Midgage Models Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (SFRD) Wood Sheathed (Ice) Refrigerator Cars
Prototype Info
Car Type:
wood sheathed (ice)
Length:
40'
Car Owner:
Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (SFRD)
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Midgage Models
Manufacturer ID:
R-5
Gauge:
S
Year Introduced:
1947
Road Number(s):
34859
Product Type:
wood & cardstock kit
Finish:
pre-printed
Wheels:
scale or without
Couplers:
scale or without
Supplemental:
Notes:
To correctly model this car, the roof-top hatches need to open toward the car's ends.
(image copyright © Tom Lennon; used by permission)
Tom Lennon's model has some additional grafitti on it, on both sides (see if you can spot it).
(image copyright © Tom Lennon; used by permission)
(image copyright © Tom Lennon; used by permission)
(image copyright © Bob Hogan; used by permission)
The parts contained in the complete kit. There is a striking resemblance between these sides and the ones that Cleveland Model & Supply produced.
(image copyright © Bob Hogan; used by permission)
The typical box in which the kit arrived.
(image copyright © Mark Mugnai; used by permission)
(image copyright © Mark Mugnai; used by permission)