F3B Diesel Locomotives

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Dayton Model Products

Manufacturer ID:

S-901/S-903/S-904

Additional IDs:

T-901/T-903/T-904

Prototype Info

Category:

F3B

Year/Era:

1945

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Dimensions:

50'0"

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1947

Product Type:

Metal Kit

Finish:

unpainted or painted & undecorated

Power:

DC or non-powered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Weight:

13oz

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

Model IDs: "S" = scale; "T" = "tin-plate". The body shell is made out of aluminum.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Enhorning Industries

Manufacturer ID:

3399

Prototype Info

Category:

F3B

Year/Era:

1945

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Dimensions:

50'0"

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Supplemental:

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Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

Note that this body shell is identical between each of the F-series models the company released. Most of the models had a hump in the center. This was due to the shell being pulled from the die before it was fully cured.

This photo is of a rare EMD executives' model that got Enhorning involved in creating S-scale locomotives.

See Supplemental article link for details.

Mark bought this model second-hand. He installed the Kadee couplers.

This photo shows the interior of the body (left). The chassis seems to be a custom-made unit by a previous owner.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Overland Models

Manufacturer ID:

1751

Factory:

Ajin Precision, Korea

Prototype Info

Category:

F3B

Year/Era:

1945

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Dimensions:

50'8"

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1987

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Wheels:

scale

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

The box contained extra parts that the modeler could add to make either an F3 B-unit or an F7 B-unit.

The model is shown as it arrived from the factory. Bill's model shows high fans and dynamic brake slots in the roof (no fan).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

River Raisin Models

Factory:

Ajin Precision, Korea

Prototype Info

Category:

F3B

Year/Era:

1945

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Dimensions:

50'0"

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1991

Qty Made:

51

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Wheels:

scale

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

This was a special project by customers' request. These models were possible as a "tack-on" project to the River Raisin's FT project. The customer was able to add details to make this model into an F3B or F7B unit. As a side note, an extra 100 drive units were manufactured as part of the FT project as well, allowing modelers, whom had bought the Overland Models' version of the F3 or F7 units, to replace those models' rather noisy drive mechanisms with the newer ones with which the FT models were equipped.