S Scale America Plastic Kit Texaco (TCX) Steel Frame, Riveted, 1-dome Tank Cars

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

400

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Notes:

The red dome indicates gasoline usage.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

407

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

The model has a black body. This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1952

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Notes:

The orange dome indicates diesel usage.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

406

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

39568

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

General American (GATX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

410

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

39206

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

The model has a black tank. This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Mobilgas (SOVX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

404

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company. Gray body color. The original S Scale America listing shows part #404 to be a Canadian Pacific maroon-colored car with a gray/silver stripe spanning the length of the car. The gray body color description came from Des Plaines Hobbies' listing of their part numbers. Until we get photographic evidence, we won't know for sure.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Mobilgas (SOVX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

408

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

The model has a red tank. This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1934

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Mobilgas (SOVX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

402

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

72956, 73116

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1948

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

401

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

12786

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Shippers Car Line (SHPX)

Lessee:

Hooker Chemicals

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

409

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

5867

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Product Review:

Model Railroader, Feb 1995

Notes:

In Model Railroader's magazine, Jeff Wilson's product review stated that the kit went together well, the wheels are in gauge and roll well, that the model matches the prototype's dimensions, and it weighs the correct NMRA-specified weight. This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Sinclair (SDRX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

403

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

13189

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Texaco (TCX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

412

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

3241, 3276

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company. Their listing shows part #412 to be a black-colored body with the car's data printed on it, only. The Texaco version is Des Plaines Hobbies' product part #412.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

405

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

69245

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

39'

Volume:

10,000 gallons

Car Owner:

Union Tank Line (UTLX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

411

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1994

Road Number(s):

85339

Product Type:

plastic kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

not included; Des Plaines later added AF

Supplemental:

Kit Version Instruction Sheets

Notes:

This was the original kit version sold by the original S Scale America company.