WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $31.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Features on WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar:
- 33” metal wheels
- All-new tooling
- Auxiliary, emergency, and brake cylinder pipes
- Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers
- Detailed underbody with factory-applied air reservoir, brake cylinder, and control valve
- Factory-applied placards for reporting marks, road number, and herald (as appropriate)
- Freestanding wood running boards with molded corner grab iron on laterals
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Molded grab irons, ladders, and stirrup steps
- Outside braced wood ends
- Screw-mounted solid-bearing trucks
- Slatted wood sides
- Vertical brake staff with factory-applied brake wheel
Release date: Available now
Road names: Denver & Rio Grande Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Milwaukee Road; Pennsylvania RR; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Four road numbers per paint scheme; also available undecorated.
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