Mike and list: I think that a Plano Boxcar roofwalk will work just fine here. Walthers Number 565-191 is a "Slotted 40' Boxcar Walkway". The Athearn roofwalk measures 39 scale feet I believe. You could just snip off the last section to make the plano part fit; I believe the Plano end platforms are separate, so they don't need to be cut and moved. You will need to create some supports for the end platforms, however. And, of course, you will need to fill the holes in the roof of the body shell. Detail Associates makes "Boxcar Roof Plugs (Walthers Number 229-6224) That would probably work well here. Mike also asked off-list what the .060" styrene rod is for; it is used to fill the holes in the end platforms in the Athearn roofwalk. If you are replacing the Athearn part with an etched part, you don't need the .060" styrene rod. Sorry for the oversight on my part. Jim Harr ELHS #2934 Editor, From The Workbench From: Michael Dickinson <squeaky_@_netsync.net> Subject: (erielack) B/W aboose What roofwalk was used on the B/W caboose? What would the correct part number be in HO scale. I am starting to gather parts for Jim Harr's project from the workbench Thanks Mike Dickinson ------------------------------
This HTML page is © 2000-2009 Blue Moon Online System and The Railfan Network
This page and the data contained therein may not be reproduced
for any form of commercial use without the explicit permission
of J. Henry Priebe Jr. or his duly authorized agent.