Pacific Fruit Express Reefer Kits - 1½" & 1" Scale
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 12:46 pm
In addition to the ride astride car kits, I am working on reefer car kits based on the Pacific Fruit Express reefers of the 1920's-1950's. These kits will be the wood siding with wood roof version of the 1920's but can be easily converted to the steel ends and steel roof versions that you see during the 1940's & 1950's. (See the preliminary picture below)
The kits are designed to be easy to assemble but will require more work than the ride astride kits but will have multiple detail options to allow the user to determine their level of detail.
The following PFE class reefers are versions from which these kits could be made into:
R-30-1 to R-30-6
R-30-11 to R-30-14
R-40-1 to R-40-4
R-40-6
R-40-8
Many of the PFE rebuilts from the 1940's.
And more.
I will be making the kits for both 1½" and 1" scale. I am looking to gauge interest in each scale to help determine build quantities and to get a good price point. The 1½" cars will use many of the detail parts already provided by Precision Steel Car and I am working on sourcing for the 1" scale detail parts. Please comment below or send a PM if you are interested. I am looking to complete the design and have pricing by December with a product launch of January 2019.
And don't forget to check out the two Ride Astride Cars:
1" Version: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... 0&t=107211
1½" Version: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... 0&t=106731
The kits are designed to be easy to assemble but will require more work than the ride astride kits but will have multiple detail options to allow the user to determine their level of detail.
The following PFE class reefers are versions from which these kits could be made into:
R-30-1 to R-30-6
R-30-11 to R-30-14
R-40-1 to R-40-4
R-40-6
R-40-8
Many of the PFE rebuilts from the 1940's.
And more.
I will be making the kits for both 1½" and 1" scale. I am looking to gauge interest in each scale to help determine build quantities and to get a good price point. The 1½" cars will use many of the detail parts already provided by Precision Steel Car and I am working on sourcing for the 1" scale detail parts. Please comment below or send a PM if you are interested. I am looking to complete the design and have pricing by December with a product launch of January 2019.
And don't forget to check out the two Ride Astride Cars:
1" Version: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... 0&t=107211
1½" Version: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... 0&t=106731