Rivet Counter HO Scale Thrall-Trinity 42’ Coil Steel Car, Union Pacific

• Era: Late 1997 to Present, UP Series 242000-242236 Class G-110-90, built 10-12/97
• Early body type built by Thrall: Thrall builder logos, heavy “H” shaped reinforcement on top of draft gear, and end handrails attached to hood ends
• Early version 5 hood: End handrails, round top lifting bail, inside guide stacking bracket and double reinforcement hood braces
• Three different body types
  • Early: built by Thrall: Thrall builder logos, heavy “H” shaped reinforcement on top of draft gear, and end handrails attached to hood ends
  • Intermediate: built by Trinity: Trinity builder logos, heavy vertical stiffener on the top of the draft gear, and end handrails attached to hood ends
  • Late: built by Trinity: Trinity builder logos, heavy vertical stiffener on the top of the draft gear, and end handrails attached to the car ends
• Body has four wireform side grab irons
• Six removable hood versions
  • Early version 1 hood: end handrails, square top lifting bail, inside guide stacking brackets and single reinforcement hood braces
  • Early version 2 hood: end handrails, round top lifting bail, inside guide stacking brackets and single reinforcement hood braces
  • Early version 3 hood: end handrails, square top lifting bail, inside guide stacking brackets, and double reinforcement hood braces
  • Early version 4 hood: end handrails, round top lifting bail, inside guide stacking brackets, and double reinforcement hood braces
  • Late version 1 hood: no end handrails, round top lifting bail, inside guide stacking brackets, and single reinforcement hood braces
  • Protect Hood, unique to Norfolk Southern
• Hoods are constructed with up to 47 individual parts including 32 photo etched handrail stanchions, six wireform handrails, four wireform grab irons, two hood stacking brackets, two hood top braces, and lifting bail
• Square or round lifting bail
• Single or double reinforcement hood braces
• See-through photo-etched metal walkway
• Simulated wood interior floor using a hand applied wash
• Separate positionable load dividers
• Wrapped coil steel weight load
• Complete underbody brake system with over 20 separately applied parts
• All-new ASF Family of Trucks (FOT) 100-ton truck
• 36” machined metal wheels

All Rivet Counter Freight Cars Feature

• Fully-assembled
• Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
• Intricate brake plumbing
• Photo-etched stainless steel see-through end crossover platforms
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible
• Accurately profiled .110" wide wheel tread
• Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
• Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
• Packaging safely stores model