Prototype: 12 German Federal Railroad (DB) type Tals 968 four-axle, high-capacity hinged roof cars. Used to transport moisture-sensitive bulk freight. Reddish brown basic paint scheme. All the cars have 2 transition platforms. 6 cars have a handbrake at one transition platform and 6 do not have a handbrake. Type 665 trucks. The cars look as they did around 1984.
Highlights
Model: These hinged roof cars are to scale and are detailed in their construction with many separately applied details. There are 12 different car numbers. All the cars have 2 separately applied transition platforms and a brake wheel at Car End 2. The side of each car includes a step for boarding the car and boarding grab irons as well as boarding holes on the upper body. The hinged roof can be swung manually to the side. All the cars in the display are individually packaged. The buffer height on all the cars conforms to the NEM. Length over the buffers per car 14.4 cm / 5-11/16". AC wheelset per car E700150.
