enginear joe Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Just got the Hooker Chemical car (club car 2005?) and thought I'd share a pic. Waiting for the new Hooker club car (2014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Looks brand new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 I got lucky. Looks like the box was never even opened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 Here's the new one!! MTH RRC car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Looks great! I just noticed it's a bit different than the first one you posted on 4/24...hmm...You now have a pair of Hookers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Hmmm, you'd think I'd be happier?? Always looking for another Hooker tanker. Looks like they rushed this one out the door. Has some flash that got painted over. The Hooker letter's paint is a little rough (thin?) on the seams. I hope it's cleared over. MTH's paint is usually tough anyways. I'm just glad they offered us something! Another forum complained about they're just repaints. Gives me a chance to catch up on some more. Love that it has the shiny wheels. Got used to the old ones though. A little weathering on them and they look great too. I would like to buy more dupicates someday and repaint them for Occi and others anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Another forum complained about they're just repaints. Those folks on other forums complain about everything! But all they buy is an old FA1 and then wonder why there isn't more being made. If they'd buy more then the manufacturers would produce more...or stay in business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Those folks on other forums complain about everything! But all they buy is an old FA1 and then wonder why there isn't more being made. If they'd buy more then the manufacturers would produce more...or stay in business! *Ding ding ding* We have a winner! THAT is the real underlying truth of what goes on in this hobby/scale and with most people posting in many forums right there. What many of these people talk about is what 'isn't' currently made or hasn't been made, not what is and has been available to them for many many years. Many have had years to buy as much as they could want but never have, then complain when it's not available all the while only owning a small fraction in type and numbers of what has been produced. On the paint that's pretty odd. Maybe MTH would swap it out for you. From what I have seen, outside of a batch of passenger cars that looked liked they were bagged too soon after clear coating (which MTH replaced), I have never seen anything but near perfect finishes on all my MTH engines and rolling stock. (USA Trains, Aristocraft, Accucraft and Bachmann, they have all had great finishes from what I have ever seen. Only issue of the this group was paint damaged by contact with stryafoam on my USA Trains Big Boy but USA replaced it.) The car does look good tho in the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 MTH tankers are my favoritesThank you for the picture I ordered the same here.Hopefully it will not take too long.The best part for me is the Engelhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Oh sure, now show me another one I don't have! Very nice paint job on that one. I had never seen it from MTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Ok Joe, A little fun, but here the next for youLooks good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 That's Two for two! ( rat's I need a bunch more!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 If you want more, take the new tankersThe old things are very rarePictures in the catalogs are no eye catchersThese are drawings or graphics, no prototypesThe models are beautiful and pretty fine.That's why I'm showing real models, no pictures or catalog item numbersI think some older models are made even more beautiful.I don't like black with a little graphic Wheels are AMS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Joe, Charles Ro has a USA Trains Hooker tank car on sale for $99.95 http://www.charlesro.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CRSC&Product_Code=R15256&Category_Code=GRUSTC42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 The Hooker Club car 2014 with a little dirt from the rails.No weathering provided, it should look almost new. The trucks are repainted, not shiny. Various pigment coatings and for the couplers Kadee 1906 one gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 I did find a few more. I got some of the latest and a few older Coor's and Budweiser beer ones. I like the look of the weathered trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I like “ Milka “ ... But this is a beautiful MTH tank car, built in 2005, but new,must have.Blackened wheels with high flanges, looks good.Wheel flanges reduced slightly, 1mmThe trucks are new painted, not shiny and somewhat dirty. Marklin had this same model in the Maxi line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 the new 2016 MTH MRRC NS coal car just arrived. I may wait to open it on Christmas. I saw the 2017 is going to be a BNSF tank car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 me bad.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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