True Line to release "mini box"

[up1950s]

UP had excess air 50 footers to run in passenger trains . Don't know if CP had any of those . There were at least 2 schemes in gray . They also got painted for MOW .



http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CoE3gwOMQKY/s/750/750/Railroad-DST2783.jpg

http://www.oscalewest.com/images/up9213.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ezvs8eARXRw/UxEXSJGnxfI/AAAAAAAACbg/LIay-VOFpl0/UP-907149_thumb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c330/Barndad/UP907419.jpg

[Cajonpassfan]

Richie, unless I'm missing something, that's a 40' car, it just looks like a fifty footer because its so low slung to fit better in a passenger consist. Here's one in the intermediate TTG scheme...
Otto K. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[nkalanaga]

Puddington:  Thank you.  That's what I suspected, and although they said "over 1,800 still in service in 1972", they didn't say "revenue service".  Looks like I don't need any.   I'd think they'd sell well with Canadian and steam-era modelers.

Now, a Fowler Patent car would be interesting.  I don't need the box, but the D&RGW kitbashed narrow gauge pipe gons from them, and the GN had a very similar looking MOW gon, although as far as I know the GN never owned a Fowler boxcar.  I'd be tempted to buy a few of them and start chopping, although with today's emphasis on details, I probably couldn't afford to. 

[up1950s]

Richie, unless I'm missing something, that's a 40' car, it just looks like a fifty footer because its so low slung to fit better in a passenger consist. Here's one in the intermediate TTG scheme...
Otto K. (Attachment Link)

Hot damn , you are correct Sir . Then maybe I can bash a good enough by adding a door .
 

[Missaberoad]

Hot damn , you are correct Sir . Then maybe I can bash a good enough by adding a door .

http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/n1932boxcar3.htm

I would start with this... it has the proper ends/peaked roof and would give the squat appearance.. (especially once lowered)

[AlbertSpor]

Richie

Fine N Scale makes aresin kit for these UP boxcars, FNR-2020, and microscale has the decals.

Albert Spor

[up1950s]

Richie

Fine N Scale makes aresin kit for these UP boxcars, FNR-2020, and microscale has the decals.

Albert Spor

Thanks Albert I put in an order for 3 . I feel embarrassed that I didn't know a thing about these , and for that matter the prototype .

 I still want the mini box's , and sorry Pud for mucking up your thread . How many paint schemes will these be offered in ?

[bbussey]

Rich, go for the Briggs kit instead. Both Tim and Mike have built them and they look extremely good.

http://www.briggsmodels.ca/cp-minibox.php

[Missaberoad]

Rich, go for the Briggs kit instead. Both Tim and Mike have built them and they look extremely good.

http://www.briggsmodels.ca/cp-minibox.php

But Rich was asking about a UP double door car... An entirely different prototype then the CPR car

[bbussey]

He asked about both.  I could have been more clear and said go for the Briggs kit of the Minibox instead of waiting for TrueLine to release a RTR model.

[Missaberoad]

My mistake... I agree the Briggs kit would blow anything rtr out of the water

[up1950s]

He asked about both.  I could have been more clear and said go for the Briggs kit of the Minibox instead of waiting for TrueLine to release a RTR model.

Thanks , I sent them an eMail .

[BCR 570]

Thanks , I sent them an eMail .

http://www.central-hobbies.com/products/briggsmodels.html#mini


Tim

[up1950s]

http://www.central-hobbies.com/products/briggsmodels.html#mini


Tim

Thanks

Got this from Jeff at Briggs
Hello,

Sorry for that, but I've shut down production and shipping of my company now..I don't have any of these kits left.

Jeff B

Sent Central Hobbies an eMail

[wcfn100]

So to update this thread, I noticed the n scale Minibox's had fallen off the home page of TLT and I asked them the status and got this reply:

We're working on getting caught up on the HO scale projects right now. We have a lot more orders for them, along with the simple fact that it doesn't cost that much less to tool and make an N-scale model, but they sell for a much lower price. Which means we need still more orders to cover the costs.

As we work through the projects we'll be re-announcing other projects as they work their way back into the production queue. Just don't know when yet.

I've tried explaining to them before that's it's hard to put in an order when my normal shops don't even carry their product and the other place I would buy from doesn't take pre-orders.   

Jason