Kato Budd Postwar Skirted Trucks


Although these trucks are based on prototypes cast by GSC/Commonwealth, Kato calls them "Budd" trucks. I'm told that they are based on a GSC 41-N-xx design, just with the top-side detailing removed so that they can be used under skirted cars. They feature a single drop equalizer and disc brakes (as per post-war practice).

Kato catalog #800013 (Budd Postwar Skirted Passenger Truck, Silver w/o Coupler, 1 ea)
Kato catalog #800021 (Budd Postwar Skirted Passenger Truck, Black w/ Semi-Automatic Knuckle Coupler, 1 ea)
Kato catalog #800021S (Budd Postwar Skirted Passenger Truck, Silver w/ Semi-Automatic Knuckle Coupler, 1 ea)
Kato catalog #800022 (Budd Postwar Skirted Passenger Truck, Black w/ Fully-Automatic Silver Knuckle Coupler, 2 ea)
Kato catalog #800023 (Budd Postwar Skirted Passenger Truck, Silver w/ Fully-Automatic Knuckle Coupler, 1 ea)

These trucks are designed for Kato's skirted Budd Corrugated cars (including their recycled Amfleet I and California Zephyr cars) -


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