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Posted: **Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:21 pm**

Has anyone made models for the old style open-sided autoracks? The modern enclosed autoracks just don't look right in consists that are supposed to be in the 1970s. I've searched around and I'm either blind or they don't exist.

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:37 am**

As far as I'm aware they don't exist.

It's hard enough convincing people to make a locomotive let alone rollingstock.

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:10 am**

I think if you poke around here somewhere there is someone that is or at least was working on some.

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:45 am**

There's some Brazilian freeware ones that look roughly correct, as long as you don't mind the roadname https://www.machine-rail.com/material-rodante

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:55 am**

I downloaded the open side autoracks and will investigate some reskins tonight.

Harry

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:10 pm**

harryadkins wrote:I downloaded the open side autoracks and will investigate some reskins tonight.

Harry

Me too. Have any railroads in mind?

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:23 pm**

buzz456 wrote:
harryadkins wrote:I downloaded the open side autoracks and will investigate some reskins tonight.

Harry

Me too. Have any railroads in mind?

Assuming this is a question for everyone to answer, I was thinking maybe a pack with 50s or 60s eastern railroads then 50s or 60s western railroads. (correct me if I got the time periods mixed up)

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:41 pm**

EngineerTJ wrote:
buzz456 wrote:
harryadkins wrote:I downloaded the open side autoracks and will investigate some reskins tonight.

Harry

Me too. Have any railroads in mind?

Assuming this is a question for everyone to answer, I was thinking maybe a pack with 50s or 60s eastern railroads then 50s or 60s western railroads. (correct me if I got the time periods mixed up)

Pictures?

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:58 pm**

Maybe this will get things started?

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/102519/02_GEN_89ft_Autorack_102519.pdf

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:59 pm**

And another set
http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/092515/10_N-scale_F89F_Autorack_092515.pdf

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:01 pm**

And just one more:

https://www.trovestar.com/Assets/Collec ... 112417.pdf

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:18 pm**

The nice thing about those pdf's is that they provide scale-able images.

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:32 pm**

I'm getting a download error on the two from Athearn for some reason but here is kind of a first pass on these things.

Screenshot_ ScaleRail Marias Pass_48.28090--113.61194_12-13-22.jpg

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:56 pm**

Here's the coupler fix to get them to show up.

AAR_Type_E_coupler.zip

Posted: **Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:57 pm**

buzz456 wrote:Here's the coupler fix to get them to show up.
AAR_Type_E_coupler.zip

Screenshot_ ScaleRail Marias Pass_48.28092--113.61197_12-00-53.jpg

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