Garth,
From a post I did when the cars first came out:
Style #1 Long Tab Body, Murphy Panel
Roof, 4/4 Dreadnaught Ends
Style #2 Long Tab Body, 11-Panel Flat
Riveted Roof, Riveted Ends
Style #3 Short Tab Body, Hutchins Radial
Roof, 4/4 Dreadnaught End
Style #4 Short Tab Body, Viking
Corrugated Roof, Buckeye ends
Style #5 Long Tab Body, 11-Panel Flat
Rivet Roof, 4/4 Dreadnaught Ends
Style #6 Long Tab Body, Viking
Corrugated Roof, 4/4 Dreadnaught Ends
Style #7 Long Tab Body, Murphy Panel
Roof, Flat Riveted Ends
Don Burn
Bill and
Friends,
I see that Atlas will be offering their ARA 1932 boxcar in
an undecorated in "Body Style 2" (with the flat plate ends).
This is essentially correct for the Seaboard class B-6,
though it does have some problems. Upgrading this car was
covered by John Golden and Justin May in the SEABOARD-COAST
LINE MODELER for March 2009. This car is useful for all us
steam-era "Y'all Railroad" modelers. I may to try to get
one, though I need another boxcar like I need a hole in my
head.
I see they are offering undecorated models of styles 1, 2
and 5. Has anyone ever done an analysis of the various Atlas
body styles for the 1932 ARA boxcars? I know some of the
detail combinations were worthy of Train Miniature, but with
a shot-gun approach at least some of these must have had a
prototype or two beside the standard design. I do have a
print-out of John Hile's STMFC post from 2008, but it only
discusses six cars Atlas released pre-lettered: CG, CRR,
I-GN, MEC, CRR and WRTCo. Since I have a couple of F&C
kits, plus a Sunshine Norfolk Southern, all unbuilt, I
probably won't spring for any others unless the bodies are
unique.
Yours Aye,
Garth Groff
On 7/19/19 5:35 AM, Bill Welch wrote:
This link shows a few freight car
releases for the era of this group. I like undecorated and
so the three 1932 variations are of interest to me plus I
think I may get one of the little meat reefers: https://mycaboose.com/new-releases/atlas-ho-rolling-stock-summer-advanced-reservations?utm_source=Caboose+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e5cbde1b3e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_09_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_907397b93c-e5cbde1b3e-100264421&mc_cid=e5cbde1b3e&mc_eid=fef507ff99
Not sure why "ATHEARN" is present but I think it can be
ignored
Bill Welch
