HO PFE R-40-27 Reefer 1957 Scheme 6-Pack (RPI196002)

HO Scale Pacific Fruit Express R-40-27 Reefer Cars, 1957 Scheme — Six-Pack. This plastic model set reproduces the R-40-27 class ice-cooled reefers built for Pacific Fruit Express in 1957, featuring a distinctive door arrangement with a 4-foot sliding plug door and a 2-foot hinged door. The six-car release captures how these reefers carried perishables across the country, from western and midwestern origins to markets in the east and southeast. This is the first plastic model of these cars, delivering authentic mid-century detail for period layouts.

Designed for realism, the model is accurately scaled from prototype blueprints, with separate wire grab irons, correct running boards and brake wheels, and road-number specific cooling fan housings. Positionable roof hatches reflect different loading configurations, while Rapido's HO scale model uses Lincoln-Washington semi-scale metal couplers and turned-metal-wheel trucks for smooth operation. Finished in authentic paint and decoration, the six-pack offers multiple road numbers per scheme to enhance period scenes on a layout.