Modeling the SAL B-9 box car
I used Intermountain’s HO scale 1937 AAR Box Car model as
the starting point for this easy project. You may also the excel-
lent Red Caboose RC-8002 model (“W”-corner post version
car) although undecorated models are somewhat hard to come
by. I chose to model the B-9 car for this project because they
were slightly more numerous, and because I had built a num-
ber of B-8s previously and wanted a slightly different car.
Assembly
I began this project by building the car per the instructions
included in the kit. Assembly was straightforward although I
departed from the instructions to add details to the model.
First I removed all the parts from the sprues and cleaned them
up, and then determined which detail parts I needed to com-
plete construction. Here are the parts I used:
I began by building up the underframe and brake gear, then
transitioning to the B end, then to the A end, then the sides,
and the roof. The B end is the car end that includes the brake
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8. The completed model of SAL B-9 19794.
Seaboard B8 & B9 - 6
Parts List
1.
Intermountain Railway No. 40799, 1937 AAR Box Car,
Undecorated
2.
A-Line #13002 Lead Weights ½” x ¾”W x ¼” thick
3.
Builders-in-Scale Chain, No. 252
4.
Detail Associates No. 2206 Eye Bolts
5.
Cal Scale No. 294 AB Brake Gear set
6.
Evergreen No. 101, .010” x .030” strip
7.
Hi-Tech Details No. 6040 Air Hoses with Brass Mounting
8.
Kadee #564 50-ton Bettendorf Self-Centering Trucks with two-
piece HGC parts
9.
Kadee #178 couplers
10. Kadee No. 2020 Ajax Brake Wheel
11. Reboxx No. 1-1.030 33” Semi-scale Wheelsets
12. Plano No. 11920 40-foot Gypsum Boxcar Running Board,
Diamond Pattern
13. Scalecoat 2 Box Car Red #1
14. Tichy No. 1101 .010” phosphor-bronze wire
15. Tichy No. 8017 Rivets
16. Westerfield 18” Straight Grabs (can substitute Detail Associates
18” grabs)
MRH-Jun 2014
