The kit sells for
$24.95 less trucks
and couplers. The
instructions include
suggestions for
HOn3 truck sources.
Moloco
) is
developing an HO
scale PS-3 2750 cu
ft triple-bay open-
top hopper car
based on a prototype Pullman-Standard began building in 1954.
Decorating schemes on the one- piece injection molded plastic
body will include Utah Railway, Southern Railway, Rock Island,
Burlington Northern, Great Northern, Clinchfield, and L&N with
Dixie Line slogan. Other features include Santoprene cast rubber
air hoses (see below), Kadee® Whisker™ couplers, detailed hop-
per-door operating mechanism, trucks with metal wheelsets,
and hand brakes appropriate to the prototype being modeled.
Availability and pricing are pending.
Moloco is selling flexible air
hoses molded in tough black
Santoprene rubber. The HO
scale air hoses are said to resist
breaking even with excessive
handling. Because Santoprene
is a thermo-plastic, rather than
a thermo-set, Moloco’s air hose
will not break down, chalk-over, or lose elasticity over time. In
addition to a pair of air hoses, each car needs an ABD valve con-
nection to the main air line. Moloco sells the air hoses at $4.00
for a pack of eight.
