Kadee HO Scale PS-2 Covered Hopper

[NW Modeling List]

It's a better "good enough" than most of what everyone but a hardcore 
scratchbuilder would have, and given the complexity of covered hoppers 
scratchbuilding in the quantities needed for realistic trains would be 
a serious task. I admire those who build models with high fidelity for 
contests showing us what is possible, but for my humbler operational 
goals "good enough" is fine.

Jeff
Two Blocks from the N&W Valley Line

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From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
Sent: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: Kadee HO Scale PS-2 Covered Hopper

    Jim:

  I would buy one, and couple it to my Roundhouse "HC-7's". I would feel 
guilty about running something I knew was not strictly correct, but I'd 
manage to suppress my guilt. It's a matter of degree, I suppose; I 
probably subscribe to the "six foot" rule - if you can't tell the 
difference at a distance of six feet, it's good enough. And, I've 
already bought worse and almost surely will again in the future.

 Dave Phelps

  In a message dated 4/23/2007 10:15:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:
 Kadee has been offering a PS-2 covered hopper in HO scale for
sometime. They used a number of drawings from the Society archives
in its creation. It is very similar to the N&W Class HC-7 except for
a larger side panel where the reporting marks are normally
placed. Given this variance from the actual N&W car, they have not
offered a N&W version. The question is: How do N&W modelers feel
about this car if Kadee was to offer a version stenciled for the N&W?

Jim Gillum
N&WHS Archives


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