Reply to "New Cylindrical Hoppers"

I'm a little late to the dance, but my UP hoppers finally came in last night, so here's what they look like:

Nice cars, paint and lettering is flawless. The corker is I can't find any prototype photos for the UP version. I know Atlas O did them in UP and they weren't known for doing fantasy paint schemes back then, so who knows... Doesn't really bother me though.

The new, lower trucks are great. Here's how they compare to a first-run car I scalified with AM trucks:

Just about spot on, height-wise. It'll be a while before I get around to scalifying the UP's, I've got two pair of the original scale-wheeled trucks (regauged) lying around somewhere, so I plan to swap out the wheelsets. If not, I'll put on MTH or AM trucks.

It comes to my mind that these cars would be good candidates for a Fest, Spree or NASG car.(Hint, hint... Say something in CB&Q, MKT or any number of private industries...)

Rusty

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