Harriman Passenger Interiors

Model Railroader Prototype information for the modeler
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Does anyone have a source for interior layouts for Harriman passenger cars? I have a few that I want to put interiors in. As usual, any assistance that can provided would be most welcomed.

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Perhaps here?

https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Union-Pacific-Equip-Diagrams/UP-Passenger-Diagrams-1926-1938/

Good Luck, Ed

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Ed, thanks that’s a great site!

Also if you are interested take a look at the Shapeways interiors. I use the 72’ Athearn passenger cars and there are quite a few available on Shapeways, a bit pricy but very nice. If nothing else looking at the 3D view of the interiors might give you some ideas in scratch building them.

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=uv3AX_K6Iq_L0PEP--ylmAc&q=shapeways+athearn+interiors&oq=shapeways+athearn+interior&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMgUIIRCgATIFCCEQoAE6EQguELEDEIMBEMcBEKMCEJMCOggILhDHARCjAjoICAAQsQMQgwE6BQgAELEDOgIIADoOCC4QsQMQgwEQxwEQowI6BQguELEDOggILhCxAxCDAToLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6DgguELEDEIMBEMkDEJMCOggILhDHARCvAToCCC46CAgAELEDEMkDOgcIABCxAxAKOgUIABDJAzoJCAAQyQMQFhAeOgYIABAWEB46BQghEKsCOgUIABDNAlD0E1jJuQFgrvoBaAFwAHgAgAG-AYgB_hqSAQQ3LjIwmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab

Here are some of my creations:

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I will have to do some more research with the cars directly in front of me. However, I think that should be what I need. I will just have to figure out how I want to configure the interiors as there are a few possibilities.

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I like to use the RIX coach seats in HO. They’re detailed enough that after painting they look pretty decent.

https://rixproducts.com/product-category/pikestuff-ho/?product_order=desc

You get six “sticks” in each package.

Good Luck, Ed

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The IHC interiors are pretty nice. I bought a three pack off eBay at a very good price, chopped them up and made molds of the seats and interior parts for making casting for my interiors.

The IHC seats are very good, so good I don’t have to chop the legs of the passengers.

I bought 1:87 chairs from Shapeways for one of my diners.

Lots of options out there.

Mel

My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

Bakersfield, California

I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

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Ed,

I looked at those diagrams with my cars in front of me and none of them matched up. I wonder if the cars I have are foobies that are trying to mascarade as Harriman cars. They are Roundhouse cars with the truck mounted couplers. I’m thinking that I may have to improvise up some ideas to fit what I have.

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I solved the interior problem with a simple eBay search. A search found resin interiors designed to fit the cars I have. Slightly pricey but well worth it in the lack of headaches of having to do it myself.

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If they are the ones I am thinking of, they are 3D printed. There is an eBay seller that prints interiors for many common passenger car models.

I should have read this thread sooner, I would have suggested that. I usually don’t think I will have answers for threads in the “prototype information” section.

-Kevin

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Congrats, you did the smart thing.

How about posting some pics when you are finished?

Rich

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Thanks to 3-D printing, it’s pretty easy to find inexpensive pre-made interiors for most HO passenger cars:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=HO+MDC+Harriman+interior&_sacat=0

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Small problem with that. I no longer have a good way to post pics here. The way I was using is no longer available.

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Try imgbb.com

Rich