I found this picture of a weathered Frisco Box Car by Donald Smith out of New England. I thought y'all might enjoy it and more weathering ideas...
This looks like an Intermountain PS-1 box car to me so someone painted, lettered and weathered this beauty. I sure would look good on my layout . . . . . . .
I also noticed the addtional detail of cargo in the box and different height shades in the windows and weathering of the stuctures.
Do you know in what scale this is modeled? For Ken Wulfert and any other freight car mavens, note the stirrups: was this prototypical for either this series or this specific number? If prototypical, was there any purpose to using different stirrup steps? My guess is that it very well could be a matter of what was handy when it last visited the RIP track or car shops. Best Regards,
It looks like HO to me. That is a HO Kadee coupler. I agree with Rick's sharp eye - it looks like an Intermountain PS-1 model. It is not a Kadee. No brake line hose is one clue (though the IRC kit has them, too). I guess it could also be a Walthers PS-1? Who else made them (PS-1's) in HO? Accurail does, but they have cast on details. Maybe the Walthers car did also. The stirrup steps are correct for a PS1 - other boxcars, too. The angled step rung on the ladder end serves to direct the man's foot to the car end and away from the truck when he is decending the ladder. On the other end, the guy is only standing on the rung and holding on to the grab irons, so there is not the same hazard. Ken
Fascinating! Thanks for explaining, Ken. "Form follows function," said Louis Sullivan. The function of the angled stirrup step probably helped underwriters sleep better at night. Best Regards,
LOL...Y'all are funny. I'm glad y'all are enjoying that picture. I too remember those stirrups when I was a conductor/brakeman on the C&O (We all can't be perfect! ) If I see anymore Frisco pics like that one I'll be sure to post them up. Again, glad y'all are enjoying it.
That has to be the most realistic weathering job I have ever seen. It is not overstated to the point of overwhelming the car, but it surely depicts a car with many years of service. In fact the weathering done on all the items in the scene is great. Who ever did this is to be congratulated. Terry
