Vehicle Transport Freight Car Set

Prototype

Four German State Railroad (DR/GDR) type Ks 3300 and Ks 3301 rotary stake cars. Reddish brown basic paint scheme. The cars look as they did around 1980.

Highlights

• Folding, rotating stakes.
• One stake on each side of the cars imprinted with the car’s number.
• Many separately applied details.
• Buffer height adheres to the NEM.
• Attractive load.

Model

All the cars include separately applied brake rigging, brake control elements, and rotating stakes. One stake on each side of the cars is imprinted with the car’s number. The load surfaces have the look of wooden planks. There are mounts on the ends of the cars for inserting stakes included with the cars. The buffer heights adhere to the NEM. The type Ks 3300 has separately applied beams and is constructed without a brakeman’s platform as well as short end stakes. The car has rectangular buffer plates. The type Ks 3301 has separately applied truss rods and is constructed with an end walkway as well as short end stakes. The car has round buffer plates. The buffer heights adhere to the NEM. Each of the cars is loaded with two Skoda LIAZ 706 tractors. Chock blocks and end stakes are included. Models of the tractors come from the firm Brekina. Total length over the buffers approximately 65 cm / 25-5/8″. DC wheelset E700580.

Motive power to go with these cars can be found under item numbers 39200 and 39202.