Tom and All: I believe this car may have been discussed in a previous thread, but without taking the time to try and find it, this is what is referred to by purist as a "Foobie" model. It represents no specific prototype car that the Frisco owned and is in Exactrail's low priced, low detailed line. http://www.frisco.org/vb/showthread.php?4592-New-HO-ExactRail-Boxcar
What Bob says is true, but it is a darn good looking car. I almost bought one, but decided not to because it is such a modern car, way ouot of my era, much more so than because it is not a specific Frisco prototype. Heck, I'm the guy that wants to do a Frisco E8B (might have to be an E9B, I'm having grill problems), plus a Frisco FM Trainmaster hump engine, and, of all things, a Frisco Racehorse Alco PA1. Ken
I don't particularly pay attention to HO so I didn't know it had been discussed. I got the info from ExactRail in an email. TG
With many modelers now retired or not making top wages today these products still provide a means to add a new Frisco freight car to the home layout. As beautiful as the Kadee HO scale cars are, spending $30-$45 for a single car is above and beyond a lot of modelers hobby budget. A freight car that isn't 100% Frisco can still be placed into service by anyone who has a protolanced layout. The Exact Rail car is a perfect example that can be on the roster of a Frisco freelanced subsidiary. My Atlas HO Simplicity & Great Plains 4X6 layout that I constructed in 1961 is a perfect example. An Athearn GP7 and ATSF caboose custom painted for the Frisco followed by a Varney 40 ft. double door boxcar, Revell pulpwood car, metal MDC boxcar and metal Ulrich hopper car, were not prototypical by any means, but they still provided the spirit and fun to a teenager who had converted from Lionel 027 to HO just the same. Remember, Model Railroading IS still Fun....or should be! Joe Toth
Frisco (And other RR's) N scale boxcars offered by Wheels Of Time: http://www.wheelsotime.com/display/....gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1354747745259 Tom
