Over the years I have ended up with a bunch of these HO MDC 50' plug door kits. I figured since they weren't SLSF appropriate, I would just Make them QA&P (rule#1 again) I put coupler cut bars and cushion devices where appropriate. Painted and decaled also a light weathering. The Beige cars are for beer loading at the Hootch Brewery (getting to where they are calling for a couple switches a day) 3 cars The Yellow cars are cushion General Service cars. 4 cars The boxcar Red ones are for cotton bale loading only as they are equipped with wood lined floors and walls. 10 cars I think this will complete the modern fleet for QA&P 50 plug door cars. We have an MK, "rent-a-wreck" F45 till some more power is acquired
Tom - Wow! You are the best combination quantity/speed/quality model railroader I have ever experienced! Keep it up! Let's see that U30b soon! Ken
Not Tom, but this may be handy - http://www.hosam.com/mod/rsdet.html Scroll down to U-1 Inspection stencils
Got another QA&P 50' boxcar converted. This one started out as BNSF used a eraser to remove the undesired lettering, then fixed it up with some QA&P decals. The Walthers model came with 33" wheels but stenciled for 36" 1WSTL WHLS. So I puts 36" wheels under it, remove the KD truck shims and the coupler height is right on the money. Car is stenciled for "cotton bale loading only" as car is wood lined for that service. I should be trying to use the "Transcontinental Cut Off" slogan on my QA&P rolling stock. Started like this: Now looks like this:
Looks great Tom. I'll take two! Nice job all the way around. Your decals are super. I love your entire concept with these.