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Westerfield Models
) has introduced
HO scale resin kits for two versions of a Rock Island single-deck
stock car. Between 1944 and 1950, the prototypes were rebuilt
from thirty- year old class B-2 boxcars. AB brakes were installed
during the rebuild. In some cases the stock cars retained the
original Murphy XLA roofs (Westerfield kit 12102, above). Stock
cars converted from B-2s with deteriorated metal roofs were
given single-board wood roofs (Westerfield kit 12013). The
stock car kits are priced at $37.00 each, plus shipping.
Other kits recently reissued by Westerfield include B&O
class W-1 hopper car, modernized (kit 3151); PRR class H21/
H21A hopper car, original (kit 3201, above); PRR class H21A
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hopper car, original with PRR keystone (kit 3202); PRR H21A
hopper car, sawtooth hopper (kit 3251); and PRR H21A hop-
per car, sawtooth hopper, modernized (kit 3252). All hopper
kits mentioned are $33.00 each plus shipping. Westerfield
kits are HO scale unpainted urethane castings plus cus-
tom decals. Assembly instructions, a thorough history of
the prototype, and proprietary decals covering the life of
the car are included in each kit. Trucks and couplers are not
included. Visit the above web site for ordering information.
WrightTRAK
) is selling an HO scale kit for a
Seaboard 40’ class B7 boxcar with a turtleback roof. The kit
was formerly available from Smoky Mountain Model Works
(SMMW). The craftsman-style kit consists of a one-piece resin
body, resin underframe, Tichy details parts, trucks and assem-
bly instructions. Also included is a special 1941-era decal pre-
pared by Greg Komar that includes a “Through the Heart of
the South” herald and “Silver Meteor” slogan. The kit comes
with trucks but without couplers. The kit (item SAL-05B7) is
priced at $49.00. Visit the above website for ordering instruc-
tions. Special decals (item 87-DEC-009) with a 56" diameter
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