Calvin and Bricks
TH&B USRA Boxcar 4795
This is my newest model, a TH&B 40’ USRA Wood sheathed boxcar.
The TH&B had a fleet of 300 of these boxcars which were purchased used from the New York Central in 1940. These boxcars were numbered 4500-4799 and carried a brown paint scheme with white lettering. Only 2 of TH&B’s USRA boxcars ever recurved the more modern black and yellow paint scheme, 4576 and 4795. This paint scheme is my absolute favourite freight car livery so I knew I had to build one some day!
My model was designed originally in BrickLink studio and then I ordered the necessary parts to build the model. This model features the vertical wood paneling modelled by stacking plates sideways, this gives off the effect of the small wood sheathing on the boxcar. As a result of this there is a lot of snot work on the inside of the car to hold everything together. This all makes this model really really heavy. This model also features details such as the door rails as well as all the grab irons and a brake wheel on the end. I was even able to bend some flex tube to create the crab irons on top of the roof walk.
The decals are made by OKBrickworks purchased through Brick Model Railroader. These decals are intended for the TH&B’s 3700 series of boxcars so they aren’t completely accurate but they are close enough for now. This means that thing such as the car data on the sides are incorrect but oh well.
TH&B USRA Boxcar 4795
This is my newest model, a TH&B 40’ USRA Wood sheathed boxcar.
The TH&B had a fleet of 300 of these boxcars which were purchased used from the New York Central in 1940. These boxcars were numbered 4500-4799 and carried a brown paint scheme with white lettering. Only 2 of TH&B’s USRA boxcars ever recurved the more modern black and yellow paint scheme, 4576 and 4795. This paint scheme is my absolute favourite freight car livery so I knew I had to build one some day!
My model was designed originally in BrickLink studio and then I ordered the necessary parts to build the model. This model features the vertical wood paneling modelled by stacking plates sideways, this gives off the effect of the small wood sheathing on the boxcar. As a result of this there is a lot of snot work on the inside of the car to hold everything together. This all makes this model really really heavy. This model also features details such as the door rails as well as all the grab irons and a brake wheel on the end. I was even able to bend some flex tube to create the crab irons on top of the roof walk.
The decals are made by OKBrickworks purchased through Brick Model Railroader. These decals are intended for the TH&B’s 3700 series of boxcars so they aren’t completely accurate but they are close enough for now. This means that thing such as the car data on the sides are incorrect but oh well.