Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - 50 ft PC&F Box Car w/14 ft Plug Door - Cotton Belt (SSW) #23702 - Patched & Faded "Primed For Grime" Blue/Yellow/Red ex-GVSR Scheme (SKU 141-69396)
Available On: June 1, 2019
This Pacific Car & Foundry car was a common site on the rails from the 1960's to 1990's. This type of box cars was cushioned from slack action and had double Youngstown 8 ft doors. The construction and type of doors used on these cars provided a more constant temperature and humidity in the cars for more sensitive goods being transported. These cars served for decades and many were sold by original owners appearing in a variety of interesting schemes.
Features:
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
- Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
- Fully detailed full cushion underframe with air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod detail
- Separately applied door closure rods, side ladders, metal grab irons and etched metal end platforms
- 70-Ton roller bearing trucks with operating bearing caps
- Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Body-mounted, McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
- Replacement parts available
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
- Era: Early 2000's+
Primed For Grime Features:
- Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
- Faded base colors matched to the prototype
- Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
- Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
$39.98 US
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