Buffalo Hunt 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:

Introduced:

1963

Road Number(s):

24124

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Supplemental:

General A.C. Gilbert Gondola Notes

Online Article:

Has Photos

Supplemental Part:

B.T.S. Wood Flooring (part #02601)

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets with Tie-down Wires

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.

The model in the background is the common version, while the one in the foreground is the rare version.

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.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

42'9"

Road Name:

Buffalo Hunt

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1963

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Supplemental:

General A.C. Gilbert Gondola Notes

Online Article:

Has Photos

Supplemental Part:

B.T.S. Wood Flooring (part #02601)

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets with Tie-down Wires

Notes:

The Buffalo Hunt gondola and the Freight Ahead caboose are the only two cars produced by Gilbert that did not have a catalog number. The Buffalo Hunt gondola was produced in 1963 only in only one variation. This unusual gondola was not sold separately and was offered only as part of the 1963 #20800 Game Train set.