Hoquat Hobbies Wood & Metal Kit Merchants Despatch Transportation (MDT/NYC) Wood Sheathed (Ice) Refrigerator Cars

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

American Refrigerator Transit Co (ART)

Lessee:

Crazy Water Company

Advertiser:

Crazy Water Crystals

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

356

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

American Sugar Refining Company (ASRX)

Lessee:

Domino Sugars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

617

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Volume:

2060cuft

Car Owner:

College Inn Food Products Co (CIPX)

Advertiser:

Tomato Juice Cocktail

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

127

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Volume:

3863cuft

Car Owner:

fantasy: Central S Scalers of New Jersey (CNJ)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

7587

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Volume:

3863cuft

Car Owner:

freelance: Hoquat and Onandaga

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

235

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Year/Era:

1923

Length:

40'

Volume:

2060cuft

Car Owner:

Gerber Products Co. (GSVX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

1010

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

H.J. Heinz Co (HJHC)

Advertiser:

Heinz 57 Varieties

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

430

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Merchants Despatch Transportation (MDT/NYC)

Lessee:

Michigan Central (MC)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Manufacturer ID:

HH-1

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1981

Road Number(s):

16002, 16005, 16010

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Product Review:

NASG Dispatch, Sep 1981, pg 3

Notes:

This was Hoquat Hobbies' first production kit, which was announced in the July 1981 NASG Dispatch.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

North American Despatch (NADX)

Advertiser:

Pluto Water

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

3069

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

North American Despatch (NADX)

Advertiser:

HM Noack & Sons

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

3116

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Year/Era:

1931

Length:

40'

Volume:

1938

Car Owner:

North American Despatch (NADX)

Lessee:

Curtiss Candy Company

Advertiser:

Baby Good

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

6303

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Northern Refrigerator Car Co. (NRCC)

Advertiser:

Apples from Yakima Valley Washington

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

9232

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Year/Era:

1931

Length:

40'

Volume:

1920cuft

Car Owner:

Pacific Fruit Express (PFE)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

71048

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Quaker Oats

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

619, 638

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Rath Packing (RPRX)

Advertiser:

Rath's Black Hawk Ham

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

205

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Year/Era:

1924

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Schlosser Brothers Inc (QREX)

Advertiser:

Schlosser's Oak Grove Butter

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

125

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Schwartzschild and Sulzberger Co (CBTCO)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

1675

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Length:

40'

Volume:

3863cuft

Car Owner:

Union Refrigerator Transit (URT/URTX)

Lessee:

Blatz

Advertiser:

Old Heidelberg

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

2327

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Sides provided by Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies.