Golden Gate Battleship Gondola

Mine is a two-rail version and did not come with the little packet of chains.

Himmmm🤫

Maybe the chain was a gift with purchase 😮😃

RG

I was late to the party on these cars, and just received my two 3-rail Virginian cars today - beautifully detailed cars (and the real coal inserts are fabulous and heavy)!!! I don’t believe that the package was chains… Here is a picture of the contents of one of my small packages - I can’t seem to find where these pieces should be attached!!!

I’d be interested if anyone can shed some light on the use of these pieces… @sdmann???

Interesting 🤔

I sent a note to Scott about this , but I haven’t heard back from him

RG.

They kind of look like dump shoot door actuators. I had seen something like that at a railroad museum I was at a few weeks ago. Just what I think it is? Check the bottom of the car for mounting points/holes?

They are attached to the bottom of the car, to the right of the coupler. On the bottom of the car,  you will find two small holes, at each end. GGD VGN Gondola Sample Video at 1:15 (Youtube).

@WinstonB posted:

They are attached to the bottom of the car, to the right of the coupler. On the bottom of the car,  you will find two small holes, at each end. GGD VGN Gondola Sample Video at 1:15 (Youtube).

Thanks, Winston.

They are the trainline anglecocks.

Ok,

I tried to install the angel cocks on the gondola. It looks as if the three rail couplers will not clear the angle cocks.

I assume that the angel cocks can not be installed on the three rail version of the battleship gondola.

correct ?

Thanks ,

RG

@Richard Gonzales posted:

Ok,

I tried to install the angel cocks on the gondola. It looks as if the three rail couplers will not clear the angle cocks.

I assume that the angel cocks can not be installed on the three rail version of the battleship gondola.

correct ?

Thanks ,

RG

Unless you "pull an Atlas" or "an MTH" by securing the angle cock and airline to the lobster claw coupler shank.

Thanks

I’ll stick with my lobster claws. way too many freight cars to even think about switching out couplers!😮

RG

Haven't tried yet and probably won't, but what size curves are you trying to run these on?  The 2 rail body mount couplers have the angle cocks factory installed.

I have O96 curves.

The gondola never made it onto the layout with the angle cock attached.

I had to widen the two holes in the gondola in order to make the studs on the angle cock fit.

I installed one angle cock with a small drop of CA glue. I turned the truck by hand and the coupler knocked off the angle cock.

At that point even though I have wide curves I figured the angle cocks would be easily broken off when handling the gondola.

I put the angle cocks back in the box.

As stated above, I really like the Battleship Gondola. It’s a new different car and not a new paint job on an existing model.

I appreciate everyone’s help and comments.

Thanks!

RG🚂🚂🚂🚂

Attaching a Kadee coupler is very easy.Remove two screws and mount Kadee with two screws and a shim (.060” polystyrene). My min curve is O63 and there is room to do less.

I, also, made two rolling stock transition cars.