Rapido Trains 125005 HO Balloon Top Coach Canadian National Green CNR 5183
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$129.95
Regular price $139.95
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Rapido Trains 125005 HO Balloon Top Coach Canadian National Green CNR 5183
Sale price
$129.95
Regular price $139.95
Rapido Trains 125005 HO Balloon Top Coach Canadian National Green CNR 5183
Rapido Trains 125005 HO Balloon Top Coach Canadian National Green CNR 5183
The Balloon Top coaches – or “Canadian Flyers” as they often called by railfans – are a series of 50 day coaches built by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1937 for Canadian National, numbered 5180-5229. (An order of 25 additional cars was delivered in 1942, with significant spotting differences.) The 1937 Balloon Tops were transferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978, and the last car – 5186 – was finally retired in 1996!
FEATURES:
Unique-looking passenger cars that operated all over Canada and into the USA
Incredible detail inside and out, with Rapido's silly amount of underbody and interior detail, including individual seats
These lasted almost 60 years in service and will look amazing mixed in with your more modern passenger cars
Scaled from CC&F blueprints and 3D scans of the real cars
Full multi-colour interior detail with separate seats including see-through arm rests
Track-powered interior lighting with capacitor system, operated by magnetic wand
Super detailed, free-rolling 6-wheel Commonwealth trucks with truck-mounted
generator detail
Separately applied grab irons and handrails
Sprung diaphragms with etched-metal end gates
Flush-mounted windows with printed window blinds
Full underbody detail with separate piping
22” minimum radius recommended