[PRCo] Re: 3800 Car Information

[James B. Holland]

hwandrews at wowway.com wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Hope some of the members on the mailing list can help me with 
> information.
> I'm working on a project to produce an HO scale model of the 3800-3814 
> Big
> Interurban Cars. The East Penn site has Paul Moore's plan for this car
> which I have used as the basis for drawing up an assemble drawing in
> AutoCAD. But to really complete the drawing I would like to get some
> additional research – photos, drawings, descriptions, whatever folks here
> may have that they would be willing to share.
>
> My ultimate goal is to produce:
>
> 1) a complete assemble drawing of a typical 3800 car including underbody
> detail.
> 2) cutting patterns to product the pieces necessary to build a model in HO
>
> I'm investigating laser cutting and brass photo-etching as possible 
> ways to
> produce the parts of the model. Not sure which will be the best and most
> cost effective.
>
> Thanks in advance for the help,
>
> Howard Andrews


Dave's RailPix site has many photos of 3800s -- 
http://206.103.49.193/pitts/pitts.html

Springirth had plans in his publications; others are out there as well.


Jim__Holland