1:87 Revell 62165 Big Boy Locomotive - Steam Locomotive - Model Set Plastic Model kit

The American Big Boys are among the longest and largest serially produced steam locomotives ever built. During the late 1930s, Union Pacific frequently used helper locomotives to haul trains from Ogden, Utah, to Wasatch over a steep pass. U.P. wanted to simplify this system and tasked its in-house development department with designing a new locomotive capable of pulling a 3,600-ton (up to a maximum of 4,200 tons) train up the steep pass. The 25 Big Boy locomotives were built in two 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 operation handled by a Big Boy locomotive took place in July 1959. Most of the Big Boys were retired in 1961.
- Replica of a single-piece boiler
- Separate smokebox door
- Detailed engineer's cab
- Movable bogies
- Detailed drive wheels
- Detailed connecting rods
- Protective grill at the front
- Detailed coal tender with ladders
- Highly detailed track replica (approx. 48 cm)
- Decals for two versions of the Union Pacific

In addition to basic paint, glue and brushes are also included.