Brawa 49538 Offener Güterwagen Fcs 092 der DB AG, Ep. VI

Brawa 49538 Offener Güterwagen Fcs 092 der DB AG, Ep. VI Product Details

Description

About the model: The DB AG Fcs 092 boxcar is from Era VI and was produced true to detail on a scale of 1:87. This model is characterized by numerous individually applied details and the finest printing. With its aesthetic design, the car is a wonderful addition to any collection but also a great addition to your model railroad layout.

About the prototype: In order to realize a higher loading space of 40m3, the underframe and axle base of the previous Otmm wagons were extended by 500 mm. The first of these wagons with a capacity of 40 m3 was built by AW Paderborn on a trial basis in 1961. The design proved successful and so AW Kaiserslautern and Weiden built over 16,000 Otmm 70/Ed 090 wagons between 1961 and 1970, also using old Omm 37 profiles. The wagons - designated Fc 090 from 1980 - were used as single wagons and in block trains with all kinds of bulk goods. Due to a shortage of swing-roof wagons, they were also used covered with tarpaulins for transporting grain. Consequently, 1,500 wagons were fitted with hinged roofs in 1978/79 and designated as Tdgs-z 932. Many others were given a G/P changeover, thus becoming s-capable and designated as Fcs 090 or, from 1991, as Fcs 092 for further operation. DB AG took over 8500 Fc(s) 090 in 1994, which were retired by 2007; around 2600 of the Fcs 092 were still in service in 2012, with a further 786 wagons running as Fcs-x 092 in coal traffic.

Features:

• Era: VI
• Nominal size: H0
• Length over buffers: 110.8 mm
• Road number: 01 80 646 0 421-0
• Originally reproduced, three-dimensional frame construction
• Individually attached grab irons and steps
• Extra attached axle brake linkage
• Individually attached axle bearing covers
• Reproduction of the supports in the hopper
• Separately attached brake system
• Brake shoes in wheel level
• Three-point mounting
• Metal axle holder