B7a & BS class box cars

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Dave,
  Thanks for the info. I will have to check them out for the roofs!
Fred Mullins
modeling the Atlantic & Danville
remember "For Service See......the A&D!"
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Subject: Re: B7a & BS class box cars



> There are radial roofs sold by a number of manufacturers.  I know

> that Ron Sebastian (DesPlaines Hobbies) offered a CoG car with a

> radial  roof and I believe he sold the roof separately.  I'm sure you

> might find ends that work too.

>

> You might be able to kitbash rather than scratchbuild a reasonable

version.

>

> Dave

>

> At 10:30 AM 11/24/2005, you wrote:

> >Jim,

> >   Thanks for the info. I guess I have my work cut out for me. I may just

> >try and get as close as I can to what they looked like?

> >Take Care and Happy Thanksgiving!

> >Fred Mullins

> >modeling the Atlantic & Danville

> >remember "For Service See......the A&D!"

> >----- Original Message -----

> >From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

> >To: "N&amp;W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

> >Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:25 PM

> >Subject: Re: B7a & BS class box cars

> >

> >

> > > Fred,

> > >

> > > Unfortunately for N&W modelers, the freight equipment was mostly

designed

> >by

> > > N&W and built by outside contractors, i.e. Greenville, or at Roanoke

> >Shops.

> > >

> > > N&W received 800 USRA single sheathed boxcars during WWI; the war

> >emergency

> > > H-4 triple bay hoppers were supposedly based upon an ACF design,

although

> > > none of N&W's version were built by ACF.  It is not until the 1950s

with

> >the

> > > purchase of PS-1 boxcars and PS-2 covered hoppers that N&W began to

> >acquire

> > > "assembly line" rolling stock.

> > >

> > > N&W did not own any of the ARA or AAR boxcar designs.

> > >

> > > So there is really nothing, at the moment, that you could use.  If I

> >recall

> > > correctly, the B-7a had a radial roof.  The BS class went through

various

> > > modifications, i.e. BSa and BSb.

> > >

> > > You may be able to finds ends available, but for the most part, at

this

> > > time, you'd have to scratchbuild the cars.

> > >

> > > Jim Brewer

> > > Glenwood MD

> > > ----- Original Message -----

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> > > To: "N&amp;W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 11:13 AM

> > > Subject: B7a & BS class box cars

> > >

> > >

> > > > Just incase folks missed my earlier post. I want to model some N&W

class

> > > > B7a's and BS class box cars. They are both 40ft cars. In HO scale.

What

> > > > would be a good starting point to do this? Red Caboose's AAR box

cars??

> >I

> > > > would appreciate any help in this project.

> > > > Thanks,

> > > > Fred Mullins

> > > > modeling the Atlantic & Danville

> > > > remember "For Service See......the A&D!"

> > > >

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