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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. 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.
Reading
BXmu Express Boxcar
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.

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