HO Scale Great Northern GS Gondola 75000 - 75499 Series
Great Northern 75000 - 75499 Series GS Gondola Kit
Built by Pressed Steel Car Co. in 1945, the 75000 -75499 series cars were one of the first welded GS gondola designs in use. ORER records from 1969 indicate over 400 of this series still in use.
Available in two options:
Wire Grab with brake details printed on
Wire Grab w/o brake details (base brackets included)
Great Northern 75000 - 75499 Series GS Gondola Kit
Built by Pressed Steel Car Co. in 1945, the 75000 -75499 series cars were one of the first welded GS gondola designs in use. ORER records from 1969 indicate over 400 of this series still in use.
Available in two options:
Wire Grab with brake details printed on
Wire Grab w/o brake details (base brackets included)
Great Northern 75000 - 75499 Series GS Gondola Kit
Built by Pressed Steel Car Co. in 1945, the 75000 -75499 series cars were one of the first welded GS gondola designs in use. ORER records from 1969 indicate over 400 of this series still in use.
Available in two options:
Wire Grab with brake details printed on
Wire Grab w/o brake details (base brackets included)
On request and working with the Great Northern Railway Historical Society, this offer is for an HO scale 3D printed unpainted kit of the Great Northern 40ft 6in interior length GS gondolas.
Kits include:
3D printed body
Lead sill weight
4 - Tichy #3045 stirrup steps
2 - Tichy #3033 ladders
2 - Styrene couple pocket covers (pockets sized for Kadee Whisker Couplers)
4 - 2-56 screws for couplers and truck bolsters.
Brake kits include Kadee Ajax brakewheels
Instruction Sheet
Modeler will provide:
Truckframes (ASF A-3 solid bearing)
33” Wheelsets
Paint
Grab iron drill points spaced a scale 18” & 24” (End Grab); testing done with Tichy grab irons (#3021, #3015, & #3053)
Decals are available from K4 Decals (K4-GNGA-87 A) https://k4decals.com/products/great-northern-40-ft-drop-bottom-gondola-white-and-black-decal-gnga?_pos=1&_sid=e8a435dfa&_ss=r&variant=58741590229151
Blank brake cars will need your favorite AB brake details and an Ajax power handwheel
Couplers
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
The main components are 3D printed on a Form 2 3D printer, and I've tried to balance the strength of the resin and the amount of durable detail for the cars.