Who Made These A B units?

I need to see the nose shot to be sure. They could be KTm F units which were Later purchased by Williams.

Bill, if they have gray plastic inside they are most likely MPC. Are you sure I didn't paint them. I bought blank shells by the dozens in the 70's and those were two of the road names I did. Shells were $3.00 from the Railroad Shop. I think blank FM Shells were $5. Don

Don

You are probably right. the cars ar clearly marked "The Scale Rail, San Jose' but the F 3 shells are not. And they are grey inside. Front picture attached.

I never knew MPC shells had three port holes in the B unit sides.

I think some one added the third porthole in the MPC shell

Mike

The middle port hole does not look added to me.

Also the end windows had "glass".

Don, does this look like your work?

Getting back to Mike's reply regarding adding the 3rd porthole.....

Look at the portholes, the openings or painted lines do not line up.

When the molds are made these would have been in perfect alignment.

No MPC, or Postwar Lionel F3 B-Unit, ever had a third porthole.  Given the proper tools and talent, it could be done and look very professional.  Whoever added the one on this shell did a very good job, but it sits slightly lower the the other two.

Notice there's decal film only slightly visible on the lettering when the light hits it the right way.

This is a very good custom job.

Rusty

No MPC, or Postwar Lionel F3 B-Unit, ever had a third porthole.  Given the proper tools and talent, it could be done and look very professional.  Whoever added the one on this shell did a very good job, but it sits slightly lower the the other two.

Notice there's decal film only slightly visible on the lettering when the light hits it the right way.

This is a very good custom job.

Rusty

No MPC, or Postwar Lionel F3 B-Unit, ever had a third porthole.  Given the proper tools and talent, it could be done and look very professional.  Whoever added the one on this shell did a very good job, but it sits slightly lower the the other two.

Notice there's decal film only slightly visible on the lettering when the light hits it the right way.

This is a very good custom job.

Rusty

I could easily design a fixture that a b-unit shell would get mounted in.  A good machinest could that mount that fixture into a propperly alinged drill press and add the proper c-bore and thru hole for the porthole window, and make it look like the shell was molded that way.

But what do I know I'm only a tool & die designer by trade