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N Scale - Deluxe Innovations - 270105 - Flatcar, 53 Foot AAR - Department of Defense - Set 2
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Stock Number270105
BrandDeluxe Innovations
ManufacturerDeluxe Innovations
Body StyleDeluxe Innovations Flatcar 53 Foot AAR
Prototype VehicleFlatcar, 53 Foot AAR (Details)
Road or Company NameDepartment of Defense (Details)
Reporting MarksDODX
Road or Reporting NumberSet 2
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
MultipackYes
Multipack Count4
Multipack ID NumberDODX2
Ready-to-RunNo
Release Date2006-03-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeFlatcar
Model Subtype53 Foot
Model VarietyAAR
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: This set contained 4 flat cars and loads associated with a military transport: M1 Abrams Tanks (3), TOW Missiles (2), Troop Carriers (2), and Mobile Command Post. Photo etched tie downs were included as well. The flats were produced with a slight bend to depict an unloaded car. Gentle pressure applied will flatten the car for a loaded consist.
Prototype History:
General Service 53'-6" flat cars were constructed with a welded fish-belly frame. The fish-belly frame provided an optimal distribution of tension and compression forces from the center of the car to the bolsters. In addition, fabricating a welded frame was less labor intensive than an equivalent riveted frame. The welded frame proved extremely durable holding up to really rugged service where the wood deck or the nail-able wood-steel deck would need to be replace couple of times during the life of most cars. These flats commonly found it's way into maintenance-of-way service because they were still in good shape beyond the AAR interchange car-age limit.

A number of builders constructed these flat cars such as the Pacific Car & Foundry (P.C. & F.), Marine Industries (Canada), Pullman-Standard, Bethelehem Steel, and including individual railroad car shops such as the Milwaukee Road and the Southern Pacific.

They were designated as FM by the AAR mechanical people. They carried anything bulky that can't be placed in box cars from tractors to finished lumber.
Brand/Importer Information:
DeLuxe Innovations is a "wholesale manufacturer" of model trains. We manufacture scale replica train models and sell them to hobby shops and distributors worldwide. 2013 marked the 20 year anniversary of DeLuxe Innovations brand trains. There are over 25 body styles in our product line and all of the cars in our single and multi-car packs have different road numbers. DeLuxe Innovations, Inc. is owned by Dave Ferrari, founder of Squeak N Products. We are located in Midland Park, New Jersey. When Dave purchased the business it was located in Burbank, California which would have been a bit of a long commute so the move to the East Coast was planned. Our first East Coast location was in Whippany, NJ along the Whippany River.

The business was started in 1993 by George Johnsen and Roberta Liebreich in Burbank, California. They had a philosophy that just wouldn't allow using a coal car as a "stand in" for a woodchip car, or printing any and all boxcar paint schemes on a PS-1. Starting with the release of the first ever etched metal parts for a ready to run car (1994's Twinstack's metal walkways) through the full dimension underframe and etched metal roofwalk (1996's 1944 AAR Boxcar) to the challenging RoadRailer system (2000), our products have been accurate to target the modeler or enthusiast.

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User gdm comment: Duplicate of existing item 146926. Deleted.

Item created by: gdm on 2018-01-07 08:19:03. Last edited by gdm on 2021-01-29 07:13:39

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