Back on page 3 of this thread, and about 1/3 of the way down, adferraro posted his build of an All Nation wood reefer. I think the kit I've just finished is essentially the same kit. As he noted, the primary advantage of this kit over some others is the one piece scribed plywood sides. It is a fairly crude kit, though, and he did an excellent job on his.
I bought this kit on ebay, primarily because it came with some Walthers Liebmann Packing Company decals. Liebmann was in Green Bay, Wisconsin and had their name and city prominently on the side of ART leased cars. Inevitably, the decals proved useless. The lettering was impervious to all solvents, and the ART logo shattered into a million pieces when it hit the water. I had tested the lettering prior to applying but didn't test the logos. Perhaps the 1957 copyright date on the package was a warning. K4 Decals are what I ended up using after removing the Walthers end decals and repainting the ends. Because the car had been painted with orange sides and red ends and roof, I was limited in decal options.
For the build I added some roof ribs but used the All Nation ice hatches; I thought they looked pretty good. I did use that plastic roof walk but sanded it with coarse sandpaper to flatten it and give it some grain. The inset frame edge on the bottom of the sides was removed. The car got some metal doors (styrene, actually) to break up the scribing. The ladders were from an Ambroid kit. Brake detail was added. The stirrup steps are All Nation.
The sides are Floquil reefer orange with a bit of black added; the red is Model Master, altered with black and brown. Trucks are San Juan T section Bettendorf. I do like the Greenlee Packing decals and feel they resulted in a better looking car than the car using the Walthers Liebmann decals,
Jim
