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Reply to "Prototypical N&W Hoppers"

I am not a 3RS person nor do I model the N&W, but I "have" to ask this question:

 

How close dimensionally is the MTH fishbelly hopper to the Atlas N&W one illustrated above ?  I note the basics [ ribs and location especially ] look the same.  If it is close, why not just buy those and add the peaked end ?  One could obviously upgrade the details as one saw fit in the process.

 

A very quick look at the MTH website shows that there are a ton of these cars in different road names and colors available now, especially in six packs.  Repainting and decaling would finish them off;  one would have to do the latter to get different numbers anyway.   And no need to put KD's on every car;  make blocks of three to five cars, say, and use scale dummy couplers within.

 

Just wondering.....

 

Best, SZ [ who used to run Williams ( remember the white plastic kits ? )and other hoppers through his table saw ....]

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