Interesting. I suppose I should have guessed that as all their passenger cars have the tops coming off.I discovered the problem. The Walthers cars do NOT separated down at floor level,...but rather their tops come off. That nixes them as candidates for a pusher loco project I have in mind.
I do realize that about the passenger cars, but never suspected to about this freight carInteresting. I suppose I should have guessed that as all their passenger cars have the tops coming off.
I would want to ruin these cars by doing that. rather i have found that Athearn built very similar car with removable bottomsA razor saw to cut the floor off?
It isn't really classified as a freight car. It is an express reefer so called a "head end car" because it would normally be run at the head end of a passenger train. Notice it does not have standard freight trucks, but rather high speed passenger type trucks.I do realize that about the passenger cars, but never suspected to about this freight car
Not with those trucks and wheelsets. Walthers.Turns out they are apparently just Athearn cars...who knew.
The short chassis will have coupler issues. A body mount at the end will not work as pictured because the end of the car will swing out really far on curves and the couplers will not be able to handle the difference. You would have to find some way to make a really long shank swinging arm coupler (on the order of Lionel) to reach from the x-switcher coupler pocket to the end of the car. OR if you could find a way to stretch the chassis, those Alco wheels look pretty good under that car.Here are a few photos of some plans I have to fit 2 different size Kato powered chassis into those athearn cars.
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Hey Beiland, I see ConCor on one of the chassis, is that a Kato brand by chance?Kato powered chassis
Yes they are older ConCor models with the power system supplied by KatoHey Beiland, I see ConCor on one of the chassis, is that a Kato brand by chance?
The short chassis will have coupler issues. A body mount at the end will not work as pictured because the end of the car will swing out really far on curves and the couplers will not be able to handle the difference. You would have to find some way to make a really long shank swinging arm coupler (on the order of Lionel) to reach from the x-switcher coupler pocket to the end of the car. OR if you could find a way to stretch the chassis, those Alco wheels look pretty good under that car.
Perfect.Perhaps my posting was confusing here? I will be cutting that original chassis in half and lengthening it so those coupler mounts will now be at the end of the car.