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I did so with Athearn reefer bodies, adding replacement cor-
rect ends. I got my ends from Richard Hendrickson’s former
Westrail moldings; these are now available from Southern
Car & Foundry.
I show here my Class R-40-14 model (24). By 1953 these
cars were 12 years old, and most would surely have been
repainted into a later scheme, likely the two-emblem black-
white scheme.
That is what I chose to apply on this model. Again, the new Mi-
croscale set 87-501 is the one to use for this scheme.
24: Here is my model of a Class R-40-14 car, repainted
into the 1951 paint scheme. This is an Athearn reefer
body with replaced metal grab irons and sill steps, a
steel-grid running board, and correct resin ends with
free-standing details. Decals are a mixture, but nowadays
this car could be done entirely with the new Microscale
set 87-501. The model is posed in front of the Phelan
& Taylor packing house at Shumala on my layout. The
structure is a Showcase Miniatures kit.
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