Our
boxcar door was designed with three things in mind:
1- We
wanted to design our boxcar to have a scale thickness door. If we
were to make it slide, that w ould
mean that the door would need to be between 4.5 and 6 scale inches
think in order to fill properly. For us, that
was unacceptable. 2-
We were continually bothered by seeing light come through the car
from the other side. 3-
In addition, here at deLuxe we are N Scalers. We operate a LOT. We
often load our cars. When we build a load, we don't wa nt
it to be hidden by a sliding door that vibrates shut while the train
is running. When the car has a closed door, we wanted it to stay that
way. BUT- we still wanted the door to open.
Here's what
we did: We made a door that was the right thickness in relation to
the body. We built a li ght
block into the car, so light would not come through the car. We made
the door fit the car tightly, with the proper thickness and four securing
posts to lock it to the car. And- we made the door open so it would
be secure and stay open. Here's how you can duplicate it, too. Prep
the door area by removing the body from the chassis of the boxcar.
You can easily see the light block in the door opening. You can also
see the Patent Pending door mounting system. The four openings in
the surround are where the posts attach. This system was used by Atlas
on their 60 foot boxcar series by permission of deLuxe innovations.
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