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Athearn RTR 50' Double-Plug Door Boxcar
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Tue September 9, 2008
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$16.50
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7.0
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Description:
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This 50' Double-Plug Door boxcar is a nice model.
It comes equipt with metal wheels and knuckle style couplers. The detail is mostly molded on, with seperately applied end ladders. The printing is crisp and clear. There are two road numbers per road name.
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50' Double Plug Door Boxcar
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Author
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CP9302
Engineer
Registered: June 2004
Location: Windsor, Ont.
Posts: 623
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Review Date: Wed December 20, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $18.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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good price, nice paint schemes
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Cons:
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heavy details
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I got these cars mainly because of the paint schemes. The detail is not as good as I had hopped, but the end ladders do improve the over all appearance of the car.
I would also like to see Athearn move to a knuckle coupler with a metal spring in it, rather than the molded on leaf.
All in all its a nice sturdy car to fill out a train with.
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-- Fred Barkhouse Jr.
Member of the Windsor Modular RR Club www.windsor-modular.com
WMRC Fast Tracks Reseller Site wmrc.fast-tracks.net
You can't spell GarbagE without GE
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Review Date: Tue September 9, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $15.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Great detailing although it can be lacking in some spots. runs great.
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Quality control appeared to be drunk.
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This first review is about the RTR version. I got the Guilford MEC boxcar. The paint job wasn't too good. It had gaps if viewed from the side. The lettering on the ends are also wavy. It's also a little on the light side.
I also have the older Blue box version. The blue box version cost me $8. It was very underweight and came with plastic wheels. The doors opened which was a plus, but it wobbled a lot because it needed a lot of weight to conform to NMRA standards.
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