Modern Models S Extended-vision Cabooses
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Modern Models
Factory:
Ajin Precision, Korea
Prototype Info
Style:
extended-vision
Body:
steel
Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
1987
Qty Made:
125 of Type I, 40 of Type II
Product Type:
brass
Finish:
unpainted
Wheels:
scale
Couplers:
scale
Magazine Article:
S Gauge Herald, Dec 1986, pg 15 (product announcement)
Online Article:
Notes:
Available as Type I with closed-spaced cupola windows (D&RGW and others), and Type II (Frisco) with wide-spaced cupola windows. These models were imported by Overland (part #OMI-4006) and distributed by Modern Models. This was the only product the company ever produced. The models feature underbody details, Barber swing-motion roller-bearing equalized trucks, sliding cupola windows, operating end doors, interior details for the cupola, and additional detailing parts.
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