Mechanical Reefer Interiors

[Tom]

Kurt, the link isn't working...

Tom, the interior would be a dull silver gray color with lots of dirt and gunk on the floor making it appear rather brown? And the walls would be more gray-silver with scrapes and marks all over?

Eggzachary.
As for the seams, both the walls and floor would be made from 6 inch wide aluminum pieces? This is like sheet aluminum over wood?

Running from top to bottom. It'd be aluminum more or less tongue and grooved. Never looked behind one but the old man (longtime carman) actually says 2' wide sections with space behind so air could circulate behind the walls. Insulated car with a 4" or so air space behind and every 2 feet or so a rib would stick out and across the ribs would be the 2' wide by 8' tall aluminum panels. Not sealed either so the air could circulate from top to bottom with a 3-4 inch gap at top and bottom for airflow. The fan would move air acriss the top of the laod from the a end of the car to the b end across the top of the load and since cold air sinks, it'd flow behind the walls keeping the walls cool. Don't forget to add a canvas sleeve up top for the air to blow out of the fan in the reefer unit. Floor is as I described too, but sections staggered like the top of a pallet for air circulation. My apologies, I had them confused with insulated boxcars, and have Dad on the phone getting info for you. Apologies for the typing errors, he talks faster than I can type!

The aluminum strips would be running horizontal on the walls? I could model this with some scribed plastic sheet?

Yup

Oh... what wold the inside of a plug door look like?

Same as the walls. these cars being plug door cars, it creates an air tight seal.
And thanks to everyone for joining in and lending a hand!

No prob!