Name: Rapido 908017 Iron Mink No.168 – B.P.C.M Portland Cement
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 908017
Price: 32.95 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

GWR ‘Iron Mink’ (Dia. V6)

Standard iron doors

Short style end vents

Double sided 4 shoe brakes.

High level of detail above and below the floor line

Spoked wheels running in metal bearings

NEM coupler pockets

1:76 scale, (OO gauge)

UK designed

Catalogue listing

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

908017

GTIN

0679164084081

RRP

£32.95

Release date

2023

Model details

Gauge

Finish

Pristine

Livery

Portland Cement

Tooling date

2023

Minimum radius

Radius 1

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

4-wheel

Type of vehicle

Goods Van

In service until

1960s

Main duties

Goods transport

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways
Private/ Industrial railways

Build dates

1886 to 1901

Builder

GWR

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The Rapido Iron Mink No.168, modelled on a Great Western Railway vehicle, is part of the Rapido GWR 'Iron Mink' collection. This OO gauge model represents a vehicle from the Big Four era, which spanned the period of the railways owned by the LNER, LMS, GWR and SR.

Key features of the model include standard iron doors, short style end vents and double-sided four-shoe brakes. The model boasts a high level of detail, both above and below the floor line. The wheels are spoked, running in metal bearings, and the model is designed with NEM coupler pockets.

The model is finished to a pristine standard and is available in a Great Western Railway livery. It is cast in 1:76 scale, making it suitable for OO gauge model railways.