Are These The Best SP Cabooses in HO Scale? - Unboxing and Product Review of Athearn’s SP Cabooses! скачать в хорошем качестве

Are These The Best SP Cabooses in HO Scale? - Unboxing and Product Review of Athearn’s SP Cabooses!

Are These The Best SP Cabooses in HO Scale? - Unboxing and Product Review of Athearn’s SP Cabooses! Southern Pacific received its first bay window cabooses in 1947. The first bay window cabooses with 50 ton trucks were built in 1968 for SP subsidiary Cotton Belt. These and subsequent orders were classed as “C” for caboose, 50 for 50 ton trucks, and then a sequence number. The Cotton Belt cars were classed C-50-2. According to the information I could find, the C-50-1 and -6 classes were vacant, with no cars assigned to them. The remaining classes of C-50 cars were built between 1970 and 1980. This included 16 C-50-5 cars for SP subsidiary Cotton Belt. Athearn has made models of these cars as well. International Car Company built the lower numbered classes. After PACCAR acquired International, the C-50-7, 8 and 9 cars were built by PACCAR in the same plant in Kenton, Ohio starting in 1978. The models in this review are examples of these late classes of SP cabooses. All three classes are similar in terms of overall dimensions, construction, and paint treatment. Most of the differences between the models are in small details and the number of windows. All three were delivered without roof walks. As usual, Dan evaluates each model’s packaging, prototype accuracy, paint & detail, and how well it operates and conforms to applicable standards. If you’re an SP fan, you don’t want to miss this one! #train #modeltrains #railroad #hoscale #scalemodels #southernpacific #caboose