--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
Gene
Several of the Model Die Casting/Roundhouse 50 foot single sheathed cars are completely accurate, albeit with cast-on details -- owners MP, T&P, WP, and many others. Richard Hendrickson wrote a fine article in Railmodel Journal, July 1996, with lots of photos.
And don't forget Accurail's wonderful Illinois Central single sheathed box car. I picked up a decorated model from 5th Avenue Car Shops that is 100% accurate.
Or the Proto 2000 Mather box car (which represents the lower height version of the Mather car).
Avoid the Walthers 50 foot SS box car. One way ticket to Foobie-ville.
Or you could pay me wads of money to custom build resin single sheathed box cars for you. :-)
Tim O'
As my freight car fleet develops I have the general impression that my box car mix has too few single-sheathed cars. This is just a subjective impression unrelated to any numbers, percentages or the Landmesser hot box list. Will the wonderful RP CYC #18 result in any plastic, injection-molded box car models? Gene Green
Tim and Gene: Good point on the Accurail Tim and don't forget the other Accurail SS boxcars too. The nine panel car has wood ends or Murphy ends, wood doors or steel and there's also the seven panel cars with 3-3-3 Dreadnaught ends or wooden ends.
