The scale models

 

The manufacture of these models uses injected plastic and metal.

They are delivered, assembled, painted and decorated ready to roll at 1/43.5 scale.

The quality of reproduction and detail of these models are in the same vein as our 1st wagon, the refrigerants Stef and Marcel Millet Millet.

They are made up of more than 160 pieces!

The body is made of injected plastic, which is also the case for various accessories and parts are made of metal; Very detailed body with added railings and ladder, engraved decking;

The chassis is also made of injected plastic in order to have fine engravings, it is weighted by a metal plate to ensure good rolling;

The detailing of the chassis includes the various necessary components, such as the brake shoes in front of the wheels, brake cylinder, reservoir and drain hatches, control wheels, etc., etc.;

2 types of signal doors are installed on the models depending on the model era;

The axles are equipped with solid metal wheels isolated from the axle to NEM standards, the finest, in order to be able to travel on all types of model tracks existing on the market (except Tin Plate);

The rolling is ensured on brass bearings.

Suspension is provided by slightly sliding boxes (several models depending on the version and the period, OCEM type U1A box or SKF roller box);

The buffers are spring loaded with burnished metal plate plungers;

A short hitch system compatible with Lenz type hitch heads is provided as well as realistic and functional screw hitches as well as air brake half-couplings.

The enthusiast will thus have the choice of the hitch according to his preferences.

The models are painted and decorated by pad printing following the actual marking and graphics;

A painted version but without decoration is available so that you can create the decoration of your choice.

Unable to multiply the references infinitely, we offer you certain references (those indicated 5 possible numbers) without the original registration numbers.

A choice of 5 different numbers is provided with the models to install by yourself so that you can have several wagons with different registrations and create realistic trainsets.

Each decoration is produced by pad printing and is the subject of limited series which will not be renewed and distributed according to the references offered.

It is difficult to make a choice among all the decorations that can be worn by these wagons.

We selected the decorations that seemed the most emblematic to us and others less known but just as interesting. Impossible to avoid the CTC decorations in the various grays worn by these wagons, the Sanders decoration and its bright yellow or the Storione decoration and its dark black enhanced with its red paving stone with white lettering! We tried to avoid repeating what has already been done by others or, if it was unavoidable, we added small new variations such as the unbraked Sanders Ep III or the same wagon re-registered in UIC but still with the original decoration.

Other decorations are completely new at scale 0 such as the great Moulins d'Arenc, Coopérative de Pithiviers, Michel Blanc, etc., etc.

Faced with this difficult choice, we have selected no less than 8 decorations for era 3 and 6 for era IV as well as a model painted in gray but without any decoration so that you can decorate it as you wish!

Some references are supplied with 5 different registration numbers in order to be able to create realistic trains with wagons bearing different numbers.

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Remember the first reproductions of these wagons at 1/87 with the models reproduced by the firm SMCF, then by Hornby. My father designed this wagon for SMCF in 1958, I have kept its original plan.

Then he brought out his drawing in the mid-60s so that Jouef could in turn reproduce this model which would be released in 1965 with unfortunately a fanciful decoration...