1935-1945 HO Scale Modeller

Railroad Modeling in the Swing Era

DOUBLE SHEATH BOX CAR MODELS

NEW – Box Car B&O M-15H Circa 1942-45

B&O 81938 Class M-15H (Westerfield #5052) resin kit mostly built out-of-the-box except for scratch-built brass stirrup steps and cut levers.  Added Kadee #158 couplers, air hoses and Tahoe Model Works 212 Andrews trucks with metal code 88 wheels.  K-brakes with reweigh date of September 1942 (Washington).  Weight: 4oz

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Box Car AT&SF Bx-14 Circa 1938-41

AT&SF 233596 Class Bx-14 (Westerfield #7862) resin kit mostly built out-of-the-box except for scratch-built brass stirrup steps, end ladders, wire grabs on the sides, and cut levers.  Added Kadee #158 couplers, air hoses and Tahoe Model Works 212 Andrews* trucks with metal code 88 wheels.  K-brakes with reweigh date of July 1938 (Albuquerque).  Weight: 4oz

*These trucks are not strictly the correct Andrews type found on this prototype, but close.