The irony is that Walthers' retail shop in Milwaukee has stacks of these cars, painted C&O, for sale cheap -- they were left over from an historical society run and are not numbered but are otherwise complete. Obviously saving a couple bucks on the car is not worth the drive to Milwaukee from Houston. But what's this -- the Brewers host the Astros May 30, 31 and June 1 at Miller park....
Dave Nelson
Hey guys.
I bought a Walther's Santa Fe coil car about a year ago at one of the train shops in Houston. Recently I got it out to put in a consist only to find it was warped out of shape for some unknown reason. When I began twisting it back into shape it broke in half, and because it's made of die-cast metal there was no way I could repair it. So, the only choice I had was to salvage the coil covers and trucks and trash the rest. Any suggestions on what I might do with the covers?. I was thinking I might paint them flat black and put them in one of my black gondolas. That idea came from the fact that I have a gondola with coils in it that the covers fit into perfectly, but I want to be on the right side of things if I do this...
Tracklayer