I have completed the damaged reefer car model. It did not turn out as well as I had hoped as the card stock sides were difficult to torture properly. Also a reefer is not the best type of car for doing this but I had car sides so - what the heck. I will probably place it on a shelf as I have no convenient siding on the layout - we will see.
The end of the car is bashed in somewhat like the prior prototype photo I posted. The side door on this side is also popped open a little and the near ice hatch is popped up a little.
Perhaps you can see the slightly open door in this photo. I searched for an actual photo of an open reefer door but could not find one.
I did some fairly heavy weathering with chalks to make the car look poorly kept.
Olde Frothingslosh Beer car
Since I am on the subject of reefers, here is a car built from an old plastic kit by my father for his Troll & Elfin model railroad. It is an Olde Frothingslosh beer reefer.
"Olde Frothingslosh - the beer that is so light the foam is on the bottom" originated on Pittsburgh radio many years ago as a joke ad. The name captured the imagination of many people so the Pittsburgh Brewing Company actually marketed a beer with that name as a specialty item. I do not know if the beer is still available. The NMRA also published card sides for this car in the Bulletin many years ago. I have a set of those but am not sure I will ever build them.
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