funnelfan
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A while back I picked up a Kato F40PH for $25, it was missing it's detail parts which cost me another $20 to ordered off of Kato's website. Since that time I've been wanting to model a small Amtrak train that ran in the northwest in my time frame that I'm modeling in (1985-1995). I was thinking about modeling the Pioneer or the pre-Talgo Mount Rainer. Then while looking through the Walthers Website the other day I noticed that the Talgo trains are on sale.
http://walthers.com/exec/productinfo/262-3251
Perfect! I could model the pre-Cascades Talgo train that ran in the early to mid-1990's. What I did is order two of the six car sets for $53 each and a bar car (since sold out) for another $25. The six car set comes with the two end cars, a first class coach, and three second class coach cars. I then made a 11 car trainset that has a Generator car, two first class coaches, a bar car, six second class coaches, and the tail generator car. And all for $130! It would have cost me something like $250 at normal retail prices. Now if I can pick up a Lounge car and another First Class coach, I would have the actual 13 unit Talgo train of the prototype, but I'm plenty happy with my 11 unit short version. BTW, the Talgo train and one F40PH is exactly 6' in length.
http://walthers.com/exec/productinfo/262-3251
Perfect! I could model the pre-Cascades Talgo train that ran in the early to mid-1990's. What I did is order two of the six car sets for $53 each and a bar car (since sold out) for another $25. The six car set comes with the two end cars, a first class coach, and three second class coach cars. I then made a 11 car trainset that has a Generator car, two first class coaches, a bar car, six second class coaches, and the tail generator car. And all for $130! It would have cost me something like $250 at normal retail prices. Now if I can pick up a Lounge car and another First Class coach, I would have the actual 13 unit Talgo train of the prototype, but I'm plenty happy with my 11 unit short version. BTW, the Talgo train and one F40PH is exactly 6' in length.