Description
The Southern Pacific rostered three groups of distinctive “single sheathed” automobile cars with steel sheathing instead of wood. The prototype information about these three groups may be found here: https://prototopics.blogspot.com/2023/10/southern-pacific-50-11-automobile-car.html
Some photos of the finished model and commentary can be found at: https://prototopics.blogspot.com/2023/12/southern-pacific-50-11-model.html
INSTRUCTIONS – k125 SP A-50-11 1.1 (revised to 23 JANUARY 2024 with no major changes from 1.0) 36 MB
These HO scale kits feature one-piece cast resin bodies and floor/underframe plus:
- Many detailed etchings
- Tahoe Model works Dalman two-level Barber lateral motion trucks with 0.088″ tread width wheelsets
- Moloco flexible angle cock/air hose parts
- Moloco prototype draft gear (“coupler pockets”)
- Kadee scale couplers
- Wire
- Tichy KC and AB brake parts
- Screws
- Decals printed by Cartograf from SP lettering drawings
- Modelers to provide paint, weathering media, and alternate details as called out in the instructions, such as chain. $85 (click here for some background on our pricing)
It is a beautiful model and suitably “massive” for a 50′ car
NOTE if you are outside the US, you may be asked to pay an additional shipping surcharge to cover the difference that will be invoiced via a separate PayPal transaction. You will have the option of rejecting that charge and having your entire order refunded.
