Rebuilt Heavyweight Baloon Roof

We ve created a balloon roof casting for passenger cars that is made of resin.

Rebuilt heavyweight baloon roof.

Click on a item to view pictures. B60 s had a shallow roof curvature that comes close to that of lightweight streamlined passenger cars. Named after silver spring maryland this baltimore ohio heavyweight business car served on numerous east coast trains through the early 1970s. This car is typical of coaches rebuilt with air conditioning and sealed windows.

Fill out your heavyweight consists with paired window coaches based on a baltimore ohio prototype pullman plan 2882 b this car is typical of coaches rebuilt by many roads for all types of service during the 1930s. Ggd sold stand alone round roofs to modernize their p70 model with the clerestory roof. For example the b o streamlined a lot of heavyweight cars for their name trains by adding what they called a turtle roof and some skirting at the bottom. B o 1077 b o 1080.

This heavyweight business car with balloon roof is painted in the blue and grey scheme and runs on 6 wheel passenger trucks. However it looks like you want to modify the current roof of your project car. Acl rebuilt coaches with new sides roofs wrapped over the old clerestory ie 14 tall and flat ends with full width diaphragms. Part i was the april 1989 model railroader while part ii followed in may 1989.

There are some steamlined heavyweight roof shapes other than the arch or balloon shape that comes down to the original car body height at the ends. Many of these rebuilt cars were used in consists alongside streamlined cars and some remained in regular service into the 60s. 2140 national limited rebuilt heavyweight 8 car set 1940 s. I was looking at doing this to one of mth s prr rpos because one issue of this car was very close to pennsy s except for the clerestory roof.

Loch doon loch earn. These fully assembled ho scale cars feature scale dimensions and rivet details factory installed side door handrails full detailed interiors complete end underbody and roof. B o 3550 b o 3557. Emerald falls emerald brook.

Heavyweight 10 1 2 sleeper plan 3585h. It is easy to sand and shape and looks like it will make a nice looking roof. Identifying features of this car include a balloon roof and windows with rounded corners. The clerestory roof line at the end of the car is steeper than the round roof.

B60b baggage cars were a later design and built new with 14 1 2 round roofs. Baltimore ohio rolling stock photographic roster. Heavyweight baggage dorm lounge. Heavyweight 8 4 sleeper plan 4022d.

Fyi i stumbled across the article on kitbashing heavyweight pullmans by bill darnaby. Later in their service lives some were rebuilt with 13 6 round roofs. Nc stl rebuilt old parlor cars into hw coaches and then rebuilt them again into the city of memphis visually a steamlined train with 6 wheel trucks except it has a heavyweight underframe and 6 wheel trucks. Modified heavyweight 54 seat chair.