unprototypical)pattern by Concept.  But I'm not going to give away
> more as that will decrease the excitement level if you get to hear the
> clinic at some convention in the future.  I can tell you that when Steve
> Summers, Al Kresse, and I started this project we thought that between the
> three railroads we'd be dealing with something like 6 to 8 classes of
> gondolas; we have identified approximately 17.  Jim N: yes, you remembered
> the Red Ball correctly.  Jim K; as on O scaler you're in great shape as
> Rich Yoder did a truly exquisite model of the Virginian gon in brass, and a
> train of about 15 of those would be quite impressive.
>
> Frank Bongiovanni
>
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 1:49 PM, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
> Frank,
>
> I found a small picture here:
> https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=89
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mar 24, 2016, at 1:44 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>
> Another very long shot; does anybody out there have a decent picture of an
> assembled* Westerfield N&W GKa "battleship" gon??  I could use the picture
> for a clinic.
>
> * I said it was a very long shot
>
> Thanks
>
> Frank Bongiovanni
>
> fbongiovanni at gmail.com
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