Car Type:
wood, externally-braced (ice)
Length:
50'
Car Owner:
Mathieson (NX)
Manufacturer:
Northeastern Scale Models
Manufacturer ID:
R-3
Gauge:
S
Year Introduced:
1961
Product Type:
wood kit
Finish:
pre-printed
Wheels:
not included
Couplers:
not included
Notes:
Northeastern Scale Models sold this kit initially, but later kit sales were taken over by both Ambroid Co and Kinsman Scale Models. Available with or without the trucks, the version without trucks did not include the bolsters nor the coupler pockets, as those were intended to be used by A.C. Gilbert modelers. The body color on these cars was aluminum.
Car Type:
wood, externally-braced (ice)
Year/Era:
1912
Length:
50'
Car Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Manufacturer:
Northeastern Scale Models
Manufacturer ID:
R-2
Gauge:
S
Year Introduced:
1965
Road Number(s):
5342
Product Type:
wood kit
Finish:
pre-printed
Wheels:
not included
Couplers:
not included
Supplemental:
Magazine Article:
S Gaugian, May 2007, pg 17
Notes:
Northeastern Scale Models sold this kit initially, but later kit sales were taken over by both Ambroid Co and Kinsman Scale Models. Available with or without the trucks, the version without trucks did not include the bolsters nor the coupler pockets, as those were intended to be used by A.C. Gilbert modelers.