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Walthers “Plated” Superliners
These Amtrak cars are great looking. The only thing I wish they would do is add passengers, and paint the intentiors to make it look like the real thing. But I think they are great!
I agree with Robert Carter, the models are great, but the lack of interior painting leaves a little to be desired, but for the price and all, the modeler could dissassemble the car and take care of doing the paint for the interior. Otherwise, very well done, much better than the old Con Cor cars I had and will replace them all, one by one.
The cars look great. The only problem I am having is removing the shell to paint the interior. There is a very brief instruction sheet for shell removal. I can not make it work.
I have to give credit where credit was due, I honestly thought that the metal-plated finish would be too bright or too reflective and toylike. From the pictures online I have seen, this seemed to only further my thoughts, but decided to purchase a few anyway. Upon seeing them in person, I admit, I was blown away. A beautiful and very realistic finish. A BIG Thank You goes out to Wm K. Walthers for producing such a great model for us modern Amtrak modelers. Lately, a Coach-baggage and Transition Sleeper model have been announced, as well as Phase II, III, IV liveries. Once again… WAY TO GO WALTHERS!! Let’s hope re-tooled and metal plated Amfleet I and II models are next for the drawing board with an accurate carbody finally!
I already did what all of you said. Prior to installing the lighting kits I painted the interiors and added passengers. Once all of this was complete along with the lighting kits it looked awesome. The only problem I have is with my sleeper car, it seems to have a stubborn lighting kit or something. It lights up, but when I put the shell back on and screw the parts back together it doesn’t light up. It’s still a great investment and I can’t wait for the new series of Superliners!
Back in the late 70’s, I was a frequent passenger on the Sunset Limited between Houston, TX and Alpine, TX.
The cars were Superliner Coach/Baggage…and I very distinctly remember every coach/baggage car having an upper level door on one end and narrow stairs down to a lower level door on the other end. The models I have seen of the original Superliner Coach/Baggage have both end doors on the upper level.
In reply to Tim Harris from Texas,
The cars you believe are Superliner Coach/Baggage cars with a lower level connection and stairs were actually former Santa Fe Hi-Level Step-Up coaches.
All Superliners (except the Superliner II Transition Dorm) have upper level connections on both ends.