WalthersProto HO scale test car
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $49.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
WalthersProto HO scale test car features:
- 33” metal wheels
- Covered or exposed wheel bearings
- Die-cast metal body
- Factory-installed wire grab irons
- Multiple photo-etched brass placards as appropriate
- Road-name-specific reporting marks, stencils, and other printing
- Proto-Max metal couplers
- Three different side access doors
- Two different hand brakes (power and staff) and top access doors
Release date: Available now
Road names: Burlington Northern (yellow and green), Archer Daniels Midland (orange and black), Canadian National (orange and white), Chessie System with Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks (blue and yellow), Conrail (black and white), Rock Island (black and white), and Union Pacific (gray and black). One road number per paint scheme; also available painted gray with data only.
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