Extra data for Mini-Kit 8.0
Fruit Growers Express 12-foot, one-inch height, 1921 design wood reefer
Model and photo by George Toman
This mini-kit includes resin parts to transform an HO scale Accurail 40-foot wood-sheathed refrigerator kit to follow a 1921 Fruit Growers Express reefer prototype.These cars had a straight steel centersill and a four-inch metal channel sill below the wood sheathing. 3900 of these cars were installed in the 32100-35999 number series.
Photo from George Toman collection
FGEX 32000-32099 were built in 1923 - 85 cars listed in a 1943 ORER, 38 cars in 1953
FGEX 32100-35999 also built in 1923 - 3454 cars listed in a 1943 ORER, 1528 cars in 1953
This mini-kit includes the following:
- Resin detail parts and floor
- Plano hatch latches
- Tichy brake components
- Custom decals covering the prototype number series
The modeler will need to supply an Accurail 4800 series reefer, stirrups, assorted wire sizes and grabs, and all other parts to create a finished model.
Resin Car Works would like to thank the following rail historians and modelers for their high quality work. Without their efforts, these kits would not have been produced.
Tom Madden -
for his casting work
Ted Culotta - decal art
George Toman - kit instructions and model photos
These files are intended to help you build our models.
Mini-kit FGEX 12-foot, one-inch height, 1921 design wood reefer George Toman's S'n'T instructions (3 MB)
Prototype photos
FGEX 32757 (George Toman collection)
FGEX 34833 (NKPT&HS photo)
FGEX 35204
FGEX 35754 (Bill Welch collection)
FGEX 35832 - at the California Railroad Museum (Eric Hansmann photo)
FGEX 35912 - Binghamton, NY, 1963
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