The first D&RG boxcars, built in 1872 according to a Billmeyer & Small pattern, were 10 short and light (12ft long and with a capacity of 10 tons) 4-wheel cars. This Denver & Rio Grande 1872 flat car and gondola are built from wood and resin. Both feature free-rolling On30 wheel sets, full underbody detail including brakes - and link and pin couplers. The flat car includes a load of cut timber with chains which is removable. I think I should explain that these are wooden models built plank by plank using stained pieces of laser cut wood. They are built pretty much the same way the originals were made.
These are part of a traveling display for Silver City Models.
