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Parts in this series are a bit more expensive because every part is made "On-Demand" when your order it. Most parts are offered in one of two material options;
* Lost wax Brass or Bronze
* High Definition Acrylate (HDA) Plastic
The resulting lead times to fill your order will depend on the material and how many other orders are being processed at manufacting shops affliated with Shapeways. Instructions for installing the various parts will be included on this page under each item.
Photo of OMM #4002 installed on SP 2424 Athearn-Genesis 77-C-3.
The 4002 is pair of HDA printed plastic parts.
Cutting the two parts apart is easy with a pair of sprue cutters or Xacto blade. The test sample OwlMtModels received was a little "under cooked" so after cleaning up the part, it was rubber banded to the top of the car and left in the sun to UV cure for about 30-60 minutes extra. The cleanup took about 5 minutes of light sanding and some light filing to remove the support material from the bottom.
Here's how the raw printed HDA as it comes from the printer.
The backside of the raw printed HDA as it comes from the printer.
By the late 1950s SP was looking to simplify access to the roof top air conditioning systems in their passenger cars. The last version of this was a raised hatchway into the top of the car over the A/C parts equiped with a butterfly style pair of doors.
Cars equipped with these parts are now easy to model with our hatches (OMM #4001 and OMM #4002).
Jason Hill did a more detailed article on how to install the OMM #4002 on his blog post about SP 2424 (Part2) - Roof A/C Hatch.
The 4005 is a typical steam dome for the SP (Mk-5/6 classes) made of HDA printed plastic parts.
The dome should only require light sanding on the bottom to match to the boiler contour before gluing in place.
The 4006 is a typical SP sand dome based on SP Mk-2/4/5/6s and also used on other SP enging types. HDA printed plastic parts.
The dome should only require light sanding on the bottom to match to the boiler contour before gluing in place.
The 4030 is a typical SP All-Day-Lunch car kitchenette (Based on SP 10512 drawings) with coffee urns, sandwiches, ice box, etc for the budget fare passengers. HDA printed plastic parts.
The interior should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the interior of the kitchen silver and the exterior (isle walls) to match interior motif of the passenger car.
The 4031 is a standard USPS Railway Post Office overhead box-rack for sorting larger parcels in the RPO car. Available in "White Strong Flexible" and also in "Black HDA" printed plastic parts.
The interior should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the front face of the racks wood brown and the bottom a light gray-blue-green to match RPO standard colors.
The 4032 is a 30ft standard USPS Railway Post Office Harrison Letter Sorting Back Rack for sorting standard sized letter bundles and newspapers in the RPO car. Available in "Black HDA" printed plastic parts.
The interior should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the table top a wooden brown color and the bag racks a canvas gray. The metal bars at the top of the bag rack should be black.
The 4033 is a 30ft "Standard" USPS Railway Post Office Letter Sorting Case for sorting standard sized 1st Class letters into bundles in the RPO car. Available in "Black HDA" printed plastic parts.
This type was used specifically on SP (List cars here).
The Letter Case should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the table top a wooden brown color and the Case a light gray or interior gray-blue-green. The ends of the cases should be a dark brown.
The 4034 is a 30ft "Angled" USPS Railway Post Office Letter Sorting Case used on some SP RPO cars for sorting standard sized 1st Class letters into bundles in the RPO car. Available in "Black HDA" printed plastic parts.
This type was used specifically on SP (List cars here).
The Letter Case should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the table top a wooden brown color and the Case a light gray or interior gray-blue-green. The ends of the cases should be a dark brown.
The 4035 is a 30ft "Extended" USPS Railway Post Office Letter Sorting Case used on some SP RPO cars for sorting standard sized 1st Class letters into bundles in the RPO car. Available in "Black HDA" printed plastic parts.
This type was used specifically on SP (List cars here).
The Letter Case should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the table top a wooden brown color and the Case a light gray or interior gray-blue-green. The ends of the cases should be a dark brown.
The 4043 is a set of 16 Cottier Roof Ventilators. Available in "Black HDA" printed plastic parts.
This type was used specifically on SP 1806 (60-C-1, the first steel coach on the SP) and the cars in 60-P-1 (60ft Postal cars). It used the moving air past the top of the car and into the end scoops to draw air from inside the roof out of the car.
The Cottier Vents should only need light cleanup and sanding of the HDA support materials to match the roof curve of the car. Paint the Vents to match the roof once installed.
The 4046 is a set of 22 Radio Antenna Stanchions, enough for four (4) SP Passenger Cars, with two spares if you loose them. These Radio Antennas were installed primarily in the Chair Cars and Taverns used on the (Coast) Daylight, San Joaquin Daylight, Starlight, City of San Fransisco, Cascade, etc. Available in Bronze or Brass.
The Stanchions can easily be trimmed from the sprue and mounted to MTH or BLI Daylight Passenger cars to replace the plastic stanchions, which are so easily damaged in handling. Solder a piece of 0.008" Brass Wire (Available at most hobby stores from DTA or K&S Brass) to the top of the first stanchion. Install the stanshions in the roof with the streamlined profile in-line with the length of the car. Tug gently on the wire while soldering remaining stantions in place with a quick touch of a 15w soldering iron. Don't forget to use flux on the solder joints and only about 1 cubic milimeter (0.04" diameter ball) of solder is needed at each joint.
Once the stanchions and antenna wire is instaled, touch up and paint to match the roof.
The 4048 is a News Agent Space for T&NO Coaches, such as PSC's model for the T&NO 860-series cars. Available in "Black HDA" printed plastic parts.
This News Agent Interior is larger than the OMM 4030 SP All-Day-Lunch Inteior, and was drawn from plans for the five T&NO News Agent cars in the T&NO 860 series. Included below the counter is a magazine rack for all the passengers to read during the long trips across Texas.
The interior should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the interior of the kitchen silver and the exterior (isle walls) to match interior motif of the passenger car.
The 4049 is a Barber Room for SP HW Lounges in the 2918-2940-series.
During the height of the passenger trains, showering and barber facilities were maintained on the premier routes. SP's 75-CS Lounge cars included showers and a barber space in the end of the car past the bar (OMM 4052). After WWII, many of these barber spaces were closed or converted for other uses. Notice the bunk folded down above the compartement. This provided sleeping accomidations for the barber at night.
The interior should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the interior of the barber space silver or to match the interior of the car. The exterior (isle walls) should be painted to match interior motif of the passenger car. Notches are provided to use sheet styrene to complete the rest of the isle walls.
The 4050 is a Display Case mounted on top of the Bar in SP HW Lounges in the 2918-2940-series.
The SP's HW Lounges in the 2918-2940-series had a courner bar built into the vestibule end of the main lounge space. This bar counter was identical in footprint to the News Agent Counter used in the SP 2080-2084 series Chair Cars. Also see OMM 4052 below for the Bar/News Agent Counter case printed in HDA.
The Display Case should be able to be made more clear with an application of Gloss into the surface of the FUD material, first be sure to clean the FUD of any residues from the printing and support process. Paint of the exterior in dark wood shades or to match the Lounge/Chair interior. Leave the windows in the Case clear.
The 4051 is a Display Case mounted on top of the Counter in SP 10500-series All-Day-Lunch cars.
The SP's ADL-coaches in the 10500-series sold budget fare meals, sandwiches, drinks, ice-cream, magazines, cigarettes, etc to the coach passengers. Also see OMM 4030 below for the Bar/News Agent Counter case printed in HDA.
The Display Case should be able to be made more clear with an application of Gloss into the surface of the FUD material, first be sure to clean the FUD of any residues from the printing and support process. Paint of the exterior in dark wood shades or to match the Lounge/Chair interior. Leave the windows in the Case clear.
The 4052 is a Bar Counter for SP HW Lounges in the 2918-2940-series, it is also the same as the News Agent Counter used in the SP 2080-2084-series News Agent Chair Cars.
The SP's HW Lounges in the 2918-2940-series had a courner bar built into the vestibule end of the main lounge space. This bar counter was identical in footprint to the News Agent Counter used in the SP 2080-2084 series Chair Cars. Also see OMM 4050 above for a clear/white bar-top display case printed in FUD.
The interior should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Paint the interior of the Counter darker brown or to match the interior of the car. The exterior should be painted to match interior motif of the passenger car, usually the bar fronts in the lounge cars was darker with fancy metal trim work. Notches are provided to use sheet styrene to complete the rest of the isle walls.
The 4060 is a set of four 2-Bottle Propane Bottle Racks used under HW and LW passenger cars with Waukesha II A/C units and other needs for propane.
The Racks should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Install with glue. Paint to match underbody of car. Optional mounting on brass models includes adding styrene patch inside across the top, drilling and tapping a hole in the styrene and mounting with screw from inside the brass car's floor.
The 4061 is a set of three 3-Bottle Propane Bottle Racks used under HW and LW passenger cars with Waukesha II A/C units and other needs for propane.
The Racks should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Install with glue. Paint to match underbody of car. Optional mounting on brass models includes adding styrene patch inside across the top, drilling and tapping a hole in the styrene and mounting with screw from inside the brass car's floor.
The 4062 is a set of two 4-Bottle Propane Bottle Racks used under HW and LW passenger cars with Waukesha II A/C units and other needs for propane.
The Racks should only need light cleanup and flush sanding of the HDA support materials. Install with glue. Paint to match underbody of car. Optional mounting on brass models includes adding styrene patch inside across the top, drilling and tapping a hole in the styrene and mounting with screw from inside the brass car's floor.
