Pullman And ACF Heavyweights
HO, N, S and O Scale Passenger Car Sides. Our heavyweight sides are done with 2 white styrene outer sides and a crystal clear plastic inner side that are to be glued together. The clear inner side is also used for window glazing. All sides are undecorated and require a core kit (roof, floor, ends) to make a car shell, or the use of a donor car, unless otherwise indicated. The diagrams shown are five colors: white lines are the outlines of the sides and doors (if the kit comes with separate doors), green lines are generally window openings, red lines are cut-in details, blue lines are the second white styrene layer and magenta lines are guide lines for adding rivet decals (the sides are flat, so rivet detail must be added). Descriptions of the cars are of the prototype and usually tell the builder, number of cars made, the original owning railroad, and disposition of the cars.
See the drop-down list for pricing on the scales available.
To view a full-frame diagram of the sides, open the product page by clicking the blue product number/name. When the product page opens, click the magnifying glass. To close the diagram window, the X is located at the bottom right of the frame.
- 1
- 2
-
These 5 cars were built in 10/30 for use on the SP in general service. They were numbered 10158 to 10162. All went to maintenance of way service int '54 and '55. These sides do not include any riveting or other raised details. Archer Decals are available elsewhere for this purpose. The sides are in 3 parts for each side. HO thickness: An .020 outer white styrene side; an .015 inner white styrene side; an .020 clear polycarbonate side used for windows. Other scales are adjusted accordingly. -
These 2 cars, #3500 and 3501, were rebuilt by Southern Pacific from 14 Single Bedroom Pullman Sleepers in '52 and '53. These heavyweight sides are built using 3 layers; a thick upper layer, a thinner middle layer and a clear bottom layer. Since we can't replicate rivets, lines are scribed on the top layer indicating where to add the rivet decals and are shown in magenta on the drawing. -
These cars saw time on the Southern Railway and other railroads. Our sides don't have rivet detail, but resin on clear decal film is available through archertransfers.com in all scales. Rivet line placement is marked on the sides and is shown as the magenta lines on the drawing. -
These cars saw time on the Southern Pacific and other railroads. Our sides don't have rivet detail, but resin on clear decal film is available through archertransfers.com in all scales. Rivet line placement is marked on the sides and is shown as the magenta lines on the drawing. -
Our sides don't have rivet detail, but resin on clear decal film is available through archertransfers.com in all scales. Rivet line placement is marked on the sides and is shown as the magenta lines on the drawing. -
Our sides don't have rivet detail, but resin on clear decal film is available through archertransfers.com in all scales. Rivet line placement is marked on the sides and is shown as the magenta lines on the drawing. -
These cars saw time on the Southern Pacific and other railroads. Our sides don't have rivet detail, but resin on clear decal film is available through archertransfers.com in all scales. Rivet line placement is marked on the sides and is shown as the magenta lines on the drawing. -
American Car & Foundry produced 22 83-foot, all-steel HW dining cars (#2707-2728) for the L&N between 1921-1930. These cars operated on all the named trains and in general service. Seating 36 diners, all had air conditioning added during the 1930s. Originally painted Pullman Green, the L&N began to repaint them in dark blue in 1947. Eleven of the 22 cars were named for famous hotels and taverns located in L&N destination cities. These sides represent the as-built configuration. Many of these cars had their kitchen/pantry windows plated over toward the end of their service life. One of these cars, #2728 "Cross Keys Tavern," is in operation on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. This kit would require the addition of a product like Archer Transfer's Rivets. Rivet line locations are marked on the sides and seen on the drawing as magenta lines. -
Three of these "Emerald" series cars were owned by the B&O and were "stream-styled" in their later years. These kits, if the modeler wants, have rivet placement lines (shown in magenta on the drawings) on the sides so that a product like Archer Transfer Rivets can be added. -
This car was named "Courageous" and was the only car in the 4019 Plans that had rear windows on the end of the car. These kits, if the modeler wants, have rivet placement lines (shown in magenta on the drawings) on the sides so that a product like Archer Transfer Rivets can be added.. -
This type of car ran on the Pennsy as the "Enterprise." They had a 40 seat dining room and a 10 seat parlor section. These kits, if the modeler wants, have rivet placement lines (shown in magenta on the drawings) on the sides so that a product like Archer Transfer Rivets can be added. -
These cars were originally Diner-Parlor Cars that got rebuilt by various railroads such as the Black River & Western in New Jersey and the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western in North Carolina. The most obvious difference from the original version is the kitchen windows were sealed and the bottom of the lift window was filled in. These kits, if the modeler wants, have rivet placement lines (shown in magenta on the drawings) on the sides so that a product like Archer Transfer Rivets can be added.
- 1
- 2