Hey Mr. Yardmaster! I was wondering if it would be possible for you to turn out some South Pacific Coast freight cars. I saw a Bachmann SPC boxcar for sale on Ebay tonight and it got me to wondering if it would be possible for you to make similar cars in G scale for all us SPC fans out here. You are still making the SPC Annie 4-6-0 in G scale (I have the Spectrum SPC 4-4-0 in G scale and am thinking about adding the 4-6-0 SPC Annie to my collection)and all we have for it is a couple of Jackson Sharpe passenger cars.
Some SPC freight cars would add a little variety and would also be a nice addition to your lineup of G scale offerings! All you'd have to do is to make some decals and slap them on already existing rolling stock that matches the colors of the SPC!
Thank you.
Andrew
Hi to all the SPC fans out there.
There is more SPC out there than you might think. Bachmann produced SPC items in both 1:22.5 and 1:20.3.
Here is a list of what I have in my database:
90096 SPC Set 1993 ^ Set South Pacific Coast P
81095 SPC 21 2000 ~ Loco 4-6-0, 10tn aniv, South Pacific Coast Ver 5 P S
81397 SPC 3 2000 ~ Loco 4-4-0, South Pacific Coast P 1 Spectrum
81493 SPC 12 2001 ~ Loco 2-6-0, South Pacific Coast P 1 Spectrum
91604 SPC 22 2011 ~ Loco 4-6-0 Annie South Pacific Coast Ver 6 Metal Gears
90096SL SPC 21 1993 ~ Loco 4-6-0, South Pacific Coast P
88098 SPC 1516 2006 Box Car 1:20.3 South Pacific Coast N 1 A Fn3 Finescale
93328 SPC 424 1994 Box Car South Pacific Coast P Ltd Edition 1200
93528 SPC 107 1994 Flat Car w/logs, South Pacific Coast L Ltd Edition 1200
88296 SPC 1221 2007 Gondola Pacific Coast 1:20.3 Low side, with side doors p 1 Fn3 Finescale
89193 SPC None 2000 P Baggage South Pacific Coast P Not Lighted
89192 SPC 17 2000 P Combine South Pacific Coast P Track Power Lights
90096SC SPC 17 1993 P Combine South Pacific Coast P Battery Lights
89191 SPC 44 2000 P-Coach South Pacific Coast P Track Power Lights
89194 SPC 41 2000 P-Obs South Pacific Coast P Track Power Lights
90096SC SPC 41 1993 P-Obs South Pacific Coast Battery Lights
93426 SPC 923 1994 Tank Car South Pacific Coast P Ltd Edition 1200
Many SPC items were not the hottest sellers or more items would have been introduced. The 90096 South Pacific Coast set was part of the Bachmann "Golden Classics" series and to me was a great looking set. In 1994 Bachmann released many items as limited editions of 1200 pieces. SPC was represented by a boxcar, flatcar, and tank car noted above. When some of the limited edition items proved very popular, Bachmann rereleased them in later years. In the case of the SPC items only the boxcar was re introduced in 2006.
Only the flat car and the Tank Car remain as limited editions items. So SPC fans who can get there hands on them will have a truly rare item. So happy hunting!
Probably the best way to get SPC items would be to get undecorated cars and have Cederleaf Custom Decals make you some decals and letter them yourselves.
Loco Bill
Very good info. Thank you Bill! I still hope we'll get lucky and Bachmann will re-release the SPC cars you listed. That would be cool!
Later.
Andrew
Ok. I bought the one on Ebay for $45.00 with the shipping included. I did also find a boxcar made by Delton for $78.00 but I passed on that in favor of the one from Bachmann!!
Andrew
http://www.ebay.com/itm/172525590882?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
You may want to check with dealers - there are still a lot of these items out there to be had.
Thanks Yardmaster. Most dealers will price what ever they have out of my price range, so I'll just have to keep my eye on Ebay and hope more SPC rolling stock will appear for sale on that site.
Take care!
Andrew
My Bachmann SPC boxcar arrived today. It's a beauty!