Description
Railroad Short Name: MP
Missouri Pacific (MP) “Screaming Eagle 1985” represents a great 1980s repaint scheme. These examples were part of the large 157 car 1968 order from Greenville that were repainted at the MoPac’s Desoto, MO car shops. The “Screaming Eagle” is one of the most iconic railroad logos of the 1980s and it looks spectacular in large format on the right side of the car. All of the car stencil data is carefully reproduced in MP’s distinctive typestyle, including reporting marks, capacity data and “SHOCK CONTROL” cushioning stencils. The model features accurate Keystone Center-of-Car Cushioning (COCC) and full truck-mounted brake piping and details, just like the prototype. The ends of the COCC draft gear extend beyond the ends of the car and feature separately-applied coupler centering device handle detail. The crossover platforms are Morton replacement style. These cars roll on beautiful 100-Ton “Low Profile” Barber S-2-C trucks with accurate rotating “Timken” roller bearing caps. Yes, the industry’s best trucks include road-specific rotating cap truck details! This MP scheme features an accurate return route to GTW in Flint, MI (GM Service!).
Features:
- Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Greenville blueprints and verified with field measurements
- Highly correct “true to life” colors
- “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
- Body shells with or without overlapping side panels
- Roofs with running board supports remaining in place (1965+ appearance since the running boards were gone by 1966) and roofs without running board supports (1965+ Greenville production)
- EOCC (end of car cushioning) or COCC (center of car cushioning) “near scale” draft gear variations
- Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
- Separate flexible rubber air hoses
- Under car brake system variations
- “See through” etched metal end crossover platforms in three possible options: Gypsum, Apex, or Morton
- Side tack board types/sizes and locations
- Twelve (!) prototypically-accurate brake stands (Ajax, 2 Universal versions, 2 Equipco versions, 2 Miner versions, Champion-Peacock, 2 Elcon-National versions, Peacock 850, Klasing 1150)
- Two possible handbrake “brake wheel” options
- Optional 3rd door crank arm parts to be configured one of three ways
- Multiple truck options: 70-Ton Barber S-2A Roller Bearing Truck, 70-Ton Barber S-2 “Birdsboro foundry” Roller Bearing Truck or a 100-Ton “Low Profile” Barber S-2-C Roller Bearing Truck
- 33” or 36” wheels, as applicable, with front and back detail and accurate tapered axles
- Two truck brake beam part options, as applicable
- Three “rotating” roller bearing truck cap options
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