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Refrigerator Car, Milk

Manufacturer:

River Raisin Models

Category:

Refrigerator Car, Milk

Prototype Manufacturer:

Pfaudler

Road Name:

General American Pfaudler (GPEX)

Model Introduced:

1990

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

painted

Prototype Dimensions:

47'

Notes:

There were a total of 70 of these models built by Ajin Precision of Korea, and imported by Overland Models for River Raisin Models. The models were factory-painted green but not lettered. The box included ten private road name decals (see the photos for examples). The small loading doors are sprung. The model included the correct Barber S-1-L-P high speed trucks. There is a product review in the October 1990 issue of the 3/16 "S"cale Railroading magazine. One additional model was imported that was unpainted.


(image copyright © Dick Karnes)

(image copyright © Jim Kindraka)

Manufacturer:

River Raisin Models

Manufacturer ID:

OMI-1683

Category:

Refrigerator Car, Milk

Prototype Manufacturer:

Pfaudler

Prototype Year/Era:

1947

Road Name:

General American Pfaudler (GPEX)

Model Introduced:

1990

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

painted

Prototype Dimensions:

40'

Notes:

There were a total of 144 of these models built by Ajin Precision of Korea, and imported by Overland Models for River Raisin Models. The models were factory-painted green but not lettered, as shown in the second photo. The box included ten private road name decals (see the other photos for examples). The small loading doors are sprung. The prototype milk tank cars contained two tanks inside the body, much like the Linde gas tanks inside a standard box car. The model included the correct Barber S-1-L-P high-speed trucks. One additional model was imported that was unpainted.


(image copyright © Ed Kirstatter)

(image copyright © Bill Winans)

(image copyright © Jim Kindraka)

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Category:

Refrigerator Car, Milk

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Introduced:

1990

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

unpainted

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWM-0034

Category:

Refrigerator Car, Milk

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Introduced:

1990

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

unpainted

Notes:

This model of the NYC express milk car arrived unpainted, and was manufactured in Korea by Duck-Yoo Corp. The model is very similar to the SouthWind Models #0033, except that the doors are different on this one.


(image copyright © Dale Minard)

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWSE-2

Category:

Refrigerator Car, Milk

Road Name:

Rutland (RUT)

Road Number:

340

Model Introduced:

1990

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

unpainted

Notes:

The originally unpainted model was made in Korea by Duck-Yoo Corp. Two sets of 15 models each were produced.


(image copyright © Jace Kahn)

(image copyright © Jace Kahn)
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