Prr x42 interiors

Here is my X42 I think you are talking about. It has full interior based on the PRR plans and spec's.

Bill,

 

Beautiful work!  

 

Brad

you added lights too?

Brad

 

thanks for the comments.  Yes lighting was added as well. they are very tiny LED's

Bill

 

Did you have any kind of load other than the bracing?

Bill

 

That is impressive.  Is that a P Company car?  It looks it. In an event, Did you take the car apart, or get everything through the doors?

That's a cool car guys. I also have one unpainted. This is motivation? ;-)
It is P company.

i have been seeking one myself.     Not sure how spectacular the model is, however it's a unique car to see in a consist.    I would like more info on a proper load.

This is a P company car. the work on these models is exquisite in detail and quality.

These are very well built and the floor is removable.

 

There is a few boxes in side but that it for details other than the racks and braces.

there is lighting inside using very tiny Led's, there about 10 total, with  kill switch.

 

 

 

Can that car be kitbashed using two Atlas/Trainman boxcars?

Very nice work Bill,

the PRR X42 mail storage car was a build run of only 10 units, so they were a fairly rare car to see on the rails, unless you were along their regular route.

 

the interior work done really fits out the car.

 

currently there is a P Company X42 on auction. it is painted in the later large keystone scheme, rather than the original passenger scheme Bill's car has.

 

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?na...=web&id=121528378282

The most sickening thing about my car is this. I took it to O scale West last year for the model contest. As I was unpacking it to entry, some person walks up and wanted to know if it was for sale. I said well yes for a $1000.00 the guy pulls out 10 100 bills and left with it. The moral of the story"worse sale I ever made". I really regret doing that. The interior took a lot of time to pull off, and the decals was letter by letter.

Bill,

you can take solace you created the beautiful finished product. The buyer only had to open his wallet to own it.

 

Bill- buy the one listed on eBay and make another. I paid maybe $300 some for mine off ebay 5-7 years ago.


       

For those with unpainted cars planning to paint them be aware that there were at least four paint schemes.

 

1. Freight car red with circle keystone - as delivered.

2. Tuscan red body with black roof and trucks with road name near roof line similar to B60 baggage cars.  The X42 was initially developed to replace the aging B60/B60b's.

3. Tuscan red body with black roof and trucks with road name just above tack boards on doors.

4. Freight car red with shadow keystone - starting about late 1959.

 

Schemes 1 (as delivered in 1950) and 2 were very short lived per dates on the original paint and lettering drawings.  Scheme 2 was issued on 3-7-1951 and superseded on 5-25-1951.  Scheme 3 ran the longest before Scheme 4 superseded it about late 1959.  Some with Scheme 4 had "PRR" reporting marks and some didn't.  As I understand it, these cars were always painted at Ft Wayne, IN at least for the later schemes.

 

I had mine painted in Scheme 3 by Bill Lane and it looks great. 

There are still enough prototype photos etc available for this car to distinguish whether or not a painted/decaled version is prototypically accurate.

 

I notice there are a lot of painted versions that are simply wrong and appear to use a kitbash of decals with incorrect lettering style and size.

 

 

A timely coincidence that one came up for sale this week,

Prr, can u ping me off forum with a source for decals?

thx

I have a spare model in the late paint scheme.  Please contact me off list if interested

One of these sold at an auction last weekend for $325 plus 10% buyers premium and 6% sales tax. It was undecorated and appeared to be in pristine condition.

Interesting.  Wonder what other news and observations might be available from that auction?

Martin,

I won a couple of the PSC troop cars for $200ea and the pac ltd flat for the same...   the usra boxcars went for $300 and $325; the Palace Poultry for $480.   These prices are before premiums.  I bid absentee.

Martin,

I will send you an e-mail on how to view the list and prices obtained.

Thanks.  Prices are one thing, but I was also wondering about the entire vibe and character of the event, too.