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 Posted - November 03 2009 : 09:54:41 AM
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I need to get a couple of Old Time' wooden boxcars to complete a consist.
Loosely 1860's to 1900 era?, (the type with the brake wheel that pops up over the roof).
I am looking for a manufacturer that has something that looks reasonably 'authentic' out of the box.
I see Mantua & AHM do 'Old Time' boxcars - are there any other manuf. to look for, & who [in YHO], makes the best boxcar for detail??
Thanks
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Posted - November 03 2009 : 10:52:34 AM
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Bachmann makes them too.
I like the MDC cars. You have to put them together and do some painting.
Ray
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Posted - November 03 2009 : 2:37:35 PM
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I would suggest looking at the Train Miniatures (TM) line of Billboard Reefers and Boxcars. For close to thirty years TM produced colorful and interesting cars until they sold out to the William K Walters Co, in 1985. The cars still show up at shows and on Ebay in pristine condition. While the rivet counters tend to make fun of their not to scale and out of proportion tendencies these are the qualities that make the little gems more appealing. Heres one my favorites...
Loopy
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
Edited by - LoopnHook on April 19 2010 6:08:45 PM
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Posted - November 03 2009 : 2:49:12 PM
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quote:I would suggest looking at the Train Miniatures (TM) line of Billboard Reefers and Boxcars. For close to thirty years TM produced colorful and interesting cars until they sold out to the William K Walters Co, in 1985. The cars still show up at shows and on Ebay in pristine condition. While the rivet counters tend to make fun of their not to scale and out of proportion tendencies these are the qualities that make the little gems more appealing. Heres one my favorites...
Originally posted by LoopnHook-November 03 2009: 2:37:35 PM
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Is your's an example of an actual billboard boxcar of that era?
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Posted - November 04 2009 : 12:57:05 PM
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Tanked,
No, the car is not representative of the era 1860 to 1900!
Actually Tanked, most of the bill board car kits, including my favorite, are representative of the post 1900 era and are of steel, with wood siding. They lasted until the 1930s when they were outlawed by the ICC.
The cars you are looking for, pre 1900, were about 36 feet long, of all wood construction, with truss rods and arch bar trucks. As Ray rightly points out the Roundhouse brand of kits by Model Die Casting are your best bet.
I apologize for leading you astray. The older I get the more I regress back to my childhood which left me with an affinity for brightly colored toys
Loopy
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
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Posted - November 04 2009 : 1:10:53 PM
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hehe I wonder if it illegal now tho  Actually I did & got this in my Email 
Dear DOT Customer,
Your best option is to contact the Federal Railroad Administration.
For Regional Office and Washington, DC Headquarters contacts, please see:
http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/21
http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/Content/373
The phone number for the FRA in Washington, DC is 202-493-6015.
The mailing address is:
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590
You can access FRA regulations at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_08/49cfrv4_08.html
Crazy eh?
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Posted - April 19 2010 : 6:35:37 PM
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If you can find them: Ambroid makes some old time kits. They are decent on detail. I have one.
But, I don't want to build it. Just keep it as a collectable.
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