Description
For Sale: All Nations Line Craftsman Kits, the Walthers Passenger Car 60′ Baggage #9119 Arch Roof with U.S. Hobbies kit 6 wheel commonwealth trucks.
To wet your modeling appetite, the 1st 2 photographs from our reference collection is a 60′ postal car and a 70′ C&NW baggage to illustrate the Monitor Roof Type. These are not for sale however the following photos lay out the parts that come with this #9119 kit- as seen in the photos.
All Nations in the distant past offered approximately 6 passenger car kits in the Chicago hobby shop and catalog prior to taking over the Walthers O Scale kits of heavy weight cars. The comparable AN #5015 was a 60′ Baggage NYC prototype. The #9119 kit comes with the Arch style roof part #7819 with 5 roof globe style vents C949. From the Walthers Passenger Car Plans book 2nd Edition and first published in 1969, railroads that operated this equipment include C&NW, D&H, D&RG, KSC, LV, NP, NYC, N&W and SP&S roads. This kit is based on the original reference kits and models in our collection. Consequently, if you are building your passenger car fleet, the combo flexibility in a 60′ car like this is ideal for several reasons. First, a shorter car can take tighter curves on your layout. Second, a modeler could substitute the Arch roof for a Monitor roof #6622 opening up a whole additional number of railroads that operated this car.
This is a craftsman kit requiring some skill, especially when building the trucks. The kit is a very basic model that allows one to innovate particularly when super detailing, painting and decaling. For example, the skill to make the ends of the roof rounded requires some patience and time. As per the plan book,
“Rounding the roof ends on passenger cars is not as difficult a task as it seems. There are two basic steps to get a good looking roof easily. Step one is to rough shape the roof with a fairly coarse metal file – a bastard cut or mill file is very good – a wood rasp takes off to much per stroke. Step two is to fine shape the roof with sand paper or fine files – a manicurist’s file is about the right texture. One thing to remember is to TAKE YOUR TIME. With practice, it can take you about 1/2 hour to get excellent looking roof ends. The end result is well worth the time spent on the looks of the finished model”
We include a 3D Printed Part Number C394 curvature jig to check your progress toward making the ends rounded.
Some modelers feel there is no substitute for a good wooden kit for which the floor and roof come together with the diecast ends. While a modeler could include some interior detail such as baggage, pay attention to the exterior. These type of cars with the Arch roof, if you ever had a look at the real prototype, had canvas covered roofs. Simulated canvas roof covering , one would shape the roof, sand, seal and paint it black. When dry apply strips of plastic electrical tape, 3/8″ wide, 3/8″ apart.
Included in the kit is the original assembly instructions, decals are not included. This is a model you can build, mass that you can feel and details you can see.
Made In The USA.
