Modeling less-common tank cars
Parts list Tichy Train Group No. 3007 Tank car detail set No. 3011 Tank car underframe
Detail Associates SY 2203 Nut-bolt-washers No. 2505 .015″ Brass wire No. 2509 .019″ Brass wire
Evergreen Scale Models No. 114 .015″×.080″ Strip styrene No. 134 .030″×.080″ Strip styrene No. 214 .125″ Styrene rod No. 222 .062″ Styrene rod No. 262 .080″ Channel No. 8104 HO scale 1″×4″ styrene No. 9010 .010″ Sheet styrene No. 9020 .020″ Sheet styrene No. 9060 .060″ Sheet styrene
K&S
Aluminum tubing, ⁷/₁₆″ dia., .016″ wall Brass tubing, ¹/₄″ dia., .014″ wall
Plastruct AT-24
³/₄″ Acrylic tubing VHE-24B Elliptical end for AT-24
Precision Scale Company No. 3157 SP oil hatch No. 3294 Pop valve No. 32110 Handrail stanchions No. 48100 Steam packing glands
Small Parts (
www.smallparts.com) .020″ i.d. Hypodermic tubing
Miscellaneous 2-56 Machine screws Reboxx .088″ tread 33″ wheelsets Kadee No. 58 couplers or equiv. AAR trucks (several possibilities)
This is the completed model of the Becco peroxide tank car (above), with an all-aluminum- painted tank. Most of the lettering came from a Champion Decal set. The completed mod- el of the Stauffer acid car (below) is shown lightly weathered and in service.
I lettered the Becco car with Champ set HT-57, an old set. Some of the let- tering, especially the tank data at the right end of the tank is significantly oversize, and I substituted other letter- ing there. The acid car lettering was done with custom decals for Stauffer Chemical for which I did the artwork and Rail Graphics printed the decals. The lettering is entirely based on pro- totype photos.
With all detailing and lettering com- pleted on both cars, a coat of Floquil Flat was sprayed to protect the decals. I weathered both tank cars lightly with washes of a mix of neutral gray, black, and burnt umber acrylic paint, the lat- ter to provide the brownish tone visible in many photos of in-service tank cars.
A final coat of flat finish protected the weathering. The cars were then ready for service on my layout.
Bibliography
Ted Culotta, “Essential Freight Cars: 12, UTLX class X-3 tank cars, Railroad Model Craftsman, May 2004, pages 75- 82.
Mark Feddersen, “ICC-104 Insulated Tank Car,” Mainline Modeler, October 1985, pages 63-69.
Mark Feddersen, “The Becco perox- ide tank car,” Prototype Modeler, Janu- ary 1986, pages 16 19. Edward S. Kaminski, Tank Cars American Car & Foundry, Signature Press, Berkeley and Wilton, Calif., 2002, Chapter 5.
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