Pre-Size Model Specialties Southern Pacific (SP) Wood-sheathed Externally-braced, Door-and-a-half, Automobile Box Cars
Model Manufacturer Info
Prototype Info
Manufacturer:
General American Car Company
Style:
wood-sheathed externally-braced, door-and-a-half, automobile
Year/Era:
1923
Length:
50'6"
Volume:
4530cuft
Road Name:
Southern Pacific (SP)
Class:
A-50-6
Notes:
SP built 1,200 of these cars in 1923, with many lasting well into the 1950s.
Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
2021
Product Type:
resin kit
Finish:
unpainted
Wheels:
scale, separately available
Couplers:
not included
Decals:
included
Product Review:
S Scale Resource, Dec 2021
Magazine Article:
NASG Dispatch, Jan 2022, pg 5
Online Article:
Notes:
Note that the bottom door guides and the door stops are very brittle and easily break off, so care must be given when handling the model.
(image copyright © Pre-Size Model Specialties)
This version shows the model with the decals that come with the car.
(image copyright © Bob Hogan; used by permission)
These next two photos are of Bob Hogan's model to which he applied Tichy Train Group decals that represent the SP's post-1946 lettering scheme.
(image copyright © Bob Hogan; used by permission)
(image copyright © Bob Hogan; used by permission)
Bob Hogan built several of them.