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At the recent National Summmer Steamup, a fellow steamer had "converted" an old style USA tank car from 1:29 scale to 1:32 scale by changing out the trucks and couplers. He said that the dimensions of the USA tank car were pretty close to that of a 1:32 tank car, since there was such a large variability of prototype tank car sizes. Before investing in these cars for conversion, I'd appreciate it if someone out there could put a rule/tape measure to one of these tank cars, so that I can understand how close they are to 1:32. Specifically, I like to know the dimensions of:
1. Maximum length (not including couplers)
2. Max width
3. Max height
4. Diameter of tank
5. Length of tank
6. Diameter of dome
Thanks!!
1. Maximum length (not including couplers)
2. Max width
3. Max height
4. Diameter of tank
5. Length of tank
6. Diameter of dome
Thanks!!