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Flexi-Flo Hoppers in Ho scale??

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Flexi-Flo Hoppers in Ho scale??
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 8:47 PM
does anybody know about these?

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Daniel
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 8:53 PM
AHM made them a long time ago, and as almost all older HO Scale stuff goes, it was rolling crap. They are pretty rare, although there is one on eBay right now.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 8:54 PM
the one on ebay i will buy! its mine!!!!!! i will put some good trucks under it and kadees and we will be good to go!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 8:57 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 06archerd

the one on ebay i will buy! its mine!!!!!! i will put some good trucks under it and kadees and we will be good to go!!!!

Actually, it has been custom detailed and painted, with Kadees. It's at $25 right now, Good luck.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 8:59 PM
i have it on my watch list
i would like to have it and patch it into my own railroad Archer Grain
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 06archerd

i have it on my watch list
i would like to have it and patch it into my own railroad Archer Grain


Good idea, sounds pretty cool. If your weathering skills are good you might want to grime it up a bit. Just a suggestion.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:09 PM
my weathering is alright i just satrted about a year ago weathering wiht some floquil paints and some airbrush work, also some powders, what did they haul in these hoppers?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:13 PM
Primarily cement.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:15 PM
thats what i thought , oh well i i can still get away with hauling grain hehe
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:17 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 06archerd

thats what i thought , oh well i i can still get away with hauling grain hehe

Sure, you're freelancing, so why not make a cement hopper haul grain[:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:46 PM
I got 3 of these hoppers on Ebay last month, but they are "N" Scale.

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