Just got these reefers.
One of them had a warped floor causing the wheels to touch the under frame, but I fixed that by taking the shell off and un-warping the floor with a hair dryer. I didn't want to return it because I'm picky when it comes to paint jobs and assembly; and these shells where the best out of the lot. I did accidentally break off a rod that has a chain on it that goes under the brake platform on the end, but that can be easily replaced with a new plastic one or one made out of brass.
They seem prototypical except for the truck's and underframe's colour, which should be CN red like the red on their old box cars.
Anyhow, glad to have them and some day I will replace the trucks with kadees and paint them along with the undercarriage. And of course weather them.
One of them had a warped floor causing the wheels to touch the under frame, but I fixed that by taking the shell off and un-warping the floor with a hair dryer. I didn't want to return it because I'm picky when it comes to paint jobs and assembly; and these shells where the best out of the lot. I did accidentally break off a rod that has a chain on it that goes under the brake platform on the end, but that can be easily replaced with a new plastic one or one made out of brass.
They seem prototypical except for the truck's and underframe's colour, which should be CN red like the red on their old box cars.
Anyhow, glad to have them and some day I will replace the trucks with kadees and paint them along with the undercarriage. And of course weather them.