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| Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 03:28 pm |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 03:56 pm |
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Herb Kephart
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Bill- In this case, I would have no objection to putting the batteries in a separate car, as the car was normally attached to the power unit, as a tender is to a steamer.
The resin castings look great!
Any idea of the cost?
Herb
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| Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 05:07 pm |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 05:57 pm |
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Bill Fornshell
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the comments.
Yes, the McKeen's are like my children.
The picture only looks like a 4 car train. It is 2 pair of 70 foot Motor Cars (the long ones) each with a Passenger / Trailer Car. That model Motor Car was the type that had the Gas / Electric Power truck. Those were a later modification to the old Gas Engine. The Gas / Electric power trucks ran really great. They just came along a bit to late to save the McKeen Motor Car.
That version of the 70 foot McKeen came in a lot of different designs. The 2 in the picture were Mail / Freight versions. I have a Brass Model like the 70 foot one in the picture and it could be turned into a Master Mold for a resin model. If I had 2 of them I might give up one to a Master Mold but I only have one. I am thinking about trying a kit-bash of 2 of the 55' Motor Cars into a 70 foot version.
I am about to start a scratch build of the McKeen Baggage Car (31 foot) and if it works out it will be the next car in the set. I have a Brass Baggage Car but haven't been able to get "permission" to use it for a Mold Master.Last edited on Sat Dec 19th, 2009 06:54 pm by Bill Fornshell
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| Posted: Sat Sep 5th, 2009 12:27 am |
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madmike3434
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when you look at vehicle #1 and vehicle #3 there are differences in the body design , like the windows and doors , one has more than the other.
mike
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| Posted: Sat Sep 5th, 2009 12:32 am |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 5th, 2009 12:33 am |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 5th, 2009 12:55 am |
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Bill Fornshell
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madmike3434 wrote:
when you look at vehicle #1 and vehicle #3 there are differences in the body design , like the windows and doors , one has more than the other.
mike
Hi Mike,
The McKeen Motor Cars came 55 foot and 70 foot long - mostly. When it came to the doors and windows it seems that they used what ever happened to be on hand or what ever the customer wanted.
I have pictures of the 70 foot version with 6 or so different Door / Window arrangements and at least 3 different motor / power trucks.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 5th, 2009 02:12 pm |
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Herb Kephart
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I wonder, since the McKeens were notorious for being "slippery" due to their single axle drive, how successful they were at trailer pulling before being converted to gas-electric. The trailers must have been made before the conversions, and McKeen must have known the problems with the original drive early on. A case of a father turning a blind eye to the faults of his children?
Herb
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Bill Fornshell
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Hi Herb,
Most of the pictures I have of the Passenger/ Trailer Car show them being pulled by one of the 70 foot Gas / Electric McKeen Motor Cars. The Gas / Electric Power Trucks version had no problem pulling the Passenger / Trailer Car.
I don't have any problems pulling a Passenger / Trailer Car with my 55 foot McKeen Motor Cars on that belong to "MY" Railroad as they all have been converted to the Gas / Electric Power Truck.
I might let F&C use my McKeen 70 foot (Gas /Electric) Motor Car for a mold master. They are checking their work schedule to see when they might be able to do it.Last edited on Sat Dec 19th, 2009 06:57 pm by Bill Fornshell
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