Roundhouse 50 foot hi-cube boxcar
Roundhouse
50foot hi-cube boxcar...
Roundhouse makes a good 50 foot hi-cube boxcar.
These boxcars come with a higher roof to accomodate larger cargo inside.
All hi-cube boxcars come with a white stripe on the top of the ends.
This white end is not on the Roundhouse kit and will need to be added.
Also, the ends wrap around a little on the sides. I failed to do
this on my car, as I did not know enough about Chessie when I painted this
one.
I paid around $8 for mine. I don't know how accurate
it is for the Chessie cars, as I cannot find a picture of a 50 foot hi-cube
now. I did this kit long before I was concerned with accuracy.
For now, it just looks good. I would recommend this kit, just as
a stand in for now. When I know more about these cars I will update
this kit review.
Below is my one and only Roundhouse 50 foot hi-cube.
I just assembled it, painted the ends white, and weathered it. The
consolidated stencil should be black with white writing. It is currently
blue with white writing. A small inaccuracy that you can easily correct
with a correct decal over the one you see below. I also added the
end numbers on the white stripe, like all hi-cubes.
