Latest build..All-door

[upyardrat]

Here is my latest Ambroid build..... It will end up painted and decaled IC orange. Wish I could actually find a photo of an IC all-door...


CIMG3054 by upyardrat, on Flickr


CIMG3053 by upyardrat, on Flickr


CIMG3052 by upyardrat, on Flickr

[upyardrat]

The kit came with the IC decals.... but I don't know if they had them or not....haven't been able to find one anywhere on the web. I checked all the sites I could think of. Finding pics of all-doors is difficult enough as it is... I have a folder with about 35 or so cars...some of the same initials...

[bcrail]

I have a RMC with a Thrall-Door boxcar article. The first picture is of an orange ICG All-Door car numbered 599900. (I'll try and scan it in but its bundled into a hardbound cover along with a bunch of others)

Other railroads that owned Thrall cars were Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Ry, Green Bay & Western, Illinois Terminal, Minnesota, Dakota & Western, and British Columbia Hydro.

[upyardrat]

I'd love to see the photo you have BCrail.... If nothing else, maybe you could take a picture of the picture...?

[icghogger]

Lookin' Good, YardRat, Very Nice Work!!

[m a y o r 79]

Wow kool. I've never seen a kit like that before.

[slowfreight]

Build one of those once and you'll never be afraid of a kit again. I did a 4-door 86' auto parts box like that, and it's best described as scratchbuilding with two end castings and a set of instructions. Just use lots of sanding sealer and steel wool before painting!

[bcrail]

Sorry for the shoddy picture, The book wont fit under my scanner lid.

[upyardrat]

Thanks so much BCrail....that is the "proof" I needed. That is the first pic I've seen of one of these in IC orange. Is there any info on the number series that these ran in?

[bcrail]

You think there would be some info, unfortunately, there isn't.

[icghogger]

You might be able to find more info on the car in a copy of the Official Railway Equipment Register. Is there anything on the decal or instruction sheet to indicate what year it was built? I have some older copies of the ORER we could use to look up the number series.

[Freightrain]

I can't remember what city I was in, but I saw two of these type cars with all the doors taken off, in a BNSF yard.

There is a Good Year plant in I believe Lake Charles, LA that uses these cars a lot.

[kcs1967]

Jan 26, 2011 20:42:49 GMT -5 Freightrain said:

I can't remember what city I was in, but I saw two of these type cars with all the doors taken off, in a BNSF yard.

There is a Good Year plant in I believe Lake Charles, LA that uses these cars a lot.

Great Job on the kit, the Goodyear plant is on the west side of Beaumont BTW. There is a Firestone plant in Sulphur LA.

Amazing build, I almost got one of these kits, now I regret not making that purchase.

[Freightrain]

Thanks for clarifiying that Justin

[upyardrat]

Thanks for the feedback.....more primer photos to come...

[dmfoamer]

There's a Walthers one on Evil bay right now. First time I ever saw one

[Freightrain]

I have 3 or 4 of the Walthers cars.

[bcrail]

I've got one car from the old run and 3 from the newest run. I must say, the difference in details in huge.