The Oddball Car

 

   I received this car with a lot of about 15 or so and just put it in a drawer thinking it was some goofy railcar from a train set all shiny and bright to capture a kid’s attention. 

 One day I got curious about it and looked into it. It was the rendition of a rather curious concept. It was a boxcar with roll up doors all down the sides allowing it to become a flat car in a sense. The prototypes were built in the 60’s so the car would fit perfectly in my 70’s/early 80’s era . While watching train videos of New England railroads from the 70’s lo and behold there went one of these cars in a train. That set the wheels in motion! 

  Just a simple wash and a little weathering it changed from a bright toylike model into a dingy railcar. Metal wheels and Kadee couplers mounted on fabricated mounts and it’s ready for revenue service. Don’t overlook items that have the potential to become unique models.