Coach roofs

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Roger,

The roof in 1704 is from a Pullman Core Kit by Eastern Car Works; it is too
wide for the Branchline car; narrowing it by cutting a section lengthwise
out of the middle would mess up the curvature of the roof.

I did a search in the archives for roof drawings of the PG coaches when
modernized but couldn't identify anything useful; I thought if I could get
a drawing perhaps I could get the roof 3-D printed.

Jim Brewer

On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:22 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I got an extra walther's round roof for a similar project.  It's too long
> and I don't know what to do about the car end yet.
>
> You might also need new car ends, because I think those are also different
> so you can run the roof to the car end?
>
> If anyone figures out how to do this I'd love to hear.
>
> David Baker
>
> On Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 9:33 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Jim: I have used the Northeastern roof with Rivarossi coach body
>> successfully doing a couple of BPd's. You might consider the Rivarossi
>> route (ala Chapman). The stock body is one window short, so you must
>> splice; but the windows are tall (whereas the Branchline ones are not tall
>> enough, and can't be modified).
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>>
>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020, 05:50:27 PM CST, NW Modeling List <
>> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am faced with the same dilemma as Roger; I need to build a few coaches
>> for Trains No. 1 and 2 that look like this:
>>
>> https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=184803
>>
>> My plan is to use the Branchline coaches but the roof is a problem; I
>> looked at using a plastic roof from a core kit, but it is too wide (see
>> photo 1704).  My next thought was to use the Northeastern Scale Lumber
>> "streamline roof", part no. 702,
>> https://northeasternscalelumber.com/shop/railroad-car-parts.html?page=3,
>> and as shown in photo 1705. As is, the roof will not sit down inside the
>> sides of the car; but it may fit with the deepening the "groove" (see 1707)
>> so that it sits down inside of the sides.
>>
>> I am open to any and all suggestions.
>>
>> Jim Brewer
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 11:23 PM NW Modeling List <
>> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>> Roundhouse Harriman cars are an option. See this suggestion in an article
>> for a turtle top SR car:
>>
>> http://www.srha.net/documents/Heavyweight_Diner_rebuild_article.pdf
>>
>> Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 26, 2020, at 3:25 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Thar's a tough one. My best suggestion is to consider the round roof
>> Athearn coach. Not the best contour, but I can't think of anything closer
>> that is available. You would need to splice some from an extra roof. In the
>> past I have started with a celestory roof and use the same technique for
>> adding "bubbles." Just do the bubbles for the entire length.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>>
>> On Thursday, November 26, 2020, 05:35:15 AM CST, NW Modeling List via
>> NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I need to built some PG coaches with the "turtle?" roofs. Does anyone
>> know of commercial roof stock or roof kits that will replicate these?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Roger Huber
>> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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