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Post by backshophoss on Nov 25, 2013 22:47:31 GMT -5
Can you post a pic of the Kato end on the board? You don't need to host it on a 3rd party site.  |
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Post by acelaphillies on Nov 26, 2013 16:49:41 GMT -5
Athearn has clarified on their Facebook page that the bolted on nose is not new tooling, but instead pad printed, if that matters to anyone.
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Post by mgwsy on Nov 26, 2013 18:34:51 GMT -5
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Post by backshophoss on Nov 26, 2013 21:07:52 GMT -5
Thanks much. Are the couplers Kato or KD-5's with the pin removed? What's the curve radius you deal with? The sharpest radius I have I have run across is the 25 inch in the Club Yard Wye and at the Fair Grounds layout's 22 inch Reverse loop to the staging yard(normally do a reverse move into that yard! :  . The Main line radius; 36 inch (main 1)/33 inch(main 2)seems to be the best for passenger cars,25 inch is about the tightest radius for most full size cars. Other then swapping out the factory "McHenry's" plastic for KD-5's,the Walters cars are stock. |
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Post by mgwsy on Nov 27, 2013 18:45:24 GMT -5
I used the Kato couplers. They have the regular plastic kadee clones and the Passenger type couplers for close coupling as you can see in the above pics. The top two pics show the kadee compatible couplers in their boxes and second from bottom shows the close coupling coupler which gives a closer coupling. I will stay with the kato couplers as I like the closer spacing but do want to fix the ends on them eventually as moct clubs haf 36" or highr radius and my futer layout will have 36" and higher too so not to worried about tight curves. This will be my only superliner train too so I wont be mixing it with anything else hence the Kato couplers. The rest of my stuff will be North East single level stock with Kadees.
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Post by backshophoss on Nov 27, 2013 22:04:24 GMT -5
I gather that the Kato ends are a bit lacking of details the
Walters ends have,but the flexable diaphragms on the
Walters cars will "hook" when run on sharp curves,(under 25 inch
radius,or #4 switches!),the "plastic McHenrys" from the
orignal run of the Walters Superliners were a bit short shanked
but were failure prone under load(plastic spring failed)
Do you plan to run any of the Walters "El Cap" cars with your
Superliners?(Coach,Trans-Dorm,or Lounge)
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Post by acelaphillies on Dec 20, 2013 22:05:49 GMT -5
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Post by acelaphillies on Dec 20, 2013 22:06:23 GMT -5
There are also now pictures of the new Amfleets  |
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Post by backshophoss on Dec 21, 2013 2:23:43 GMT -5
Hopefully,the wheelsets will not be "shiney" chrome as was the 1st run was  The "cure" is to paint the wheel centers rail brown or rust color. |
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Post by pilpro on Dec 21, 2013 16:53:30 GMT -5
Cool. They're coming in phases I through IVb. The window frames look great. And painted heps?
PZ
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Post by mgwsy on Dec 21, 2013 18:58:10 GMT -5
Oh boy am I in trouble with the Phase 3 scheme LOL
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Post by acelaphillies on Dec 22, 2013 20:33:40 GMT -5
Oh boy am I in trouble with the Phase 3 scheme LOL Haha, that is the one thing about these cars-they look really great but they will empty your wallet in a hurry. And it's not like you can have a train of one car. |
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Post by acelaphillies on Dec 22, 2013 20:35:45 GMT -5
Cool. They're coming in phases I through IVb. The window frames look great. And painted heps? PZ It looks like the recepticles will be painted. Definitely a nice touch that adds to overall appearence. |
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Post by mgwsy on Dec 22, 2013 23:21:15 GMT -5
Oh boy am I in trouble with the Phase 3 scheme LOL Haha, that is the one thing about these cars-they look really great but they will empty your wallet in a hurry. And it's not like you can have a train of one car. If an Atlas AEM-7 will be able to pull a standard 6 car metroliner consist from the 90's then I am really in trouble as I have 9 AEM-7's LOL. |
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Post by antoniofp45 on Dec 22, 2013 23:42:04 GMT -5
I'm still disappointed that Walthers had chosen not to offer these units in the Penn Central scheme which, ironically, is the railroad that started them in revenue service until Amtrak eventually took over them. Add to that, a number of Metros soldiered on under the Amtrak flag, still wearing Penn Central worms as late as 1983 ( I have the photos that prove it). But of course, Walthers reps are likely hanging on to the cliche' that "Penn Central doesn't sell"....  Just don't tell that to Penn Central or 1970s-era northeastern modelers. It's too bad these won't be available "Undecorated" as they would be a very fun Alclad project. |
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