Green liveried Canadian Pacific boxcar -

[Windjabbers]

Ok so what have I bought!!

 

I’ve picked up a few boxcars at a car boot sale.  (Not bad for a £5) This one didn’t come with a box so I’m looking for a bit more information about it. 
 

Having had a quick scan online I’m not sure when and how many were painted in this green livery and I guess this is a 50ft car? 
 

Would welcome any more information about this would be really helpful. And links to protypical pictures as well.

 

thanks 

 

David 

[doctor quinn]

It's a 50' newsprint service boxcar, the script lettering began to be applied in the early 60s and was superseded by the Multimark ('Pacman') in 1968. There were cars in script well into the 80s.

 

Edited 15 hours ago by doctor quinn
Add picture link

[Windjabbers]

Perfect - thank you 

[doctor quinn]

Just checked the CP Colour Guide, Script lettering dates from August 1962 but the green colour-coding for newsprint dates from approximately 1967.

[pH]

And the model still has a roofwalk (removed in the prototype picture). Restricts the time period a bit.

[Windjabbers]

19 minutes ago, pH said:

And the model still has a roofwalk (removed in the prototype picture). Restricts the time period a bit.

Ah so, the roofwalk were removed ?  Do you know roughly over what timescales? Thanks David

[F-UnitMad]

4 minutes ago, Windjabbers said:

Ah so, the roofwalk were removed ?  Do you know roughly over what timescales? Thanks David

Roughly early 1970s.

 

I have to say, from (potentially obscure) question to answer(s) and prototype photo within 6 hours - isn't RMweb great??!! 😁😁😁👍👍👍

[pH]

12 minutes ago, Windjabbers said:

Ah so, the roofwalk were removed ?  Do you know roughly over what timescales? Thanks David

Somewhat complicated (which is why I didn’t try to include the information in the post above!  😕)

 

Here’s possibly one of the better explanations:

 

https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/roof-walks-12201997

[Windjabbers]

21 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said:

Roughly early 1970s.

 

I have to say, from (potentially obscure) question to answer(s) and prototype photo within 6 hours - isn't RMweb great??!! 😁😁😁👍👍👍

Yes isn’t it ! 👍👍

[Windjabbers]

12 minutes ago, pH said:

Somewhat complicated (which is why I didn’t try to include the information in the post above!  😕)

 

Here’s possibly one of the better explanations:

 

https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/roof-walks-12201997

Ok thanks, 👍👍

[doctor quinn]

1 hour ago, Windjabbers said:

Ah so, the roofwalk were removed ?  Do you know roughly over what timescales? Thanks David

That batch came without roof walks (1967)

Edited 7 hours ago by doctor quinn

[pH]

20 minutes ago, doctor quinn said:

That batch came without roof walks (1967)

So that would mean the model is not correct, and David is going to have to take the roof walks off if he wants the car to be prototypical.

 

…. and shorten the ladders

Edited 7 hours ago by pH