Chester Industrial Arts Undecorated Lightweight Sleeper Roomette Passenger Cars (missing photo)
Prototype Info
Manufacturer:
Pullman
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
sleeper
Configuration:
roomette
Length:
60'
Road Name:
(undecorated)
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Chester Industrial Arts
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
1950
Product Type:
wood & metal kit
Finish:
unpainted
Wheels:
not included
Couplers:
not included
Lighted:
no
Magazine Article:
S Gaugian, Jan 2005, pg 12 (historical description and how to improve)
Magazine Article:
S Gaugian, May 2006, pg 28 (replacing sides with ones by Laser Horizons)
Magazine Article:
S Gaugian, Sep 2001, pg 40 (finding and repairing)
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Notes:
The model's frame and roof was made out of wood, and the corrugated sides and (the crude) ends were made out of unfinished, shiny aluminum. The included sponge-rubber diaphragms deteriorated over time. The "glass" was made out of celluloid, which yellows over time. This is the shorty version, designed to handle the sharper AF-based layouts. The skirting wheel cut-outs were long to accommodate 6-wheel trucks.