ScaleTrains HO Scale: Rivet Counter - GATC 4180cf Airslide® Covered Hopper - Great Northern 'Big Sky Blue'
The Rivet Counter series Airslide 4180 Covered Hopper exemplifies railroad, road number, and era specific details. Features include four body styles, two different walkways, two types of outlet gates, and much more. The Airslide 4180 was first manufactured in the 1960s and some continue in service today.
Great Northern Features:
Era: 1968 to early 1980s
Series 71685-71699, built 3/68
Apex walkways and coupler platforms
Gravity outlet gates
Paint matches Tru-Color Paint color: TCP-051 GN Big Sky Blue
Phase TZL
Hat-section side posts
Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
Z-section horizontal end braces
Low-mounted hand brake
Body mounted brakes
Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
Additional Features
Correct phase details
Phase TZL
Hat-section side posts
Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
Z-section horizontal end braces
Low-mounted hand brake
Body mounted brakes
Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
Phase TZC
4” square column style side posts except at the bolsters
Hat-section posts at the bolsters
Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
Z-section horizontal end braces
Low-mounted hand brake
Body mounted brakes
Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
Phase HZ
4” square column style side posts
Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
Z-section horizontal end braces
Low-mounted hand brake
Body mounted brakes
Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
Phase HC
4” square column style side posts
Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
Square tube-style horizontal end braces
Low-mounted hand brake
Body mounted brakes
Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
Apex (slotted) or Morton (round-hole) walkway and end crossover platforms
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through walkway with metal grab irons
Gravity or gravity-pneumatic outlet gates
Complete underbody brake systems including wireform brake plumbing and brake rods with separately applied air reservoir, control valve, retainer valve details and brake levers
Durable die-cast metal semi-scale standard Type E couplers
Highly-detailed Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data, rotating bearing caps, side bearing detail, and truck-mounted brake beams
36” machined metal wheels
Minimum radius: 18”
Recommended radius: 22”
All Rivet Counter Freight Cars Feature:
Fully assembled
Multiple road numbers
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″ wheels
Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation