A double herald
SP-UP Pacific Fruit
Express wood
reefer is available
from Accurail in a
two-car set at
$34.98. The HO scale model is based on a prototype built in
1923 and rebuilt in 1952. Trucks and couplers are included in all
Accurail kits.
American Model
Builders
has
a new kit for a
New York Central
19000 series
wood caboose.
The kit features
numerous pre-
cision laser-cut components with laser-scribed sides. Details
include cast resin platform steps and brake gear, cast white-
metal smokejack, and injection molded turnbuckles. Several fix-
tures are shown to aid the modeler in replicating the handholds,
ladders, and truss rods found on the prototype. Options for the
model builder include square or rounded body corner posts,
side windows that can be modeled open or closed, two differ-
ent styles of end ladders and running boards, and variations on
the end windows of NYCs distinctive low profile cupola. A set
of screen doors and windows are provided along with custom
decals and illustrated instructions that include information on
painting and finishing the assembled model. The craftsman kit
has an MSRP of $59.95. Trucks and couplers are not included.
