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 Posted - September 10 2008 : 10:35:13 AM
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I Have a Union Pacific Loco that shed a left front side moulding {1 piece, yellow striped - refer pics below} Dog probably ate it. Are there other sources for this sort of thing other than Bachmann?, as my batting rate is 50% on hearing back from them.
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Posted - September 11 2008 : 02:18:18 AM
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You could contact Bachmann to see if they still have the shells, but if it's an older model all they can do is a complete replacement of the whole loco for a set price. You could also ask this Sunny's Warehouse on eBay:
http://toys.search.ebay.com/_HO-Scale_W0QQcatrefZC12QQsacatZ19128QQsassZsunnyswarehouse
She's always at my local Greenberg show and only carries Bachmann, and has tons of parts and old shells, tho they're usually pretty beat up.
Personally, I would just use some Evergreen strip styrene to fill in the missing piece and the side of the ladder, sand it smooth, and paint it.
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Posted - September 11 2008 : 09:21:33 AM
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Personally, I would just use some Evergreen strip styrene to fill in the missing piece and the side of the ladder, sand it smooth, and paint it.
Thanks NP759
The water is a bit muddy on this one as I was looking in Ebay to see what is going through for the UP 4-8-4 Overland when I noticed a couple of listing photos of LHS of loco where the yellow striped moulding only went to the top of the stairs - did not run down the side of the stairs on the LHS.
Same in checking completed sales in Ebay.
So I am scratching my head.
Does anyone have the exploded parts view for this Loco or a pristine example & can tell me what the molding/striping should be at the left front of the loco? [ie: stop at top of stairs or run down the side, or some other set up??
Thanks
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Posted - September 11 2008 : 8:52:43 PM
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The molding wouldn't be shown separately in an exploded view. Anything like handrails, piping, headlight, etc. would only be available with the shell under one part number.
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Posted - September 11 2008 : 10:06:36 PM
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I'll bet the reason the running board edge is like that is because it was offered one of two ways---with or without "elephant ears"---a smoke lifting device that is quite unique looking that many roads used, primarily on passenger steam to lift the smoke and soot up and over the cars behind.
>>> http://www.steamtrainsandtractors.com/UP_844_July_27.html
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Posted - September 12 2008 : 10:17:23 AM
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[quote]I'll bet the reason the running board edge is like that is because it was offered one of two ways---with or without "elephant ears
>>> http://www.steamtrainsandtractors.com/UP_844_July_27.html
Shatgetz - An elephant ear would fit where the molding is missing, but what about the RHS?, which has a yellow striped molding to the bottom of the steps ilo a space for an elephant ear. The molding doesn't appear retro fitted either.
Your real life example had a pair of elephant ears as does the NYC 4-8-4 I have.
So still scratching my head on this one.
Guess we need another Overland UP 4-8-4 owner to chip in with what teir loco looks like.
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