I just received my first Intermountain Milk Car today in the mail (an Ebay purchase) and I’m really very impressed. A few months ago I started buying IM engines, namely the F units and was very impressed with the quality of the shells, the detail is supurb. Based on my experience with the engines, I figured I’d try the new Milk Cars.
These things are a thing of beauty. The cars are perfectly weighted. They come with Kadee #5’s installed and metal wheels. They also come with seperately applied metal grab irons all over the car. The paint is nice and crisp and the decals are perfectly applied. The amount of detail on the underside of the cars is also impressive.
If any of you out there haven’t seen one of these yet, you should take a look.
Gerry at my LHS showed me one of those a couple of weeks ago. I wasn’t planning to even buy rolling stock, let alone a high-end model, but after looking at it, I figured, “Well, I really should have one really nice, high-quality car on my layout just to show people what the state-of-the-art is.” I bought a New England Dairy Producers model. (The shop has the good sense to stock engines and cars with local appeal.)
These cars really are a nice addition, and they set a high standard for RTR.
The owner of the LHS I go to is like that too. He keeps track of what everyone buys and then orders accordingly, most of the time he’s right on what people will buy. He also knows the name of all the “regulars.” My dad calls him the “ultimate salesman.”