Found the new coolest boxcar.

[chessie system fan]

I've been doing some net surfing this evening and stumbled upon this boxcar painted with an undersea paradise covering the whole car.  At first I thought it was graffiti, but it's actually a full sided advertisement for an aquarium.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/loadstone/30984834991/in/faves-29340670@N06/

Is there a close N scale boxcar like this one?

Here's more detail shots.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rspicture.aspx?id=253459

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/news/gatx-corporation-shedd-aquarium-partner-on-unique-boxcar.html

[peteski]

I could probably try to make a decal for this car, but why bother - @Shipsure  at MTL will probably beat me to the punchline and produce it as one of the ink-jet-printed full-mural cars. 

But on a serious note, MTL printer can produce better quality mural than I can on my Alps printer.  I think that MTL does have a 60' boxcar which might be close enough.

[Chris333]

But what about Shamoo licensing? 

[nkalanaga]

I don't think that's a 60 ft boxcar.  Not only does it look more like a 50 ft, judging by the trucks, but the Canadian Freightcar Gallery lists it as a 50 ft car.

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/displayrailway.pl?o=mdw

"MDW 4073 50' Boxcar
Builder: FMC
Acquired: 1990
History: ex-BN 377124-377222, ex-MDW
Sarnia, ON. October 11, 2008. Chris vanderHeide Photo"

[peteski]

I don't think that's a 60 ft boxcar.  Not only does it look more like a 50 ft, judging by the trucks, but the Canadian Freightcar Gallery lists it as a 50 ft car.

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/displayrailway.pl?o=mdw

"MDW 4073 50' Boxcar
Builder: FMC
Acquired: 1990
History: ex-BN 377124-377222, ex-MDW
Sarnia, ON. October 11, 2008. Chris vanderHeide Photo"

Yeah, it does look too stubby to be 60'.  But MTL could make a foobie. Not like that hasn't happened in the past. 

[cjm413]

I've been doing some net surfing this evening and stumbled upon this boxcar painted with an undersea paradise covering the whole car.  At first I thought it was graffiti, but it's actually a full sided advertisement for an aquarium.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/loadstone/30984834991/in/faves-29340670@N06/

Is there a close N scale boxcar like this one?

Here's more detail shots.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rspicture.aspx?id=253459

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/news/gatx-corporation-shedd-aquarium-partner-on-unique-boxcar.html

E&C double door car is close, but has too many ribs:

http://www.spookshow.net/freight/huberthicube.html

[Philip H]

E&C double door car is close, but has too many ribs:

http://www.spookshow.net/freight/huberthicube.html

I'd say start there for the doors and size.  If the ribs really bug you then scrape them off with a chisel blade and add new ones with styrene strip

[sirenwerks]

E&C double door car is close, but has too many ribs:

Ribs? I was just thinking seafood...

[chessie system fan]

But what about Shamoo licensing? 

Nah, that would be for the matching bnsf coalporter.

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/292787/

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?road_number=BNSF%20668785

I wish someone would do this car someday too.

[peteski]

Nah, that would be for the matching bnsf coalporter.

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/292787/

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?road_number=BNSF%20668785

I wish someone would do this car someday too.

That is cool. But this is not an official paint scheme - not that it matters.    This would be another perfect application for MTL ink jet printer. Too bad they don't make a carbody like that.

[cjm413]

I'd say start there for the doors and size.  If the ribs really bug you then scrape them off with a chisel blade and add new ones with styrene strip

If someone were to make decals for this car, they'd have to decide whether they were going to adapt the artwork to account for the extra ribs on the E&C car or make them based on the prototype.

[chessie system fan]

I forgot to add the  , Pete.  I know it's graffiti.     Exactrail has only made a single door high cube, correct? 

[cjm413]

I forgot to add the  , Pete.  I know it's graffiti.     Exactrail has only made a single door high cube, correct?

Correct

http://www.spookshow.net/freight/freight.php?box=3&rtr=16&plastic=18&brass=19&resin=20&metal=21&wood=22&sort1=3&sort2=2&sort3=4&compress=1&Submit=Submit

[Catt]

Going to call the aquarium Monday and see if (1) I can get a copy of the original artwork and (2) official permission for us that want it to use the artwork to make full side decals.

Will post here what I find out. 

[Spades]

Wouldn't IMR/Red Caboose be a better start. http://www.spookshow.net/freight/huberthicube.html   But yes I would buy one