New Walthers 34' hoppers

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pike-62

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New Walthers 34' hoppers

Posted by pike-62 on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 6:38 PM

I just got some of the new HO scale Walthers 34' hoppers in today and just had to make up a coal load for them. The cars are pretty nice. They come with metal wheels and knuckle couplers. Sorry, not Kadee's.

Dan Pikulski
www.DansResinCasting.com

davekelly

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December 2003
From: Rhode Island
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Posted by davekelly on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 10:44 PM

Dan,

Looks good. How would you rate them compared to Athearn Blue Box, Stewart, Bowser etc?

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pike-62

Member since
February 2001
872 posts

Posted by pike-62 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:57 AM

I would say they are pretty comprable to stewart and Bowser. The detail is pretty good as is the printing. Probably a notch above the Athearn cars as the details look finer. It does come assembled though but no coal load.

Dan Pikulski
www.DansResinCasting.com
http://www.dansresincasting.com/new_items.htm

orsonroy

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March 2002
From: Elgin, IL
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Posted by orsonroy on Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:59 AM

Too bad they're twice the price of the Accurail cars, which have better detailing...

Ray Breyer

Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943

CBQ_Guy

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September 2003
From: North Central Illinois
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Posted by CBQ_Guy on Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:34 PM

Yeah, just what the hobby needs . . . more little hoppers, as if they haven't been overdone to death by now. [V]

"Paul [Kossart] - The CB&Q Guy" [In Illinois] ~ Modeling the CB&Q and its fictional 'Illiniwek River-Subdivision-Branch Line' in the 1960's. ~

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