P-B-L Sn3 Steel Frame, Riveted, 1-dome Tank Cars

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1927

Car Owner:

Conoco (CONX)

Notes:

The November/December 1989 issue of the Narrow Gauge And Short Line Gazette has an article about CONX #8.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

P-B-L

Factory:

Samhongsa, Korea

Gauge:

Sn3

Year Introduced:

1985

Road Number(s):

between 5 and 47

Qty Made:

200

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

scale

Notes:

These models feature a wide frame and a tall dome. They were released under the "Milestone Models" brand name of P-B-L. They produced ten models for each of the following road numbers: 5, 8, 10, 11, 22, 25, 26, 27, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47. Another run of these cars was done in 1996.

These photos show the two different paint schemes that were produced.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1923

Volume:

6,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Union Tank Line (UTLX)

Notes:

The July/August 1978 issue of the Narrow Gauge And Short Line Gazette has an article about narrow-gauge tank cars by Bill Winans that covers the UTLX car, both narrow frame and frameless. Part 2 in the September/October 1978 issue covers the TCX cars.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

P-B-L (click for web site)

Factory:

Boo-Rim Precision, Korea

Gauge:

Sn3

Year Introduced:

2004

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

scale

Supplemental Part:

Trucks

Notes:

This model is of the narrow frame version. The handful of brass models pre-date the PBL-R16 plastic kit version, but otherwise are of the same car. They were released under the "Milestone Models" brand name of P-B-L.

P-B-L forgot to photograph the final production models, so this is of their unpainted pilot model only.

The same pilot model.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1923

Volume:

6,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Union Tank Line (UTLX)

Notes:

The July/August 1978 issue of the Narrow Gauge And Short Line Gazette has an article about narrow-gauge tank cars by Bill Winans that covers the UTLX car, both narrow frame and frameless. Part 2 in the September/October 1978 issue covers the TCX cars.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

P-B-L (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

PBL-R16

Additional IDs:

PBL-R16-5p, PBL-R16-6, PBL-R16p#?????

Gauge:

Sn3

Year Introduced:

2022

Product Type:

plastic & metal kit

Finish:

unpainted | painted, not lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

scale

Decals:

included

Product Review:

S/Sn3 Modeling Guide, Aug 1996, pg 33

Supplemental Part:

Trucks

Notes:

This model is of the narrow frame version. P-B-L offers these as individual kits that are unpainted, as well as a 5-pack of factory-painted kits, a 6-pack of unpainted kits, and individual factory-painted-and-lettered kit (the ????? in the Model ID represents the requested road number).