N ATH Berwick Bathtub Gondola with Load Primed For Grime (ATH-1422)

Berwick Bathtub Gondola with Load, Primed for Grime — an HO-scale freight car designed to haul bulk cargo, faithfully reproducing the distinctive tub-shaped gondola and a grime-ready finish that invites weathering. It’s offered as a single car or as a three-car set, giving hobbyists flexible options for building a convincing freight roster on yards or mainlines.

It’s built for reliable operation on standard HO-track setups: the car is weighted for trouble-free running and uses body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers for dependable connections. Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours ensure smooth rolling on most popular brands of track, and it’s sized for tight curves with a minimum radius of 9 3/4 inches (11 inches is recommended for best performance). The Primed for Grime finish reproduces faded base colors seen on prototype equipment, providing a realistic starting point for adding grime and rust. Historically, bathtub gondolas were designed to maximize interior cargo capacity by forgoing unloading gates and other fittings, a design detail this model captures for authentic, retro-inspired scenes as well as modern layouts.