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New online today is The Ertl Authentic Railway Designs Resource. Many will remember these short-lived items. Included at the site are the two full-color catalogs Ertl published for this product line, which you may review page by page.
Click on the following link...
http://ho-scaletrains.net/id46.html (http://ho-scaletrains.net/id46.html)
In the works for 2009, I will be adding....
The Atlas 1980's HO-Scale Trains Resource
The Kato HO-Scale Trains Resource
The Train Miniature Resource
The Pacific Fast Mail Catalog Resource
among others.
Thanks,
Tony Cook
HO-Scale Trains Resource
www.ho-scaletrains.net (http://www.ho-scaletrains.net)
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I have a dozen of their flatcars and gondolas. They were partially weathered right out of the box, with rust colored wheels and trucks and light road grime. I weathered the flatcar beds and bought loads for the gondolas. I also replaced the trucks and installed metal wheel sets, which I weathered myself. They come stock with plastic wheels with plastic axles.
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