|
|||||||||
Available HO scale Kits and Mini-KitsProduction runs will be limited with no guarantee of reruns. Please keep in mind these important points about Resin Car Works kits.
Several previously produced kits are not currently available.Details for out of production kits can be reviewed on the Resin Car Works Kit archive page. Click here for the Mini-KitsKit 19.01 - Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) 40-foot, automobile box car
Ed Rethwisch model and photo. The CNJ bought 200 cars built by AC&F in 1926 (numbered 19000-19199) with a 10-foot inside height and a 10-foor wide door opening.
Ed Rethwisch model and photo. By 1948 the cars were reclassified as XM, but retained the 10-foot wide door opening. The cars were built with Ajax hand brakes and equipped with Dalman two level trucks. Youngstown doors replaced the original doors, while the wood running board gave way to Morton steel hardware. The kit consists of the following parts:
The modeler is to supply any small styrene bits, chain, couplers, weight, wheelsets, and small screws needed to complete the model. Kit 19.01 is $55 each, plus shipping.Please print out and complete this order form with the proper item code and quantity, then send it in with payment to the address on the form. Kit 17.04 and 17.05 - Monon (CI&L) 40-foot, general service, steel gondola
Stan Townsend model and photo. The gondola is in the as-built paint and lettering. In September 1948 the Monon purchased 300 steel floor gons from Pullman-Standard with 8-posts. The number series was 3001-3399. They were a modernized NC&StL gondola design (RCW Kit 17.03) with extensions of the four middle posts.
On the Monon cars, the flat ends gave way to an improved Dreadnaught end design. The cars rode on A-3 Ride Control Trucks and were equipped with Ajax hand brakes. The cars were freight car red with white lettering. The kit consists of the following parts:
The modeler is to supply any small styrene bits, chain, couplers, weight, wheelsets, and small screws needed to complete the model. Trucks are not included on these Monon models.
Kit 17.04 is $47 each, plus shipping. This includes decals for the as-built lettering seen above.
|
|||||||||
Kit 4.04 - UTLX Union Tank Car Co. Class X-3 8,000-gallon tank car with long frameThe Union Tank Line introduced the X-3 tank car design in 1917. This Resin Car Works kit (4.04) best reflects a series of 8K-gallon capacity UTLX X-3 tank cars built in 1927 and 1929 with a longer frame. The prototype cars were numbered 22500-22974, PX2750-PX2894, and 20996-21295.
Norm Buckhart collection This new RCW kit is an update of a Sunshine Models kit produced in 2003 from Frank Hodina's masters. Portions were redone to make the kit easier to construct. This 8,000 gallon UTLX car had an easier to build frame and a tank with the dome cast as one piece. The years since the original kit release were put to good use learning about UTLX equipment and the company’s operations. The decal set has also been updated to include more numbers and details. The new RCW kit consists of a resin tank body and underframe. Detail parts include:
The modeler supplies everything else like small styrene bits, chain, couplers, weight, wheelsets, and small screws to complete the model. Kit 4.04 is $65 each, plus shipping.Please print out and complete this order form with the proper item codes and quantities, then send it in with payment to the address on the form. Mini-KitsSeveral previously produced mini-kits are not currently available.
|
