Athearn ATH98512 HO RTR 50ft FMC Offset DD Boxcar, Arcata & Mad River #1078

Athearn HO RTR 50ft FMC Offset DD Boxcar, Arcata & Mad River #1078

Athearn Item #: ATH98512

PROTOTYPE HISTORY:

It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to appear overnight. Many were lettered for various short lines. FMC (Food Machinery Corporation) was a significant builder of many of these cars. The 50’ outside post, nonterminating end box car, became the foundation for new per diem cars built in the 1970s. The 50’ FMC cars also varied in door configuration and style to better suit each customer. These models can still be seen today in the modern railroading scene.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Fully assembled and ready for your layout
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
• Photoetched cross-over platform
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Weighted for trouble-free operation
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Replacement parts available
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Minimum radius: 18”

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

• Faded base colors matched to the prototype, the perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
• Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
• Some Prime for Grime models feature paint scheme variations