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CNE1899
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Posted - 01/09/2021 : 10:00:51 PM
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I will be scratch building a tank car used by the Union Tank Line. The car was produced in the years 1885-1890 by the Harrisburg Car Works.
This car is on the list of cars run on the CNE and what I want to create for a future CNE layout.
I will be using mostly brass. The ends will be turned down binding nuts. The chassis will either be brass or wood. The trucks will be off the shelf.
I made a drill jig out of plastic block to locate the dome.
Here is what I have so far.
Scott

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robert goslin
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George D
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Posted - 01/10/2021 : 07:37:53 AM
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Nice start, Scott.
If I didn't see the pictures, I'd say scratch building in Z scale was impossible.
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Posted - 01/10/2021 : 10:01:58 AM
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Scott, next picture can you put a dime in the photo so we can all appreciate the small size and your building challenges? Nice work with the brass!
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Posted - 01/10/2021 : 10:34:46 AM
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Good start!
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TRAINS1941
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Posted - 01/10/2021 : 11:44:42 AM
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Hell I couldn't even do it in O-Scale. This will be an interesting build.
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Jerry
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Posted - 01/11/2021 : 12:13:46 AM
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Very cool! It will be interesting to see something built at the far end of the scale from mine (1/24th).
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CNE1899
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Posted - 01/11/2021 : 07:09:04 AM
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Rob, George, and Bill Thank you. Guff, I'll try to remember to add some coinage. Jerry, Ray, and Bob, I've always wanted a large outdoor layout. I envy the amount of detail you can add without a microscope! Scott
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CNE1899
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Posted - 01/15/2021 : 08:38:16 AM
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Set aside some time this week for the tank car and turned down the end caps for the tank, cut 5/32 tube for the "turret", and turned the cap for the "turret. I'm using the plain half of the binding nut to create the end caps. The binding nuts have a curved head that is close in scale to the actual curved end caps on the prototype. I turned down a round head slotted brass screw to match the "turret" diameter and reduced the head height to .02". If you notice, I have scribed in tank sections. I think they are a bit light, so I'll have to go in and deepen them. Next step is to solder everything. I am still debating on a brass or wood chassis with as much detail as I can get. Scott
 Sorry for the fuzzy picture.

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Posted - 01/15/2021 : 09:17:48 AM
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Excellent work, Scott.
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Posted - 01/15/2021 : 09:22:54 AM
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Wow Scott, impressive.
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CNE1899
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Posted - 01/15/2021 : 1:33:22 PM
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Mike and Carl, Thank you. Mike, the plans for this tank car are in White's book, page 374-75.
Scott
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Posted - 01/16/2021 : 12:24:33 AM
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Nice work!
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Posted - 01/16/2021 : 08:57:24 AM
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That is super!!!
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