Bowser PS small covered hopper
Bowser
PS small covered hopper...
Bowser makes an outstanding small Pullman Standard Covered
Hopper. I got mine for around $9 at a hobby shop. That is a
little more than I like to spend, but it is worth it. I would recommend
you get these if you see them. Bowser makes semi-limited runs of
cars. There are different road numbers available all the time.
Each run has different road numbers. It is possible to have 20 or
30 different road numbers over time. Right now these cars come only
in WM predecessor paint from Bowser. The third run of C&O ones
offered are the really old all black scheme. I have never seen any
of these in the Chessie Era. I wouldn't recommend that C&O paint
job. Roundhouse just released the more modern light grey C&O
ones, if you want C&O cars. You can also buy an undecorated Bowser
kit and decal it yourself for a Chessie painted car. Bowser has made
there name as a prototypically correct model company, and this kit show
that. It is right on for the WM cars.
You should pick up the ones in the WM speed lettering.
Mine is in the old circular logo. This would be a rare car in this
paint job in the Chessie Era. The speed lettered ones (also offered
by Bowser) are much more common. I plan on getting some of those
too. You need some of these small rib sided (Pullman Standard type)
covered hoppers to compliment the small ACF covered hoppers. Chessie
had both, and they both ran together servicing industries with sand, cement,
and other dense materials.
Below is a pic of the real thing. It is a Dean Heacock
pic. This one is in the WM Speed lettering paint scheme, that the
other runs of Bowser kit better approximates.
Below is my one and only Bowser PS small covered hopper.
These cars were old by the time the Chessie Era started, so make sure to
weather them lots to show those years of service. These cars get
sand and cement spilled all over them. Weather them with white and
tan to show this.
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