This is a HUGE model of the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, an American steam locomotive used by Union Pacific Railroad from 1941 into the 1960s. … The Big Boy moved monumental amounts of freight during their short 18 year working career and helped win World War 2. $34.08 $ 34. OF ALL INDOOR SCALE subjects, the one that stands out compared with, say, aircraft, cars or ships, has been model trains. Number 4014 was reacquired by Union Pacific in 2019, and has been restored to working condition. Retail $31.70 SAVE 21% ! (39) Revell of Germany # rvl02165. A total of five different cab numbers are being offered in standard DC 2-Rail and AC/DC 3-Rail configurations. The Big Boy kit shown here is a Revell-Germany issue, and dates from a few years ago, though it is still in the company catalogue. History and Instruction Book that includes a warranty and instruction card 2. FREE Shipping. Behind the loco is a 10-wheel tender for coal and water. Roco, Electrotren, Jouef, Mistral, Ls Models, Le Models, REE Modeles, ViTrains, Trix, Marklin, Rail87. Even in HO (1:87) scale, it’s BIG, and with a 4-8-8-4 wheel layout, there are lots of wheels in the box. box open & bag open but model is complete general wear and tear to box from storage dispatched 2nd class royal mail. The trains first appear in 1982 and again in 1984. The American Big Boys are some of the longest and largest steam locomotives ever built anywhere in the world. The Big Boy model has been developed from its inception as the finest three dimensional operating miniature representation of the prototype available. From Italy . SMN Report Mat Irvine recently provided pictures of the huge 1:35 scale Metal Troops Creation Dora German railway gun, on display at the 20... A PREQUEL TO  Grease , one of the most successful musicals of all time, has been recently announced. The second, Class 2, was built in 1944. More Buying Choices $ 27.58 (5 new offers) Metal Earth Fascinations Steam Locomotive 3D Metal Model Kit. 1:24 SCALE ZZ TOP ELIMINATOR FORD COUPE FROM REVELL, COMET MINIATURES: THE END OF AN ERA, BUT THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE, THE MIGHTY B-70 VALKYRIE, AND MORE AMAZING SUPERSONIC KITS. And Revell have also included a two-piece length of track, on which you can display the finished model. Maquette plastique Big Boy. Ending 22 Feb at 2:04AM GMT 2d 12h. Fischer spent between 700 and 800 hours drafting and another 1,000 hours 3D printing the locomotive on a MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D … The Big Boy kit shown here is a Revell-Germany issue, and dates from a few years ago, though it is still in the company catalogue. an attempt at showing different scale models of Big Boy Big Boy Locomotive From the Manufacturer. During the late thirties Union Pacific often used auxiliary engines to haul trains from Ogden, Aqua Color, Stone Grey, Matt, 18ml, RAL 7030, 2,85 Just like the prototype, Rivarossi’s HO scale Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” is well equipped to pull long freight drags up and over the mountain ranges. Based on inflation, the equivalent amount of money in 2018 would be $4,700,000 per locomotive. Plus de détails . At the end of the 1930s UP wanted to simplify the transport from Ogden (Utah) to Wasatch. Here, Monogram made two static loco models, one of which was the largest steam locomotive ever built, the Big Boy. A 1980s-era Monogram kit was issued with three sets of livery, though this Revell kit has decals for only two Union Pacific locos. October 29, 2014 - M.T.H. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process. SMN REPORT For anyone who saw or built the original Matchbox kit, this Revell Platinum Edition must bring back memories. Get it as soon as Tue, Feb 23. Revell Big Boy Locomotive 1/87 Model Kit. Assemble a Big Boy Steam Locomotive & Tender with this 1:87 Scale Plastic Model Kit from Revell. Simple theme. This item is % authentic and genuine easy free borders from tagbot borders . HERE’S THE MAN WHO MADE THE MASSIVE MASTERPIECE. This isn’t a new model; Rivarossi has used versions of this tooling for close to 50 years now. Revell maquette locomotive 2165 Big Boy 1/87. Scale Model News is sad to hear of the passing of Darrell Burge of Hornby. We now offer reproduction railroad drawings for the Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. During the late thirties Union Pacific often used auxiliary engines to haul trains from Ogden, Utah up a steep pass to Wasatch.