Paint Shop – 92 : Akron, Canton & Youngstown Boxcar 3693, part 1

: ACY3693

Here is another "Buckeye State" railroad boxcar I managed to model using K4 Decal: Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad XM #3693.

I found a photo of this ACY boxcar that fits my body type, scheme, and era −50’ boxcar red boxcar with ACI plates− at the Fallenflag site. It has the ACY herald featured in the K4 decal I partly used for my previous project. So, I decided to model this car this time.

I used a surplus MTL 50' Standard Single Door Box Car for the model. I changed the door with MTL replacement parts 8’ Superior door. I also modified the sill and the side panel joints.

I spray-painted the body with Tamiya TS-62. Before applying decals, I polished the surface of the painted body, where decals were going to be applied, with the compound. The decals used are K4 “Akron Canton and Youngstown 50 Ft Boxcar White ACY”, and ACI plates from Microscale products. I finally spray-painted the semi-gloss clear coat after applying the decals to finish my work.

* 1974 photo of ACY #3693 found at Fallenflag site;
* 1955 photo of ACY #3645 found at City of Vancouver Archives site;

　
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroadの車両をもう1両。先に示したACY#1916に一部を使用したデカールの残りを用いた制作である。#3693は、唯一ACIプレートが施された状態の写真が見つかった車両である。

基となった製品はMTL製50' Standard Single Door Box Carで、扉をMTL製8' Superior Doorに交換。あとは、側面パネル割を改編、車体裾を「Tab」スタイルに変更しただけである。

塗装はタミヤ製缶スプレーTS-62。いつものようにデカールを貼る箇所は塗装後コンパウンドで磨いておく。
今回用いたK4社製デカールはこの系列をプロトタイプにした製品なので、車番以外は切り貼り不要、そのまま使える。

最後に、側面は半光沢、屋根はつや消しのクリアを吹いて仕上げた。