Hi Bill; Plans for these cars were in the Nov/Dec 1980 Mainline Modeler, more recently modeling the cars from a resin kit in HO was covered by Ted Cullota in RMC.
The radial roof is not uncommon in the steam era, but very rare in S! If I can help getting these cars made, let me know! Pieter E. Roos --- On Sun, 3/11/12, shabbona_rr <[email protected]> wrote: > From: shabbona_rr <[email protected]> > Subject: {S-Scale List} WABASH Composite boxcar > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 9:05 PM > I have just uploaded two photos of > the WABASH 40-ft. composite outside braced boxcar at > Montrose, IA. According to what I can find out, this car was > part of a fleet that hauled new Studebakers from the > factory. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/1964048061/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc > > This car is unusual in that it has a radial roof, which is > shown in the end photo. It is an unusual car that would be > seen in all parts of North America, that is, anywhere people > drove Studebakers, and I wondered if there is enough > interest for one of our kit manufacturers to consider > offering a model. > > I can supply detail photos, since the car is virtually in my > back yard. > > Bob Nicholson > ____________________________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [email protected] > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
