Steel coil cars and Huron Central

[dibber25]

I've become very interested in the Huron Central recently. I saw two HC locos switching at Sudbury when I was there in 2018 and I have models of the pair. I want to assemble a typical train, so I've been looking at movie of HC trains on Youtube and there seems to be quite a lot of (what I think are) steel coil cars. Am I right in thinking that the only HO models are by Atlas, and they seem hard to find at present? (CJL)

[simon b]

I think scaletrains make something similar.

[mdvle]

11 minutes ago, dibber25 said:

I've become very interested in the Huron Central recently. I saw two HC locos switching at Sudbury when I was there in 2018 and I have models of the pair. I want to assemble a typical train, so I've been looking at movie of HC trains on Youtube and there seems to be quite a lot of (what I think are) steel coil cars. Am I right in thinking that the only HO models are by Atlas, and they seem hard to find at present? (CJL)

 

 

 

Not a lot of choice in coil cars but there is more than just Atlas.

 

Walthers offer a model - https://www.walthers.com/products/trains/freight-cars/coil-car

 

As does ScaleTrains - https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars.html?freight_cars_product_type=502

 

 

[long island jack]

Walthers, Atlas ,Intermountain, Scaletrains, Exactrail, Red caboose

[dibber25]

Tracked down an Atlas in the UK and a Walthers kit from the USA (postage not too bad). The majority are for sale from the USA, some with as much as £60 postage though. (CJL)

[dibber25]

The HCRY nearly closed as no one was willing to spend any money on it. However, it does now have a rescue package. Found this on Youtube. Well worth a watch - several steel coil cars scattered through the train. (CJL)