WALTHERS 3-RAIL Coach Scale Interurban Kit Body 57-FOOT

( Brand: Walthers ), ( Part Type: Scale Kit ), ( Material: Metal Sides, Die Cast Ends; Resin Roof, Wood Floor ), ( Color: Not Painted ), ( Gauge: O Scale/gauge, 1/48 ), ( Auction Item: Model Railroad/train Car ), ( Specific Auction Item: Interurban Coach )

Review WALTHERS 57-foot Coach Scale Interurban Kit Body

The Walthers 57-foot 3-rail coach scale interurban kit body is a meticulously crafted model that captures the essence of early 20th-century interurban transportation. This kit body is designed for 3-rail track systems and measures an impressive 57 feet in length, providing ample space for detailed interior and exterior features.

The body is constructed from high-quality materials, including die-cast metal underframes and plastic body parts. The die-cast underframes are reinforced for durability and feature realistic couplers and trucks, ensuring smooth operation on your 3-rail track layout. The plastic body parts are intricately molded to replicate the distinctive design and contours of historical interurban coaches, with accurate window and door placements, roof details, and other authentic features.

The kit body comes with a variety of pre-drilled holes and mounting points, making it easy for hobbyists to add their own details and customizations. This includes the ability to add interior seating, lighting, and other features to create a truly one-of-a-kind model. The kit also includes a detailed instruction sheet, providing clear guidance on assembly and customization options.

Whether you're a seasoned model railroad enthusiast or a newcomer to the hobby, the Walthers 57-foot 3-rail coach scale interurban kit body offers a unique and challenging build opportunity. With its impressive size, high-quality construction, and endless customization possibilities, this kit body is sure to become the centerpiece of any 3-rail track layout.

1. Highly Detailed: The kit is highly detailed, featuring accurate dimensions and features that replicate the real-life interurban coaches.

2. Easy to Assemble: The kit is designed to be easy to assemble, even for beginners. It includes all necessary parts and clear instructions.

3. Compatible with 3-Rail Track: The kit is compatible with 3-rail track, making it a convenient choice for model railroad hobbyists who already have this type of track.

4. Wide Range of Customization: The kit provides a wide range of customization options, allowing model railroad hobbyists to create a unique and personalized interurban coach.

1. Expensive: The kit is relatively expensive compared to other model railroad kits.

2. Requires Additional Purchases: The kit does not include certain components such as wheels, trucks, and interior details, which may require additional purchases.

3. Limited Availability: The kit may be difficult to find in stock, as it is a specialized item.

Overall, the 57-foot 3-rail coach scale interurban kit body from Walthers is a high-quality and detailed kit that is ideal for model railroad hobbyists who are looking to create a highly accurate and personalized interurban coach. While it is relatively expensive and requires additional purchases, the easy assembly and wide range of customization options make it a worthwhile investment for those who are passionate about model railroading.

If you are looking for a high-quality and detailed interurban coach kit, the 57-foot 3-rail coach scale kit from Walthers is a great option. However, be sure to do your research and budget accordingly, as the kit is relatively expensive. Additionally, make sure to purchase any necessary components such as wheels and trucks to complete the kit. With these considerations in mind, the kit is a fantastic choice for model railroad hobbyists who are looking to create a unique and highly detailed interurban coach.

Details:

This may have been done to shorten the roof.

And if and when you do, you can be pretty sure it will cost more than now. This could be done, or rivet strips could be applied to make this a steel sided car.

Interurban were nearly everywhere in the very early 1900s. For o scale model ers, interurban are ideal. America was mostly rural then with many families living on farms.

They were gone from the Walthers catalog by 1980, although Walthers brought back the north shore car as a new kit with a new price, 75. The clerestory roof is resin and looks a disaster, but isn't as bad as it looks. Almost every city had at least one with a line or more radiating outward to the countryside or rural towns or connecting it with another city.

I inspect every item I sell to make sure all its parts are there, in good condition and working. Actually it's not so much a kit as basic body parts. The results, however, are stamped tin sides and die cast metal ends that look almost new. No sense of neatness.

No standard of quality. There was glue drips and overrun everywhere.

It is a typical interurban car that would be at home everywhere, north or south, east or west, and in Canada too. If you too think this is unfair, tell.

A bit more body putty, judiciously applied, and some sanding should complete the job nicely. They don't take up as much space.

It was assembled when I bought it at a swap meet but it was so badly built that I re kitted it. By the end of the 1930s, most were gone. Scribes paper or cardboard overlays were meant to be applied to the sides below the windows to simulate wood sheathing.

No high shipping and extra handling charges here.

It's made of two halves spliced together at the middle of their length . A few lingered on into the 1940s. You pay what it costs and that's it. The floor is simply wood stock, which also has been spliced.

I don't want to see them back.

Some sloppy work has been done on trying to hide the splice. The roof and the floor are another matter altogether. Or the sides could be used as is representing a car with welded sides. Now almost all are gone and forgotten except by their fans and model builders.

The automobile changed all that. Who knows when you'll see another one for sale.

When was the last time you saw one of these offered for sale it's a Walthers o scale kit for a model of a generic 57 foot interurban coach. And that was without trucks and motor. Your best bet is to buy it when you see it for sale.

They frequently ran as single cars, were usually in the range of 60 feet long a bit over a foot in o scale, and ran on sharp curves. The heavy traffic demands of the second world war postponed the inevitable, but only for a while. No trucks or motor and no couplets. I might also do some work on the underside of the roof, replacing those ugly splicing braces and filling the splice gap with wood putty.

You also will have to do some work on the raised sides of the clerestory.

Sad commentary on some folks, isn't that also has extended its fees so that it now imposes its fee not only on the final sale price of an item, which it certainly is entitled to and is fair, but also on the cost of the shipping, which it isn't entitled to and isn't fair. How ever it was done, you now don't have to do it and fuss over getting the curve right, and that's a plus.

The shipping I charge is what the shipping actually costs the least expensive way I can find. The roof definitely is worth keeping, however, if for no other reason than they're hard to find and expensive when you do.

Dried ambrosia, from the look of it, and something else too. That was before the automobile.

What that means is that what's been made is all there is and all there's likely ever to be, as it's extremely unlikely anyone will try to bring the cars or the structures back it's all now in the hands of other model ers and, if you want one, you'll have to wait for one of them to decide to sell.

And you'll need trolley poles for the roof. Since then Walthers has quit the o scale business altogether except from some very nice structures, but has since stopped making them too.

I don't see the need. I've had a few jokers tell me their items never arrived when, in fact, they did.

No patience. The ends are nicely rounded factory rounded, so to speak and probably molded that way. For a particular model, that could be a while.

Walthers Hans't made any interurban cars since the 1970s when it started closing them out. I reuse clean boxes, envelopes and packing materials to save you money. I'm constantly amazed at what clumsy and sloppy builders some model ers are. Only the ones that could serve as commuter lines to larger cities survived but even most of them were doomed.

You might want to give it some thought. I haven't had one claim of nondelivery since. Free delivery in the glen side pa, area.

The sides are smooth with no rivets, but it does have a belt rail below the windows and the windows have recessed frames to give the sides prototypical depth. I don't hide or hold back on mentioning any of an item's flaws. Radial couplets should be used. As a result, they're very suitable for modules.

Photos, i've found, often hide as much as they show, so I describe fully.

part #: 3-rail prices

• $11.34-$12.99

specifications lioneloscalegi:

• brand: Walthers
• part type: Scale Kit
• material: Metal Sides, Die Cast Ends; Resin Roof, Wood Floor
• color: Not Painted
• gauge: O Scale/gauge, 1/48
• auction item: Model Railroad/train Car
• specific auction item: Interurban Coach

Seller lioneloscalegi:

• city: Glenside, Pennsylvania
• zipcode: 19038

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• Started: September 17, 2016, 11:16 am
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• min. bid: $34.95
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General lioneloscalegi:

• Toys & Hobbies > model Railroads & Trains > O Scale > Passenger Cars
• in stock: Yes
• condition: Used

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• handling: 1 days

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