1:87 Revell 02165 Big Boy Locomotive Plastic Model kit

The American Big Boys are among the longest and largest production steam locomotives ever built in the world. During the late 1930s, Union Pacific often used auxiliary locomotives to pull trains from Ogden, Utah to Wasatch over a steep pass. U.P. wanted to simplify this system and commissioned its own engineering department to design a new locomotive that could pull a 3,600 ton train (up to a maximum of 4,200 tons) up the steep pass. The 25 Big Boy locomotives were built in 2 groups. The first group, called class 1, was built starting in 1941. The second group (class 2) was built in 1944. The last freight train transport handled by a Big Boy locomotive was in July 1959. Most of the Big Boy were taken out of service in 1961.

About the model:

One-piece boiler replica
Separate smoke flap
Detailed engineer's cab
Movable steering racks
Detailed driving wheels
Detailed drive linkage
Front guard grille
Detailed coal tender with ladders
Finely detailed track replica (approx. 48 cm)
Decals for 2 versions of the Union Pacific

Scope of delivery:

Kit
Building instructions
Decal