{"id":472,"date":"2010-12-16T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=472"},"modified":"2021-06-21T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:28:12","slug":"hawk-oo-boxcar-and-gondola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"Hawk OO boxcar and gondola in progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One firm to produce a line of OO gauge freight car kits the early 1940s was Hawk. These I think were their best two OO models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-1.jpg?resize=497%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2139\" width=\"497\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-1.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-1.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-1.jpg?resize=768%2C455&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First we have this boxcar, a recent eBay find. I have profiled this model before and it seems to be one that modelers liked to modify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-2.jpg?resize=291%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2140\" width=\"291\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-2.jpg?w=654&amp;ssl=1 654w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-2.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new car is no exception. The builder has replaced the door and also look at the ends. The stock version would have a plain end. This model now has a brass overlay with rivet details appropriate to imitate an early type of steel end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-3.jpg?resize=419%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2141\" width=\"419\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-3.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-3.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkBoxcar-3.jpg?resize=768%2C425&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the bottom it shows the classic Hawk frame. It was never set up with trucks so far as I can tell. I plan to mount a good pair after I tweak details a bit and paint and letter the car, hopefully sometime soon but there are many projects underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-1.jpg?resize=427%2C238&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" width=\"427\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-1.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-1.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-1.jpg?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The same could be said for this gondola, another eBay find early this year. As noted in the earlier article, this is a sulfur gondola of ATSF prototype. This is also an example of a car that was never set up for trucks but was close to finished (maybe 70%) and will make a nice car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-2.jpg?resize=431%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2143\" width=\"431\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-2.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HawkGon-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why these are their best two cars is because they are models of wood prototype cars nicely designed with good quality wood parts. I will over time rebuild a couple of the steel cars too but I don\u2019t have much hope that they will turn out as nicely as these as they lack rivet details with plain sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One firm to produce a line of OO gauge freight car kits the early 1940s was Hawk. 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