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Check the Stewart website-direct sales of 70 ton hoppers for $5 each, and limited 6-packs for $30. I just bought 16 Stewart hoppers from the Con-Cor site for $4 each. Discounttrainsonline has quite a few Athearn kits for $4 to $6 on their clearance page. Trainland/Trainworld sells Athearn kits at 10 for $49.99, their choice, but they have a sale right now at 10% off. They also show quite a few P2K kits below $10. <br /> <br />I like the Athearn and MDC kits because they are extremely affordable. I know others are more accurate and detailed, but my model railroad is based more on pleasure than historical accuracy. Fprtunately, I haven't paid more than $6 for any of my kits, and some were as low as $3. I would rather have 6 Athearn Blue Box cars than 1 Kadee or Intermountain. I would like to be able to spend $30-40 per car, but it would take me until retirement to have a decent sized roster. You have to decide what you want and what your budget is. If price is no object, you can have the most highly detailed and accurate pieces money can buy. Most of us have to accept some sort of compromise, though.
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