gmpullmanThat's the way all my Kadee HO box cars are, if I'm not mistaken. Black delrin no matter what the carbody color is. Good Luck, Ed
Good Luck, Ed
The underframes on these cars are less complex. They are a single piece of plastic. The Kadee underframes are reminiscent of those of Athearn kits.
mbinsewiLink doesn't work Ed.
Fixed it, Mike https://www.kadee.com/documents/4100-4110ins.pdf
Shock ControlThe underframe and the steps are black plastic. The steps are not painted to match the accompanying boxcar paint schemes.
That's the way all my Kadee HO box cars are, if I'm not mistaken. Black delrin no matter what the carbody color is.
gmpullmanPhotos here: file:///C:/Users/hambd/Downloads/4100-4110ins.pdf
Link doesn't work Ed.
This is a quessing game. No writing or anything on the bottom?
The few Kadee kits I've seen, the steps are a seperate item, not on the body.
Mike.
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You can email me the pictures and I will post them.
I think that is the quickest way to find out.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
These apparently are not Kadees.
The underframe and the steps are black plastic. The steps are not painted to match the accompanying boxcar paint schemes.
The Kadee 40' box cars have a metal frame with flexible side steps that are attached on the top side of the metal frame. The metal frame is marked ''Kadee" close to one of the trucks. The Kadee car came with ''sprung" side frames and self centering trucks (to line up on the rail head) and underframe brake details.
G PaineA photo of the underframe would help, a number of manufacturers built this way
I don't use a third party server for photos. If you can name any companies in recent years who did mostly plastic cars with steps connected to the underframe, I can do the sleuthing.
Little TimmySome pictures would help. Roundhouse/Model die Casting made some boxcars with the steps on the under frame. But, the underframes were cast metal.( I'm working on 5 of them now.)
Roundhouse/Model die Casting made some boxcars with the steps on the under frame. But, the underframes were cast metal.( I'm working on 5 of them now.)
These cars have plastic underframes. The axles are metal, but just about everything else is plastic. They are both 40' boxcars, NYC and PRR.
A photo of the underframe would help, a number of manufacturers built this way
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Some pictures would help.
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Shock ControlAnyone know who manufactured freight cars with the steps on the underframe?
Kadee 40 and 50 foot box cars use an end sill step that snaps into the underframe.
Photos here:
https://www.kadee.com/documents/4100-4110ins.pdf
I have a couple of HO box cars that I picked up used, and they seem to be from the same company.
What is unusual is that the steps are part of the underframe and not part of the car body.
Based on the condition of the cars, the materials (mostly plastic), and clarity of the text printing, I would guess that these are of a more recent vintage.
Anyone know who manufactured freight cars with the steps on the underframe?