Manufacturer
Southern Car & Foundry
970 Sunshine Lane, Ste. D
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
southerncarandfoundry.com
Era: 1916 to 1960s
Comments: This well-detailed model of a Standard Tank Car Co. tank car fills two needs. There have been few replicas of cars with STC’s distinctive box-bolster underframes. Accurate HO scale multi-compartment tank cars have been rare as well.
Mostly molded in urethane resin, SC&F’s kit also includes styrene and etched-brass details, including cleverly designed etched corner steps. Kadee no. 58 couplers are included to fit the scale-width center sill. Decals for General American Tank Car (GATX) are also included, but no trucks. I used Tahoe Model Works Buckeye trucks.
Anyone who’s built a few resin house-car kits will be comfortable following SC&F’s detailed, well-illustrated instructions. The same maker offers similar kits for single-dome STC tank cars with radial-course tanks.
