Virginian H14 Hopper Car Models

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Russ, Russ, et al:

For quite some time I thought the MDC 3 bay ribside hopper was a reasonable
Virginian H-14.  Then Bill McClure and some of the other guys made me look
closely at the pictures we have of that car (and the N&W H34)and I saw the
drop sides.  Among the things we really "need" is a good model of that car,
and the N&W inherited cars and the copies. That said, when we put together
the Virginian hopper spreadsheet, available in the files of the Virginian
Yahoo group (which if you're modeling Virginian you should consider joining
if you're not already a member), John Munson and John Teichmoller posted
two different modifications to the MDC (and probably the Atlas Trainman)car
to make the car much better, especially on a layout at a reasonabe viewing
distance.  Both modifications are a bit to long to paste here, and if this
list has a "Files" section I've forgotten how to access it.  If you're
modeling after 1955 it might be well worth doing, especially since I think
we've got pictures of the cars, some still with the Virginian lettering,
running into at least the 1980's.


Frank Bongiovanni

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 8:09 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Russ
>
> The Athearn car is the MDC / Roundhouse Car, just overhauled with separate
> grabs and metal wheels.
>
> Regards
> Russ  Goodwin
> Buford, GA, soon to be Oakwwod, GA
>
>
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> Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5
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> Date: 05/06/2016 21:43 (GMT-05:00)
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> Subject: Re: Virginian H14 Hopper Car Models
>
> Thanks for the information.  I will try to find some Athearn cars.  The
> MDC cars do not appear to have the low side frame that distinguishes the
> H14s.
>
> Russ Gaus
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> Athearn reissued the cars seven years ago in two six car sets with
> separately applied grab irons and metal wheels.
>
> Dick Dunford
> Blacksburg
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> On 04/28/16, NW Mailing List<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Its a crappy car by today’s standards!
>
> Walter Gay
> waltrail1 at verizon.net
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> On Apr 28, 2016, at 10:43 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
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> The MDC (Roundhouse) 70 ton ribside triple is close.
>
> Jim Nichols
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> On Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:55 AM, NW Mailing List <
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>
> I am interested in equipping my growing HO car fleet with Virginian H14 70
> ton hoppers.  Is anyone aware of a manufacturer who offered this car in HO
> scale? If not, do models of similar cars exist that could be modified to
> resemble an H14?  Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Russ Gaus
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