supplies, ice blocks, oil can, hand lantern, nut/bolt castings,
coal scoop, coal bucket, pallet, hinges, ladder, junk shelf, trash
cans, and precision doors and windows are included in the kit.
Photos and templates to aid construction are included and a
how-to video is available on The Train Master website. The kit
is priced at $89.00.
Model Works
has intro-
duced an HO scale cast
resin kit for an American
Ballast Co. boxcar circa
1895. Development of
the kit is based on the
only known photo of the
prototype (above). Note
that the truss rods are located at the extreme outside edge of
the frame suggesting that there are doors in the center of the
floor to drop ballast. Also note the lift rings along the top of the
sides indicating that the roof was removable to facilitate load-
ing. The interesting door arrangements suggest there were sev-
eral different bins inside the car for different grades of ballast.
The kit consists of a one-
piece resin body casting
including all door details
with separate resin cast-
ings for the floor, side
and end beams, roof
walk, and bolsters. Grab
irons, queen posts,
brake platform, turn-
buckles, corner steps,
lift rings, Kadee #501 archbar trucks and #5 couplers are all
