NE&NY RR boxcar Scratchbuild

[GeorgeD]

Good to see you here, Mike.  Like the rest of us, I'm sure this isn't your first redo.  I'm watching too.

George

[Michael Hohn]

Thanks, George.

[Rick]

That's a great job of scratch building.

[elwoodblues]

Mike,

Nice recovery on the roof, you would never know you made a mistake.

[Michael Hohn]

Thank you, Rick and Ron.

[deemery]

So now you have a nice clean roof.  Will you add Murphy Roof style battens?  

NY&NE was usually badly cash-strapped, I'm kinda surprised they'd fork out for a metal roof.  

dave

[Philip]

Nice work Mike.

[Michael Hohn]

Nice work Mike.

Thanks, Philip.

[Michael Hohn]

So now you have a nice clean roof.  Will you add Murphy Roof style battens? 

NY&NE was usually badly cash-strapped, I'm kinda surprised they'd fork out for a metal roof. 

dave

Dave,

A drawing I have does not show battens, so, nope, no battens on this one.

I think these New England lines could be conservative in their engineering, hence the metal roof rather than the more modern double layer of wood.

Mike.

[deemery]

So now you have a nice clean roof.  Will you add Murphy Roof style battens? 

NY&NE was usually badly cash-strapped, I'm kinda surprised they'd fork out for a metal roof. 

dave

Dave,

A drawing I have does not show battens, so, nope, no battens on this one.

I think these New England lines could be conservative in their engineering, hence the metal roof rather than the more modern double layer of wood.

Mike.

Are you sure it's metal?  I'd be willing to guess painted canvas rather than metal, given the railroad and the era.

dave