Rolling Stock Kits and Parts
Kits FMW-2306 Through FMW-2332/6
Foothill Model Works is proud to announce that we have taken over production of Design-Tech’s line of high quality, O Scale rolling stock kits (usable in On30 or On3) and On30 parts. This line of small, free-lanced freight cars will make a supurb addition to any On30 or On3 industrial layout.
20′ Box Car Kit
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This free-lance model is typical of box cars used for a variety of purposes. While it is not a model of a specific prototype, it is designed after car construction practices used around the turn of the 20th Century. Cars of this type were found on many short line railroads hauling a variety of goods. We are sure that you will find many uses for this car on your layout. Originally created and produced by Doug Heitkamp of Design-Tech as their DT-116-O, Foothill Model Works is proud to take over production of this fine kit. This high quality, polyurethane kit features the following:
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20′ Box Car Kit:
This kit includes all castings required to complete one car (paint and decals not included).
| Scale | Stock No. | Price |
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| On30 | FMW-2306 | $TBA — temporarily out of production |
18′ Tank Car Kit
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This free-lance model is typical of tank cars used for a variety of purposes. While it is not a model of a specific prototype, it is designed after car construction practices used around the turn of the 20th Century. Cars of this type were found on many short line railroads hauling a variety of liquids. We are sure that you will find many uses for this car on your layout. Originally created and produced by Doug Heitkamp of Design-Tech as their DT-118-O, Foothill Model Works is proud to take over production of this fine kit. This high quality, polyurethane kit features the following:
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18′ Tank Car Kit:
This kit includes all castings required to complete one car.
| Scale | Stock No. | Price |
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| On30 | FMW-2308 | $TBA — temporarily out of production |
15′ Caboose Kit
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This free-lance model is actually based on a caboose used on the Gilpin Tramway in Colorado. It is not an exact model of the prototype, as certain modifications were made to match our existing line of On30/On3 freight car kits. Overall, it follows the prototype in it’s basic dimensions and character. We are sure that it will be a welcomed addition to your shortline, mining, or logging railroad. Originally created and produced by Doug Heitkamp of Design-Tech as their DT-123-O, Foothill Model Works is proud to take over production of this fine kit. This high quality, polyurethane kit features the following:
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15′ Caboose Kit:
This kit includes all castings required to complete one caboose (paint not included).
| Scale | Stock No. | Price |
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| On30 | FMW-2310 | $TBA — temporarily out of production |
Proto-Freelance, 2400 Gallon Tank Car Kit
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Our latest addition to our growing line of high quality, prototypically correct, polyurethane kits is this 2400 gallon, free-lance tank car kit. Built on our 24′ Hammond Flat, this tank is typical of tank cars used on western narrow gauge railroads in fuel oil, gasoline, water, and fire car service. This excellent addition to anyone’s layout is now available in On3 (FMW-2211) or On30 (FMW-2313) and looks great behind Bachmann’s new shay! This high quality, polyurethane kit features the following:
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Proto-Freelance, 2400 Gal. Tank Car Kit:
This kit includes all castings required to complete one car (brake beams, paint, and decals not included).
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| On30 | FMW-2313 | $TBA — temporarily out of production |
Proto-Freelance 20′ Fire Car Kit
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Our latest addition to our growing line of high quality, prototypically correct, polyurethane kits is this 20′ fire car kit. Built on our new 20′ flat car frame, this free-lanced, fire fighting car is typical of many such cars used on short line narrow guage railroads in the first half of the twentieth century. While there is no prototype for this particular car, it was designed and built following standard building practices of the day. Typically, a railroad would take an older, dis-used water tank and add a steam or air driven pump (this model uses air) and one or two hoses. The pump could be used to make water pressure for the fire hoses or could be run backwards to fill the tank from a pond or stream. The tool box on the platform was used to store tools, extra hose, and nozzels. While this kit is more challenging than most of our kits, we have designed the parts for easy assembly. This excellent addition to anyone’s layout is now available in On3 (FMW-2212) or On30! This high quality, polyurethane kit features the following:
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Proto-Freelance 20′ Fire Car Kit:
This kit includes all castings required to complete one car (paint, and decals not included).
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| On30 | FMW-2324 | $TBA — temporarily out of production |
Proto-Freelance 20′ Gondola/Ore Car Kit
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Yet another new addition to our growing line of high quality, prototypically correct, all styrene car kits, and originally designed for use on our own On3 mining layout: this free-lanced gondola is typical of many such cars used on short line narrow gauge railroads in the first half of the twentieth century. While there is no prototype for this particular car, it was designed and built following standard construction practices of the day. Typically, these low sided gondolas, built on flat cars, would have been used to haul ore, rock, sand, or ballast. These cars could be easily loaded using any ore chute type loader, but would have to be hand shoveled out. These cars had a low cubic capacity due to the heavy weight of the material they carried, the light construction of the cars, and the relatively low capacity of the trucks. This kit will make either a full length gondola or a half-gondola/half-flat car with the gondola bin either centered or at one end of the car. This styrene kit is identical to the finished, polyurethane version of the kit — down to the tapered side stakes of the original — and even has scale nail heads on the 2″x4″s “nailed” to the end boards! This new version of kit FMW-2325 replaces polyurethane kits FMW-2325 and FMW-2333 (as well as the discontinued FMW-2304), which are now out of production and no longer available. We believe that this highly detailed, easy to assemble kit will make as excellent an addition to any layout as it is on ours! This high quality, styrene kit features the following:
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Proto-Freelance, 20′ Gondola/Ore Car Kit:
These kits include all the castings and parts required to complete ONE or 6 cars as indicated (paint and decals not included).
| Scale | Stock No. | Description | Price |
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| On30 | FMW-2325 | Single, On30, 20′ Gondola/Ore Car Kit | $50.00 |
| On30 | FMW-2325/6 | 6 Pack: 6, On30, 20′ Gondola/Ore Car Kits packaged in one box with one set of instruction sheets. | $270.00 |
Proto-Freelance 20′ Flat Car Kit
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The second of our all styrene car kits and designed to accompany our 20′ Gondola, this free-lanced flat car is typical of many such cars used on short line narrow gauge railroads in the first half of the twentieth century. While there is no prototype for this particular car, it was designed and built following standard building practices of the day. We believe that this highly detailed, easy to assemble kit will make as excellent an addition to any layout as it is on ours! This high quality, styrene kit features the following:
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Proto-Freelance, 20′ Flat Car Kits:
These kits include all the castings and parts required to complete one or 6 cars as indicated (paint and decals not included).
| Scale | Stock No. | Description | Price |
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| On30 | FMW-2326 | Single, On30, 20′ Flat Car Kit | $40.00 |
| On30 | FMW-2326/6 | 6 Pack: 6, On30, 20′ Flat Car Kits packaged in one box with one set of instruction sheets. | $216.00 |
Proto-Freelance Wooden Bunk, 20′ Logging Flat Car Kit
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Designed to accommodate our 20′ frame, this free-lanced, wooden bunk, flat car is typical of many such cars used on short line narrow gauge railroads in the first half of the twentieth century. While there is no prototype for this particular car, it was designed and built following standard building practices of the day. This car is also made to look like it had been made from a modified, 20′ flat car. During that modification, heavy timbers were added to the deck to be used as log bunks and the stake pockets were removed, as they would no longer be needed. We believe that this highly detailed, easy to assemble kit will make as excellent an addition to any layout as it is on ours! Note: This kit replaces the now discontinued 18′ Wooden Bunk, Logging Flat Car kit FMW-2311. This high quality, polyurethane kit features the following:
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Proto-Freelance, Wooden Bunk, 20′ Logging Flat Car Kit:
This kit includes all castings required to complete one car (paint, decals, and load not included).
| Scale | Stock No. | Price |
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| On30 | FMW-2327 | $TBA — temporarily out of production |
Proto-Freelance 20′ Equipment Flat Car Kit
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Designed to accommodate our 20′ frame, this free-lanced, equipment flat car is typical of many such cars used on short line narrow gauge railroads in the first half of the twentieth century. While there is no prototype for this particular car (though the board arrangemnt follows WSLCo. practice), it was designed and built following standard building practices of the day. This car is also made to look like it had been made from a modified, 20′ flat car. During that modification, extra boards were added to the deck to aid in the loading of wheeled and tracked vehicles. We believe that this highly detailed, easy to assemble kit will make as excellent an addition to any layout as it is on ours! This high quality, styrene kit features the following:
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Proto-Freelance, 20′ Equipment Flat Car Kit:
This kit includes all castings required to complete one car (paint, decals, and load not included).
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| On30 | FMW-2329 | $40.00 |
Proto-Freelance 20′ Coal Car Kit
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Yet another new addition to our growing line of high quality, prototypically correct, all styrene car kits, and designed to fit our On30/On3 20′ Flat Car kits: this free-lanced coal gondola is typical of many such cars used on short line narrow gauge railroads in the first half of the twentieth century. While there is no prototype for this particular car, it was designed and built following standard building practices of the day and closely follows the construction method used on the Colorado & Southern’s home built, 1902, 30′ coal cars (#4246 — 4407). The cars could be easily loaded using any chute type of loader and could be emptied using a rotary dumper, but would typically have been hand shoveled out. These cars had a low weight capacity due to the light construction of the cars and the relatively low capacity of the trucks, though we did match the cubic capacity (in coal) of the gondola bin to the theoretical capacity of the car. We believe that this highly detailed, easy to assemble kit will make as excellent an addition to any layout as it is on ours! This high quality, styrene kit features the following:
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Proto-Freelance, 20′ Coal Car Kit:
These kits include all the castings and parts required to complete ONE or 6 cars as indicated (paint and decals not included).
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| On30 | FMW-2330 | Single, On30, 20′ Coal Car Kit | $50.00 |
| On30 | FMW-2330/6 | 6 Pack: 6, On30, 20′ Coal Car Kits packaged in one box with one set of instruction sheets. | $270.00 |
Proto-Freelance 20′ On30 Steel Bunk, Logging Flat Car Kit
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Designed to accommodate our 20′ frame, this free-lanced, logging flat car is typical of many such cars used on short line narrow gauge railroads in the first half of the twentieth century. This kit is designed to look like a flat car that has been converted to haul logs through the addition of steel log bunks to its deck. It can be modified to suit your tastes, with a choice of needle beams, buffer blocks, truss rod nut/washers, and whether or not the original stake pockets were scavenged when the car was converted to haul logs. Also note that the brake staff on flat cars is easily removable (from the ratchet and pawl up), so it can be safely stowed when loaded with logs. While there is no prototype for this particular car (though the arrangemnt follows WSLCo. practice), it was designed and built following standard building practices of the day. We believe that this highly detailed, easy to assemble kit will make as excellent an addition to any layout as it is on ours! This high quality, styrene kit features the following:
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20′ Steel Bunk, Logging Flat Car Kit:
These kits include all the castings and parts required to complete one or 6 cars as indicated (paint and decals not included).
| Scale | Stock No. | Description | Price |
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| On30 | FMW-2332 | Single, On30, 20′ Steel Bunk, Logging Car Kit | $45.00 |
| On30 | FMW-2332/6 | 6 Pack: 6, On30, 20′ Steel Bunk, Logging Car Kits packaged in one box with one set of instruction sheets. | $243.00 |
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