I've bought a number of Tichy kits and Bowser kits as well. They produce fine models every time. The Tichy kits have detailed underbodies which have given me a new understanting of brake lines. I soldiered on, knowing that few would ever notice the brake lines and stake pocket details laboriously installed. To me, it was enough that just I knew they were there.
The Bowser covered hopper, with a fictitious salt company as the owner.
I built this when I realized that my tannery would use salt. I also built a couple of "Hide Service Only" box cars from Tichy for that industry.
Dang. Now I wish I hadn't used the soon-to-be ex-wife's birtday for the car number.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
MisterBeasleyNow I wish I hadn't used the soon-to-be ex-wife's birtday for the car number.
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It is embarrasing how many freight cars I have with Wife's and Daughter's birthdays for car numbers!
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190 I was really hoping there would be a response in this thread that had some secret information on where it would be easy to find undecorated HO scale freight car kits. . Something like... "Hey, just call Fred's Train Shack in Colorado. Back in the day he bought twenty thousand dollars worth of undecorated car kits from Life-Like, Intermountain, Red Caboose, and CB&T, and he always has what you need." . Anybody? Does someone out there have a source for undecorated freight car kits? . -Kevin .
I was really hoping there would be a response in this thread that had some secret information on where it would be easy to find undecorated HO scale freight car kits.
Something like... "Hey, just call Fred's Train Shack in Colorado. Back in the day he bought twenty thousand dollars worth of undecorated car kits from Life-Like, Intermountain, Red Caboose, and CB&T, and he always has what you need."
Anybody? Does someone out there have a source for undecorated freight car kits?
I just did a Google search for undecorated ho scale boxcars. Too many links to send to you.
Not often that Google fails but might take some time. Many times I have found the answer rather than posting a question. Just my way.
The biggest issue is, I have so many links stored from searches that it difficult to find an answer.
There are some out there. Exact Rail seemd to be one. But, pre-order or contact dealer.
Scale Trains might be another.
River City Railroad use to have Project Cars, unpainted MDC shake the box kits but do not see any right now at their link.
Edit.
I did a Google search for river city railroad and they have unpainted 40 ft and 50 ft with different type doors. MDC shake the box kits were never too fancy but might work. With the latest on posting company links. I would not rather post any link.
A few months ago I posted a link to the Bachmann train site and someone must have complained. trolled me, because the link was removed. Not a Trains,com link seemed to be the issue.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
MisterBeasley I've bought a number of Tichy kits and Bowser kits as well. They produce fine models every time. The Tichy kits have detailed underbodies which have given me a new understanting of brake lines. I soldiered on, knowing that few would ever notice the brake lines and stake pocket details laboriously installed. To me, it was enough that just I knew they were there. The Bowser covered hopper, with a fictitious salt company as the owner. I built this when I realized that my tannery would use salt. I also built a couple of "Hide Service Only" box cars from Tichy for that industry. Dang. Now I wish I hadn't used the soon-to-be ex-wife's birtday for the car number.
I regularly see many covered hoppers, don't look that good, at a company in Westfield Ma the stores salt in buildings and covered outside in piles covered with tarps and held down with rubber tires. Used during the winter for sanding roads.
When my dad had an asphalt paving company in the early 1950's, we did a job there, they received salt in box cars. Shovel or a small bucket loader uesd. Wood planks at the doors kept the salt in.
An old truck from a trailer truck would push the boxcars around. I remember a couple tires on the truck were flat one day. No car pullers. A steel beam attached to the front of the truck. A crude operation.
Couple years alter my dad purchased two new eighteen wheel dump trailer trucks to haul salt from NY State mines. It took a few years for railroad efficiency to kick in.
As a young teenager, I thought this was fascinating.
Conveyers today and have for sometime. Car pullers also.
You can easily see the place on Google Maps.