Undecorated Atlas troop kitchen car | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Richard GonzalesOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

I received my Atlas undecorated troop kitchen car yesterday. Unlike the Weaver undecorated troop sleeper I purchased a few years ago, the Atlas undecorated kitchen car comes with no detail parts applied to the car body or the under frame . You get to put them all on! Now unaplied detail parts on the car body makes good sense, but the unaplied detail parts on the under frame does not make sense at all.

The trucks are plastic. For the price of this car I was expecting metal trucks. The new products announcement for the Atlas Troop sleepers states that the cars will have Die cast Allied Cushion framed trucks.

Have a look at the pictures below.

Its a good thing that I have a Weaver broken frame version of the troop kitchen and assembled under frames on my surviving Weaver troop cars because there are absolutely no instructions with this baby. I am not sure how someone who does not have an assembled troop kitchen would know where to put all the parts on the car, especially the brake gear under the floor.

Thanks,

Richard

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4/25/1710:09 PM

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RoyBoyOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Does it cost less than a fully decorated/assembled car of the same type?

Richard GonzalesOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Royboy,

Nope,

Same price as the fully assembled and decorated troop kitchen car.

Richard

RoyBoyOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Richard Gonzales posted:
Royboy,
Nope,
Same price as the fully assembled and decorated troop kitchen car.
Richard

Yikes! Wazzup with that?

Richard GonzalesOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Royboy,

I've rebuilt the under frame and brake rigging on one of my express cars and applying the detail parts on the car body will not be difficult.

I'm disappointed with the plastic trucks.

Now the quest for decal lettering begins.

i plan to make this car an NYC MOW crew kitchen car.

Thanks,

Richard

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