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A.C. Gilbert Boston & Maine (BM) Steel-sided Gondolas

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24124

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

42'9"

Volume:

4110cuft

Road Name:

Boston & Maine (BM)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1963

Road Number(s):

24124

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

These models were produced in 1963 and 1964, in three variations. These were the unpainted (molded-in color) lighter-blue version (common), the black shell that was painted a dark-blue (very rare), and the third variation is also painted in dark-blue, but has painted ladders.


 (image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
The model in the background is the common version, while the one in the foreground is the rare version.

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

 (image copyright © Holt Apgar; used by permission)
Holt repainted this model based on the prototype B&M car (there were about 300 of these 43-foot long cars re-built in their shops in 1957 from cars originally constructed during WWII, and lasted into the 1960s). Holt used dry transfers, decals, and a flat clear lacquer for a slightly weathered look.
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