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 Posted - November 17 2016 : 3:14:52 PM
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For your consideration I present this Ulrich Track Cleaning Car....
I deviated from the original kit by adding the sides and ends of a Tyco skid flatcar to improve the cars appearance. I think the car turned out well. I will add it to the thread for Tyco skid flatcar kitbashing projects.
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Posted - November 17 2016 : 6:04:21 PM
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Interesting means of modernizing it. Certainly effective! Is there anything left of the pipe trestles?
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Posted - November 17 2016 : 8:15:52 PM
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quote:Interesting means of modernizing it. Certainly effective! Is there anything left of the pipe trestles?
Originally posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman - November 17 2016 : 6:04:21 PM
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I don't know what "pipe trestles" are, do you mean "Truss Rods"? If so, this model was designed to represent a car with a steel under frame so no parts to represent truss rods were included.
This actually brings me to the point of why I added the Tyco fish belly side sills. If built as recommended by the instructions, the frame of the car would have looked like simple wood board suspended by two trucks as seen in this advertisement....
As you can see from the photo above, the kit hides the lack of frame detail with the addition of steps and solid railings but I think the addition of real side sills is an improvement. Note how the new side sills help hide the track cleaning pad and the gap in the center sill needed to accommodate it.
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Edited by - Srenchin on November 17 2016 8:18:18 PM
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Posted - November 17 2016 : 8:22:10 PM
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No, by pipe trestles I mean the raised, grooved sections from the skid flat that are designed to hold the culvert pipes
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Posted - November 17 2016 : 10:07:08 PM
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quote:No, by pipe trestles I mean the raised, grooved sections from the skid flat that are designed to hold the culvert pipes
Originally posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman - November 17 2016 : 8:22:10 PM
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Oh, ok, I was not aware of that nomenclature. Actually the a previous owner of the car had already removed most of the skid flat deck detail including the pipe trestles long before I acquired it. I sacrificed this particular car for this project precisely because it had already been "schmulzed up".
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Posted - November 17 2016 : 10:14:14 PM
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Ah, okay. Fair enough
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Posted - November 18 2016 : 4:44:59 PM
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Added a brake wheel and some weathering....
Looking at the photo, I see that I should also add access to the tank dome. I'll have to find some ladder stock to fix that!
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Edited by - Srenchin on November 18 2016 4:49:13 PM
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Posted - November 18 2016 : 5:06:03 PM
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Do you feel up to making your own ladder stock?
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Posted - November 18 2016 : 7:13:28 PM
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| I like the bit of brown that seems to come through in the weathered wood sheathing.
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Posted - November 18 2016 : 7:22:40 PM
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Posted - November 18 2016 : 7:30:31 PM
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Nicely done! And of course, you are giving me ideas about what to do with my Ulrich track cleaner... 
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Posted - November 18 2016 : 7:38:04 PM
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One more upgrade for this car, a ladder and platform for the tank dome and some additional rust texture on the side sills....
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Edited by - Srenchin on November 19 2016 4:32:43 PM
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Posted - November 19 2016 : 6:16:39 PM
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| That ladder and rails is a nice touch.
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Posted - December 01 2016 : 9:08:09 PM
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As a reference for those of you who maybe interested in this kit, here are my scans of the Walthers version of this kit....
If you choose to dress up this kit with a Tyco skid flat as I did simply cut out the original deck with a hobby knife. The Ulrich frame fits perfectly inside the ends and side sills of the Tyco Flat car.
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Posted - December 01 2016 : 10:00:53 PM
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just be careful when using these
Some may leak due to age
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Posted - December 03 2016 : 12:47:35 AM
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quote:just be careful when using these
Some may leak due to age
Originally posted by microbusss - December 01 2016 : 10:00:53 PM
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According to the instructions for operation of this car, the flow of liquid track cleaner that is dripped onto the cleaning pad can be adjusted by loosening or tightening the dome. Well I have tried to get this thing to work as advertised with little luck, the track cleaning fluid always drains to quickly. I have since replaced to original track cleaning pad with the same abrasive pad used on Walthers current day track cleaning cars.
Just as well, I prefer dry track cleaning systems over wet systems anyway.
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