The Supply Car Quanah, Acme & Pacific (QA&P) Wood-sheathed, Single-door Box Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Height:

10'

Road Name:

Central of Georgia (CG)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit, laser-cut

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instructions

Notes:

This model has Dreadnaught 7/7 ends.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1937

Length:

40'

Height:

9'

Volume:

3096cuft

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Notes:

The car was modeled after the AAR 1937 steel box car design, but made out of wood, because the GN was heavily committed to the lumber industry. They used Dreadnaught 4/5 pressed steel ends and Youngstown steel doors, and were equipped with AB brakes. A total of almost 8,000 were built in 1937 (#50000-50999, built by ACF), 1939 (#51000-51999, built by Pullman-Standard), 1940 (#52000-52999, built by Pullman & Pressed Steel), 1941 (#47000-49999, built by General American, ACF, Pullman, and Pressed Steel), and 1942 (#45000-46999, built by Pressed Steel).

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit, laser-cut

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instructions

This the final model.

This photo shows the model built and ready for the paint shop. Bob used Pacific Rail Shops ladders, Grandt Line AB brakes, resin Dreadnaught ends, and Ye Ol' Huff-n-Puff white metal Youngstown doors.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Factory:

Lake Junction Models, USA

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1923

Length:

40'

Height:

8'8"

Volume:

3020cuft

Road Name:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Notes:

The most numerous of all Northern Pacific double-sheathed box cars were the 5,000 cars built between 1923 and 1932 by Western Steel, AC&F, General American, P-S, and PC&F. Another 500 were built by the NP's Brainerd shops using 4/5 Murphy ends in 1931-32. These cars had the traditional NP radial roof but were built using trussrods, and a deep fish belly underframe. They were equipped with new Murphy 7/8 pressed-steel ends, and 6'3"-wide wood doors. They were numbered 10000 through 13999 (Murphy ends) and 14000 through 14999 (Dreadnaught ends).

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit, laser-cut

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instructions

Notes:

The kit included wood laminated Murphy ends.

The finished model.

The model built and ready for the paint shop. This photo helps you identify which parts were wood, styrene, or metal.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Factory:

Lake Junction Models, USA

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1937

Length:

40'

Height:

8'8"

Volume:

3020cuft

Road Name:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Notes:

This kit represents the NP's road number range of #9480 through #9999. These had ARA steel underframes, 4/5 Dreadnaught steel ends, 6-foot wide doors, steel roofs, and Westinghouse AB brakes.

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit, laser-cut

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instructions

This model was built, and is owned, by Pete Silcox.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

The Supply Car

Factory:

Lake Junction Models, USA

Prototype Info

Style:

wood-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Height:

8'

Road Name:

Quanah, Acme & Pacific (QA&P)

Notes:

The car is based on a Northern Pacific prototype.

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

wood kit, laser-cut

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instructions

This model was built by Pete Silcox.