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Here is a photo of my 4 stack of 40 ft boxcars, just repainted and redecaled, using Reading Modeler decals. Waiting to get dulcoated.
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Butch...nice stack.How were the cars decorated before repainting?Also,are the Athearn box cars?
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Chris, they were Reading before, but with champ decals, since Tom came out with more accurate decals I decided to redo them. Three of them are Athearn one is roundhouse.
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Keeping the boxcar theme alive and well, I finally was able to finish up two XMs USRA's. They are simple Tichy kits with good old Diamond Scale Models decals. Does anyone know why the Reading chose the unusual lettering style used only on this class???
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I picked up an Atlas 50ft box decorated for the CN and decided to present my version of an XMxa.First I removed the trucks and couplers and used solvset to remove the decals.The car was painted a light blue so I just repainted using SCII bc red.I hand painted the orange area on the doors.I used the RDG modeler decals.The car itself did not come with roof walks so I added the yellow warning decal by the ladders.The unit was weathered with chalks.
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All three hooked up to 3613.
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looks great Chris.
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December 24, 1859
A new terminal opened at Broad and Callowhill Streets in Philadelphia, north of the old facility at Cherry Street.

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