Walthers HO All Door Thrall Boxcars

[Alcomotive]

https://atlasrescueforum.proboards.com/thread/7340/talk-thrall-door-cars-links?page=1

I always thought the All Door cars were neat. It seems to be a type of car that disappeared REALLY quick. I imagine the implementation of the centerbeam really did them in. Seems like they were essentially all but gone by the early 1980's short of a handful. Here is the page for them from the 1970 Car & Loco Cyclopedia.

It seems Walthers has 3 "generations" of All Door. The original Walthers, the upgraded Walthers with the nicer ladders, and the former Life Like car, which the dead giveaway for those is the pegs on the side that hold the floor in. I have seen all 3 versions in the same box, so be careful before you buy them. The upgraded Walthers version is now a Proto line car if I recall.

PS: Also this http://www.trainweb.org/mccloudrails/Equipment/AllDoorBoxcars.html

Very cool! Thanks for sharing this information!

Awesome!

 

[TLOC]

I love these cars! I discovered them earlier this past spring and never really paid attention to them before then. I have several sets of the 1st run of the Walthers 2-pak and the single pak. I also have 4 of the proto lines as well. I have been looking to get a few more of these but not at 50 bucks! They're expensive but now and then you can get lucky and find them in groups on FB Market place. I recently picked up 2 more of these cars....US Plywood and Ashley Drew & Northern.

Thank you for sharing your weathering techniques! Awesome work! Very settle and it looks fantastic!

Direct at Walthers

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Great info… specially the McCloud River page..