Hey guyz, any opinions on Walthers Trainline products. They've got a couple of GP15-1's in Missouri Pacific colors that I'm contemplating (yes, yes, it's true, I do have other locos besides Rock Island).
Walthers Trainline
- Thread starter rockislandmike
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Hey Mike, I don't know to much about the Trainline engines but the cars are basicly Walthers kits preassembled!!
C
Catt
Have had several before switching to N and On30. IMHO they are a big bang for a small buck.Little cluncky on some of the detail but the ones I had were great runners.
Mike -
I've got a Walthers Trainline AMTRAK F40PH. It is a good runner, but the detail is not up to Atlas Master/P2K/Kato standards. I like it, though.
I have heard that the quality of the Trainline series varies greatly. Hopefully you can find someone that has the GP15-1 model and get a direct quality check!
Good luck!
- George
I've got a Walthers Trainline AMTRAK F40PH. It is a good runner, but the detail is not up to Atlas Master/P2K/Kato standards. I like it, though.
I have heard that the quality of the Trainline series varies greatly. Hopefully you can find someone that has the GP15-1 model and get a direct quality check!
Good luck!
- George
The only Trainline locos I own are an ABA set of FA's. Like George and Catt have said, they run well but don't have detail. I later bought ABA FA2's from LL2000, and more recently, FA1"s from LL as well. The LifeLike units are gorgeous, but I'm not thrilled with their running.
Gary
Gary
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I have an A and B unites from Train. They seem to run will, but I think they could be more detailed.
Yes folks, they are Rock Island!
Andy
Yes folks, they are Rock Island!
Andy
GP15-1
Mike,
I have one of the trainline GP15-1s, runs quite well, and, after comparing it with the kitbash I did several years ago, the detail is pretty good too. I have the C&NW version, with all the louvers!
Pete
Mike,
I have one of the trainline GP15-1s, runs quite well, and, after comparing it with the kitbash I did several years ago, the detail is pretty good too. I have the C&NW version, with all the louvers!
Pete
Mike,I have 3 of the GP15s,I can happly report these are very smooth runners and good pullers. IMHO they can rightfully take their place amoung the best made.
Excellent ! Thanks, Larry. Mine are in the mail from Walthers; with their quick delivery times, should be here next week.
Greetings. The first of my two Missouri Pacific GP15-1's arrived from Walthers on Friday. I added road number decals this afternoon, and here it is.
For anyone that's curious, not only is this a very fine looking engine, but it performs very nicely as well, and with relatively little noise for this class of locomotive.
For anyone that's curious, not only is this a very fine looking engine, but it performs very nicely as well, and with relatively little noise for this class of locomotive.
