{"id":670,"date":"2009-05-25T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=670"},"modified":"2021-06-19T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T16:33:10","slug":"modern-boxcars-for-american-oo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=670","title":{"rendered":"Modern Boxcars for American OO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My roster of modern cars expanded somewhat recently with the arrival of these two boxcars.<\/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\/ModernBoxJohann.jpg?resize=462%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1523\" width=\"462\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ModernBoxJohann.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ModernBoxJohann.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ModernBoxJohann.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They were made by the late Bill Johann, converted from Con-Cor HO 60\u2019 boxcars to approximate OO 50\u2019 boxcars, a conversion featured in August 1993 issue of <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The OO Road<\/span>. He introduced the conversion as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Tired of looking at 40\u2019 Boxcars from the 1930s in your closet, collection, or on your RR? Have I got a Project for you! It\u2019s done using the CON-COR KITS which are plastic. PLASTIC? (please don\u2019t faint) Plastic is neat to work with. It also saws well; can be snapped apart, after scoring, &amp; drills &amp; taps great.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>These two specifically are what he calls in the article the -3 and -4 versions of these conversions. The car with the more peaked roof (-3) was made from one Con-Cor car and the other (-4) was made from two cars. The conversion is described in detail in the article but in short the -3 car has a new roof and ends and the -4 car uses the original roof and ends. They are on the Johann converted roller bearing trucks that he made\/sold. I think both look good but the -3 car looks slightly better. This basic conversion can be applied to many other makes of large modern cars, something to consider for expanding the OO roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first of three posts (this one posted on 5\/28) on modern cars for OO that I prepared as drafts the Monday before hitting the road from Arizona to Illionis for a conference and to visit relatives. Seeing very similar cars in trains on the way yesterday has me itching to make more modern OO cars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My roster of modern cars expanded somewhat recently with the arrival of these two boxcars. 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