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30: Now to
determine, or
guesstimate
of the size
of the roof
needed. In
studying
the photo of
Erie 75893,
and knowing
that the rivet
spacing is
approximately 2”, I began counting rivets. Yes, the
dreaded rivet counter! Anyway, it looks like the roof
sets in approximately 2” from the side of the car.
From the freight car diagram, the width over the
sills is 9’-4 ¾”. That information, along with my
guesstimate on the offset, I came up with 9’ for the
roof. I used masking tape to mark the edge of the
cuts needed to reduce the width of the roof.
The tape provided a better line to follow than a pencil
line does. My experience has been that the plastic
lost from the width of the X-acto saw tends to cover
over the pencil line and make it harder to see.
STEP 8: The Radial Roof for the 76500 – 76999 Series
Continued ...
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