Hi,
I guess one can't expect wonders when paying only 6-8 dollars for a
freight car, but what a piece of garbage I got with Athearn's bargain
freight cars! I would heartily recommend not purchasing bargain
freight cars, but go for the higher quality, regardless of the brand.
I bought (6) such freight cars and upon arrival I learned that they
were kits!!! And what a hassle putting them together. Laying the
coupler on the pin and then trying to clip the lid onto the coupler
box was one thing, but getting that lid to stay clipped...well, that's
a whole 'nother story. Just don't plan on spending less than $15 for a
good qualtiy freight car, where you'll probably get decent couplers
and maybe you won't have to spend any time struggling to put them
together.
I bought (6) of these and now I'm sorry!. I may have to glue the
coupler lid onto the coupler box on a few of them because of the bad
alignment! And maybe, I just may throw good money after bad and buy
decent trucks and couplers. Or maybe I may just leave them on the side
as scenery...in shops, abandonesd, etc.
Mike
Picture Rocks, AZ
- posted
18 years ago