Charles Smiley
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I repainted/lettered this old Athearn blue-box car to a 1955 new SN Ry. boxcar. It got real grab irons, ladders and new roofwalks long ago for an article I wrote.
The car originally had Youngstown doors. But the real SN 2445 had Superior doors. So it now has scratch-built Superior doors. And yes, the doors still can slide open/shut. That was the hardest part. Inside is real wood floor decking and I didn't want that to go to waste.
It isn't an exact model since the real SN 50-ft cars look like they had welded side panels and the rivets are still on this model. It was originally lettered for the D&H when I built it long ago.
The car originally had Youngstown doors. But the real SN 2445 had Superior doors. So it now has scratch-built Superior doors. And yes, the doors still can slide open/shut. That was the hardest part. Inside is real wood floor decking and I didn't want that to go to waste.
It isn't an exact model since the real SN 50-ft cars look like they had welded side panels and the rivets are still on this model. It was originally lettered for the D&H when I built it long ago.
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