Hey
I had no idea there were two versions for the on and flat car!!!!
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On May 22, 2025, at 8:55?PM, R. James Whipple via groups.io <rwhipple@...> wrote:
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The Rex gondola was a Southern Railway prototype. Here's a beautifully detailed example by my dear friend, the late Dave Felmley. All cast grab irons were ground off and replaced with real wire ones, steps are by Grandt Line (now San Juan) -
perhaps the original cast ones had broken off - , a complete brake system was installed, a Mantua stamped brass brake wheel was used, and Kinsman trucks and Kadee 802 couplers were installed as running gear. These cars track well because the weight is close
to the rails.
Just a couple years ago I saw one in MW service on the Wheeling & Lake Erie (Southern to NS to WLE would be the ownership route), so a few of these may still be around. It was coupled to a small crane being used for trackwork on the west end of the old
Pittsburgh & West Virginia line, near Cecil PA.
The underframes were one part of a multi-part die, so they could be swapped out. Bob Werre is quite correct in that there were therefore four versions of the two car styles: AF and hirail/scale for the gondola, and the same for the flat car. Also attached
is a picture of the unpainted flat car, AF version. I have a small supply of the AF-version flat cars; see me at the NASG convention if you would like one.
Jim Whipple
Pittsburgh PA
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Sorry about jumping the gun on this, but the Rex instruction sheet Bill references does indicate the difference between the AF and scale versions if you pay close attention.?
Bob Werre
Phototraxx
The Rex flatcar was my first scale car I ever bought.? Eventually I was able to buy my first bottle of Floquil black paint and some GN decals. I was pleased with it's detailing and it till runs on the layout.
However, it's been years since I've been 'hawking' used stuff from 0thers--but Rex actually made two versions of both the flat and the gon.? The underbodies were different--four cars total!? One version must have been for the hi-rail version as the underbody
was much more basic and suited for AF trucks.? I don't recall the particulars.
Bob Werre?
From:?Corbin Bates
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 01:52:51 PDT?
. . . I got a Gondola from a friend . . .?I found it was made by REX . . .?The gon is fairly well detailed for its time.
The NASG web site has the kit?.
Roger Haag
