SCALETRAINS HO RIVET COUNTER Thrall 48' Coil Steel Car Illinois Central/IC Hoods

Description: ONLY ONE OF EACH NUMBER AVAILABLE! SCALETRAINS IS NEARLY SOLD OUT!! NOTE: THE WALKWAY IS MADE OF STAMPED METAL AND THE SUPPORTS ARE PLASTIC. THE WALKWAY CAN COME LOOSE DURING SHIPPING BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT MATERIAL'S EXPANSION RATES. ONCE THE CAR IS ACLIMATED TO IT'S ENVIRONMENT IT WILL SETTLE AND CAN BE REGLUED IF NECESSARY. PLEASE CONTACT SCALETRAINS WITH ANY QUESTIONS! From Scaletrains it's a "Rivet Counter" version of a Thrall 48' coil steel car finished in the Illinois Central (IC) black scheme with black IC hoods. There are 6 car numbers available. In the 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, collaborating with two Detroit-area railroads, created the modern coil steel car design. Over the years, several freight car manufacturers built similar cars, including Thrall Car Manufacturing which constructed these 48-foot, twin hood cars in the 1980s and 1990s. The first Thrall cars had a 100-ton capacity, but later versions were built to a 125-ton capacity. Wearing the protective hoods, the car can carry coils up to 7 feet in diameter. They can carry coils up to 10 feet with the hoods removed. The flat-top hoods from the first designs have been replaced with a rounded top design that is both easier to manufacture and is stronger.The all-new Rivet Counter™ HO Scale Thrall Manufacturing 48’ 2-Hood Coil Steel Car is the definitive model of this unique freight car. True to the prototype, the car features railroad, road number, and era-specific™ features like 5 unique hood versions; as-delivered or contemporary paint schemes; 4 positionable load dividers; 4 large unwrapped coil steel loads with metal weight inside each; a finely detailed body with dual trough design and center divider; plus 16 walkway side supports and simulated wood trough interior. Depending on the type of steel you’re hauling, the car can be used without hoods as well.PRODUCT DETAILS Road Number Specific ScaleTrainsAll-new modelEra: 1993 to 2005 Series 299600 to 299630, built 7/93Road numbers 299600, 299604, 299609, 299615, 299621 and 299630Fully-assembledMultiple road numbersBody with dual trough design and center divider, sixteen walkway side supports and simulated wood trough interior. Designed for the use of two hoods although, depending on the type of steel, the car can be run without hoods as well.Body has four wireform side grab irons and four wireform end grab irons2 X Version 2 Hood: Corner reinforcement, short side handrail with grab irons, hood stacking brackets with outer extensionsEach hood is constructed with up to 27 individual parts including 12 photo etched handrail stanchions, six wireform handrails, four wireform grab irons, two hood stacking brackets, two hood top braces, and lifting bailHandbrake housing with finely detailed wheel and chainSee-through photo-etched metal walkwaySimulated wood interior floor using a hand applied washFour (4) positionable load dividers Four (4) large unwrapped coil steel loads with metal weight inside eachFactory-applied end handrails, hood guides, stanchions, load divider tracks, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses with silver gladhandsComplete underbody brake system with over 20 separately applied parts including air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve plus wireform plumbing and trainline pipe with brackets Durable body-mounted die-cast metal semi-scale SE Type lower shelf knuckle couplersHighly-detailed Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data, rotating bearing caps, side bearing detail, and separate brake beam detailPrinted reporting mark and road number on all four trucks36” machined metal wheels with accurately profiled .110" wide wheel treadOperates on Code 70, 83 and 100 railPrinting and lettering legible even under magnificationWeighted to Industry standards for reliable operationPackaging safely stores modelRecommended radius 18”

Price: 59.99 USD

Location: Hammond, Louisiana

End Time: 2024-11-30T18:27:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD