The Supply Car Undecorated Wood-sheathed, Door-and-a-half Box Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, door-and-a-half

Length:

50'

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit, laser-cut

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Supplemental:

Instructions

Notes:

Bob Hogan and Pete Silcox found this kit in the Bob McCarthy estate (owner of The Supply Car). Bob is unsure of how many of these 50-foot cars Bob McCarthy produced, and he is also not sure what the prototype for this model is.

Bob Hogan decorated his for the NP.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Manufacturer ID:

2001

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, door-and-a-half

Year/Era:

1920s

Length:

40'

Height:

10'

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Supplemental:

Instructions

Notes:

The kit does not include brake detailing parts.

Pete Silcox decorated his for the Georgia & Florida (GA&FLA).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, door-and-a-half

Length:

40'

Height:

8'8"

Volume:

3020cuft

Road Name:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Notes:

Prototype road numbers were 20550 through 20563. The combined door width was 9'9".

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit, laser-cut

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instructions

Notes:

The model has a traditional radial roof, two-part pressed-steel ends.

Bob Hogan's model has Grandt Line and Pacific Rail Shops details added.