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New wheelsets on Atlas cars?
« on: April 16, 2009, 03:55:25 PM »
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These look like newly tooled wheels to me:

http://www.atlasrr.com/HOFreight/hocylin4.htm

Does anyone have better photos?

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Re: New wheelsets on Atlas cars?
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2009, 06:59:41 PM »
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Is this the same car?  (I'm not an HO guy.)  The wheels don't look particularly special, but the shot on the Atlas site is tantalizing.  Maybe the decorated cars have new wheels.

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Re: New wheelsets on Atlas cars?
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2009, 07:01:12 PM »
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They sure look like new wheels... MUCH improved over the earlier ones.

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Re: New wheelsets on Atlas cars?
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2009, 10:47:42 PM »
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Is this the same car?  (I'm not an HO guy.)  The wheels don't look particularly special, but the shot on the Atlas site is tantalizing.  Maybe the decorated cars have new wheels.

We N scalers have Fox Valley. ;)


It's the same car; but the older wheels.  The photos on the atlas site imply a newer, "dished" wheelface.  Interestingly, all HO comes with metal wheelsets.

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Re: New wheelsets on Atlas cars?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2009, 06:33:12 AM »
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I wouldn't say ALL HO comes with metal wheelsets.  Some of the older stuff and some companies are still sticking to plastic.