Can anyone tell me where I can get new hatch covers for my 40' beer cars. I need 6. I would post a picture but same old same old. Ken FIDDLEHEAD RAILWAY CO.
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hi all you dont say maker it will most likely be roundhouse but here`s athearn bit dear for 2 but it might be worth checking if its 2 sets ken 16002 HO Hatches & Latches, 40 Steel Reefer 2 $ 3.98Edited by - catfordken on May 30 2011 12:04:53 PM
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I have both Athearns and the old Roundhouse ones where they are glued flat on the top of the car. I've got a nice Budweiser car that someone has painted four black squares on instead of the hatches.
Of course I may be wrong about gluing them on...this is based on things I've picked up second hand.
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Depending on how fussy you are - What I've done for wooden hatches is to get some N scale wooden fence and use it for ice hatches. I'll post a picture later - I'm at work now. It's not perfect - no hinge detail, but it looks better than a painted black square.
I take the car with me to the craft store (Michaels in my case) and with the wide range of colors in the craft paint display I can usually find a good match for the car's roof color to paint them.
Cheers
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