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Click on the photos to make them larger I solder the doors shut on my boxcars. There are plenty of
plastic boxcars with opening doors to choose from. The boxcar is my favorite
type of freight car. Finally a
12 year dream is realized The PRR
X29 in S Scale The car below is one of the first
cars I have finished for my collection. It is a Dreadnaught End freight
version that I converted to an REA car. There are more finished X29 photos here: |
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River
Raisin Models imported 3 versions of the PRR Round Roof boxcar in May 1996.
PRR
X31a
The 2
versions that were made were the single and double door X31a.
PRR
X32a
One
of my first brass bashing projects was in July 1997. I took the opening end
doors off a class X33a as shown below
and replaced it with a plain end making the car into a much more common class
X32a Round Roof boxcar also shown below.
This car is shown after the
modifications of adding the new plain end. I also scratchbuilt the 2 draft gear
on this car before I started to make brass master patterns. I have another car
to make into one of these class conversions.
PRR X33a
Shown as
built by River Raisin with the opening end doors.
B & O M53 Boxcars
The B&O Wagontop boxcars are my
favorite right after the X29. I had the chance to photograph one about 5 years
ago. I took LOTS of detail photos. These
models were made by Overland in about 1985. I actually had them both painted
but not decaled for a few years before I stripped them and started again. I
modified some of my Draft Gear castings to closely match what the M53 had. I
added draft gear, cut levers and cut lever brackets.
Milwaukee
Road Ribbed Boxcar
River Raisin Models imported the
Milwaukee Road Ribbed Boxcar in 40’ and 50’ versions in 1991. The 50’ car is
shown here. I added draft gear, cut levers and cut lever brackets.
Updated 7-29-08
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