ExactRail
) has introduced an HO scale model
of a 42’ Union Pacific flat car. The new model replicates class
F-50-15 cars the UP built in 1951 using one-piece under-
frames supplied by General Steel Casting Corporation. The
HO scale Platinum series model comes with a Royal F brake
regulator appliance and brake wheel mechanism, Kadee #158
couplers, and a laser-etched wood deck to be installed by the
modeler. A video showing the installation can be viewed at
The model comes in
three Union Pacific paint schemes including 1951 as-deliv-
ered with yellow lettering (above, in 12 road numbers), 1974
repaint with white lettering (nine road numbers), and MOW
green (three road numbers in individual paint schemes).
The model comes with 50-ton Barber plain bearing trucks or
70-ton Barber roller bearing trucks as appropriate to the era
and paint scheme. This 42’ car is in addition to the two 53’ 6”
flats ExactRail announced last month. For information on the
longer cars visit
Fos Scale Models
has introduced
a new HO scale craftsman
structure model named
Bernard Tractor Supply.
The kit includes laser-cut
clapboard siding, board-
by-board construction,
laser-cut doors, and color
