rbrown7713 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Awhile back, I made these molds for the MTH passenger cars for both the smooth and the corrugated sides so that the cars would be closer to the prototype length. I just bought some more cars and when I finish the T1, I will be using these molds to stretch out come cars. I hope I live to be 120. Somewhere I had posted these, but I have forgotten where, so this is for anyone interested in stretching some cars. Anybody have any questions, fire. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I feel that the car should be longer like you did, and also the trucks, that you also did. I wish MTH would release premier level equipment in gauge one at full scale dimensions. Being 1/32, they are already smaller than most stuff out there. and here's your post... (click on the picture) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 See what happens when you get old. I forgot that I posted that about the trucks. With the stretched trucks and the stretched car, I think it looks better. I picked up 2 more Great Trains Superliner cars, that makes 4 that I have, the short ones, but I will also stretch them out, might make a complete mold of a stretched one, so that I have a ten car consist, but that is in the future. Here is a stretched Pullman with the stretched trucks. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 They look great when painted like that! The window shades take it over the top.... & We all are getting up there! I maybe catching up to you? After I saw that there were 2 models of GT's F40PH, a long and a short one, I wondered if there was also 2 different lengths of the Superliners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 I think that I read that someone commissioned Ralph Brown to make 10 long Superliners for one person, I think that's how it went, but I haven't seen any long ones for sale. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Thanks. I have seen what looks like full length versions in both 1/32 and 1/29. I don't know who made what? or which? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 Ralph Brown built the 1:32's, and a guy named Rooster built the 1:29's. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Narvell Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I've seen the great trains stretched superliners. a guy in wilmington delaware has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 I have too. Evidently Ralph Brown built, I believe 10 of them. I tried to stretch the Ralph Brown superliners and it didn't work for me, so I started from scratch and built the molds. I have 10 cars ready to be put together, but they will have to wait, as I have several other chores to do before I start on them. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1st would be to finish the layout so we could see all the cars @ once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Carry on Bob. I got an old jukebox I'm restoring, so my lounge car is gathering dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Only six more sections to pour and then about a 5 ft. length of straight made of light weight material for removal and then that is it. When? I don't know, but sometime this year. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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