Today, I sanded down the flash on my Miniatures By Eric Pacific Electric 1100-1149 interurban and 1445-1449 Box Motor. I noticed that I am missing the steps below the freight doors of the freight motor, and it looks like I can use Micro Trains baggage car steps. I have sanded down the flash and I have been working on the castings for the 1100, and plan to start gluing everything into place. I have ordered a pair of Tomix chassis to power these.
I will be following with interest your boxcab motor. I noticed now that Shapeways has a boxcab shell designed to fit on the Bmann 44 tonner and I am tempted since I have a small fleet of 44 tonners.
Here is another box motor, this one is meant for a Bachmann Brill... https://www.shapeways.com/product/G...body-parts?optionId=41191727&li=user-wishlist
I spent Father’s Day working on my N Scale models of 1449 and a 1100 Class. I got my Tomyec chassis from Plaza Japan yesterday, and my daughters had fun trying to figure out the Japanese newspaper….I have not attached any part that needs to be black.
I shot the cars today and now need to paint the orange stripe above the windows on the 1100, then decal them. I know that the box motor will be Pacific Electric 1449, but I have no idea of what number to use on the 1100.
I'm finding this very interesting !!! Please excuse my ignorance, but am I correct to assume that "baggage car-lookin' thingy" is powered ??? Or, is it a trailer ???
That car is a Pacific Electric box motor, 1445-1449. They were powered freight delivering cars, used mainly for small package deliveries. In a pinch, they would pull one freight car (only one due to union rules). So yes, it is powered by it's own Tomix TM-19 chassis.
I am getting closer to finish up the Pacific Electric 1124 (I chose that number since they all were all together on the decal sheet). I still need paint and install the lights and get/paint/install the poles. I put a Los Angeles letter board and destination sign on one end and a Long Beach letter board and destination sign on the other end. Yes, I know that the 1100’s never ran to Long Beach, but see Rule #1 of model railroading….
Great modeling! I especially like the porthole windows on the box motor. They definitely scream "Pacific Electric".