Category Archives: FS-Italia

One More class F boxcar and counting: FR’s masterwork!

The workshop of FR Freudenreich has been busy with 3 releases of class F boxcars of FS-Italia. All releases of this boxcar have been limited releases and all sold out quickly.

This one is lettered for SBB with the typical white on gray signage associated with SBB upper left corner. Following WWII this boxcar was allocated to Switzerland with the firm commitment it never leaves Switzerland.

FR’s limited release includes a whopping 20 total units, it did not take long to disappear from store shelves so to speak. I recommend to those interested in collecting FR items a weekly visit to the website is a good idea. Items depicted as out of stock require pre-order for next production run, limited items are only on the website for as long as the edition is still available.

Siding: Faller’s Bahnhof Huinghausen station with attached freight depot is based on a station which now serves as a railway museum: Faller #282704 (*easy kit to build with interior masking for lighting details).

FS-Italia class ‘F’ boxcars: limited FR release

Blink and their gone such is the case with new limited releases by FR. This set of class F boxcars lettered for FS-Italia is limited to 30, it was sold-out and off the website in a couple of days last week.

What distinguishes Italian boxcars of this type are peaked roofs. Two paint schemes are presented in this set including a reddish brown and chocolate brown both with blue/gray roofs. An older Archistories Prussian loco shed (still available) adds character and scale to this minimalist diorama.

A combination of plastic and nickel metal parts assembled on a metal frame characterize the construction of these cars and generally FR rolling stock; few exceptions include all metal construction, but heavy relief detail work is best carried out with injection molded plastic. Cars have great detail and crisp lettering. This is the 3rd release in the past month of FS boxcars, all sold out fast.

Siding: Archistories “Locomotive Shed”: ARC-113111 available from ZScaleHobo.com and ZScaleMonster.com

FS Italia 2 car freight set by FR

The quick sell-out of a new release freight car set is due to the desirability of the extreme precision of its manufacturer FR plus limitation of 32 total worldwide.

Painted and lettered for FS-Italia (Ferrovie dello Stato) this two car set includes 1- Carro tipo Ghms peaked roof boxcar and 1- type E steel gondola.

Construction: injection molded plastic with metal chassis.

Item number 39.012.02

Note: FR Freudenreich items can be purchased directly from the manufacturer or quality-toys-trains on Ebay.