S-Helper Service Undecorated Extended-vision Cabooses
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
S-Helper Service
Manufacturer ID:
00217
Prototype Info
Manufacturer:
International Car Company
Style:
extended-vision
Body:
steel
Year/Era:
1968
Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
1999
Qty Made:
100
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted, not lettered
Wheels:
scale & hi-rail
Couplers:
AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)
Lighted:
yes!
Notes:
Includes full interior with a hand-painted two-man crew, "swing motion" sprung trucks, brass running boards, and opening end doors.
(image copyright © Holt Apgar; used by permission)
The original, factory-painted but undecorated model.
(image copyright © Holt Apgar; used by permission)
Holt Apgar decorated his model for the D&H. He repainted it into the 1959 delivery scheme for D&H #35710 through 35719, from builder Int'l Car Co. The roof, end-rails, ladders, roof-walk, and hand-rails were brush-painted with Testors Model Master enamels. Decals came from Microscale. The lights, lanterns, and a two-man crew were parts from S-Helper Service.