Re: Pennsy Class X-43B and X-44 Boxcars
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Andrew Miller <aslmmiller@...>
My BL X43 had the same "feature" of the black roof. When I contacted BL about that they said that many of the X43's had an asphaultic compound sprayed over the painted roof and that was what they were attempting to emulate. They recieved so much flack about it from the unknowing, that they stopped doing it. So supposedly your car is correct, and a collector's item!
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regards, Andy Miller ----- Original Message -----
From: Nelson Moyer To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 8:31 PM Subject: [STMFC] Pennsy Class X-43B and X-44 Boxcars I bought Branchline Trains Blueprint Series 1011 Pennsylvania and 1608 Pennsylvania kits today at a train show. The former is supposed to be a 50 foot Class X-44 AAR boxcar with an 8 foot door, and the latter is a supposed to be a 40 foot Class X-43B 7 foot boxcar with a 7 foot door. The 50 foot boxcar kit comes with a black running board, while the rest of the car is 'boxcar red'. The 40 foot boxcar came with black roof and running board, while the rest of the car is boxcar red. It appears that the running board sprue for the 40 foot car was painted 'boxcar red' on the bottom instead of the top, as the top is black (unpainted). The roof of the 40 foot car shows 'boxcar red' paint spray pattern around the edges, but the center of the roof is black (unpainted). All this suggests that both kits have painting errors! I would guess that the roof and running boards for both kits should be 'boxcar red'. Is that assumption correct? If so, these kits are only useful for parts unless I paint and decal them. I'm a Q modeler, so my knowledge of the Pennsy is infinitesimally small. Nelson Moyer |
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