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Post by atsf90 on May 12, 2010 1:39:31 GMT -5
This started out as a factory painted Intermountain Koppel Inc. hopper but I ended up repainting most of the car. My goal was a good representation of the prototype since the IMRC car is a close but incorrect car.  |
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Post by tankcarsrule on May 12, 2010 5:36:26 GMT -5
Eric, I would love to own it. Very nice indeed.
Bobby
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Post by RunningExtra on May 12, 2010 9:35:26 GMT -5
That is a great looking car Eric, well done bro!
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Post by atsf90 on May 12, 2010 10:04:28 GMT -5
Thank you for the kind comments everyone.
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Post by riss2509 on May 12, 2010 11:23:01 GMT -5
very cool! what circa would this be?
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Post by atsf90 on May 12, 2010 12:03:35 GMT -5
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Post by kcs1967 on May 12, 2010 12:32:43 GMT -5
Great Job Eric, love the distressed blue and wonderful streaks down the car sides, JUST RIGHT.
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Post by gabby on May 12, 2010 17:26:34 GMT -5
Eric very nice. You have done a good job there. Can you or someone explain why it has an ATSF (I presume Santa Fe) car number.
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Post by atsf90 on May 12, 2010 21:43:39 GMT -5
Thank you for the comments guys. Eric very nice. You have done a good job there. Can you or someone explain why it has an ATSF (I presume Santa Fe) car number. From what I understand at the time Santa Fe was trying to get there shippers who owned there own cars to sell there cars to the RR. I do not know of any other ex-shipper owned hoppers on the Santa Fe so they weren't too successful at that but it did get them 150 cars from Koppel Inc. A few of them did get full repaints into ATSF mineral brown. |
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Post by gabby on May 13, 2010 2:52:32 GMT -5
Eric thanks for the reply. It sometimes makes it hard when so far away.
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Post by Santa Fe Sammy on May 13, 2010 12:03:45 GMT -5
Excellent job, Eric!
You'll have to bring that one up next time for some shots by one of the elevators.
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