Looking for a certain N scale boxcar

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A friend of mine is building an N scale T-trak module based on the Great Locomotive Chase, mainly at Big Shanty… known today as Kennesaw, Ga. I believe his is a scene with the Lacey Hotel in it. Anyway, he’s looking for a N scale boxcar like the one pictured but lettered for the Atlantic and Western. Anyone have a clue where he might find one.

Thank for any help!

Jarrell

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If I were modelling in N scale, I doubt very much that I’d be looking for a boxcar like that, with out-of-scale truss rods, an over-size (and too high) brakewheel, along with a carbody riding rather high on its’ trucks.

However, if that car were acceptable to your friend, it likely wouldn’t take a great deal of effort to remove the lettering (and possibly the paint), then re-paint it and re-letter it.

Wayne

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https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6876

[:)]

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It DOES look kinda goofy sitting up so high, but I’m not an N scaler and have never paid close attention to their quality. He mentioned a re-paint and re-letter and he’s a very good model builder but he’s at a pretty advanced age now so I got the feeling it wasn’t something he wanted to tackle.

Thanks Dr Wayne,

Jarrell

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Bingo! Thank you. After I laid down last night I thought, why didn’t you just google this and it would probably have popped up!?

Thanks JaBear, I’ll send him a link to the page.

Jarrell

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Those trucks are way too large in proportion to the body as well. Agreed, those old Bachmanns sure are CHEESY!

They have several of the Bears example on eBay as well Jerrell. Just asking too much in my opinion.

Oh wait, maybe they’re VINTAGE! [:-^]…[;)]

The proto-ones were a bit high.

But not that high.

TF

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Is Atlantic and Western the same as Western and Atlantic?